Kids likely to predict future of technology[ Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:03:43 GMT ]Kids may have a knack for predicting the future of technology, and yearn for an improved integration of digital experiences with real-world places and activities, according to a new study.

Nathan Fillion warns of grave gamer affliction[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:19:14 GMT ]Our favorite nerd hero has something important he'd like to talk about — a very real condition that affects millions of gamers every year.

Video: ‘Gotham City Imposters’ brings guns to Batman[ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:10:39 GMT ]The streets of Gotham have become choked with the Joker obsessed and Batman wannabes in this new first person shooter. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Facebook adds Skype video calling[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:37:57 GMT ]Facebook Wednesday said it's bringing Skype video calling to the social networking site, something many users have hoped for.

Apollo and Atlantis: A study in space contrasts[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 18:43:19 GMT ]As the last shuttle launch nears, the spotlight is on the space program again, just as it was 42 years ago during Apollo 11. But the mood could hardly be more different. Commentary by NBC News' Jay Barbree.

Washington Post says job seeker data was breached[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:38:38 PDT ]More than 1 million user IDs and e-mail addresses are exposed by breach on newspaper jobs site.

Zillow's valuation nears $400 million after pricing IPO[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:39:25 PDT ]The online real estate listings company has priced its IPO between $12 and $14 a share.

Chat logs show Bradley Manning's early activism[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:41:01 PDT ]Chat logs show what may have motivated Army enlistee Bradley Manning, an AJAX, PHP, and MySQL programmer, to allegedly turn over megabytes of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks.

At last! A laser that might really blow stuff up[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:58:08 PDT ]Lasers are generally not terribly efficient outside of labs. However, MIT offshoot TeraDiode launches one that welds, cuts and, yes, blows things up in an efficient and commercially viable way.

Apple loses bid for injunction against Amazon[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:02:20 PDT ]Federal judge denies Apple's request to immediately stop Amazon from using the term "Appstore" to describe its digital downloads storefront.

Microsoft strikes search deal with Baidu[ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:37:32 EDT ]Read full story for latest details.

What if Generation Dora overruns Facebook?[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:26:19 EDT ]By now, we all know the story of how Facebook started young by channeling the desires and delusions of smart Harvard students and spreading across college campuses.

Facebook adds Skype video chat feature[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:46:52 EDT ]Facebook has scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce the launch of what it termed "something awesome."

Your future robot overlords will be cute[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:55:14 GMT ]These little block figurines interact with you via augmented reality. It's a step toward computers that we can interact with in a way that's comfortable for us and easy for them to understand.

UK bombings: Grieving kin's phones hacked?[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:56:32 GMT ]Detectives are investigating whether relatives of people killed in attacks targeting London's transit network had their voicemails hacked by tabloid journalists, according to reports.

App tracks space shuttle and station[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:15:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Atlantis' final flight will send an iPhone into space for the first time, so it's only fitting that there's a free iPhone app to track Atlantis.

See the ultimate space shot in 3-D[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 01:30:03 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Stereo imagery adds a new dimension to the first — and almost certainly last — orbital view of a space shuttle docked to International Space Station.

Pre-caffeine tech: Casey Anthony, creepy cats![ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on Google, Facebook, Internet culture and more.

CNET Road Trip tours Europe[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:36:17 PDT ]CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman travels to Europe for his annual Road Trip adventure. This year, he'll check out the coolest technology, aviation, and cyber-sights the Old World has to offer.

Analyst: Apple could see $13B in iTunes sales in '13[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:59:19 PDT ]Including sales in Apple's iBooks store and its App Store, iTunes could grow almost 40 percent over the next three years, an analyst predicts in an International Business Times story.

Mitsubishi unveils cheaper i-MiEV electric car[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:00:48 PDT ]Two new versions of the electric car include one with a price cut and the other with extending driving range.

Report: Microsoft wants $15 per Samsung Android handset[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:50:35 PDT ]South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper says Samsung is willing to pay $10 per Android handset if Microsoft agrees to closer alliance on Windows.

Facebook news event Wednesday: Join us live[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT ]CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised to unveil "something awesome" at an event Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. CNET will bring you the news live from Facebook's headquarters as the event takes place.

Beware, some Google+ 'invites' are spam[ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:50:15 EDT ]OK, Google+, you're a bona fide Web sensation now. Which is to say, you've inspired your very own spam.

Microsoft strikes search deal with Baidu[ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:37:32 EDT ]Read full story for latest details.

What if Generation Dora overruns Facebook?[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:26:19 EDT ]By now, we all know the story of how Facebook started young by channeling the desires and delusions of smart Harvard students and spreading across college campuses.

Your future robot overlords will be cute[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:55:14 GMT ]These little block figurines interact with you via augmented reality. It's a step toward computers that we can interact with in a way that's comfortable for us and easy for them to understand.

UK bombings: Grieving kin's phones hacked?[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:56:32 GMT ]Detectives are investigating whether relatives of people killed in attacks targeting London's transit network had their voicemails hacked by tabloid journalists, according to reports.

App tracks space shuttle and station[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:15:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Atlantis' final flight will send an iPhone into space for the first time, so it's only fitting that there's a free iPhone app to track Atlantis.

See the ultimate space shot in 3-D[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 01:30:03 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Stereo imagery adds a new dimension to the first — and almost certainly last — orbital view of a space shuttle docked to International Space Station.

Pre-caffeine tech: Casey Anthony, creepy cats![ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on Google, Facebook, Internet culture and more.

Next iPhone: 25 million by year's end, WSJ says[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:29:24 PDT ]The updated smartphone will launch in the third quarter, feature a new design, and come with an 8-megapixel camera, The Wall Street Journal reports.

CNET Road Trip tours Europe[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:36:17 PDT ]CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman travels to Europe for his annual Road Trip adventure. This year, he'll check out the coolest technology, aviation, and cyber-sights the Old World has to offer.

Apple could see $13 billion in iTunes sales in 2013, says analyst[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:59:19 PDT ]Growing almost 40 percent over the next three years, Apple's iTunes and App Store could kick in $13 billion in revenue in 2013, says an analyst with Global Equities Research.

Mitsubishi unveils cheaper i-MiEV electric car[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:00:48 PDT ]Two new versions of the electric car include one with a price cut and the other with extending driving range.

Report: Microsoft wants $15 per Samsung Android handset[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:50:35 PDT ]South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper says Samsung is willing to pay $10 per Android handset if Microsoft agrees to closer alliance on Windows.

Beware, some Google+ 'invites' are spam[ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:50:15 EDT ]OK, Google+, you're a bona fide Web sensation now. Which is to say, you've inspired your very own spam.

Microsoft strikes search deal with Baidu[ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:37:32 EDT ]Read full story for latest details.

What if Generation Dora overruns Facebook?[ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:26:19 EDT ]By now, we all know the story of how Facebook started young by channeling the desires and delusions of smart Harvard students and spreading across college campuses.

App tracks space shuttle and station[ Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:15:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Atlantis' final flight will send an iPhone into space for the first time, so it's only fitting that there's a free iPhone app to track Atlantis.

5 tech gadgets under $50 everyone should own[ Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:12:26 GMT ]You just gotta have these five gadgets to help make your life easier. And none of them strain your wallet.

Shuttle cost: More than bailouts, less than war[ Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:12:26 GMT ]At $196 billion, the amount of money taxpayers spent during the lifetime of the space shuttle program seems astronomical.

Weather overshadows final shuttle countdown[ Tue, 5 Jul 2011 23:02:48 GMT ]NASA's last space shuttle countdown is under way, but lousy weather may delay Friday's launch attempt.

Police talk with more parents about cell phone hacks[ Tue, 5 Jul 2011 23:20:06 GMT ]British police are talking with the parents of other murdered children in a phone hacking scandal, and the private detective at the center of the tabloid hacking scandal Tuesday issued an apology in another newspaper.

This Day in Tech: Facebook blocks contact-exporting tool, Twitter buys BackType[ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:23:02 PDT ]Too busy to keep up with today's tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Tuesday, July 5.

Guinness World Record for iPad typing broken[ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:54:02 PDT ]How fast can you type the alphabet on an iPad? The previous record of 6.31 seconds has been busted by the teenage son of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili who did it in 5.26 seconds.

Apple gains, RIM loses handset market share[ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:50:08 PDT ]Apple makes gains in handset and platform market share, while Research In Motion loses ground on both fronts, according to market researcher ComScore.

Avira service pack brings new toolbar[ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:39:51 PDT ]Avira updates its popular antivirus suite AntiVir with a bucketload of improvements, including threat detection enhancements, improved post-infection repair, and something that may irk Avira fans--an Ask.com browser toolbar.

Steve Jobs biography gets new title[ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:27:19 PDT ]The first authorized biography of the Apple co-founder and chief executive has been rechristened simply "Steve Jobs."

Ad-supported gadgets may be the future[ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:07:55 EDT ]Amazon's recent ad-supported Kindle isn't just the future of e-readers. It may also be a look at the future of how people buy electronic gadgets: with a reduced price, subsidized by advertising.