10 reasons to drop Windows for Mountain Lion[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:16:38 GMT ]I guess you could say I started cheating on Windows back in October of 2010. That’s when Apple debuted the revamped MacBook Air.

Mother Nature's Olympians crowned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:39:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Olympics is a time to celebrate the world's fastest and strongest humans, but you can rely on conservationists to put the best of human performance in perspective.

How to talk to your Mac: Using diction effectively[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:46:14 GMT ]One of the more useful and interesting features in OS X Mountain Lion is Dictation, which allows you to speak to your Mac and have your words translated to text. It's system-wide, and works in any app where text can be entered.

Google's Death Valley drive with the click of a mouse[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:21:39 GMT ]The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it — as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe's roadways invade privacy — this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California.

Meteor shower peaks tonight, hampered by moon[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:32:10 GMT ]An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't expect too much, experts say.

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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/VkFiqje-V3g/" target="_blank">Definitive Technology's new monitor speaker rocks the house</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:56:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Def Tech's StudioMonitor 55 not only has the bass response of a much larger speaker, it's a great-sounding speaker, period.

<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57481403-47/definitive-technologys-new-monitor-speaker-rocks-the-house/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/VkFiqje-V3g" 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/jK5fsTtTCvk/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/29: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57481883-315/road-trip-pic-of-the-day-7-29-what-is-this/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/jK5fsTtTCvk" 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/MM_2MqNu7Ps/" target="_blank">Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:47:33 PDT ]</i><BR>Network uses phones running the "Ninja OS," which features innovative apps such as "BoozeFone," where people can exchange beverages using what I dubbed "booze networking."

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Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

How to follow Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:26 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:10 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Our life online: Family to revolution[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:31:37 EDT ]CNN asked iReporters to share how the Internet has changed their lives. The responses, which ranged from sharing photos with friends to connecting with family overseas, came from dozens of people around the world.

How to follow the London Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:47:58 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

10 reasons to drop Windows for Mountain Lion[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:16:38 GMT ]I guess you could say I started cheating on Windows back in October of 2010. That’s when Apple debuted the revamped MacBook Air.

Your iris may soon be the target of identity thieves[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:45:07 GMT ]Security researchers have successfully fooled commercial iris-recognition scans with a computer-generated replica of a human eye. The fake iris only takes a few minutes to create, and does not require the original eye to be present.

Mother Nature's Olympians crowned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:39:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Olympics is a time to celebrate the world's fastest and strongest humans, but you can rely on conservationists to put the best of human performance in perspective.

Twitter bomb joke conviction overturned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:27:55 GMT ]A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media websites.

How to talk to your Mac: Using diction effectively[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:46:14 GMT ]One of the more useful and interesting features in OS X Mountain Lion is Dictation, which allows you to speak to your Mac and have your words translated to text. It's system-wide, and works in any app where text can be entered.

<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/Ad4GzG5hGE0/" target="_blank">The Audiophiliac picks 11 of the world's best headphones</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:06:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Eleven of the best sounding in-ear, noise-canceling, and audiophile headphones, priced from $22 to $1,945!

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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/XfKHiaEHHaw/" target="_blank">This week in Crave: The sporty edition</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>When we weren't crowdsourcing existential questions this week, we were riding around on a cardboard bicycle and signing our name with our eyes.

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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/zVsYEIZsYLc/" target="_blank">In Mojave, the world's most exciting planes take flight</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>From the Air Force to NASA, commercial airplane storage to the first private spacecraft, the Mojave is the center of aviation. CNET Road Trip 2012 braved the summer heat to check it out.

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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/~3/0mw2AETShKk/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/28: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57481795-315/road-trip-pic-of-the-day-7-28-what-is-this/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/0mw2AETShKk" 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/StZ9RSflMGo/" target="_blank">The past week's unbeatable tech reviewed</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine tells you what gear enchanted our editors over the past week, from a wildly extravagant car to a practical OS upgrade.

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How to follow the London Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:47:58 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:10 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Our life online: Family to revolution[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:31:37 EDT ]CNN asked iReporters to share how the Internet has changed their lives. The responses, which ranged from sharing photos with friends to connecting with family overseas, came from dozens of people around the world.

Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

How to follow Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:26 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

You can now 'handwrite' your Google searches[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:47:06 GMT ]Google has a knack for coming up with features that you never even realized you need until they exist. Google Handwrite is one of those features.

Twitter bomb joke conviction overturned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:27:55 GMT ]A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media websites.

Pre-caffeine tech: Sneezing monkeys, super manatees! [ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:15:35 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.

The best prepaid smartphones[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:27:09 GMT ]Today, you can get a prepaid smartphone that easily competes with contract phones — even a prepaid iPhone. You’ll pay more up front, but entry-level monthly plans are much less.

<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/x3um5gA8AaA/" target="_blank">Ouya game console adds OnLive, outs controller</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:49:45 PDT ]</i><BR>Ouya expands and upgrades its game library with OnLive streaming support.

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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/~3/6ngBbugysek/" target="_blank">Google+ global unique visitors up 66% since November</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:48:47 PDT ]</i><BR>A new study from ComScore shows unique visitors jumped to 110.7 million last month -- which would put Google+ at just over one-tenth of Facebook's 955 million active users.

<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57481373-93/google-global-unique-visitors-up-66-since-november/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/6ngBbugysek" 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/WSIOAsO8gj8/" target="_blank">Virgin Mobile adds $80 PCD Chaser to Android roster</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:50:05 PDT ]</i><BR>The Android 2.3-powered handset is aimed at first-time smartphone buyers.

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What success or failure on Mars would mean[ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:27:16 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Is the plan for the Curiosity rover's landing so crazy it just might work? Or just so crazy? Either way, it will change the course of Mars exploration.

<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/ILBgEjjqJsA/" target="_blank">E.T. phones home with Blu-ray edition for 30th anniversary</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:59:06 PDT ]</i><BR>The new edition will include both a Blu-ray and DVD, special features, deleted scenes, and a filmed reunion of the cast and crew.

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Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

Zuckerberg: FB phone 'wouldn't make sense'[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:03:50 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Review: Mac OS X Mountain Lion[ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:16:20 EDT ]How do you prep a venerable computer operating system to flourish in late 2012 and beyond?

Who should protect us online?[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:13:41 EDT ]More than 400 million people trust Google with their e-mail, and 50 million store files in the cloud using the Dropbox service. People manage their bank accounts, pay bills, trade stocks and generally transfer or store huge volumes of personal data online. Who is ultimately in charge of making sure all this information is secure: the government, the companies or the users?

A factory for 'makers'[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:47:27 EDT ]In a world of mass-marketed gadgets designed to be trashed and replaced after a few years, is there room for the Egg-Bot, a machine that lets you design and draw images on ... you guessed it ... eggs?

Pre-caffeine tech: Mountain Lion, unicorns! [ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:21:44 GMT ]Mountain Lion — the latest version of Apple's OS X — is now available in the Mac App Store for $19.99. And it's definitely a worthwhile operating system upgrade.

Study: 1 in 6 sex offenders lives digital double life[ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:59:50 GMT ]Nearly one in six convicted sex offenders is using sophisticated techniques invented by identity thieves to avoid their legally mandated registration requirements, a new study has found.

Parachutist Fearless Felix jumps from 18 miles[ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:54:35 GMT ]The 43-year-old Austrian plunged to Earth from an altitude of about 96,640 feet Wednesday - more than 18 miles. He landed safely near Roswell, N.M.

Caution is key as people rush online to support shooting survivors[ Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:18:08 GMT ]In the aftermath of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., pages have cropped up in online communities — such as Reddit and Facebook — promoting opportunities to help survivors and victims' families. While there are plenty of ways to help, it's not surprising that many of those ways involve money.

5 (good) ways smartphones are being used in high school[ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:14:36 GMT ]Many high school teachers bristle at the idea of allowing smartphones such as Androids or iPhones in the classroom. Some high school students, however, are putting their smartphones to clever use, enhancing the classroom experience and propelling education into the 21st century.