Skipper chosen for 100-year starship effort[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 23:08:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Pentagon's think tank has chosen former astronaut Mae Jemison to lead the "100 Year Starship" effort to plan for future interstellar spaceflights.

Astronomers map vast web of dark matter[ Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:37:42 GMT ]Astronomers have created a vast cosmic map revealing an intricate web of dark matter and galaxies spanning a distance of one billion light-years.

Video: 3-D printing service puts your face on everything[ Mon, 9 Jan 2012 06:57:36 GMT ]Sculpteo's 3-D printing service combines a user-friendly app and 3-D printing technology to provide you with custom made objects shaped around your face. (msnbc.com)

Video: Wi-Fi scale tracks (and tweets) baby's weight[ Mon, 9 Jan 2012 06:53:58 GMT ]WiThings' Wi-Fi enabled scale tracks baby weight for parents who want to meticulously follow every ounce of their newborn's growth. (msnbc.com)

Join us for AT&T's CES 2012 developer summit (Monday, 9 a.m. PT)[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:51:00 PST ]Head here for the latest news, photos, and commentary on AT&T's annual developer summit, which takes place alongside the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

LG's sound bars snub AirPlay, stick with Bluetooth[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:47:53 PST ]LG has announced three new sound bars, with two featuring built-in Bluetooth for wireless music streaming from smartphones, among other devices.

Video: High-tech Vegas security outsharks the sharks[ Mon, 9 Jan 2012 06:39:54 GMT ]CES isn't the only time that high-tech comes to Las Vegas. Before the giant tech convention opens, we look at the ways casinos stop card counters and hustlers. (msnbc.com)

Apple grabbing IT spending away from Windows[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:58:43 PST ]Amidst a slowdown in IT spending this year, Apple is expected to disrupt the market with heavier demand for iPads and Macs among business owners and users.

Monster's first noise-canceling over-ear headphones look good, maybe sound good, too.[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST ]The new Inspiration line lets you express your personal style and block out external sound.

LG unveils Spectrum smartphone at CES[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:10:56 PST ]The device comes with a 4.5-inch IPS display and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It's also upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Stratfor apparently targeted again by hackers[ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:05:10 EST ]Hackers appear to have struck Stratfor again. E-mail allegedly sent out by the global intelligence outfit early Friday told customers that the company "would like to hear from our loyal client base as to our handling of the recent intrusion by those deranged, sexually deviant criminal hacker terrorist masterminds."

With Congress on break, SOPA fight continues[ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:33:04 EST ]Members of Congress may be on vacation, but that hasn't calmed critics who say an effort to stamp out online piracy would create an unprecedented threat to free speech on the Internet.

The man who wants to translate the web[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:38:59 EST ]Luis von Ahn says he wants to translate the Web into every major language: every webpage, every video, and, yes, even Justin Bieber's tweets. And he thinks he knows how to do it.

An early look at new tech from CES[ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:14:52 EST ]From high-tech thermostats to a rethink of the boombox, here's a preview of five gadgets getting buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Acer teases us with a 1080p, quad-core tablet[ Mon, 9 Jan 2012 02:16:27 GMT ]Acer decided to give us a little bit of a tease during its press conference at CES 2012.

Hawking turns 70; too ill to attend celebration[ Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:38:07 GMT ]The world's most widely recognized living scientist Stephen Hawking was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations Sunday but was hailed by colleagues as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein.

YouTube star: 'Highlighting ignorance is not racist'[ Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:01:36 GMT ]A video fast climbing past a million page views in the two days since its debut — despite the lack of credit from Perez Hilton — takes a light touch to racial ignorance, but is no less meaningful for its social commentary.

Meteor quest turns up treasures in Florida[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:59:25 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A photographer goes on a road trip from Pennsylvania to the Florida Keys — and returns with some treasured pictures of the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Skipper chosen for 100-year starship effort[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 23:08:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Pentagon's think tank has chosen former astronaut Mae Jemison to lead the "100 Year Starship" effort to plan for future interstellar spaceflights.

OnStar, Verizon preview the Volt's 4G LTE future at CES 2012[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:01:00 PST ]OnStar's going to need more data bandwidth with its new apps platform. Enter Verizon's 4G LTE network.

Join us live for the Ford/NPR CES press conference (Monday, 5 p.m. PT)[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:05:08 PST ]CNET will be covering the Ford/NPR CES press conference live on Monday, January 9, 2012. Join us for complete coverage.

OnStar invites third-party developers to hit the gas[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:48:25 PST ]The in-vehicle concierge is opening up its previously closed API to new apps. First up, the RelayRides car-sharing service.

Chessmen, belts, other ephemera come to life with Cube 3D printer[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:54:07 PST ]3D@home's Cube 3D printer challenges MakerBot in bringing user-designed objects into the real world.

Cricket's Muve Music anniverary one big chest-thump[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:01:00 PST ]Cricket Wireless may be a smaller, prepaid wireless provider, but the adoption rate of its Muve Music monthly plan sure sounds sweet to its ears.

Five Web behaviors to drop in 2012[ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:48:01 EST ]Here are a few suggestions for digital behaviors you might want to resolve to drop in 2012. You can feel better about yourself while making the Web a happier place.

How the candidates compare online[ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:39:09 EST ]In 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful's strategy.

Why 3-D TV still hasn't caught on[ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:49:02 EST ]Where is 3-D now? It's certainly not showing up big on our CES 2012 radar, and now looks like over-hyped technology in hindsight.

Analyst: iPads, Kindles, GPS units cheaper in 2012[ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:05:41 EST ]Recently Dealnews.com took a look at things that will probably cost consumers either more or less in 2012. Here's what they had to say about mobile and tech devices.

5 gadget trends to watch at CES[ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:12:17 EST ]Like a stereotypical beauty pageant, it looks like thin will be in at the world's largest annual gadget convention next week in Las Vegas.

12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:07:31 GMT ]A 12-year-old Southern California girl who became a nationally recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against brain tumors has died.

Vizio gets into the laptop, desktop biz[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:15:05 GMT ]Vizio, makers of the inexpensive HDTVs that populate Costcos and Wal-Marts around the country, says it's coming out with its own line of laptops and all-in-one desktop PCs.

YouTube star: 'Highlighting ignorance is not racist'[ Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:01:36 GMT ]A video fast climbing past a million page views in the two days since its debut — despite the lack of credit from Perez Hilton — takes a light touch to racial ignorance, but is no less meaningful for its social commentary.

Meteor quest turns up treasures in Florida[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:59:25 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A photographer goes on a road trip from Pennsylvania to the Florida Keys — and returns with some treasured pictures of the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Skipper chosen for 100-year starship effort[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 23:08:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Pentagon's think tank has chosen former astronaut Mae Jemison to lead the "100 Year Starship" effort to plan for future interstellar spaceflights.

Onkyo's new iPad/iPhone speaker sounds sweet[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:35:00 PST ]A speaker dock for iPads? Onkyo has one, and it's a winner.

Star Trek's Enterprise as a DIY gondola? Why not?[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:53:18 PST ]You stumble across the U.S.S. Enterprise in the strangest places (and reconfigurations)--in this case, a canal in the L.A. neighborhood of Venice, Calif., in the guise of a makeshift gondola.

Justin Bieber to grace CES 2012 (Scream!)[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:46:53 PST ]The great, irreplaceable Canadian singer will be promoting TOSY, a Vietnamese robotics company. What sort of robot will he be promoting?

Parrot AR.Drone quadcopter gets better specs and software[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:59:05 PST ]Latest update of the smartphone-controlled drone makes it a great tool for filmmakers.

Solar-powered Kindle cover dropping at CES[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:05:29 PST ]SolarKindle cover turns Amazon's e-reader into an on-the-go eco-reader.

Five Web behaviors to drop in 2012[ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:48:01 EST ]Here are a few suggestions for digital behaviors you might want to resolve to drop in 2012. You can feel better about yourself while making the Web a happier place.

How the candidates compare online[ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:39:09 EST ]In 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful's strategy.

Why 3-D TV still hasn't caught on[ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:49:02 EST ]Where is 3-D now? It's certainly not showing up big on our CES 2012 radar, and now looks like over-hyped technology in hindsight.

Analyst: iPads, Kindles, GPS units cheaper in 2012[ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:05:41 EST ]Recently Dealnews.com took a look at things that will probably cost consumers either more or less in 2012. Here's what they had to say about mobile and tech devices.

5 gadget trends to watch at CES[ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:12:17 EST ]Like a stereotypical beauty pageant, it looks like thin will be in at the world's largest annual gadget convention next week in Las Vegas.

12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:07:31 GMT ]A 12-year-old Southern California girl who became a nationally recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against brain tumors has died.

Vizio gets into the laptop, desktop biz[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:15:05 GMT ]Vizio, makers of the inexpensive HDTVs that populate Costcos and Wal-Marts around the country, says it's coming out with its own line of laptops and all-in-one desktop PCs.

YouTube star: 'Highlighting ignorance is not racist'[ Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:01:36 GMT ]A video fast climbing past a million page views in the two days since its debut — despite the lack of credit from Perez Hilton — takes a light touch to racial ignorance, but is no less meaningful for its social commentary.

Meteor quest turns up treasures in Florida[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:59:25 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A photographer goes on a road trip from Pennsylvania to the Florida Keys — and returns with some treasured pictures of the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Skipper chosen for 100-year starship effort[ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 23:08:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Pentagon's think tank has chosen former astronaut Mae Jemison to lead the "100 Year Starship" effort to plan for future interstellar spaceflights.

Onkyo's new iPad/iPhone speaker sounds sweet[ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:35:00 PST ]A speaker dock for iPads? Onkyo has one, and it's a winner.