Michael Dell(!) mixes it up with HP[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:52:33 PDT ]Michael Dell and Hewlett-Packard exchange verbal jabs after HP decides to get out of the PC business.

HP's TouchPad fire sale: The fallout[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:16:59 PDT ]HP's TouchPad liquidation sale says a lot about the company, the tablet market and its ability to keep an e-commerce site running.

Skype to buy group-messaging company GroupMe[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:42:19 PDT ]Financial details of deal for year-old group-messaging start-up were not revealed.

13-year-old's solar project generates heat if not light[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:38:36 PDT ]A seventh-grader designs a solar panel that overturns decades of research. Or maybe not.

So Google now wants to be like Apple (Wait, what?)[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:09:11 PDT ]Having purchased Motorola Mobility, many say Google now wants to be like Apple, with a complete hardware/software infrastructure. But shouldn't Google look to be post-Apple? And what might a post-Apple company look like?

Don't play victim to your smartphone[ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:23:23 EDT ]If you're sick of your friend flicking around with his iPhone at dinner, tell him to shut the damn thing off and return to reality.

Gamescom 2011: Five games that stand out[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:47 EDT ]Gamescom is probably the biggest video game show you've never heard of.

Little evidence links mob violence to social media[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:39 EDT ]This summer Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has wrestled with one of his biggest challenges since taking office five years ago.

Evil humans? E.T. study sparks NASA flap[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:27:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What if extraterrestrials see us as a threat to interplanetary order? A speculative study on that subject has drawn so much attention that NASA had to step in to calm folks down.

10 science books for a summer field trip[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:20:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: You don't have to turn your brain off for summer vacation. Here are 10 books that take you to exotic corners of the scientific world.

How wireless devices are fighting traffic[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:47:13 GMT ]A massive wall of video screens displays real-time images from a network of cameras, while employees look at a million points of data on their own computers. It's Houston's other mission control, and they've now got a new tool to combat congestion: your Bluetooth device.

With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:25:32 GMT ]The sudden demise of Hewlett-Packard's webOS TouchPad after just seven weeks on shelves was a reminder of how tech giants have failed so far to take a bite out of Apple's iPad.

Dew-covered insects sparkle in stunning photos[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:29:53 GMT ]Like many a shutterbug, Miroslaw Swietek likes getting up close and personal with insects. But Swietek's photos have an extra layer of amazing: He creeps up on bugs early in the morning when they're in a state of torpor and covered in dew.

Woman attempts to avoid her image for a year[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:16:56 PDT ]Sociology Ph.D. candidate Kjerstin Gruys decides to explore body-image issues by not looking in mirrors or at other representations of her own body for six months prior to and following her wedding.

Post-HP: Dell or Apple?[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:28:08 PDT ]With Hewlett-Packard moving into the post-PC world by attempting to unload its PC business, Dell and Apple will duke it out in the U.S.

SF subway sets public debate on cell shutdown[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:35:21 PDT ]BART, the transit system targeted by hackers after it cut cell service in its subway prior to a protest, posts a letter to customers explaining its position and announcing a public meeting on the issue.

U.S. Best Buy to sell $100 HP TouchPad Sunday[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:03:32 PDT ]Best Buy stores in the U.S. will begin selling the TouchPad on a first come, first serve basis on Sunday.

A beginner's guide to telecom jargon, part 6[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]When telecommunications experts say ecosystem, they aren't talking about shrubbery and animals. CNET explains why.

Don't play victim to your smartphone[ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:23:23 EDT ]If you're sick of your friend flicking around with his iPhone at dinner, tell him to shut the damn thing off and return to reality.

Gamescom 2011: Five games that stand out[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:47 EDT ]Gamescom is probably the biggest video game show you've never heard of.

Little evidence links mob violence to social media[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:39 EDT ]This summer Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has wrestled with one of his biggest challenges since taking office five years ago.

Evil humans? E.T. study sparks NASA flap[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:27:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What if extraterrestrials see us as a threat to interplanetary order? A speculative study on that subject has drawn so much attention that NASA had to step in to calm folks down.

10 science books for a summer field trip[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:20:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: You don't have to turn your brain off for summer vacation. Here are 10 books that take you to exotic corners of the scientific world.

How wireless devices are fighting traffic[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:47:13 GMT ]A massive wall of video screens displays real-time images from a network of cameras, while employees look at a million points of data on their own computers. It's Houston's other mission control, and they've now got a new tool to combat congestion: your Bluetooth device.

With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:25:32 GMT ]The sudden demise of Hewlett-Packard's webOS TouchPad after just seven weeks on shelves was a reminder of how tech giants have failed so far to take a bite out of Apple's iPad.

Dew-covered insects sparkle in stunning photos[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:29:53 GMT ]Like many a shutterbug, Miroslaw Swietek likes getting up close and personal with insects. But Swietek's photos have an extra layer of amazing: He creeps up on bugs early in the morning when they're in a state of torpor and covered in dew.

Woman attempts to avoid her image for a year[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:16:56 PDT ]Sociology Ph.D. candidate Kjerstin Gruys decides to explore body-image issues by not looking in mirrors or at other representations of her own body for six months prior to and following her wedding.

Post-HP: Dell or Apple?[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:28:08 PDT ]With Hewlett-Packard moving into the post-PC world by attempting to unload its PC business, Dell and Apple will duke it out in the U.S.

SF subway sets public debate on cell shutdown[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:35:21 PDT ]BART, the transit system targeted by hackers after it cut cell service in its subway prior to a protest, posts a letter to customers explaining its position and announcing a public meeting on the issue.

U.S. Best Buy to sell $100 HP TouchPad Sunday[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:03:32 PDT ]Best Buy stores in the U.S. will begin selling the TouchPad on a first come, first serve basis on Sunday.

A beginner's guide to telecom jargon, part 6[ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]When telecommunications experts say ecosystem, they aren't talking about shrubbery and animals. CNET explains why.

Don't play victim to your smartphone[ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:23:23 EDT ]If you're sick of your friend flicking around with his iPhone at dinner, tell him to shut the damn thing off and return to reality.

Gamescom 2011: Five games that stand out[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:47 EDT ]Gamescom is probably the biggest video game show you've never heard of.

Little evidence links mob violence to social media[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:39 EDT ]This summer Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has wrestled with one of his biggest challenges since taking office five years ago.

NASA tests deep space capsule[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:48:12 GMT ]A special prototype of NASA's planned deep space vehicle is undergoing vigorous testing this month to help engineers design the capsule that could one day take astronauts to destinations such as an asteroid or Mars.

Evil humans? E.T. study sparks NASA flap[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:27:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What if extraterrestrials see us as a threat to interplanetary order? A speculative study on that subject has drawn so much attention that NASA had to step in to calm folks down.

10 science books for a summer field trip[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:20:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: You don't have to turn your brain off for summer vacation. Here are 10 books that take you to exotic corners of the scientific world.

How wireless devices are fighting traffic[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:47:13 GMT ]A massive wall of video screens displays real-time images from a network of cameras, while employees look at a million points of data on their own computers. It's Houston's other mission control, and they've now got a new tool to combat congestion: your Bluetooth device.

Dew-covered insects sparkle in stunning photos[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:29:53 GMT ]Like many a shutterbug, Miroslaw Swietek likes getting up close and personal with insects. But Swietek's photos have an extra layer of amazing: He creeps up on bugs early in the morning when they're in a state of torpor and covered in dew.

Verizon workers soon to be back on duty[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:09:13 PDT ]Verizon Communications says striking workers will be back on the job August 22, temporarily working under the terms of their old contract while a new one is hammered out.

Report: PETA to launch porn site[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:17:03 PDT ]Reports suggest that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has registered an .xxx domain and will use it to launch "a pornography site that draws attention to the plight of animals." PETA confirms the plan and says there might even be celebrity involvement.

Woman attempts to avoid her image for a year[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:16:56 PDT ]Sociology Ph.D. candidate Kjerstin Gruys decides to explore body-image issues by not looking in mirrors or at other representations of her own body for six months prior to and following her wedding.

Post-HP: Dell or Apple?[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:28:08 PDT ]With Hewlett-Packard moving into the post-PC world by attempting to unload its PC business, Dell and Apple will duke it out in the U.S.

SF subway sets public debate on cell shutdown[ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:35:21 PDT ]BART, the transit system targeted by hackers after it cut cell service in its subway prior to a protest, posts a letter to customers explaining its position and announcing a public meeting on the issue.

Don't play victim to your smartphone[ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:23:23 EDT ]If you're sick of your friend flicking around with his iPhone at dinner, tell him to shut the damn thing off and return to reality.

Gamescom 2011: Five games that stand out[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:47 EDT ]Gamescom is probably the biggest video game show you've never heard of.

Little evidence links mob violence to social media[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:39 EDT ]This summer Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has wrestled with one of his biggest challenges since taking office five years ago.

Alligator fat to fuel cars[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:56:49 GMT ]Future of Tech: The alligator meat industry sends 15 million pounds of fat to landfills each year. What a waste, thought researchers in Louisiana who have shown it makes for a great biofuel.

Sunflowers rise to battle Japan's nuclear winter[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:14:28 GMT ]A Buddhist monk is spearheading a campaign to plant thousands of sunflowers to extract radioactive cesium from the soil around Fukushima — and lift the spirits of local residents.

Reindeer herder finds baby mammoth in Russia[ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:01:57 GMT ]A reindeer herder in Russia's Arctic has stumbled on the prehistoric remains of a baby woolly mammoth poking out of the permafrost, local officials said Friday.