The craziest Rube Goldberg cell phone ad ever[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:49:45 PDT ]An an for the Touchwood cell phone, which features a wooden case, offers perhaps the most extraordinarily large xylophone ever seen. At least in an ad.

Why no one lines up for the Motorola Xoom[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:06:26 PDT ]Chief executives should think twice before they jump headlong into the iPad-like tablet market. It may be that the iPad is succeeding but not the larger tablet market in general.

Cablevision unveils iPad app[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:38:31 PDT ]As Time Warner Cable's own iPad app continues to face objections from Discovery and other program providers over Internet-distribution issues, Cablevision releases app it says sidesteps the Net, and thus the licensing question.

Apple's new iPad 2 ad: Technology is not enough[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:04:45 PDT ]In a new ad for the iPad 2, Apple offers a statement of intent wrapped in a statement of belief.

Breach exposes Chase, Capital One, TiVo customers[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:51:30 PDT ]Epsilon, which manages e-mail communications for TiVo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, the Kroger grocery chain, and other clients, says it suffered a security breach that revealed data on some of its clients' customers.

Planned Google app would identify faces[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:28:30 EDT ]Google plans to introduce a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people's faces in order to access their personal information, a director for the project said this week.

Why Nintendo isn't making a phone[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:14:05 EDT ]Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.

Ballparks unveil tech upgrades[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:59:57 EDT ]Professional sports teams are attempting at a furious rate to lure fans away from the comfort of their couches to live games. And sweet technological upgrades to their home venues become a bigger selling point every year.

Mobile game aims to spice up the library[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:03:46 EDT ]When Jane McGonigal was 21 and a bit listless, she went to the New York Public Library to reinvent herself. She read up on computer science and physics and used that knowledge to apply to a graduate program in game design in California.

Cosmic Log: Sample a stellar smorgasbord[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:37:24 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A wide-angle portrait from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer reveals a smorgasbord of colorful stellar phenomena.

Julian Assange disco video awesomely viral[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:48:59 GMT ]Will Julian Assange ever stop giving? Will the Internet ever fail to disappoint?

Cosmic Log: Science made for April Foolery[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 19:47:01 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Billionaire targets Pluto! Expedition blocked by imaginary mountains! Which sounds like an April Fools' joke, and which is the scientific truth?

YouTube's April Fools button backfires?[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:02:47 GMT ]Celebrating it's "100 year anniversary," the video-sharing site lets users set even the most serious videos to zany silent movie piano music.

SPOILER ALERT! April Fools news on the Internets[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on the most annoying day in cyberspace.

The craziest Rube Goldberg cell phone ad ever[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:49:45 PDT ]An an for the Touchwood cell phone, which features a wooden case, offers perhaps the most extraordinarily large xylophone ever seen. At least in an ad.

Why no one lines up for the Motorola Xoom[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:06:26 PDT ]Chief executives should think twice before they jump headlong into the iPad-like tablet market. It may be that the iPad is succeeding but not the larger tablet market in general.

Cablevision unveils iPad app[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:38:31 PDT ]As Time Warner Cable's own iPad app continues to face objections from Discovery and other program providers over Internet-distribution issues, Cablevision releases app it says sidesteps the Net, and thus the licensing question.

Apple's new iPad 2 ad: Technology is not enough[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:04:45 PDT ]In a new ad for the iPad 2, Apple offers a statement of intent wrapped in a statement of belief.

Breach exposes Chase, Capital One, TiVo customers[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:51:30 PDT ]Epsilon, which manages e-mail communications for TiVo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, the Kroger grocery chain, and other clients, says it suffered a security breach that revealed data on some of its clients' customers.

Planned Google app would identify faces[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:28:30 EDT ]Google plans to introduce a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people's faces in order to access their personal information, a director for the project said this week.

Why Nintendo isn't making a phone[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:14:05 EDT ]Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.

Ballparks unveil tech upgrades[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:59:57 EDT ]Professional sports teams are attempting at a furious rate to lure fans away from the comfort of their couches to live games. And sweet technological upgrades to their home venues become a bigger selling point every year.

Mobile game aims to spice up the library[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:03:46 EDT ]When Jane McGonigal was 21 and a bit listless, she went to the New York Public Library to reinvent herself. She read up on computer science and physics and used that knowledge to apply to a graduate program in game design in California.

Cosmic Log: Sample a stellar smorgasbord[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:37:24 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A wide-angle portrait from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer reveals a smorgasbord of colorful stellar phenomena.

Julian Assange disco video awesomely viral[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:48:59 GMT ]Will Julian Assange ever stop giving? Will the Internet ever fail to disappoint?

Cosmic Log: Science made for April Foolery[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 19:47:01 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Billionaire targets Pluto! Expedition blocked by imaginary mountains! Which sounds like an April Fools' joke, and which is the scientific truth?

YouTube's April Fools button backfires?[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:02:47 GMT ]Celebrating it's "100 year anniversary," the video-sharing site lets users set even the most serious videos to zany silent movie piano music.

SPOILER ALERT! April Fools news on the Internets[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on the most annoying day in cyberspace.

CTIA argues SF cell phone law violates First Amendment[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:47:30 PDT ]After the CTIA issued a new complaint that San Francisco's Right-to-Know Ordinance violates the First Amendment, city officials have put the law under further review.

ComScore: Verizon iPhone was top phone in Feb.[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:23:19 PDT ]The launch of the iPhone on Verizon earlier this year made it one of the top sellers, according to data firm ComScore. But Google's Android pulled in huge gains too.

Tiny start-up tackles big driving hassle: Parking[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]Parking In Motion aims to become the universal database of open parking spots.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite gadgets from the past week, including the Toshiba Portege R835-P56X, Nikon Coolpix P500, and the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid.

Did Sony CEO leak plans for iPhone 5 camera?[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:04:15 PDT ]In a talk with the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg at Carnegie Hall, reports suggest that Sony CEO Howard Stringer may have accidentally let slip that Sony is making the camera components for Apple's next-generation iPhone--and that delivery of those components is delayed due to factory damage in Japan.

Planned Google app would identify faces[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:28:30 EDT ]Google plans to introduce a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people's faces in order to access their personal information, a director for the project said this week.

Why Nintendo isn't making a phone[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:14:05 EDT ]Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.

Ballparks unveil tech upgrades[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:59:57 EDT ]Professional sports teams are attempting at a furious rate to lure fans away from the comfort of their couches to live games. And sweet technological upgrades to their home venues become a bigger selling point every year.

Mobile game aims to spice up the library[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:03:46 EDT ]When Jane McGonigal was 21 and a bit listless, she went to the New York Public Library to reinvent herself. She read up on computer science and physics and used that knowledge to apply to a graduate program in game design in California.

Cosmic Log: Sample a stellar smorgasbord[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:37:24 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A wide-angle portrait from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer reveals a smorgasbord of colorful stellar phenomena.

Julian Assange disco video awesomely viral[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:48:59 GMT ]Will Julian Assange ever stop giving? Will the Internet ever fail to disappoint?

Cosmic Log: Science made for April Foolery[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 19:47:01 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Billionaire targets Pluto! Expedition blocked by imaginary mountains! Which sounds like an April Fools' joke, and which is the scientific truth?

YouTube's April Fools button backfires?[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:02:47 GMT ]Celebrating it's "100 year anniversary," the video-sharing site lets users set even the most serious videos to zany silent movie piano music.

SPOILER ALERT! April Fools news on the Internets[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on the most annoying day in cyberspace.

CTIA argues SF cell phone law violates First Amendment[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:47:30 PDT ]After the CTIA issued a new complaint that San Francisco's Right-to-Know Ordinance violates the First Amendment, city officials have put the law under further review.

ComScore: Verizon iPhone was top phone in Feb.[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:23:19 PDT ]The launch of the iPhone on Verizon earlier this year made it one of the top sellers, according to data firm ComScore. But Google's Android pulled in huge gains too.

Tiny start-up tackles big driving hassle: Parking[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]Parking In Motion aims to become the universal database of open parking spots.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite gadgets from the past week, including the Toshiba Portege R835-P56X, Nikon Coolpix P500, and the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid.

Did Sony CEO leak plans for iPhone 5 camera?[ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:04:15 PDT ]In a talk with the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg at Carnegie Hall, reports suggest that Sony CEO Howard Stringer may have accidentally let slip that Sony is making the camera components for Apple's next-generation iPhone--and that delivery of those components is delayed due to factory damage in Japan.

Planned Google app would identify faces[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:28:30 EDT ]Google plans to introduce a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people's faces in order to access their personal information, a director for the project said this week.

Why Nintendo isn't making a phone[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:14:05 EDT ]Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.

Ballparks unveil tech upgrades[ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:59:57 EDT ]Professional sports teams are attempting at a furious rate to lure fans away from the comfort of their couches to live games. And sweet technological upgrades to their home venues become a bigger selling point every year.