Hackers modify iPhone 4S to run on T-Mobile[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:34:55 GMT ]If you want an iPhone 4S but don't want to give up your T-Mobile contract and switch to Verizon, AT&T or Sprint, you're not entirely out of luck. All you have to do is follow two hackers' directions.

Nook Tablet review: Great hardware, stiff competition[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:49:28 GMT ]The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is a terrific tablet, with a vibrant screen, a speedy CPU and a nice offering of books and other media. But it's not enough to beat Amazon.

New bee or not new bee? 11 species added[ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:08:01 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: One researcher has identified 11 new species of bees in the eastern U.S. that were probably under our noses for decades without us knowing it.

10 gifts for people tied to their computer[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:10:14 GMT ]Whether it's getting more comfortable, avoiding eyestrain, or just staying entertained, here are gifts and gadgets for your favorite code monkey from Nerd Approved.

Guide us to the top Science Geek Gifts[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:32:57 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Send in your suggestions for the 10th annual Science Geek Gift contest ... you might just win a geeky prize.

SOPA copyright bill draws fire[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:56:00 PST ]roundup The Stop Online Piracy Act is intended to target "rogue" Web sites, but critics say it'll knock the stuffing out of legitimate sites as well.

SOPA's latest threat: IP blocking, privacy-busting packet inspection[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:56:19 PST ]A little-noticed section of the Stop Online Piracy Act could require deep-packet inspection and blocking IP addresses of copyright-infringing Web sites, a significant change from earlier versions.

Your Galaxy Nexus, Ice Cream Sandwich questions answered[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:12 PST ]faq When is Google's Ice Cream Sandwich OS update coming to your phone? How does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus compare to the competition? You asked, and we answered.

Which music service should you use?[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:09:26 PST ]Google Music is the latest audio service for music lovers. But with plenty of competing services already available--Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, Mog, Pandora, and the like--what's the best one to choose?

Amazon Kindle Fire shipments upped to 6 million in quarter[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:09:26 PST ]The Kindle Fire is turning out to be one of the hottest consumer devices of the season. And a market research firm has just boosted its projected shipment numbers for this quarter.

Google Music: Is it more than iTunes for Android?[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:07:35 EST ]Google Music, an online music store and "free locker" for digital music, was rolled out to the public on Wednesday.

Review: Kindle Fire a worthwhile bargain[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:38:16 EST ]If you view a tablet as a guilty pleasure, like I do, then buying the Kindle Fire should make you feel a little less guilty.

Anti-piracy bill meets Web-freedom backlash[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:12:40 EST ]A bill moving through Congress is intended, on its surface at least, to do something relatively simple: Crack down on the illegal pirating of movies, music and other copyrighted material.

Google adds music store to cloud service[ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:39:31 GMT ]Google rolled its cloud service out to the whole U.S. today, fee-free, and added a music store that will feature free tracks and Google+ integration.

Nook Tablet review: Great hardware, stiff competition[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:49:28 GMT ]The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is a terrific tablet, with a vibrant screen, a speedy CPU and a nice offering of books and other media. But it's not enough to beat Amazon.

Researchers crown new lightweight champion[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:45:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers make a metallic "microlattice" that rates as the world's lightest material and just might show up in future batteries and shock absorbers.

10 gifts for people tied to their computer[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:10:14 GMT ]Whether it's getting more comfortable, avoiding eyestrain, or just staying entertained, here are gifts and gadgets for your favorite code monkey from Nerd Approved.

Pre-caffeine: Venn diagrams, 'Community'[ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

iPhone, iPad to drive GameStop's business?[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:52:43 PST ]Apple's iPhone and iPad could become key revenue engines for the games retailer, which as it happens is also now selling Android tablets.

Get a Samsung Blu-ray player with Netflix for $49.99[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:53:45 PST ]HDMI cable: included! But there are a couple caveats, most notably the 90-day warranty. Still, this price is hard to beat.

Wolfram Alpha launches the coolest flight tracker ever[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:57:34 PST ]Service lets people find out which planes are flying overhead, where they took off from, and where they're headed.

Hit iPhone video-app maker Klip nets $8M funding[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PST ]The company, founded by original Mac team member Alain Rossmann, will use the money on tech infrastructure and international expansion.

BlackBerry 7 sales sputter after strong start[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:20:00 PST ]With the iPhone 4S and a wave of Android smartphones out in the market, and the delayed launch of its next-generation BBX smartphones, one analyst sees catalyst for a recovery over the next year.

Review: Kindle Fire a worthwhile bargain[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:43:00 EST ]If you view a tablet as a guilty pleasure, like I do, then buying the Kindle Fire should make you feel a little less guilty.

Google Music: Is it more than iTunes for Android?[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:07:35 EST ]Google Music, an online music store and "free locker" for digital music, was rolled out to the public on Wednesday.

Google adds music store to cloud service[ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:39:31 GMT ]Google rolled its cloud service out to the whole U.S. today, fee-free, and added a music store that will feature free tracks and Google+ integration.

Nook Tablet review: Great hardware, stiff competition[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:49:28 GMT ]The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is a terrific tablet, with a vibrant screen, a speedy CPU and a nice offering of books and other media. But it's not enough to beat Amazon.

Researchers crown new lightweight champion[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:45:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers make a metallic "microlattice" that rates as the world's lightest material and just might show up in future batteries and shock absorbers.

10 gifts for people tied to their computer[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:10:14 GMT ]Whether it's getting more comfortable, avoiding eyestrain, or just staying entertained, here are gifts and gadgets for your favorite code monkey from Nerd Approved.

Pre-caffeine: Venn diagrams, 'Community'[ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

iPhone, iPad to drive GameStop's business?[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:52:43 PST ]Apple's iPhone and iPad could become key revenue engines for the games retailer, which as it happens is also now selling Android tablets.

Get a Samsung Blu-ray player with Netflix for $49.99[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:53:45 PST ]HDMI cable: included! But there are a couple caveats, most notably the 90-day warranty. Still, this price is hard to beat.

Wolfram Alpha launches the coolest flight tracker ever[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:57:34 PST ]Service lets people find out which planes are flying overhead, where they took off from, and where they're headed.

Hit iPhone video-app maker Klip nets $8M funding[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PST ]The company, founded by original Mac team member Alain Rossmann, will use the money on tech infrastructure and international expansion.

BlackBerry 7 sales sputter after strong start[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:20:00 PST ]With the iPhone 4S and a wave of Android smartphones out in the market, and the delayed launch of its next-generation BBX smartphones, one analyst sees catalyst for a recovery over the next year.

Review: Kindle Fire a worthwhile bargain[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:43:00 EST ]If you view a tablet as a guilty pleasure, like I do, then buying the Kindle Fire should make you feel a little less guilty.

Google Music: Is it more than iTunes for Android?[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:07:35 EST ]Google Music, an online music store and "free locker" for digital music, was rolled out to the public on Wednesday.

Facebook user or not, you're being tracked[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:52:44 GMT ]If you’ve ever even clicked on a Facebook profile or page — you know just to see what the big whoop is or whatever — Facebook follows you around the Internet.

Faster-than-light neutrinos confirmed[ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:35:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicists say new tests have confirmed their earlier findings that neutrinos can travel faster than light, but not everyone is convinced.

Google adds music store to cloud service[ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:39:31 GMT ]Google rolled its cloud service out to the whole U.S. today, fee-free, and added a music store that will feature free tracks and Google+ integration.

Nook Tablet review: Great hardware, stiff competition[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:49:28 GMT ]The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is a terrific tablet, with a vibrant screen, a speedy CPU and a nice offering of books and other media. But it's not enough to beat Amazon.

Researchers crown new lightweight champion[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:45:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers make a metallic "microlattice" that rates as the world's lightest material and just might show up in future batteries and shock absorbers.

Motorola Mobility shareholders approve Google merger[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:23:21 PST ]More than 99 percent of the shares voting at a special stockholders meeting approve the $12.5 acquisition.

Crowdsourcing the 'most challenging puzzle ever'[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:49:43 PST ]Bored? Check out this brain-bending contest from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. You could solve it with help from an ambitious UCSD Web site.

San Francisco to lose beloved Yahoo billboard[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:55:34 PST ]According to a report, the famous billboard, which boasted neon lights and oft-changing funny messages, will be taken down after a decade. It may be one of the most loved advertisements in the country.

Ocean-faring robots set sail on Guinness record attempt[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:30:00 PST ]Four Wave Gliders from Liquid Robotics launch from outside the Golden Gate Bridge. The goal? To go further than any other surface robots in history, and to show new ways of collecting massive amounts of oceanic data.

U.S. water utility reportedly hacked last week, expert says[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:40:49 PST ]Unconfirmed report says pump was destroyed in attack on a water utility system.

Technology and concerts: What not to do[ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:36:34 EST ]Going to see live music has always been wrought with frustrations -- and now, along with the ogre who appears in front of you as soon as the band takes the stage, mosh pits and the dreaded "all ages" show -- you've got smartphones. Yup, it's society's technological crack pipe, without which we'd all be fiending freaks, tapping vaguely at the air in agonizing fits of withdrawal.

Facebook and the fight against spammers[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:01:48 EST ]The wave of pornographic and violent images that flooded Facebook over the past few days has drawn attention to a side of the social networking mega-site most of its users don't' think about:

Google Music: Is it more than iTunes for Android?[ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:07:35 EST ]Google Music, an online music store and "free locker" for digital music, was rolled out to the public on Wednesday.