Netflix now lets you change your video quality[ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:57:19 PDT ]Aimed at mobile users concerned about chewing up the bandwidth on their data plans, Netflix has rolled out a feature that lets users change their video quality from Good to Better to Best.

Good will online comes in pizza form[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:09:59 EDT ]Arranging to have pizzas delivered to a stranger's door is a classic prank.

Supreme Court sees video games as art[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:33:46 EDT ]Maybe it helps for the nation's highest court to say it, too?

Why I'm raising my son to be a nerd[ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:17:14 EDT ]You know the kind of dad who registers his son for soccer almost as soon as he takes his first step?

In case Pi Day wasn't enough, here's 'Tau Day'[ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:04:16 EDT ]On the Internet, anything can be the basis for a holiday -- even a number.

Facebook's spam attack incurs collateral damage[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:25:43 GMT ]Facebook's mission to control the spammy apps junking up our profile walls turns into a scorched earth campain.

1st Amendment beats ban in video game battle[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:54:55 GMT ]The Supreme Court has sided with the video game industry, declaring a victor in the six-year legal match between the industry and the California lawmakers.

Video: Why we love Batman[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:59:58 GMT ]Of all the comic book characters out there the Dark Knight seems to stick with us the most, but why? We look at Batman, Catwoman, and the Joker in “Batman: Arkham City.” In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Video: The Dark Night returns in ‘Batman Arkham City’[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:56:59 GMT ]The inmates are now running the new asylum in ‘Batman Arkham City.’ In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

High court strikes down California video game law[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:58 GMT ]The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Monday a California law banning sales or rentals of violent video games to minors for violating free-speech rights, its first ruling in a video game case.

HP tablet to get Facebook app before iPad?[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:09:35 PDT ]Screenshots obtained by TechCrunch purportedly show an app for the social network running on a WebOS tablet.

Los Alamos wildfire reaches lab, forces evacuation[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:41:29 PDT ]A 49,000-acre wildfire reaches the national lab's southern boundary and triggers the mandatory evacuation of about two-thirds of the county's residents.

Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:41:37 PDT ]Nissan put a stock Leaf into the new electric division for the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb, and won against one other competitor.

RIP LulzSec. Now what?[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:58:47 PDT ]commentary LulzSec may have called it quits, but they're just the latest to poke holes in the weak Web sites that litter the Internet.

Singapore army gets new weapon: iPad[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:34:47 PDT ]Singapore decides to equip its new recruits not merely with things that kill people, but with iPads. This will enable them, for example, to have group chats with their commanders. Yes, group chats.

LulzSec hackers say they're disbanding[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:42:51 EDT ]LulzSec, the gleeful and secretive band of hackers who appear to be responsible for a string of high-profile and sometimes embarrassing Internet attacks, said it was disbanding.

Good will online comes in pizza form[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:09:59 EDT ]Arranging to have pizzas delivered to a stranger's door is a classic prank.

California 'violent' video game ban rejected[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:40:11 EDT ]The Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have banned selling "violent" video games to children, a case balancing free speech rights with consumer protection.

Supreme Court sees video games as art[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:09:06 EDT ]Maybe it helps for the nation's highest court to say it, too?

Alleged hacker Ryan Cleary out on bail[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:03:18 PDT ]The 19-year-old alleged hacker has been electronically tagged, according to reports, and can only leave his home when one of his parents is with him.

Supreme Court will set rules for warrantless GPS tracking[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:13:45 PDT ]U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama administration's argument that cops have the right to track the whereabouts of Americans' automobiles without obtaining search warrants.

Apple gearing up iPhone production in August?[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:07:06 PDT ]After meeting with Taiwanese suppliers, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty says Apple will start manufacturing the next iPhone in August with an eye toward a release late in the third quarter.

LulzSec calls it quits[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:13:41 PDT ]Google Health and Google PowerMeter are shut down, MacBook Air's low inventory suggests a new model is coming soon, and LulzSec apparently shuts itself down after 50 days of hacking.

Turntable.fm: The cool kids' Pandora?[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:38:17 EDT ]Everyone knows Pandora -- that popular music-streaming site where robots pick songs for you based on equations.

LulzSec hackers say they're disbanding[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:42:51 EDT ]LulzSec, the gleeful and secretive band of hackers who appear to be responsible for a string of high-profile and sometimes embarrassing Internet attacks, said it was disbanding.

Good will online comes in pizza form[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:08:02 EDT ]Arranging to have pizzas delivered to a stranger's door is a classic prank.

California 'violent' video game ban rejected[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:40:11 EDT ]The Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have banned selling "violent" video games to children, a case balancing free speech rights with consumer protection.

Anonymous seizes Tunisian government site[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:49:26 GMT ]Hacking group Anonymous seized the Tunisian government website on Monday, and made clear that members of LulzSec, which said Saturday it was done with its "work," remain a part of Anonymous' efforts.

High court strikes down California video game law[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:58 GMT ]The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Monday a California law banning sales or rentals of violent video games to minors for violating free-speech rights, its first ruling in a video game case.

Video: Why we love Batman[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:59:58 GMT ]Of all the comic book characters out there the Dark Knight seems to stick with us the most, but why? We look at Batman, Catwoman, and the Joker in “Batman: Arkham City.” In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Video: The Dark Night returns in ‘Batman Arkham City’[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:56:59 GMT ]The inmates are now running the new asylum in ‘Batman Arkham City.’ In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Pre-caffeine: Hacking ends? Rainbows![ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on LulzSec, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Internet culture and more.

Put your DVR on an energy diet[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:15:48 PDT ]DVRs and set-top boxes consume, and waste, a lot of energy. Boosting energy efficiency requires changes in how electronics are designed and what consumers demand from service providers.

Google tallies government requests for user data[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:36:36 PDT ]The search giant received 14,201 requests from 25 countries for private user information in the second half of 2010.

Mozilla drafts Firefox vision statement[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:58:17 PDT ]Firefox is facing competitive challenges with a new rapid-release development program--and now with a new attempt to rally people to its cause.

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down violent video game law[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:10:45 PDT ]U.S. Supreme Court invalidates California law restricting sale or rental of certain video games to minors, saying they're exposed to violent material when they read Greek mythology or fairy tales.

Digital gamers nearing hard-core in time playing[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:14:14 PDT ]The NPD says hard-core gamers spend 18 hours per week playing video games, while those who play digital titles spend 16 hours per week gaming.

Turntable.fm: The cool kids' Pandora?[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:38:17 EDT ]Everyone knows Pandora -- that popular music-streaming site where robots pick songs for you based on equations.

LulzSec hackers say they're disbanding[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:42:51 EDT ]LulzSec, the gleeful and secretive band of hackers who appear to be responsible for a string of high-profile and sometimes embarrassing Internet attacks, said it was disbanding.

Good will online comes in pizza form[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:08:02 EDT ]Arranging to have pizzas delivered to a stranger's door is a classic prank.

California 'violent' video game ban rejected[ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:40:11 EDT ]The Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have banned selling "violent" video games to children, a case balancing free speech rights with consumer protection.

Hacking group has its own hackers — and hubris[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:43:47 GMT ]The hackers of LulzSec are faced with the wrath of other hackers who are furious with LulzSec's activities — especially Thursday's unleashing of personal information, including email addresses and phone numbers, of Arizona law enforcement.

Whale's odyssey sheds light on climate change[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:12:51 GMT ]A whale's odyssey and the appearance of plankton off of Israel indicate a migration of species through the Northwest Passage, a worrying sign of global warming's affect on the oceans.

Species hunters find gems in Philippines[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:11:26 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers identify 300 species that they think are new to science during an expedition to the Philippines and its surrounding waters.

SpaceShipTwo keeps passing glide tests[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:56:28 GMT ]SpaceShipTwo, a privately built rocket plane designed to take tourists on suborbital flights, continues to chalk up more flight time as it glides through the skies over the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

Hacker group LulzSec: We quit[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:34:15 GMT ]After 50 days of wreaking cyber-caper havoc, Lulz Security says it's done and will sail into the horizon.

NATO investigating possible data breach[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:34:38 PDT ]Incident with NATO's e-Bookstore occurs after the global organization clashed publicly with online group Anonymous over the rising threat of "hacktivism."

Self-propelled gut camera swims in your colon[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:36:48 PDT ]The Mermaid is a remote-controlled, self-propelled camera that can swim inside your guts to help doctors check for abnormalities.

Deconstructing Google's 'spray and pray' approach[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:57:18 PDT ]Venture capitalist Jean-Louis Gassée says Web giant's "Strategy of Everything" risks product quality and being perceived as a threat.

Microsoft to test white-space spectrum for wireless[ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:35:58 PDT ]Consortium test this week will investigate how unused TV spectrum could be tapped for new wireless broadband networks, according a Financial Times report.