Video: Toy helicopter obeys iPhone's bidding[ Fri, 2 Sep 2011 04:56:13 GMT ]Griffin's Helo TC, a fun little palm-sized chopper, takes commands from the iPhone or iPad, using a flight-deck app and an infrared adapter. Msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman takes the dual-rotor craft for a spin. (msnbc.com)

10 gadgets to make life more difficult[ Fri, 2 Sep 2011 13:37:11 GMT ]If you talk to your coffee maker, turn e-book pages with a nose stylus, or sit on a $6,400 toilet, you may well be a victim of inventions that end up making life harder, not easier.

Sony's new products doomed to mediocrity[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 01:31:12 GMT ]Sony just revealed a flank of products intended to help the beleaguered brand retake the personal electronics world. The trouble is, it all adds up to a pretty weak play. Here's the full run-down.

IFA 2011: Gadgets galore in Berlin (roundup)[ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:47:00 PDT ]Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, and other gadget makers flock in late summer to Germany's big consumer electronics show.

iPhone 5 cases evidence of thinner new phone?[ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:13:31 PDT ]A slew of iPhone 5 cases reportedly being produced in China show a thin design for the upcoming iPhone, similar to that of an iPod Touch.

Samsung chief: We'll 'never' acquire WebOS[ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:25:16 PDT ]Although speculation abounds that Samsung could attempt to acquire, or at least license WebOS, its CEO says it won't happen.

Google's Schmidt talks Apple, patents, jobs[ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:43:26 PDT ]At Dreamforce 2011, the Web titan's executive chairman weighs in leaders including Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Apple prepping for surge in iPad demand?[ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:32:53 PDT ]Apple reportedly will have received 20 million iPads shipped from Foxconn just for the third quarter, a gain of 60 percent from the prior quarter.

T-Mobile users rejoice at blocked AT&T merger[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:02:08 EDT ]"I'm so happy that I don't have to be an AT&T customer."

The new Bill Gates: Google's Larry Page[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:40:02 EDT ]When Bill Gates testified via videotape in Microsoft's antitrust trial in 1998, he was combative and defensive, as if he couldn't believe how stupid the entire procedure was.

Apollo 18 in fiction and fact[ Fri, 2 Sep 2011 00:18:41 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The movie "Apollo 18" supposedly tells the tale of a murky military mission to the moon, but the real story of Apollo 18 can get just as murky.

Decades later, 'Aliens' gets a sequel you can play[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:19:31 GMT ]If you're going to do something with the beloved "Aliens" oeuvre ... there are going to be some very high expectations. If you're Gearbox Software — a company making a video game that it dares call the "true sequel" to the second "Aliens" movie — then the expectation is: you better do it right. But can "Aliens: Colonial Marines" possibly live up?

Super-Earth sits on the 'edge of habitability'[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:19:03 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Planet-hunters say they've developed a relatively simple method for determining how livable a faraway world might be, and they've used the formula to identify a potentially habitable super-Earth that's 36 light-years away.

Google's +1 for Chrome follows your Internet travels[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 19:45:02 GMT ]Yesterday, with no fanfare, the Google+ Button extension appeared in the Chrome Web Store , bringing you the ability to +1 a webpage, even if the site doesn't include +1 button in its sharing options.

Sony's new products doomed to mediocrity[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 01:31:12 GMT ]Sony just revealed a flank of products intended to help the beleaguered brand retake the personal electronics world. The trouble is, it all adds up to a pretty weak play. Here's the full run-down.

Why companies test phones in the wild[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:39:40 PDT ]Though it may sound unusual that a company like Apple would allow unreleased cell phones to leave its headquarters, there are good reasons for doing so.

Samsung Galaxy Note (hands-on)[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:42:29 PDT ]A big screen and a stylus make the Galaxy Note stand out from the Android smartphone crowd. Here's CNET's hands-on with the device.

Samsung releases best trade show tchotchke ever?[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:19:28 PDT ]Well, maybe not the best ever, but the tiny aluminum suitcase for the new flash memory cards was much more eye-catching than the usual handouts.

DirecTV partners with Miso to deliver social TV to living rooms[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:55:41 PDT ]Miso, a Google-backed social TV startup, has a new iPhone app that communicates with DirecTV boxes to identify the shows you are watching.

This Day in Tech: Why Apple field tests unreleased iPhones; Not guilty plea for iPhone prototype case[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:24:36 PDT ]Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, September 1.

When social media 'hinders' revolution[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:52:49 EDT ]This has been the year of social media crackdowns.

T-Mobile users rejoice at blocked AT&T merger[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:02:08 EDT ]"I'm so happy that I don't have to be an AT&T customer."

Again? Apple reportedly loses another iPhone prototype[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:59:42 EDT ]Here's a theory: Maybe there's some sort of connection between drinking and losing things?

Live chat: Waiting for iPhone 5[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:15:16 GMT ]Join msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman for a live chat at 12 noon Pacific/3 p.m. Eastern. Bring questions about iPhones, Android phones and how the T-Mobile-AT&T merger talks may affect your smartphone aspirations.

iPhone rumors: What to expect this October[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:15:12 GMT ]With all of the iPhone rumors out there, kernels of truth abound. Let's break down each bit — from launch date to possible new carriers and prices, to phone specs — and see what will probably happen, and what we can safely dismiss.

Atom-smashing hype gets a reality check[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:50:56 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The latest results from the Large Hadron Collider serve as a reality check for expectations that radical scientific discoveries are just around the corner.

Super-Earth sits on the 'edge of habitability'[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:19:03 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Planet-hunters say they've developed a relatively simple method for determining how livable a faraway world might be, and they've used the formula to identify a potentially habitable super-Earth that's 36 light-years away.

Pre-caffeine: Another lost iPhone? Om nom nom![ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Google, Facebook top U.S. Web destinations in July[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:17:22 PDT ]More than 172.5 million unique visitors in the U.S. hit Google's pages that month, according to Nielsen. Facebook wasn't far behind.

BMW to supply Fisker with engines[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:45:13 PDT ]Fisker's "Project Nina" plug-in hybrid sedan will use a four-cylinder turbocharged BMW engine and other parts from the German automaker.

Windows 8 to offer both Metro and desktop interface[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:38:38 PDT ]Microsoft's upcoming OS will offer users a choice of the Metro-style interface or a new and improved desktop UI.

Will the PS3 outsell the Xbox 360 over the holidays?[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:45:17 PDT ]That's the claim from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, assuming Microsoft doesn't cut the price of the Xbox 360 this year.

iTunes chief Eddy Cue promoted to Apple SVP[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:29:00 PDT ]Cue's biographical information on Apple's site says that he's now the company's senior vice president for Internet software and services.

How to write that first online-dating note[ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:30:38 EDT ]Last week, we penned a public service announcement demonstrating a few of the ways you can guarantee a nonresponse in an initial online dating message, no matter the quality of your profile or personality.

When social media 'hinders' revolution[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:52:49 EDT ]This has been the year of social media crackdowns.

Again? Apple reportedly loses another iPhone prototype[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:12:47 EDT ]Here's a theory: Maybe there's some sort of connection between drinking and losing things?

Live chat: Waiting for iPhone 5[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:15:16 GMT ]Join msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman for a live chat at 12 noon Pacific/3 p.m. Eastern. Bring questions about iPhones, Android phones and how the T-Mobile-AT&T merger talks may affect your smartphone aspirations.

iPhone rumors: What to expect this October[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:15:12 GMT ]With all of the iPhone rumors out there, kernels of truth abound. Let's break down each bit — from launch date to possible new carriers and prices, to phone specs — and see what will probably happen, and what we can safely dismiss.

Atom-smashing hype gets a reality check[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:50:56 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The latest results from the Large Hadron Collider serve as a reality check for expectations that radical scientific discoveries are just around the corner.

Super-Earth sits on the 'edge of habitability'[ Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:19:03 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Planet-hunters say they've developed a relatively simple method for determining how livable a faraway world might be, and they've used the formula to identify a potentially habitable super-Earth that's 36 light-years away.

Pre-caffeine: Another lost iPhone? Om nom nom![ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Google, Facebook top U.S. Web destinations in July[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:17:22 PDT ]More than 172.5 million unique visitors in the U.S. hit Google's pages that month, according to Nielsen. Facebook wasn't far behind.

BMW to supply Fisker with engines[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:45:13 PDT ]Fisker's "Project Nina" plug-in hybrid sedan will use a four-cylinder turbocharged BMW engine and other parts from the German automaker.

Windows 8 to offer both Metro and desktop interface[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:38:38 PDT ]Microsoft's upcoming OS will offer users a choice of the Metro-style interface or a new and improved desktop UI.

Will the PS3 outsell the Xbox 360 over the holidays?[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:45:17 PDT ]That's the claim from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, assuming Microsoft doesn't cut the price of the Xbox 360 this year.

iTunes chief Eddy Cue promoted to Apple SVP[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:29:00 PDT ]Cue's biographical information on Apple's site says that he's now the company's senior vice president for Internet software and services.

How to write that first online-dating note[ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:30:38 EDT ]Last week, we penned a public service announcement demonstrating a few of the ways you can guarantee a nonresponse in an initial online dating message, no matter the quality of your profile or personality.

When social media 'hinders' revolution[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:52:49 EDT ]This has been the year of social media crackdowns.

Again? Apple reportedly loses another iPhone prototype[ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:12:47 EDT ]Here's a theory: Maybe there's some sort of connection between drinking and losing things?

AT&T-T-Mobile deal? Either way, customers lose[ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:31:24 GMT ]The Department of Justice is trying to put the kibosh on AT&T's proposed buy-out of T-Mobile, saying it would result in "higher prices, fewer choices and lower quality products for mobile wireless services." While this is true, it's just as likely that the damage is already done. Why would a phone shopper commit to a two-year contract with a troubled carrier?