HAL-like computer tower rules Monopoly Live[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:58:34 PST ]Like the Eye of Sauron, the all-seeing tower in Monopoly Live knows everything. Don't even think of cheating, because you can't.

Entrepeneurs get hands-on with ideas at TechShop[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Its grand opening may have only just occurred, but the massive DIY workshop in San Francisco's SoMA neighborhood is already a thriving community oozing with ideas.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

10 fashions you won't see on the runway[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:03:22 GMT ]Slip on a cement dress and Tron sandals, program your LED belt buckle and hit the town. Or go less formal, with a playable instrument shirt and iPhone boxer shorts. Traveling? Don't leave home without your anti-TSA underwear.

Cosmic Log: Bionic arms spread wider[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:32:05 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nine years after an amputee received the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb, bionic arms are getting stronger ... faster ... better.

Experts warn U.S. must take space storms seriously[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:24:37 GMT ]Space weather could pose serious problems here on Earth in the coming years, the chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today.

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:59:22 GMT ]Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.

Cosmic Log: Planet probe spots hot prospects[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:58:10 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Kepler planet-hunting probe has pinpointed some intriguing prospects, including a potentially habitable world that may be just slightly smaller than Earth.

Too much Facebook gets nun banished from order[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:02:38 PST ]A Spanish nun who lived for 35 years in a secluded Dominican convent is expelled from the order for spending too much time on Facebook.

Cell phone cam nabs Loch Ness Monster's cousin[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:53:00 PST ]editor's notebook With all the digicams out there snapping away at the planet, can it be long before Nessie and Bigfoot are conclusively made nonfictional? A just-clicked pic leaves the question unanswered.

New high-speed connection tech due from Apple[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:47:49 PST ]Apple is expected to announce a new high-speed connection technology soon, similar to tech Intel is promoting, a source told CNET.

HAL-like computer tower rules Monopoly Live[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:58:34 PST ]Like the Eye of Sauron, the all-seeing tower in Monopoly Live knows everything. Don't even think of cheating, because you can't.

Entrepeneurs get hands-on with ideas at TechShop[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Its grand opening may have only just occurred, but the massive DIY workshop in San Francisco's SoMA neighborhood is already a thriving community oozing with ideas.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

10 fashions you won't see on the runway[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:03:22 GMT ]Slip on a cement dress and Tron sandals, program your LED belt buckle and hit the town. Or go less formal, with a playable instrument shirt and iPhone boxer shorts. Traveling? Don't leave home without your anti-TSA underwear.

Cosmic Log: Bionic arms spread wider[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:32:05 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nine years after an amputee received the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb, bionic arms are getting stronger ... faster ... better.

Experts warn U.S. must take space storms seriously[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:24:37 GMT ]Space weather could pose serious problems here on Earth in the coming years, the chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today.

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy[ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:59:22 GMT ]Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.

Cosmic Log: Planet probe spots hot prospects[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:58:10 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Kepler planet-hunting probe has pinpointed some intriguing prospects, including a potentially habitable world that may be just slightly smaller than Earth.

How expert uses Skype to help men attract women[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:50:20 PST ]Marni Kinrys calls herself the Wing Girl. She wants to help men be more attractive to women. So she sits with them on Skype to gauge where they might be going wrong.

Too much Facebook gets nun banished from order[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:02:38 PST ]A Spanish nun who lived for 35 years in a secluded Dominican convent is expelled from the order for spending too much time on Facebook.

Cell phone cam nabs Loch Ness Monster's cousin[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:53:00 PST ]editor's notebook With all the digicams out there snapping away at the planet, can it be long before Nessie and Bigfoot are conclusively made nonfictional? A just-clicked pic leaves the question unanswered.

New high-speed connection tech due from Apple[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:47:49 PST ]Apple is expected to announce a new high-speed connection technology soon, similar to tech Intel is promoting, a source told CNET.

HAL-like computer tower rules Monopoly Live[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:58:34 PST ]Like the Eye of Sauron, the all-seeing tower in Monopoly Live knows everything. Don't even think of cheating, because you can't.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

NASA picks Thursday for final Discovery launch[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:44:50 GMT ]NASA will try to launch space shuttle Discovery next week following a four-month delay.

Mom sells kids' toys on eBay as punishment[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:59:17 GMT ]Used to be, kids were made to take a timeout when they acted up, or maybe even a spanking. But now, parents have other options, like selling their treasured toys on eBay as punishment.

When buying a TV, avoid the costly add-ons[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:51:27 GMT ]Believe it or not, that $1,000 TV you're buying probably makes the store only a few dollars. The markup on TVs is very small. But that $100 HDMI cable the salesman sold you? That yields $90-plus in profit, easy.

10 fashions you won't see on the runway[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:03:22 GMT ]Slip on a cement dress and Tron sandals, program your LED belt buckle and hit the town. Or go less formal, with a playable instrument shirt and iPhone boxer shorts. Traveling? Don't leave home without your anti-TSA underwear.

Cosmic Log: Bionic arms spread wider[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:32:05 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nine years after an amputee received the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb, bionic arms are getting stronger ... faster ... better.

Scratch another MacBook Air rival: HP Envy 13 sales end[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:48:50 PST ]Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling the Envy 13, one of the last 13-inch models from a top-tier PC maker originally conceived as a response to the MacBook Air.

Internet 'kill switch' bill gets a makeover[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:27:40 PST ]Senate "cyberemergency" bill returns, with critics saying tweaks still don't safeguard civil liberties and could lead to Internet takeover.

High and lows from Mobile World Congress[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:11:47 PST ]It was a full Mobile World Congress with plenty of new cell phones, smartphones and tablets. CNET breaks down the high and lows from Barcelona.

Top reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are the new products CNET reviewers liked best, including the 2011 Jaguar XJ Supersport, Motorola i886, and the Nikon Coolpix P7000.

Steve Jobs once rejected my music-subscription pitch[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:26:27 PST ]Jason Hirschhorn remembers pitching Steve Jobs that iTunes and MTV do a music subscription service together. Has Jobs, who wasn't keen on the idea, changed his mind?

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

NASA picks Thursday for final Discovery launch[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:44:50 GMT ]NASA will try to launch space shuttle Discovery next week following a four-month delay.

Mom sells kids' toys on eBay as punishment[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:59:17 GMT ]Used to be, kids were made to take a timeout when they acted up, or maybe even a spanking. But now, parents have other options, like selling their treasured toys on eBay as punishment.

When buying a TV, avoid the costly add-ons[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:51:27 GMT ]Believe it or not, that $1,000 TV you're buying probably makes the store only a few dollars. The markup on TVs is very small. But that $100 HDMI cable the salesman sold you? That yields $90-plus in profit, easy.

10 fashions you won't see on the runway[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:03:22 GMT ]Slip on a cement dress and Tron sandals, program your LED belt buckle and hit the town. Or go less formal, with a playable instrument shirt and iPhone boxer shorts. Traveling? Don't leave home without your anti-TSA underwear.

Cosmic Log: Bionic arms spread wider[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:32:05 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nine years after an amputee received the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb, bionic arms are getting stronger ... faster ... better.

Scratch another MacBook Air rival: HP Envy 13 sales end[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:48:50 PST ]Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling the Envy 13, one of the last 13-inch models from a top-tier PC maker originally conceived as a response to the MacBook Air.