Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Top 10 tips for seeing the transit of Venus
[ Tue, 5 Jun 2012 07:51:01 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Today's the last chance anyone alive will ever have to see the transit of Venus across the sun — so find out how to make the most of it.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Today's the last chance anyone alive will ever have to see the transit of Venus across the sun — so find out how to make the most of it.


<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/quevhbCzMyA/" target="_blank">Belkin to add USB 3.0 to Macs via Thunderbolt dock</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:39:39 PDT ]</i><BR>Belkin announces its new Thunderbolt Express Dock that adds USB 3.0 as well as many other peripheral connection types to Thunderbolt-enabled Macs, and a new Thunderbolt cable that's shorter and more affordable.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Mk7lkqoXhpE/" target="_blank">Get a Denon 5.1-channel home theater receiver for $139</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:46:48 PDT ]</i><BR>It may be an entry-level receiver, but it includes features like four HDMI ports, a graphical user interface, and a two-year warranty.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/9vM6ePhO_HE/" target="_blank">Apple, Samsung to own over 50 percent of smartphone market by 2013</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:58:55 PDT ]</i><BR>New data from analysts at Cannacord Genuity claim Apple and Samsung will only further cement themselves as leaders in the smartphone market in the coming years.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/crQbP8ELkBk/" target="_blank">Apple scores latest win in Motorola patent case</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:07:08 PDT ]</i><BR>The court has granted Apple's motion to rule out one of Motorola's two patents being used in the legal battle between the two companies.

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Five games to watch at E3
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:53:58 EDT ]
The video game industry has had a slow start to the year, but that's about to change.

Defectors try to make next 'Angry Birds'
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:42:58 EDT ]
Tuomas Erikoinen, the man who drew the hit "Angry Birds" app, doesn't really resent his creation.

Should 11-year-olds join Facebook?
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:33:11 EDT ]
Should young children be able to use Facebook?

Viral Web's 'Mr. Trololo' dies at 77
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:01:00 EDT ]
Eduard Khil, a Soviet-era singing star who found renewed popularity as the viral Web's "Mr. Trololo," died Monday, Russian media reported.

Microsoft aims to enhance games, TV
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:59:10 EDT ]
What if your video-game console, TV, tablet and smartphone all worked together to enhance gaming, movies and TV shows for you?

Monday, June 4, 2012

Follow us into the trenches of E3
[ Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:36:46 GMT ]

If you like video games, then you're going to love the coming week. The Electronic Entertainment Expo -- the biggest and possibly most important video game show of the year -- is about to get under way in LA. And we here at msnbc.com's In-Game blog invite you to join us as we bring you breaking news, hands-on impressions of games, developer interviews and everything in between.If you like video games, then you're going to love the coming week. The Electronic Entertainment Expo -- the biggest and possibly most important video game show of the year -- is about to get under way in LA. And we here at msnbc.com's In-Game blog invite you to join us as we bring you breaking news, hands-on impressions of games, developer interviews and everything in between.


Pre-caffeine tech: Venus crossing, zombie garden gnomes!
[ Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:31:49 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today.

Samsung Galaxy S III coming to all major U.S. carriers this month
[ Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:21:23 GMT ]

Samsung's Galaxy S III — the highly anticipated follow-up to the top-selling Galaxy S II — will be coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular this month.Samsung's Galaxy S III — the highly anticipated follow-up to the top-selling Galaxy S II — will be coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular this month.


Kuwaiti gets 10 years for Twitter blasphemy
[ Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:45:50 GMT ]
A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he was convicted of endangering state security by insulting the Prophet Mohammad and the Sunni Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on social media.

Inventor of plumbing on a chip wins $500,000 prize
[ Mon, 4 Jun 2012 05:26:28 GMT ]

Stephen Quake, a prolific inventor whose application of physics to biology has led to breakthroughs in drug discovery, genome analysis and personalized medicine, has won the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, a prestigious award for outstanding innovators.Stephen Quake, a prolific inventor whose application of physics to biology has led to breakthroughs in drug discovery, genome analysis and personalized medicine, has won the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, a prestigious award for outstanding innovators.


<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/b4OMUMSYMtw/" target="_blank">Samsung drops a patent from ITC complaint as Apple battle looms</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:53:31 PDT ]</i><BR>The company reportedly decided to withdraw a patent related to a "method for storing and reproducing digital audio data in a mobile terminal."

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/_ei_Z3hwFq4/" target="_blank">Windows 7 ready to clobber XP as top OS</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:34:33 PDT ]</i><BR>Windows 7 seems poised to steal the crown from XP as the world's top OS, according to new stats from Net Applications.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/TjY0jhvHQPw/" target="_blank">Dual-screen Taichi leads lineup of unique Asus Windows 8 PCs</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:51:24 PDT ]</i><BR>Asus takes advantage of Microsoft's flexible new OS with a dual-screen laptop, laptops and tablets with removeable keyboards, and even a desktop with a removeable screen.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/afSV3FkkKpo/" target="_blank">Acer Aspire 7 ultrabook graced by Gorilla Glass lid</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:58:41 PDT ]</i><BR>At Computex, Acer shows off two Windows 8 ultrabooks with full-HD touch screens and backlit keyboards.

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Behind 'Angry Birds'' success
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:56:25 EDT ]
First, in 2009, there was "Angry Birds." Then came "Angry Birds Seasons," which put the birds in Christmas and other holiday scenes. Next was "Angry Birds Rio," set in South America. Finally, "Angry Birds Space" -- set, well, in space.

Five games to watch at E3
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:53:58 EDT ]
The video game industry has had a slow start to the year, but that's about to change.

Defectors aim to make next 'Angry Birds'
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:49:37 EDT ]
Tuomas Erikoinen, the man who drew the hit "Angry Birds" app, doesn't really resent his creation.

Should 11-year-olds join Facebook?
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:44:05 EDT ]
Should young children be able to use Facebook?

Defectors aim to create next 'Angry Birds'
[ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:04:00 EDT ]
Tuomas Erikoinen, the man who drew the hit "Angry Birds" app, doesn't really resent his creation.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Stay or go? Communities are eyeing retreat from sea
[ Sun, 3 Jun 2012 01:17:33 GMT ]

Coastal erosion eats away at the parking lot at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo.Up and down the California coast, some communities are deciding it's not worth trying to wall off the encroaching ocean. Until recently, the thought of bowing to nature was almost unheard of.


Space shuttle hardware is on the move
[ Sun, 3 Jun 2012 00:03:31 GMT ]

The space shuttle prototype Enterprise is hoisted onto a barge at John F. Kennedy International Airport's harbor on Saturday for its journey to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.A NASA space shuttle prototype and high-fidelity shuttle replica will make some big moves in New York and Houston on Sunday, and residents in both cities have a chance to spot the winged spacecraft — one by sea and the other by land.


Without a new Xbox or PlayStation will E3 be...boring?
[ Sat, 2 Jun 2012 02:03:20 GMT ]

Longtime video game analyst Michael Pachter — never one to mince words — has this to say about the world’s biggest video game show which is about to get under way next week: "It'll be one of the more boring ones." With Microsoft and Sony insisting they will not reveal their highly anticipated Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 machines and much of the news that gamers spent previous months hoping to officially hear about now on hold, this year's E3 is shaping up to be less than sizzling.Longtime video game analyst Michael Pachter — never one to mince words — has this to say about the world’s biggest video game show which is about to get under way next week: "It'll be one of the more boring ones." With Microsoft and Sony insisting they will not reveal their highly anticipated Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 machines and much of the news that gamers spent previous months hoping to officially hear about now on hold, this year's E3 is shaping up to be less than sizzling.


What makes a troll tick? You can ask Dr. Troll
[ Sat, 2 Jun 2012 16:54:41 GMT ]

Whitney Phillips hunts trolls. For the past four years she's watched them on forums and Facebook, studied patterns in their behavior, chatted online with a few, and even met a small handful.Whitney Phillips hunts trolls. For the past four years she's watched them on forums and Facebook, studied patterns in their behavior, chatted online with a few, and even met a small handful.


Cyber-battles raise fears of cyber-blowback
[ Sat, 2 Jun 2012 16:40:18 GMT ]

June 2: Two New York Times articles outline fascinating details about President Obama's involvement in national security matters, including drone attacks and Iran's nuclear program. (Other)The Obama administration is warning American businesses about a potent computer virus that infected Iran's oil industry even amid suspicions that the United States is secretly creating and unleashing cyberweapons.


<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/mrs5kpNt2vw/" target="_blank">Flame: A glimpse into the future of war</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Claims of cyberwar are overblown, but things are definitely heating up in regard to international conflicts where malware is replacing drone strikes.

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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57446130-93/a-bet-that-diller-backed-aereo-tv-startup-wins-its-day-in-court/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/wC9HIUyh_JI" height="1" width="1"/>
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/nmGk5EGju1A/" target="_blank">Tokyo subway straps beam ads to your smartphone</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Strappy is an NFC technology embedded in subway straps that can direct your smartphone to advertiser URLs. Just in case you weren't already bombarded with enough ads.

<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57446122-1/tokyo-subway-straps-beam-ads-to-your-smartphone/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/nmGk5EGju1A" height="1" width="1"/>
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/88b-HErX0KA/" target="_blank">What's the best-sounding record you ever heard?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:56:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Was it from long ago, or something more recent? What made it memorable?

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Romney app misspells 'America'
[ Thu, 31 May 2012 11:46:40 EDT ]
It's probably not the kind of thing voters will use to choose the leader of the free world.

Goodbye Google Places, hello Google+
[ Wed, 30 May 2012 16:33:24 EDT ]
Google Places is gone, replaced by a new feature that combines its Google Plus social site and renowned restaurant reviewers Zagat.

Cook's words hint at Apple's plans
[ Thu, 31 May 2012 18:40:42 EDT ]
When Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the All Things Digital Conference Tuesday night, he wasn't just answering questions from Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher — he was also dropping hints about the future of Apple's product roadmap.

Is Twitter slowing down?
[ Thu, 31 May 2012 19:44:11 EDT ]
With all the Facebook news lately -- the flat IPO, the regulatory interest, the Chan-Zuckerberg wedding -- it's highly possibly you've forgotten all about Twitter.

What's so addictive about 'Angry Birds'?
[ Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:00:41 EDT ]
First, in 2009, there was "Angry Birds." Then came "Angry Birds Seasons," which put the birds in Christmas and other holiday scenes. Next was "Angry Birds Rio," set in South America. Finally, "Angry Birds Space" -- set, well, in space.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

AT&T: Data-only plans coming for phones in 2 years
[ Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:35:27 GMT ]

"I'll be surprised if, in the next 24 months, we don't see people in the market place with data-only plans," said ATT CEO Randall Stephenson on Friday.The CEO of AT&T Inc. said Friday that cellphone plans that count only data usage are likely to come in the next two years. In such a scenario, phone calls and texts would be considered as just another form of data.


Without a new Xbox or PlayStation will E3 be...boring?
[ Sat, 2 Jun 2012 02:03:20 GMT ]

Longtime video game analyst Michael Pachter — never one to mince words — has this to say about the world’s biggest video game show which is about to get under way next week: "It'll be one of the more boring ones." With Microsoft and Sony insisting they will not reveal their highly anticipated Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 machines and much of the news that gamers spent previous months hoping to officially hear about now on hold, this year's E3 is shaping up to be less than sizzling.Longtime video game analyst Michael Pachter — never one to mince words — has this to say about the world’s biggest video game show which is about to get under way next week: "It'll be one of the more boring ones." With Microsoft and Sony insisting they will not reveal their highly anticipated Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 machines and much of the news that gamers spent previous months hoping to officially hear about now on hold, this year's E3 is shaping up to be less than sizzling.


DNA-wrangling robot performs 200,000 experiments a week
[ Fri, 1 Jun 2012 18:44:11 GMT ]

When you think of robots in agriculture, you likely think of automatic threshers, fruit picking machines and corn huskers. But a recent addition at an agricultural research center is doing fiddly lab work all day long -- at 100 times the rate of a full-time researcher.When you think of robots in agriculture, you likely think of automatic threshers, fruit picking machines and corn huskers. But a recent addition at an agricultural research center is doing fiddly lab work all day long -- at 100 times the rate of a full-time researcher.


Spaceships will follow Dragon's trail
[ Sat, 2 Jun 2012 04:11:15 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA and SpaceX recap the Dragon cargo capsule's historic return from orbit, while other ventures move ahead with their own spaceship projects.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA and SpaceX recap the Dragon cargo capsule's historic return from orbit, while other ventures move ahead with their own spaceship projects.


Experts find credible calls from Amelia Earhart
[ Fri, 1 Jun 2012 23:00:24 GMT ]

March 20: Aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared during a round-the-world flight in 1937, seemingly without a trace. But experts say they've found an old photo that may show the landing gear from Earhart's wrecked plane. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports.  (Nightly News)Dozens of previously dismissed radio signals were actually credible transmissions from Amelia Earhart, according to a new study.


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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/70QPMYP711Y/" target="_blank">This week in Crave: The up-in-Flame edition</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>This week, we followed the progress of the Olympic Flame through Flickr photos and saw right through a transparent smartphone screen. Also, we surveyed the political leanings of America's Wi-Fi routers.

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