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.

How blind people see the Internet[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:56:51 GMT ]For millions of people — those who are unable to see — the Web is a wildly different place. Characters become sounds. Layouts are meaningless. Images are, at best, words and, at worst, blank spaces. And yet the blind browse the same Internet as everyone else, every day. They use the same gadgets the sighted do, and happily. But how?

Get a free anonymous phone number[ Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:03:14 GMT ]If you’re looking to post your phone number online — for a dating site, if you’re selling something on eBay — you can get post a free disposable link to your phone number on Babble.ly.

Slideshow: Space gallery: Open a window to the cosmos[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:43 GMT ]See stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-out locales in our roundup of cosmic views from March 2011.

Pre-caffeine: Big breaches, baby bears![ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on Google, Apple, Internet culture and more.

Webroot gets into Android security with new app[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:45:01 PDT ]Webroot Mobile Security for Android, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation.

EMC acquires NetWitness, combines with RSA[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:14:58 PDT ]With the acquisition, which closed Friday, EMC will delve deeper into network security monitoring and analysis.

TrailerTail reduces drag, saves fuel, looks funny[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:25:44 PDT ]The panels attach to a big rig's rear end to improve aerodynamics. Someone may need to rewrite that old country song as "18 Wheels, a Dozen Roses, and a TrailerTail."

Google, under legal siege, seeks Nortel patents[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:37:38 PDT ]The search company, while reiterating its belief that the patent system is broken, recognizes that it can't be ignored.

TV on the iPad[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:56:28 PDT ]GE unveils a new hybrid lightbulb, the next iPhone and iPod Nano could be getting new cameras, and Cablevision lets subscribers watch live TV on the iPad.

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.

Sony CEO reveals secret iPhone 5 details[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:27:32 EDT ]Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, accidentally told everyone in the world that his company will be supplying image sensors for Apple's iPhone 5.

How to land a job at Facebook[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:02:07 EDT ]So you want to work at Facebook, one of the world's hottest companies -- what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed?

Scope of e-mail hack grows amid spam fears[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:10:21 EDT ]The world's largest "permissions-based" e-mail marketing company, Epsilon, reported late last week that someone hacked into its computer system and stole an unknown number of e-mail addresses and names.

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.

Millions of emails exposed in security breach[ Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:26:28 GMT ]A major security breach exposed countless customer emails logged by growing list of companies, including TiVo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Capital One, The College Board, Marriott Rewards, Walgreens and more.

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.

How blind people see the Internet[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:56:51 GMT ]For millions of people — those who are unable to see — the Web is a wildly different place. Characters become sounds. Layouts are meaningless. Images are, at best, words and, at worst, blank spaces. And yet the blind browse the same Internet as everyone else, every day. They use the same gadgets the sighted do, and happily. But how?

Slideshow: Space gallery: Open a window to the cosmos[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:43 GMT ]See stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-out locales in our roundup of cosmic views from March 2011.

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.

Nanoparticles may 'kick backside' of fatal bacteria[ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:00:00 PDT ]Joint discovery by IBM Research and Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology could help slow number of deaths from MRSA "superbug." Potential treatment arises from semiconductor research.

Teacher suspended for alleged 'future criminals' Facebook post[ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:05:13 PDT ]A first-grade teacher in New Jersey is suspended after allegedly referring to her class as "future criminals" on Facebook.

Why is Google doodling about ice cream sundaes?[ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:51:23 PDT ]A new doodle from Google claims it is celebrating the 119th birthday of the ice cream sundae. But what might be behind this curious subject matter?

Vivendi to buy Vodafone's stake in SFR[ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:26:06 PDT ]The deal for the 44 percent of the French mobile operator that Vivendi doesn't already own is valued at $11 billion.

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.

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.

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.

How blind people see the Internet[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:56:51 GMT ]For millions of people — those who are unable to see — the Web is a wildly different place. Characters become sounds. Layouts are meaningless. Images are, at best, words and, at worst, blank spaces. And yet the blind browse the same Internet as everyone else, every day. They use the same gadgets the sighted do, and happily. But how?

Slideshow: Space gallery: Open a window to the cosmos[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:43 GMT ]See stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-out locales in our roundup of cosmic views from March 2011.

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.

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.

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.

How blind people see the Internet[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:56:51 GMT ]For millions of people — those who are unable to see — the Web is a wildly different place. Characters become sounds. Layouts are meaningless. Images are, at best, words and, at worst, blank spaces. And yet the blind browse the same Internet as everyone else, every day. They use the same gadgets the sighted do, and happily. But how?

Slideshow: Space gallery: Open a window to the cosmos[ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:43 GMT ]See stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-out locales in our roundup of cosmic views from March 2011.

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.