San Franciscans angry over video game balloon stunt[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:29:20 PST ]A video game promotion sends hundreds of balloons into the sky over the Game Developers Conference. But some people are outraged when many of the balloons land in the Bay.

Steve Jobs returns to debut iPad 2 (photos)[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:36:04 PST ]Steve Jobs took a hiatus from his medical leave to debut the iPad 2 in San Francisco.

Apple unveils iPad 2 (roundup)[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:41:00 PST ]CEO Steve Jobs returns from medical leave to show off the latest version of Apple's hit tablet.

On his birthday, Dr. Seuss' books top App Store[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:59:50 PST ]The celebrated children's book author, who would be 107 today, has 80 percent of the top spots in the books-as-apps category in the Apple App Store.

EPA approves new air conditioning refrigerant[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:02:41 PST ]The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final approval of HFO-1234yf, a new, "greener" air conditioning refrigerant for vehicles.

Reconnecting online without being creepy[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:55:31 EST ]Thanks to the scary stalkability we've all given ourselves on the 'net, "Whatever happened to him/her?" has all but toppled out of our dialogue.

Steve Jobs' surprise appearance a 'big deal'[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:03:16 EST ]Six weeks after announcing an indefinite medical leave, Apple CEO Steve Jobs surprised a lot of people when he took the stage Wednesday to unveil his company's next-generation iPad.

Is Google's Android Market dangerous?[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:14:58 EST ]Google's Android Market experienced its first real security lapse on Wednesday as more than a dozen apps were were found to be lined with malicious code that could be used to steal user information and more.

Steve Jobs unveils thinner, faster iPad 2[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:44:56 EST ]Apple got a huge head start in the touch screen tablet race with its iPad, but in recent months its rivals have begun catching up.

Nearly 1 out of 5 surf Web from behind the wheel[ Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:51:47 GMT ]Almost 20 percent of drivers say they have browsed the Internet while they're behind the wheel, according to a State Farm survey.

Spacesuit leak briefly delays spacewalk[ Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:24:27 GMT ]Discovery's astronauts are making one final spacewalk at the International Space Station.

Cosmic Log: Farewell to a make-believe Mars[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:01:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Six volunteers have hunkered down inside a glorified trailer in Moscow for the final leg of a simulated 520-day mission to Mars and back.

Smart phone 'grip of death' proved[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:06:47 GMT ]Cosmic Log: How users of some smart phones grip their gadgets can indeed lead to dropped calls and, at least in a lab setting, placing a piece of plastic between the antenna and thumb failed to fix the problem.

Pre-caffeine tech: iPad 2, tiger blood![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Apple, cyberscams, Charlie Sheen, more.

Coda aims to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:21:28 PST ]Automaker plans to start out selling to fleets to "get a feel of how we are doing," the CEO says, before selling to consumers. "Our plan is to go slowly," he says.

Twitter suspends fake Steve Jobs account[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:40:36 PST ]A fake Steve Jobs account that made waves when it was quoted by a reporter thinking it was the real Steve Jobs has been removed from Twitter. More than 460,000 people were followers.

National iPad 2 day[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:08:41 PST ]Lenovo shows off an eyeball-controlled laptop, Angry Birds for St. Patrick's Day to spring up, and Apple is about to take the wraps off its second-gen tablet.

Report: Google yanks infected Android apps[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:46:30 PST ]Company has pulled 21 mobile apps from its Android Market and people's Android devices after finding they were infected with malware called DroidDream, an enthusiast site reports.

Report: BlackBerry PlayBook to launch April 10[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:48:05 PST ]Research In Motion will release its long-awaited BlackBerry PlayBook next month in the U.S., "multiple sources" have told Boy Genius Report.

Rolling Stones selling HD catalog online[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:44:54 EST ]Lovers of high-fidelity audio are about to get some satisfaction.

Reconnecting online without being creepy[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:55:31 EST ]Thanks to the scary stalkability we've all given ourselves on the 'net, "Whatever happened to him/her?" has all but toppled out of our dialogue.

Google pulls 21 apps in Android malware scare[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:02:51 EST ]Google has just pulled 21 popular free apps from the Android Market. According to the company, the apps are malware aimed at getting root access to the user's device, gathering a wide range of available data, and downloading more code to it without the user's knowledge.

What to watch for at today's Apple iPad event[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:40:43 EST ]Apple got a huge head start in the touch screen tablet race with its iPad, but in recent months its rivals have begun catching up.

Nearly 1 out of 5 surf Web from behind the wheel[ Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:51:47 GMT ]Almost 20 percent of drivers say they have browsed the Internet while they're behind the wheel, according to a State Farm survey.

Spacesuit leak briefly delays spacewalk[ Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:24:27 GMT ]Discovery's astronauts are making one final spacewalk at the International Space Station.

Cosmic Log: Farewell to a make-believe Mars[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:01:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Six volunteers have hunkered down inside a glorified trailer in Moscow for the final leg of a simulated 520-day mission to Mars and back.

Smart phone 'grip of death' proved[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:06:47 GMT ]Cosmic Log: How users of some smart phones grip their gadgets can indeed lead to dropped calls and, at least in a lab setting, placing a piece of plastic between the antenna and thumb failed to fix the problem.

Pre-caffeine tech: iPad 2, tiger blood![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Apple, cyberscams, Charlie Sheen, more.

Join us at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday for iPad 2 event (live blog)[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:00:00 PST ]Stick with CNET on Wednesday to find out what Apple is introducing in an event starting at 10 a.m. PT. All signs point to a follow-up to the iPad.

EA aims to dominate shooters once again[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:56:05 PST ]Electronic Arts Games head Frank Gibeau sat down for a recent interview and made it clear that EA has its sights set on the first-person-shooter market. And it wants to take Activision down.

Coda aims to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:21:28 PST ]Automaker plans to start out selling to fleets to "get a feel of how we are doing," the CEO says, before selling to consumers. "Our plan is to go slowly," he says.

Twitter suspends fake Steve Jobs account[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:40:36 PST ]A fake Steve Jobs account that made waves when it was quoted by a reporter thinking it was the real Steve Jobs has been removed from Twitter. More than 460,000 people were followers.

National iPad 2 day[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:08:41 PST ]Lenovo shows off an eyeball-controlled laptop, Angry Birds for St. Patrick's Day to spring up, and Apple is about to take the wraps off its second-gen tablet.

How did Google lose, and find, all those e-mails?[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:01:08 EST ]Tens of thousands of Google e-mail users got a shock early this week: All of their e-mails and contacts disappeared.

Rolling Stones selling HD catalog online[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:44:54 EST ]Lovers of high-fidelity audio are about to get some satisfaction.

Reconnecting online without being creepy[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:55:31 EST ]Thanks to the scary stalkability we've all given ourselves on the 'net, "Whatever happened to him/her?" has all but toppled out of our dialogue.

What to watch for at today's Apple iPad event[ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:26:30 EST ]Apple got a huge head start in the touch screen tablet race with its iPad, but in recent months its rivals have begun catching up.

Apple challenges Microsoft over App Store name[ Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:10:39 GMT ]Microsoft should well know the value of a trademark, says Apple, which filed a legal challenge to reject Microsoft's claim that "App Store" is not a trademark.

A 40 million-year-old sex act is frozen in time[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:38:45 GMT ]Forty million years ago, a female mite met an attractive partner, grabbed him with her clingy rear end and began to mate — just before a blob of tree resin fell on the couple, preserving the moment for eternity.

Bank of America online banking down, for now[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:22:27 GMT ]If you're a Bank of America customer, you've probably noticed that the site, which promises "24/7 access," is "temporarily unavailable." A BofA spokesperson, staving off rumors of an Anonymous hack, made it clear the problem "did not impact customer information or security."

Cosmic Log: Farewell to a make-believe Mars[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:01:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Six volunteers have hunkered down inside a glorified trailer in Moscow for the final leg of a simulated 520-day mission to Mars and back.

Smart phone 'grip of death' proved[ Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:06:47 GMT ]Cosmic Log: How users of some smart phones grip their gadgets can indeed lead to dropped calls and, at least in a lab setting, placing a piece of plastic between the antenna and thumb failed to fix the problem.

Apple slams Microsoft's 'App Store' challenge[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:31:59 PST ]Apple argues in its effort to trademark "App Store" that the term is no more generic than the software giant's trademarked "Windows."

Windows Live Mesh: 2.2 petabytes served[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:20:05 PST ]Microsoft says its 3 million Windows Live Mesh users have synced 2.2 petabytes to Microsoft's cloud. The service exits beta at the end of this month.

Plan B for slackers who lose their Android phones[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:19:38 PST ]New Lookout app is downloaded over the Web to missing phone and then sends e-mails with map showing where device is.

Motorola Xoom's speedy parts top iPad in cost[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:54:56 PST ]The Motorola Xoom is pricier than an equivalent iPad. But parts costs have a lot to do with this, according to IHS iSuppli.

Yelp unhappy with Google's service[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:00:49 PST ]Local business reviews site complains that the Internet giant and former suitor is unfairly benefiting by running its users' reviews on the Google Places page.

FAA approves iPads for pilots' electronic charts[ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:05:17 EST ]From the earliest days of aviation, pilots have relied upon paper maps to help find their way. Even in an era of GPS and advanced avionics, you still see pilots lugging around 20 pounds or more of charts.

Study: 1 in 3 mobile owners is regular gamer[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:37:05 EST ]A new survey from casual gaming company PopCap shows that an incredibly high percentage of adults in the UK and U.S. is into mobile gaming.

Jelli lets radio listeners play DJ online[ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:02:08 EST ]Do you think radio would be better if you could see the next 100 or so songs scheduled to play and rocket the ones you like from the bottom to the top of the list in real time?