Cut-rate Apple: iPhones for nine bucks, iPads for 70?[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:30:29 PDT ]editor's notebook I have what, for a tech editor, is a shocking confession to make: I'm--gasp--not an early adopter. But at these prices, maybe it's time to join Generation i.

Google Maps cans traffic estimates[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:51:45 PDT ]Deeming its traffic estimates not accurate enough, Google no longer displays how long it will take you to get from point A to point B in traffic on Google Maps. The company says it's trying to find more accurate methods.

Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:17:41 PDT ]Readers respond to a critique of Hewlett-Packard's product innovation. Some of the comments offer a strong counterpoint to arguments put forth in last week's post.

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:33:12 PDT ]Apple would probably cease to exist if it was run by a cutthroat MBA texbook-thumping executive. Innovation and product risk-taking just isn't in their DNA.

Facebook bans Google+ ad[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:21 PDT ]An app developer places an ad on Facebook asking people to friend him on Google+. Facebook removes the ad and claims it is against its terms of service.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

Boeing is running hard in new space race[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:59:43 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: After decades of working on America's government-led space effort, the Boeing Co. is embracing a new business model that will treat spaceships more like commercial airplanes.

NASA probe orbiting giant asteroid ... hopefully[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:26:31 GMT ]NASA's Dawn spacecraft should now be circling the massive asteroid Vesta — if everything went according to plan.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Car2Go ups car-sharing ante by going all-electric[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:12:49 PDT ]Car2Go is bringing 300 all-electric Smart ForTwos to San Diego. Members of the car sharing program can rent these EVs by the day, hour, or minute, but with an 84-mile range, they won't be going very far.

Google Badges: What have you been reading?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:35:06 PDT ]Google Badges tracks your news reading, rewards voracious readers, and helps you organize your reading habit.

Kootol targets Microsoft, Apple, others over patent[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:49:38 PDT ]India-based Kootol Software is taking aim at more than 30 companies for what it says is a violation of a patent it has the rights to.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/16: What is this?[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

A beginner's guide to telecom jargon[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT ]CNET lays out the lingo so you can cram, throttle, and churn your way into the hearts of telecommunications geeks the world over.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

Boeing is running hard in new space race[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:59:43 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: After decades of working on America's government-led space effort, the Boeing Co. is embracing a new business model that will treat spaceships more like commercial airplanes.

NASA probe orbiting giant asteroid ... hopefully[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:26:31 GMT ]NASA's Dawn spacecraft should now be circling the massive asteroid Vesta — if everything went according to plan.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Volts, Transit Connects EVs added to NYC vehicle fleet[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:08:24 PDT ]To reduce air pollution, carbon emissions, and gas consumption, the City of New York added 70 electric cars to its vehicle fleet.

Car2Go ups car-sharing ante by going all-electric[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:12:49 PDT ]Car2Go is bringing 300 all-electric Smart ForTwos to San Diego. Members of the car sharing program can rent these EVs by the day, hour, or minute, but with an 84-mile range, they won't be going very far.

Google Badges: What have you been reading?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:35:06 PDT ]Google Badges tracks your news reading, rewards voracious readers, and helps you organize your reading habit.

Kootol targets Microsoft, Apple, others over patent[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:49:38 PDT ]India-based Kootol Software is taking aim at more than 30 companies for what it says is a violation of a patent it has the rights to.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/16: What is this?[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

Boeing is running hard in new space race[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:59:43 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: After decades of working on America's government-led space effort, the Boeing Co. is embracing a new business model that will treat spaceships more like commercial airplanes.

NASA probe easing into orbit around asteroid[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:11:21 GMT ]After four years sailing through space, the Dawn spacecraft was expected to slip into orbit late Friday around a giant asteroid to begin a yearlong investigation into the origins of the solar system.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

This Day in Tech: Google vs. Facebook; HTC loses patent ruling[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:02:11 PDT ]Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Friday, July 15.

Volts, Transit Connects EVs added to NYC vehicle fleet[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:08:24 PDT ]To reduce air pollution, carbon emissions, and gas consumption, the City of New York added 70 electric cars to its vehicle fleet.

Car2Go ups car-sharing ante by going all-electric[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:12:49 PDT ]Car2Go is bringing 300 all-electric Smart ForTwos to San Diego. Members of the car sharing program can rent these EVs by the day, hour, or minute, but with an 84-mile range, they won't be going very far.

Google Badges: What have you been reading?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:35:06 PDT ]Google Badges tracks your news reading, rewards voracious readers, and helps you organize your reading habit.

Kootol targets Microsoft, Apple, others over patent[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:49:38 PDT ]India-based Kootol Software is taking aim at more than 30 companies for what it says is a violation of a patent it has the rights to.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

Nintendo DS continues to outsell newer 3DS[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:58:09 GMT ]Nintendo's older DS continues to outsell the 3DS, with twice as many sales of the older handheld game unit in June than its newer sibling, released in March.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Outrage over Netflix rate hike continues[ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:24:18 GMT ]Netflix answers to the pummeling from subscribers who threaten not only to cancel the service, but are also showing up by the tens of thousands to blast it on Facebook.