Samsung 3D VOD service debuts in Korea[ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:33:18 PDT ]Consumers in Korea now can access 3D video on demand from Dreamworks, via the Samsung Apps marketplace on the company's HDTVs. Service for the U.S. and Europe is in the works.

Rebecca Black's 'Friday' and the viral Web[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:24:32 EDT ]On Friday, teen pop singer Rebecca Black was a little-known artist on an independent label.

U.S. military blocks websites to help Japan[ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:09:06 EDT ]The U.S. military has blocked access to a range of popular commercial websites in order to free up bandwidth for use in Japan recovery efforts, according to an e-mail obtained by CNN and confirmed by a spokesman for U.S. Strategic Command.

Funny or Die honors Twitter's 5th anniversary[ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:58:09 GMT ]Will Ferrell's comedy website Funny or Die celebrated Twitter's 5th anniversary at South by Southwest Interactive, debuting a Ken Burns-style documentary — sans the facts.

Kid bodyslams bully, becomes instant Web hero[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:14:35 GMT ]This same brief clip has been uploaded over and over on the Web: A scrawny bully sucker punches a larger chunkier boy multiple times, as other kids look on, some taunting. Then suddenly, with the speed and agility of an alligator, the victim responds, flipping the kid and bodyslamming him. Bully neutralized. Cue the Facebook hero worship.

Telescope snaps close-up of cosmic Tarantula[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:00:06 GMT ]Hubble has edged in close to the Tarantula Nebula, peering into its bright center of ionized gases, dust and still-forming stars.

Cosmic Log: Clearing up nuclear questions[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:35:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Japan’s post-tsunami nuclear crisis happen, and how could it end? To some extent, the experts’ answers depend on how they feel about nuclear power.

Cosmic Log: If there's a meltdown, then what?[ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:46:16 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: If the fuel rods melt down at Japan's stricken nuclear plant, that would be bad ... but it wouldn't be a "China syndrome" scenario.

HAL-5: The exoskeleton robot 'to suit you'[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:43:00 PDT ]Just two days before the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history, Cyberdyne showed off its new Hal-5 suit at the inaugural International Forum on Cybernics 2011 in Tokyo.

HP's big plans for a WebOS world[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:03:27 PDT ]Despite a lot of talk of enterprise software and services during Leo Apotheker's keynote speech Monday, here's why the consumer business still matters--a lot--to HP.

Chrome still shines, 10 versions later[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:13:36 PDT ]Google Chrome exploded on to the browser scene in 2008 and hasn't let up on its rocketing trajectory. Now at 10 percent of the worldwide browser market share, we take a new look at the browser and what makes people crazy for Chrome.

Facebook takes another swing at Web video[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:18:17 PDT ]The social network is live-streaming Major League Baseball games for free until opening day in a test of its promotional power, says MLB.com.

U.S. military blocks sites to free space for quake relief[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:29:16 PDT ]Amazon, YouTube, 11 other sites popular with military personnel are blocked from the .mil computer system in effort to reserve bandwidth for use in quake recovery efforts.

Zune hardware appears dead - service lives on[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:29:21 EDT ]Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform.

Rebecca Black's 'Friday' and the viral Web[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:24:32 EDT ]On Friday, teen pop singer Rebecca Black was a little-known artist on an independent label.

4chan founder: Zuckerberg wrong on privacy[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:11:12 GMT ]Facebook and other Web entities continue to push true identity as the norm, but 4chan founder Chris Poole is still in favor of being anonymous … up to a point, anyway.

HTC ThunderBolt: Verizon's first 4G LTE smart phone[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:26:50 GMT ]Verizon customers who haven't already been swept into the iPhone 4 vortex, who have been holding out for the promise of the faster 4G LTE phones, now have only to wait until Thursday, March 17 to grab the first entry into that coveted category: the HTC ThunderBolt.

Space shuttle worker dies in fall at launch pad[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:58:39 GMT ]A space shuttle technician fell to his death March 14 from a launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Japan's quake part of destructive cluster?[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:15:41 GMT ]Cosmic Log: In the past year, massive earthquakes have rattled three corners of the Pacific plate — Chile, New Zealand, and Japan. Is the fourth corner of the plate — the west coast of North America — the next to go? The possibility is getting a serious look — and air time.

Cosmic Log: Clearing up nuclear questions[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:35:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Japan’s post-tsunami nuclear crisis happen, and how could it end? To some extent, the experts’ answers depend on how they feel about nuclear power.

Japan reels from massive earthquake (roundup)[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:42:00 PDT ]A magnitude 9.0 quake and aftershocks bring devastation to Japan, send tsunamis racing across the Pacific, and pose a grave danger to several nuclear power plants.

Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:42:34 PDT ]Environment Minister says it's unclear whether the seven nuclear power plants shut down during the three-month moratorium would remain closed or be reconnected to the grid afterward.

T-Mobile adds new 10GB mobile data plan[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:02:11 PDT ]The carrier is promising no overage fees. Instead, it will throttle back on the data speed until the billing cycle ends for those who pass the 10GB mark.

Free mobile services to contact Japan[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:25:32 PDT ]Microsoft may be scrapping the Zune player (but not the brand); Time Warner Cable launches the first iPad app to play live TV; and Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all have free services related to earthquake-stricken Japan.

Google Apps: Now for early and late adopters[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:00:00 PDT ]There now are two versions of Google Apps to pick from to accommodate those who want change to be faster or slower.

AT&T adopts 'monthly allowance'[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:31:46 EDT ]AT&T broadband users will soon face a cap on the amount of internet data they can download a month.

Zune hardware appears dead - service lives on[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:29:21 EDT ]Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform.

Adobe caves in to Apple[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:59:32 EDT ]For decades -- dating back to the 1980s -- Apple and Adobe Systems have had a deeply troubled relationship. The most recent phase of their ongoing struggle has been over whether Flash (Adobe's hugely popular proprietary format for adding animation, video, and interactivity to web pages) would run on Apple mobile devices.

4chan founder: Zuckerberg wrong on privacy[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:11:12 GMT ]Facebook and other Web entities continue to push true identity as the norm, but 4chan founder Chris Poole is still in favor of being anonymous … up to a point, anyway.

HTC ThunderBolt: Verizon's first 4G LTE smart phone[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:26:50 GMT ]Verizon customers who haven't already been swept into the iPhone 4 vortex, who have been holding out for the promise of the faster 4G LTE phones, now have only to wait until Thursday, March 17 to grab the first entry into that coveted category: the HTC ThunderBolt.

Space shuttle worker dies in fall at launch pad[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:58:39 GMT ]A space shuttle technician fell to his death March 14 from a launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Japan's quake part of destructive cluster?[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:15:41 GMT ]Cosmic Log: In the past year, massive earthquakes have rattled three corners of the Pacific plate — Chile, New Zealand, and Japan. Is the fourth corner of the plate — the west coast of North America — the next to go? The possibility is getting a serious look — and air time.

Cosmic Log: Clearing up nuclear questions[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:35:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Japan’s post-tsunami nuclear crisis happen, and how could it end? To some extent, the experts’ answers depend on how they feel about nuclear power.

Time Warner launches TV-viewing app for iPad[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:18:00 PDT ]The new TWCable TV app lets Time Warner cable subscribers watch live programs on their iPads through their home Wi-Fi networks.

Japan reels from massive earthquake (roundup)[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:42:00 PDT ]A magnitude 9.0 quake and aftershocks bring devastation to Japan, send tsunamis racing across the Pacific, and pose a grave danger to several nuclear power plants.

Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:42:34 PDT ]Environment Minister says it's unclear whether the seven nuclear power plants shut down during the three-month moratorium would remain closed or be reconnected to the grid afterward.

T-Mobile adds new 10GB mobile data plan[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:02:11 PDT ]The carrier is promising no overage fees. Instead, it will throttle back on the data speed until the billing cycle ends for those who pass the 10GB mark.

Free mobile services to contact Japan[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:25:32 PDT ]Microsoft may be scrapping the Zune player (but not the brand); Time Warner Cable launches the first iPad app to play live TV; and Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all have free services related to earthquake-stricken Japan.

AT&T adopts 'monthly allowance'[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:31:46 EDT ]AT&T broadband users will soon face a cap on the amount of internet data they can download a month.

Zune hardware appears dead - service lives on[ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:29:21 EDT ]Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform.

Adobe caves in to Apple[ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:59:32 EDT ]For decades -- dating back to the 1980s -- Apple and Adobe Systems have had a deeply troubled relationship. The most recent phase of their ongoing struggle has been over whether Flash (Adobe's hugely popular proprietary format for adding animation, video, and interactivity to web pages) would run on Apple mobile devices.

It's daylight science time[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:26:41 GMT ]It’s that time of year again, when most Americans lose an hour’s sleep setting their clocks ahead. Here are answers to your questions about the time switch - and about sleep.

Satellite photos show devastation in Japan[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:05:33 GMT ]NASA satellites have snapped new pictures of the devastating floods and fires in Japan from the deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country.

Cosmic Log: How the quake shifted Japan[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:40:44 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: This week's earthquake caused Japan's main island to shift as much as 13 feet eastward, seismologists say.

Could big quake happen here? Yes[ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:08:31 GMT ]Cosmic Log: Could the kind of seismic disaster that befell Japan hit America's West Coast someday? The short answer is yes. In fact, it has happened before, back in 1700.

Japan's tsunami awes even the experts[ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:50:50 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Seismic experts have long known that Japan’s complex undersea fault system can unleash great waves, but this one was the most violent tsunami waves to hit the nation in the past century.

What happens when pros try iMovie on an iPad 2?[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:24:37 PDT ]First came Majek Pictures' movies shot on an iPhone 4. Now the company has begun editing its productions on an iPad 2.

Mike Tyson wants to be an iPhone knockout[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:48:28 PDT ]The former heavyweight boxing champion, known for his off-the-cuff personality, tells CNET that his new iPhone fighting game will be perfect for when you want to blow off steam. Like if a stripper robbed you.

Japan quake death toll expected to top 10,000[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:00:10 PDT ]Japan's prime minister calls the quake, tsunami, and nuclear threat the country's biggest crisis since the end of World War II.

Failed phones: Reaching Sendai feels futile[ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:35:28 PDT ]Trying to find people in the the tsunami-ravaged areas of Sendai, Japan, is practically impossible if you're not there. Here's Brooke Crothers' brief account.