New Xbox update aims to put Microsoft at the heart of TV viewing[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:00:00 PST ]The software giant overhauls the user interface for Xbox and adds a host of partners that bring scads of content--everything from video-on-demand to live TV--to console customers.

What Facebook IPO could mean for you[ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:29:16 EST ]If Facebook and Wall Street become friends, will you like it?

Review: A laptop bag that can charge gadgets[ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:11:25 EST ]Thanks to a wave of new mobile technology, I can store my calendar, car keys, credit cards, music and notes all on my smartphone.

TV isn't broken. So why is everyone trying to fix it?[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:22 EST ]The technology industry is absolutely bent on reinventing television, but some of us are fine with the way TV is now.

Fallout continues over smartphone tracking app[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:47:46 EST ]The Web fallout continued Friday over news that a hidden app could be tracking smartphone users' activity.

Team claims $50,000 for decoding shredded messages[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:32:48 GMT ]Future of Tech: A team of San Francisco-based sleuths claimed a $50,000 prize from the Pentagon today for correctly reconstructing a series of five shredded documents.

Lawmaker calls for FTC probe into Carrier IQ[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:51:04 GMT ]U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights. Meanwhile, two suits have been filed against the company, and phone makers HTC and Samsung.

'Arsenic life' debate still buzzes after a year[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:27:04 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: It's been one year since researchers shook up the scientific world by claiming they bred bacteria that used arsenic in place of phosphorus, and the controversy is still simmering.

Holiday calendar: Santa's shrinking domain[ Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:51:52 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Satellite imagery suggests that Santa's traditional domain is undergoing significant change.

What to get a nerd who has everything[ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:28:14 GMT ]Having trouble finding a unique gift for your special (and already spoiled) geek? How about life-sized boxing robots, an adult Big Wheel ... or Han Solo, frozen in carbonite?

Big IT vendors missing the boat with cloud developers[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:33:55 PST ]As cloud adoption continues at an alarming rate, big IT vendors aren't sending the right messages to developers.

Indian Country welcomes renewable energy[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:23:15 PST ]A proposed federal rule change could help American Indian tribes to develop wind, solar, and geothermal power on their reservations.

Kyocera DuraCore review: Stripped-down push-to-talk[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST ]It's a rugged, straightforward phone with push-to-talk capabilities and resistance to dust, vibration, and shock.

How to make your LPs sound better than ever[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:04:00 PST ]Jolida's JD-9 phono preamplifier, is a bona fide high-end sound component that won't break the bank.

Facebook friend request from son is a condom ad[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:54:58 PST ]A condom company creates fake profiles for the as yet non-existent children of Facebook users and then sends the users a friend request.

What Facebook IPO could mean for you[ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:29:16 EST ]If Facebook and Wall Street become friends, will you like it?

Review: A laptop bag that can charge gadgets[ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:11:25 EST ]Thanks to a wave of new mobile technology, I can store my calendar, car keys, credit cards, music and notes all on my smartphone.

TV isn't broken. So why is everyone trying to fix it?[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:22 EST ]The technology industry is absolutely bent on reinventing television, but some of us are fine with the way TV is now.

Fallout continues over smartphone tracking app[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:47:46 EST ]The Web fallout continued Friday over news that a hidden app could be tracking smartphone users' activity.

Team claims $50,000 for decoding shredded messages[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:32:48 GMT ]Future of Tech: A team of San Francisco-based sleuths claimed a $50,000 prize from the Pentagon today for correctly reconstructing a series of five shredded documents.

Lawmaker calls for FTC probe into Carrier IQ[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:51:04 GMT ]U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights. Meanwhile, two suits have been filed against the company, and phone makers HTC and Samsung.

'Arsenic life' debate still buzzes after a year[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:27:04 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: It's been one year since researchers shook up the scientific world by claiming they bred bacteria that used arsenic in place of phosphorus, and the controversy is still simmering.

Holiday calendar: Santa's shrinking domain[ Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:51:52 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Satellite imagery suggests that Santa's traditional domain is undergoing significant change.

What to get a nerd who has everything[ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:28:14 GMT ]Having trouble finding a unique gift for your special (and already spoiled) geek? How about life-sized boxing robots, an adult Big Wheel ... or Han Solo, frozen in carbonite?

Big IT vendors missing the boat with cloud developers[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:33:55 PST ]As cloud adoption continues at an alarming rate, big IT vendors aren't sending the right messages to developers.

Indian Country welcomes renewable energy[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:23:15 PST ]A proposed federal rule change could help American Indian tribes to develop wind, solar, and geothermal power on their reservations.

Kyocera DuraCore review: Stripped-down push-to-talk[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST ]It's a rugged, straightforward phone with push-to-talk capabilities and resistance to dust, vibration, and shock.

How to make your LPs sound better than ever[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:04:00 PST ]Jolida's JD-9 phono preamplifier, is a bona fide high-end sound component that won't break the bank.

Facebook friend request from son is a condom ad[ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:54:58 PST ]A condom company creates fake profiles for the as yet non-existent children of Facebook users and then sends the users a friend request.

What Facebook IPO could mean for you[ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:29:16 EST ]If Facebook and Wall Street become friends, will you like it?

Review: A laptop bag that can charge gadgets[ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:11:25 EST ]Thanks to a wave of new mobile technology, I can store my calendar, car keys, credit cards, music and notes all on my smartphone.

TV isn't broken. So why is everyone trying to fix it?[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:22 EST ]The technology industry is absolutely bent on reinventing television, but some of us are fine with the way TV is now.

Fallout continues over smartphone tracking app[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:47:46 EST ]The Web fallout continued Friday over news that a hidden app could be tracking smartphone users' activity.

Team claims $50,000 for decoding shredded messages[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:32:48 GMT ]Future of Tech: A team of San Francisco-based sleuths claimed a $50,000 prize from the Pentagon today for correctly reconstructing a series of five shredded documents.

Lawmaker calls for FTC probe into Carrier IQ[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:51:04 GMT ]U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights. Meanwhile, two suits have been filed against the company, and phone makers HTC and Samsung.

'Arsenic life' debate still buzzes after a year[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:27:04 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: It's been one year since researchers shook up the scientific world by claiming they bred bacteria that used arsenic in place of phosphorus, and the controversy is still simmering.

Holiday calendar: Santa's shrinking domain[ Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:51:52 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Satellite imagery suggests that Santa's traditional domain is undergoing significant change.

What to get a nerd who has everything[ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:28:14 GMT ]Having trouble finding a unique gift for your special (and already spoiled) geek? How about life-sized boxing robots, an adult Big Wheel ... or Han Solo, frozen in carbonite?

SAP to buy cloud-software firm for $3.5 billion[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:52:19 PST ]Germany's SAP said today that it will shell out $3.5 billion to acquire SuccessFactors, a maker of cloud-based software for human-resources management.

Report: Apple offered Samsung a license on key iOS patent[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:34:11 PST ]Despite Apple's apparent intellectual-property war on iPhone and iPad lookalikes, it appears the company has licensed at least one key iOS software patent to Nokia and IBM--and that it offered a license to current court rival Samsung as well.

Apple, Amazon, Asus: Three awesome tablet choices[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:26:42 PST ]Apple finally has real competition in the Amazon Kindle Fire--though it's a radically different concept than the iPad. And now Asus is trying to make its Transformer concept popular.

Wayne Gretzky closes daughter's Twitter feed twice?[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:18:01 PST ]Paulina Gretzky, daughter of The Great One, seems to want to be famous--and famous on Twitter. Twice this week, her feed has been shut down, reportedly after her father objected to its racy content.

Big IT vendors missing the boat with cloud developers[ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:33:55 PST ]As cloud adoption continues at an alarming rate, big IT vendors aren't sending the right messages to developers.

What Facebook IPO could mean for you[ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:29:16 EST ]If Facebook and Wall Street become friends, will you like it?

Review: A laptop bag that can charge gadgets[ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:11:25 EST ]Thanks to a wave of new mobile technology, I can store my calendar, car keys, credit cards, music and notes all on my smartphone.

TV isn't broken. So why is everyone trying to fix it?[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:22 EST ]The technology industry is absolutely bent on reinventing television, but some of us are fine with the way TV is now.

Fallout continues over smartphone tracking app[ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:47:46 EST ]The Web fallout continued Friday over news that a hidden app could be tracking smartphone users' activity.

Holiday calendar: The masses in Mecca[ Sat, 3 Dec 2011 01:03:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A satellite looks down on the spectacle surrounding the Muslim world's most sacred religious site, the Kaaba in Mecca.

Lawmaker calls for FTC probe into Carrier IQ[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:51:04 GMT ]U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights. Meanwhile, two suits have been filed against the company, and phone makers HTC and Samsung.

Video: Fight the robot uprising in EPOCH[ Fri, 2 Dec 2011 01:05:42 GMT ]EPOCH brings third-person cover based shooting to the iPad and iPhone in a robot post-apocalypse. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)