It's a golden year for human spaceflight[ Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:15:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The whole world is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of humanity's first flight in space, made by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.

Two more AV receivers join Onkyo's 2011 lineup[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:51:17 PDT ]Onkyo is expanding its 2011 AV receiver line with two new models--the HT-RC360 and HT-RC370.

All iPhone 5 rumors in one handy infographic[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:34:04 PDT ]French iPhone fans have put together a large infographic to round up all the rumors (thus far anyway) about what the iPhone 5 will--and won't--have.

Must-have restartless Firefox add-ons[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:50:23 PDT ]Along with Firefox 4's new support for "restartless add-ons" came the debut of a second catalog of add-ons that you can install or remove without restarting your browser. Here's a round up of 13 of the best ones.

Apple wins reversal in Cover Flow patent case[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:52:07 PDT ]Apple gets a court case thrown out that would have cost the company more than $625 million for infringing on patents held by Mirror Worlds. A jury had ruled against Apple on the matter just last year.

Waste Management CEO places energy bets[ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:29:47 PDT ]The garbage hauler is investing in start-ups to wring valuable products from waste, including electricity, liquid fuels, and chemicals.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.