10 terrific apps to help out high school students[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:16:40 GMT ]It's almost August, which means a new school year is just around the corner. So we've assembled a motley collection of educational apps to give you a head start on the new school year.

Video: Top 5: Female video game characters[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:38:53 GMT ]From alien worlds to ancient tombs; these are In-Game’s best and baddest female video game characters. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Apple now No. 1 smartphone vendor by volume[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:47:31 GMT ]Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on Friday.

Get 3-D views of NASA's past and future[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:13:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's last space shuttle mission and its next Mars rover mission look twice as awesome in stereo ... and stay tuned for additional 3-D imagery.

Slideshow: Month in space: NASA's turning point[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:33:58 GMT ]See the high points of the last space shuttle mission and other cosmic marvels from July 2011.

'Talk to Me': In conversation with objects (photos)[ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:00:00 PDT ]Muttering hats, talking trees, and robots that rely on strangers to get where they're going. An eclectic new MoMA exhibit in New York provokes viewers to ponder the ways we communicate with objects.

The science of ocean rescue and rehab (photos)[ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:00:00 PDT ]In a decommissioned Nike missile site just outside San Francisco, the Marine Mammal Center conducts research, treats animals, and dispenses biological info.

Muttering hat, murmuring tree at MoMA 'Talk' show[ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:02:00 PDT ]Objects don't just sit there being useful anymore. As a new MoMA exhibit highlights, they talk to us in myriad ways--and get us talking to each other and the world.

Apple approves new store-less iPad Nook app[ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:21:00 PDT ]Barnes & Noble has updated its Nook app for iPad to comply with Apple's new in-app subscription rules.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/30: What is this?[ Sat, 30 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.

Tech Check: iPhone rumors, Nintendo 3DS[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:58:58 EDT ]This week, on the Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Stephanie Goldberg break down and discuss the latest iPhone 5 rumor (as well as the Apple rumor phenomenon itself).

Are Internet Explorer users dumb?[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:55:10 EDT ]Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?

Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:03:44 EDT ]Maybe the cash-strapped U.S. government should start selling iPads.

New wave of location apps mark 'paradigm shift'[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:46:29 EDT ]As location-based apps go, Foursquare or Gowalla will work just fine if you're looking for the spot where all your buddies are having a beer.

Get 3-D views of NASA's past and future[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:13:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's last space shuttle mission and its next Mars rover mission look twice as awesome in stereo ... and stay tuned for additional 3-D imagery.

10 terrific apps to help out high school students[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:16:40 GMT ]It's almost August, which means a new school year is just around the corner. So we've assembled a motley collection of educational apps to give you a head start on the new school year.

Video: Top 5: Female video game characters[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:38:53 GMT ]From alien worlds to ancient tombs; these are In-Game’s best and baddest female video game characters. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Apple now No. 1 smartphone vendor by volume[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:47:31 GMT ]Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on Friday.

Hackers strike government cybersecurity contractor[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:41:57 PDT ]Hackers who say they are part of the AntiSec alliance have released data they claim comes from ManTech, a cybersecurity contractor that counts the FBI among its clients.

Slideshow: Month in space: NASA's turning point[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:33:58 GMT ]See the high points of the last space shuttle mission and other cosmic marvels from July 2011.

Viagra patch gets lift from nanotech[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:26:33 PDT ]Nanotech fosters another big medical breakthrough: a Viagra patch. The high-tech drug delivery system promises faster acting, longer-lasting doses.

Intel describes three phases of the 'Ultrabook'[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:25:47 PDT ]Intel has provided an Ultrabook release schedule, which points to the inclusion of technologies like USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt inside "insanely sleek" systems.

iTunes 11 to get visual revamp, beefier iCloud ties?[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:09:23 PDT ]With Apple's annual music event on the horizon, the company is rumored to be cooking up an overhauled version of its iTunes software that will sport a new look.

SF police arrest suspect in trashing of Airbnb rental[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:23:49 PDT ]While leaving the Web site's name out, police confirm they arrested a woman in connection to an incident that went viral this week in which an apartment rented through an online service was thieved and vandalized.

Tech Check: iPhone rumors, Nintendo 3DS[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:58:58 EDT ]This week, on the Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Stephanie Goldberg break down and discuss the latest iPhone 5 rumor (as well as the Apple rumor phenomenon itself).

Are Internet Explorer users dumb?[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:55:10 EDT ]Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?

Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:03:44 EDT ]Maybe the cash-strapped U.S. government should start selling iPads.

New wave of location apps mark 'paradigm shift'[ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:46:29 EDT ]As location-based apps go, Foursquare or Gowalla will work just fine if you're looking for the spot where all your buddies are having a beer.

Nintendo abruptly slashes 3DS price to $170[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:22:11 GMT ]In a surprise move, Nintendo has announced that it is cutting the price of its almost-brand-new Nintendo 3DS game machine by $80. The device — which plays video games in 3-D — has only been on the market five months. Nintendo announced the fire sale after reporting large quarterly financial losses.

Search engines outrank porn for malware[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:03:58 GMT ]Avoiding porn sites won't keep you safe from malware, as infections are most likely to begin with image search results, according to one Web security company.

Holocaust survivors to Facebook: Ban deniers[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:34:36 GMT ]Social networking site being asked to get rid of pages that deny the Holocaust, or contend the tragic event was a hoax.

Video: Could a "Mass Effect" MMO work?[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:16:44 GMT ]With a "Star Wars" online game already on its way; is there room enough for two massively sci-fi online games. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Help scientists decipher a 'lost' gospel[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:52:42 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Scientists are recruiting thousands of armchair archaeologists to help them decipher a "lost" gospel and other fragments of ancient texts.

Tweets in space! Astronaut shares photos from space station (photos)[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:41:58 PDT ]Using NASA's Nikon D3S, astronauts post images of newly retired shuttle Atlantis, Earth, and mission spacewalks via Twitter.

Latest LED bulbs plug in (photos)[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:57:09 PDT ]The latest LED bulbs are brighter and give off a more even light than their predecessors, making energy-efficient LEDs more versatile.

3DS price drop[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:32:46 PDT ]RIM releases the "more social" BlackBerry Messenger 6 service to share apps, the BBC launches a paid version of its iPlayer service for the iPad, and Nintendo dramatically drops the price of its 3DS handheld game device after lackluster sales.

Alex Trebek, porcupine at Google for National Geographic contest (photos)[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:58:48 PDT ]Russia takes top prize at the National Geographic World Championship competition today at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

McNamee's 'Beyond Social' talk (photos)[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:16:17 PDT ]At the Always On Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, investor Roger McNamee spells out how mobile wins--and Google loses.

Do you obsessively check your smartphone?[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:11:39 EDT ]There I was at a long-awaited dinner with friends Saturday night, when in the midst of our chatting, I watched my right hand sneaking away from my side to grab my phone sitting on the table to check my e-mail.

Future of computing looks thinner, disk-free[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:11:37 EDT ]Our notebooks, ultrabooks and desktop PCs are all getting thinner -- thin enough that Kate Moss in her heroin-chic heyday could have sported something like the 13-inch MacBook Air down the runway and it wouldn't have overwhelmed her almost nonexistent frame.

Summer tech toys to keep kids' minds active[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:42:40 GMT ]Summer is a time for kids to relax and get some time outside, but that doesn’t mean their minds have to vegetate, especially with right school around the corner. Thankfully, there are some great tech toys out there.

Nintendo abruptly slashes 3DS price to $170[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:22:11 GMT ]In a surprise move, Nintendo has announced that it is cutting the price of its almost-brand-new Nintendo 3DS game machine by $80. The device — which plays video games in 3-D — has only been on the market five months. Nintendo announced the fire sale after reporting large quarterly financial losses.

Holocaust survivors to Facebook: Ban deniers[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:34:36 GMT ]Social networking site being asked to get rid of pages that deny the Holocaust, or contend the tragic event was a hoax.

Video: Could a "Mass Effect" MMO work?[ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:16:44 GMT ]With a "Star Wars" online game already on its way; is there room enough for two massively sci-fi online games. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Pre-caffeine tech: Spock is not impressed[ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:28:31 GMT ]The latest news on iPad, Google+, Internet culture and more.

TW Cable loses 4 percent of home-video subscribers[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:25:15 PDT ]The temptation is to call the people who dropped TWC cord cutters, but are they really unhappy with cable or have they just lost the ability to pay?

#f***youwashington: Hashtag of faith or despair?[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:50:31 PDT ]Started by blogger Jeff Jarvis, the political hashtag goes viral. But as it upsets touchy residents in Washington, is it anything more than a cry in the wilderness?

Latest LED bulbs plug in (photos)[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:57:09 PDT ]The latest LED bulbs are brighter and give off a more even light than their predecessors, making energy-efficient LEDs more versatile.

Amazon reportedly ramping up 7- and 10-inch tablets[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:59:31 PDT ]The online retailer is reportedly busy lining up suppliers in time to launch both a 7-inch and 10-inch tablet sometime in the third quarter.

Study: Cell phones don't increase brain tumor risk in children[ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:52:20 PDT ]New research out of Europe suggests that children who use cell phones are at no increased risk of developing brain tumors. But researchers still caution more studies are needed.