How satellites helped take down Osama[ Mon, 2 May 2011 21:36:09 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The climax of the Osama drama took place on the ground in Pakistan, but the gutsy military operation would have been impossible to pull off without a web of orbiting satellites.

25 million more Sony accounts hacked[ Tue, 3 May 2011 15:23:35 GMT ]Sony has announced that, in addition to the PlayStation Network breach, hackers have entered the company’s Sony Online Entertainment servers. Intruders not only gained access to the personal data of millions of customers — among them players of the long-running online PC game "EverQuest" — but have also likely stolen more than 23,000 credit card numbers and bank account numbers.

Video: Games in May set sail[ Mon, 2 May 2011 21:11:41 GMT ]LEGO pirates, demons, and a god of thunder are just a few of the video games that make up the month of May. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Bye bye BlackBerry, last of the dumbphones[ Tue, 3 May 2011 11:48:10 GMT ]RIM's comeback strategy announcement was drowned out by news of Osama bin Laden's death, but it doesn't matter. BlackBerry is dead in the water, and here's why.

When your friend is missing, all you can do is tweet[ Tue, 3 May 2011 06:56:14 GMT ]My friend, journalist Dorothy Parvaz, went missing five days ago covering the crisis in Syria. I want her back safe, so I sent a plea to the universe the only way I know how: I tweeted it. And the Twitterverse answered.

RIM, Microsoft ally in smartphone wars[ Tue, 03 May 2011 07:23:05 PDT ]The handset maker and the software giant tap Microsoft's Bing as they join forces to combat competition in the smartphone market from Google and Apple.

Unmanned Phantom Ray makes first flight[ Tue, 03 May 2011 08:19:47 PDT ]The prototype aircraft, which sports a striking flying-wing design, flew for 17 minutes last month. Says Boeing: "Autonomous, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft are real."

Nasdaq rebalance doesn't ding Apple stock[ Tue, 03 May 2011 08:26:21 PDT ]Despite a recent tweak of the Nasdaq 100 that lightened Apple's share of the index and led to fears of a sell-off and price drop, the stock is still a hot commodity.

For ARPA-E research, questions over what next[ Tue, 03 May 2011 08:28:00 PDT ]The DOE's ARPA-E is funding energy research and development but the agency is seeking to engage large industrial companies to bridge the gap from lab to market.

Amazon may go tablet[ Tue, 03 May 2011 08:57:35 PDT ]News on Sony's PlayStation Network breach gets worse, AT&T is working to launch a daily deals service, and Amazon may be entering the tablet market.

Bin Laden's death sets Twitter record[ Mon, 02 May 2011 17:31:10 EDT ]Online chatter about the death of Osama bin Laden was so intense on Sunday night that Twitter set a new record.

Apple updates its iMac lineup[ Tue, 03 May 2011 10:22:43 EDT ]After a brief period of downtime Tuesday, the Apple Store has returned with brand new iMacs, confirming recent rumors about an imminent refresh of the lineup.

Sony: PC game network was also hacked[ Mon, 02 May 2011 22:21:35 EDT ]Sony said the Internet security breach targeting its networks was more extensive than originally thought.

Forecast for your Twitter timeline: Sunny with a chance of 'Thanks, Jack Bauer'[ Mon, 2 May 2011 12:41:02 GMT ]Traffic on Twitter spiked to more than 4,000 tweets per second during Obama’s speech announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, but the president isn’t the only one getting credit: “24” star Jack Bauer and some creative folks with Photoshop are also being hailed as heroes.

Google emails reveal importance of mobile data[ Mon, 2 May 2011 21:00:41 GMT ]Newly revealed emails between new Google CEO Larry Page and top cohorts at the company show just how important gathering location-based data is to its mobile strategy and how competitive it is with those who try to usurp it from Android phones.

Bin Laden's death unites Internet town square[ Mon, 2 May 2011 19:19:53 GMT ]Bin Laden's death , first rumored on Twitter , then confirmed by the president, has the distinction of inspiring the most spontaneous and robust virtual town square for Internet Americans of all stripes.

Sony Online hacked, some credit card info taken[ Tue, 3 May 2011 00:16:43 GMT ]Sony has announced that, in addition to the PlayStation Network breach, hackers have entered the company’s Sony Online Entertainment servers. Intruders not only gained access to the personal data of millions of customers — among them players of the long-running online PC game "EverQuest" — but have also likely stolen more than 23,000 credit card numbers and bank account numbers.

How satellites helped take down Osama[ Mon, 2 May 2011 21:36:09 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The climax of the Osama drama took place on the ground in Pakistan, but the gutsy military operation would have been impossible to pull off without a web of orbiting satellites.

Mayo Clinic: Man survives 96 minutes without pulse[ Mon, 02 May 2011 16:45:47 PDT ]In what they say may be a first, researchers at the Mayo Clinic helped keep a man with no pulse alive--and healthy--for 96 minutes using continuous chest compressions, 12 defibrillator shocks, and capnography.

Mobli: The latest of the video Twitter services[ Mon, 02 May 2011 17:06:00 PDT ]When will the onslaught of nanoblog video services end? Probably when Facebook or Twitter build the function into their services...

News agencies don't race Twitter on bin Laden[ Mon, 02 May 2011 17:36:54 PDT ]Twitter was where news of Osama bin Laden's death supposedly appeared, but the service was also filled with false reports. CNN exec says beating Twitter is far less important than filing accurate stories.

How to avoid sharing personal info online[ Mon, 02 May 2011 17:42:29 PDT ]The recent breach of Sony's PlayStation Network shows the value of supplying Web sites with disposable e-mail addresses, temporary credit card numbers, and flat-out bogus private data.

Marketers rethinking social media[ Mon, 02 May 2011 20:15:04 PDT ]A new survey shows that marketers' expectations of social media have come back down to earth.

'Osama is dead' Facebook Page goes viral[ Mon, 02 May 2011 09:57:13 EDT ]Within about two hours of reports first surfacing (and since confirmed by the President) that Osama Bin Laden had been killed, a Facebook Page titled "Osama Bin Laden is DEAD" has already accumulated more than 150,000 "likes."

Bin Laden's death sets Twitter record[ Mon, 02 May 2011 16:30:24 EDT ]Online chatter about the death of Osama bin Laden was so intense on Sunday night that Twitter set a new record.

Man unknowingly tweeted bin Laden raid[ Mon, 02 May 2011 11:02:55 EDT ]As U.S. forces in Pakistan swooped in on Osama bin Laden on Sunday, at least one Twitter user was unknowingly reporting details of the raid.

Facebook: Marriage killer?[ Mon, 2 May 2011 15:33:46 GMT ]Divorces can get ugly, and now more and more of these cases include incriminating evidence captured on social media sites, at least for one Florida lawyer who says she sees "some type of Facebook involvement" in 90 percent of her divorce cases.

Sony Online Entertainment servers shut down[ Mon, 2 May 2011 15:55:01 GMT ]Sony Online Entertainment has shut down its servers "temporarily" due to an unspecified issue possibly related to the PlayStation Network hack. SOE hosts online PC games like the new "DC Universe Online," "EverQuest" and "Free Realms." Players can not access those games at this time.

'I'm the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid'[ Mon, 2 May 2011 13:54:05 GMT ]A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town early Monday, did what any social-media addict would do: he began sending messages to Twitter.

Forecast for your Twitter timeline: Sunny with a chance of 'Thanks, Jack Bauer'[ Mon, 2 May 2011 12:41:02 GMT ]Traffic on Twitter spiked to more than 4,000 tweets per second during Obama’s speech announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, but the president isn’t the only one getting credit: “24” star Jack Bauer and some creative folks with Photoshop are also being hailed as heroes.

Pre-caffeine: Osama bin Laden is a meme[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on how the Internet is handling the news.

Windows 8 leaks reveal alleged app-store details[ Mon, 02 May 2011 07:34:41 PDT ]The latest rumors suggest that a new cloud-based shop is likely to be dubbed the Windows Store and will deliver apps straight to the desktop.

Is Apple cloud music service in new OS X build?[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:39:07 PDT ]Reports say a service known as Castle, a hidden feature in the latest build of Mac OS X Lion, point to new cloud-based service following the company's rumored purchase of domain name iCloud.com.

RIM expands availability of Mobile Voice System 5[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:52:05 PDT ]The service allows the use of a single BlackBerry smartphone to take and place calls from an employee's mobile phone number as well as their office number.

RIM takes aim at work-life balance[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:55:10 PDT ]The new BlackBerry Balance service lets RIM smartphone owners engage in both personal and work-related activities with the same device.

Sony tries to make amends for PSN[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:56:07 PDT ]News Corp. is switching video-game review sites, BlackBerry OS 7 is on the way, and Sony is working to make amends for the PlayStation network outage and hack.

Microsoft's talking paper clip is back[ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:56:45 EDT ]If you remember "Clippy" -- that googly-eyed paper clip that once hopped out of the corner of the computer screen to "help" with Microsoft Office tasks -- chances are you don't remember him fondly.

Will + Kate = sixth-biggest Web event ever[ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:31:01 EDT ]A record number of people may have watched live video of the royal wedding online.

'Osama is dead' Facebook Page goes viral[ Mon, 02 May 2011 09:57:13 EDT ]Within about two hours of reports first surfacing (and since confirmed by the President) that Osama Bin Laden had been killed, a Facebook Page titled "Osama Bin Laden is DEAD" has already accumulated more than 150,000 "likes."

Man unknowingly tweeted bin Laden raid[ Mon, 02 May 2011 11:02:55 EDT ]As U.S. forces in Pakistan swooped in on Osama bin Laden on Sunday, at least one Twitter user was unknowingly reporting details of the raid.

Facebook: Marriage killer?[ Mon, 2 May 2011 15:33:46 GMT ]Divorces can get ugly, and now more and more of these cases include incriminating evidence captured on social media sites, at least for one Florida lawyer who says she sees "some type of Facebook involvement" in 90 percent of her divorce cases.

Sony Online Entertainment servers shut down[ Mon, 2 May 2011 15:55:01 GMT ]Sony Online Entertainment has shut down its servers "temporarily" due to an unspecified issue possibly related to the PlayStation Network hack. SOE hosts online PC games like the new "DC Universe Online," "EverQuest" and "Free Realms." Players can not access those games at this time.

'I'm the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid'[ Mon, 2 May 2011 13:54:05 GMT ]A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town early Monday, did what any social-media addict would do: he began sending messages to Twitter.

Forecast for your Twitter timeline: Sunny with a chance of 'Thanks, Jack Bauer'[ Mon, 2 May 2011 12:41:02 GMT ]Traffic on Twitter spiked to more than 4,000 tweets per second during Obama’s speech announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, but the president isn’t the only one getting credit: “24” star Jack Bauer and some creative folks with Photoshop are also being hailed as heroes.

Pre-caffeine: Osama bin Laden is a meme[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on how the Internet is handling the news.

Windows 8 leaks reveal alleged app-store details[ Mon, 02 May 2011 07:34:41 PDT ]The latest rumors suggest that a new cloud-based shop is likely to be dubbed the Windows Store and will deliver apps straight to the desktop.

Is Apple cloud music service in new OS X build?[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:39:07 PDT ]Reports say a service known as Castle, a hidden feature in the latest build of Mac OS X Lion, point to new cloud-based service following the company's rumored purchase of domain name iCloud.com.

RIM expands availability of Mobile Voice System 5[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:52:05 PDT ]The service allows the use of a single BlackBerry smartphone to take and place calls from an employee's mobile phone number as well as their office number.

RIM takes aim at work-life balance[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:55:10 PDT ]The new BlackBerry Balance service lets RIM smartphone owners engage in both personal and work-related activities with the same device.

Sony tries to make amends for PSN[ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:56:07 PDT ]News Corp. is switching video-game review sites, BlackBerry OS 7 is on the way, and Sony is working to make amends for the PlayStation network outage and hack.