At Burning Man, architecture is art[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:01:00 PST ]In his new book "Black Rock City, NV: The Ephemeral Art of Burning Man," photographer Philippe Glade shows just how stylish--and functional--many of the attendee-created structures at the annual arts event can be.

This week in Crave: The artsy-smartsy edition[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 PST ]This week, we painted using an old typewriter, rested our weary heads on a pillow headset, and starting saving up for our trip to balmy Kepler 22-b.

Do all Blu-ray (and DVD) players sound the same?[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:35:00 PST ]It's a straightforward question, but the answer depends on the rest of your system.

Echo II: When satellites were young and shiny (photo)[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:30:00 PST ]This was no balloon for a birthday party or a Thanksgiving parade. The Echo II put the bounce in early satellite communications.

iPhone 4S nabs access permit, may land in China by Xmas[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:09:35 PST ]China Unicom has received a network access permit for the iPhone 4S from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, says a report. That should mean the gadget is good to go.

Why QR codes aren't catching on[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:21:37 EST ]Quick response (QR) codes -- those two-dimensional barcodes that resemble a checkerboard on LSD -- are appearing more frequently on billboards, magazine ads, business cards, stickers, T-shirts and anything that is used to promote stuff.

Jawbone explains UP wristband failures[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:55:59 EST ]Jawbone's UP activity-monitoring wristbands have been failing at an alarming rate.

Samsung wins fight against Apple in Australia[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:33:34 EST ]Samsung Electronics' tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will be available to consumers in Australia in the coming days, after the South Korean electronics giant scored a victory against Apple in a legal battle that had blocked the product from going on sale.

HP: WebOS is now an open source project[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:54:34 EST ]HP made the announcement Friday, in the wake of increasing speculation that we would all learn the fate of the beleaguered OS before day's end.

The covert birth of Apple's next Santa Monica store[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:46:36 EST ]For the opening of a store on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, Apple has gone to extremes to ensure secrecy. The behavior has perplexed and infuriated officials in the California city.

Nintendo's Miyamoto scuttles 'retirement' talk[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 21:50:04 GMT ]The creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda says he isn't retiring any time soon.

Marching to the beat of your own drum machine shirt[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:04:39 GMT ]The latest offering from online retailer ThinkGeek is a fully-playable DJ-quality drum machine — which happens to be embedded in the front of a shirt.

NASA and private ventures take next steps[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:15:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: SpaceX's Dragon capsule is due to visit the International Space Station in February, but that's just one of the steps that commercial ventures are taking to help out NASA.

Take a long look at total lunar eclipse[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:16:54 GMT ]The earth cast its shadow over the moon on Saturday to create the last total lunar eclipse until 2014.

With autonomous cars, who needs you?[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:20:54 GMT ]Carmakers are flocking to Silicon Valley, where code is king, to pursue the perfect autonomous automobile. And the results are awe-inspiring.

Facebook peeved about profile-modifier PageRage[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:01:22 PST ]It would be interesting if an app that lets people dress up Facebook profiles to make them more like My Space pages somehow led to Facebook's downfall. Probably won't happen--but according to a report, there is an issue around ads.

At Burning Man, architecture is art[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:01:00 PST ]In his new book "Black Rock City, NV: The Ephemeral Art of Burning Man," photographer Philippe Glade shows just how stylish--and functional--many of the attendee-created structures at the annual arts event can be.

This week in Crave: The artsy-smartsy edition[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 PST ]This week, we painted using an old typewriter, rested our weary heads on a pillow headset, and starting saving up for our trip to balmy Kepler 22-b.

Do all Blu-ray (and DVD) players sound the same?[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:35:00 PST ]It's a straightforward question, but the answer depends on the rest of your system.

Echo II: When satellites were young and shiny (photo)[ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:30:00 PST ]This was no balloon for a birthday party or a Thanksgiving parade. The Echo II put the bounce in early satellite communications.

Why QR codes aren't catching on[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:21:37 EST ]Quick response (QR) codes -- those two-dimensional barcodes that resemble a checkerboard on LSD -- are appearing more frequently on billboards, magazine ads, business cards, stickers, T-shirts and anything that is used to promote stuff.

Jawbone explains UP wristband failures[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:55:59 EST ]Jawbone's UP activity-monitoring wristbands have been failing at an alarming rate.

Samsung wins fight against Apple in Australia[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:33:34 EST ]Samsung Electronics' tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will be available to consumers in Australia in the coming days, after the South Korean electronics giant scored a victory against Apple in a legal battle that had blocked the product from going on sale.

HP: WebOS is now an open source project[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:54:34 EST ]HP made the announcement Friday, in the wake of increasing speculation that we would all learn the fate of the beleaguered OS before day's end.

The covert birth of Apple's next Santa Monica store[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:46:36 EST ]For the opening of a store on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, Apple has gone to extremes to ensure secrecy. The behavior has perplexed and infuriated officials in the California city.

Tweeting antics gets congressional aides canned[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 23:24:28 GMT ]Three staffers for Rep. Rick Larsen used Twitter to chronicle drinking at work, watching Nirvana videos on YouTube and slamming their boss.

Nintendo's Miyamoto scuttles 'retirement' talk[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 21:50:04 GMT ]The creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda says he isn't retiring any time soon.

Marching to the beat of your own drum machine shirt[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:04:39 GMT ]The latest offering from online retailer ThinkGeek is a fully-playable DJ-quality drum machine — which happens to be embedded in the front of a shirt.

NASA and private ventures take next steps[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:15:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: SpaceX's Dragon capsule is due to visit the International Space Station in February, but that's just one of the steps that commercial ventures are taking to help out NASA.

Watch the lunar eclipse, wherever you are[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 05:25:45 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Thanks to the Internet, there are opportunities to watch Saturday's total lunar eclipse even when you can't see the moon in the heavens above.

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy nudity leaked by Grinch-like hacker[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:33:41 PST ]Everyone was waiting, breathless. And then some technological killjoy goes and releases La Lohan's full Playboy photo spread ahead of time.

Great cowboy games for iOS[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:36:07 PST ]This week's collection of iOS apps are all sharp-shootin' cowboy games. The first is a target shooter with extra elements that make it extra fun. The second is a dual-stick shooter with missions and evil bosses to gun down. The third lets you explore a huge and open 3D world on horseback--and it won't cost you any gold (or cash) at all.

New zero-day vulnerabilities found in Adobe Flash Player[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:57:40 PST ]Something similar to the zero-day exploit recently discovered in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat tools has been found for its Flash Player as well.

Apple posts beautiful Beatles video[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:27:31 PST ]A new ad promoting the Fab Four's music on iTunes is a beautiful combination of classic Beatles imagery and creative animation. Whether or not you ever buy any of their songs through Apple, it's worth a watch.

Facebook peeved about profile-modifier PageRage[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:01:22 PST ]It would be interesting if an app that lets people dress up Facebook profiles to make them more like My Space pages somehow led to Facebook's downfall. Probably won't happen--but according to a report, there is an issue around ads.

Why QR codes aren't catching on[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:21:37 EST ]Quick response (QR) codes -- those two-dimensional barcodes that resemble a checkerboard on LSD -- are appearing more frequently on billboards, magazine ads, business cards, stickers, T-shirts and anything that is used to promote stuff.

Jawbone explains UP wristband failures[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:55:59 EST ]Jawbone's UP activity-monitoring wristbands have been failing at an alarming rate.

Samsung wins fight against Apple in Australia[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:33:34 EST ]Samsung Electronics' tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will be available to consumers in Australia in the coming days, after the South Korean electronics giant scored a victory against Apple in a legal battle that had blocked the product from going on sale.

HP: WebOS is now an open source project[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:54:34 EST ]HP made the announcement Friday, in the wake of increasing speculation that we would all learn the fate of the beleaguered OS before day's end.

The covert birth of Apple's next Santa Monica store[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:46:36 EST ]For the opening of a store on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, Apple has gone to extremes to ensure secrecy. The behavior has perplexed and infuriated officials in the California city.

'Community' is the only Internet crossover that matters[ Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:30:03 GMT ]Dan Harmon's meta-filled sitcom is very first TV show that does what television marketing execs only dream of — engage the Internet in a meaningful way.

10 gifts any nerdy couple will love[ Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:22:15 GMT ]Add romance to your nerdy relationship with an iNecklace, lightsaber candlesticks, ammo case wine box or any of these other fine gifts.

Video: 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' launches Dec. 13th[ Thu, 8 Dec 2011 23:51:06 GMT ]The massively mulitplayer online game by Bioware is set begin December 13th for those that pre-ordered. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Watch the lunar eclipse, wherever you are[ Fri, 9 Dec 2011 05:25:45 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Thanks to the Internet, there are opportunities to watch Saturday's total lunar eclipse even when you can't see the moon in the heavens above.

Pre-caffeine: Twitter offenses, Godzilla tree![ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Oil refiner chips in for wood-to-biofuel plant[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:12:57 PST ]Mascoma and investor Valero plant to build a $232 million plant to convert wood chips normally used for paper or lumber into ethanol, a step forward for the struggling cellulosic ethanol industry.

Amazon Kindle Fire continues to heat up the market[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:29:52 PST ]Online activity from Amazon's new tablet is at a record high, according to ad network Chitika, and shows no sign of slowing down.

NASA: Anyone seen all the moon rock we've lost?[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:54:06 PST ]Space agency declares that over 500 pieces of moon rock and other space substances are unaccounted for.

Startup Secret No. 4: I've got the brains, you've got the looks[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:01:00 PST ]The entrepreneur/funder relationship is not one of two equals. Use that to your advantage.

Apple's new Grand Central store: It's the experience, not the product[ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:05:51 PST ]Apple fanboys don't wait hours--and sometimes days--to get access to latest the gadget. They want the experience. That's never been more evident than in the latest store opening, which features no new products.