Apparently This Matters: Phelps, Phish[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:49 EDT ]As the segment moved from Phelps's triumphs in Athens to his dominance in Beijing, the music changed to the song "Tweezer Reprise" from the band Phish. And that, my friends, is why we're here.

The best nonhuman Twitter feeds[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:02:06 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.

How to become a pro at 'StarCraft II'[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:17:56 EDT ]Want to play "StarCraf II" like a pro? See tips compiled from interviews with three of South Korea's best "StarCraft II" players, including MVP, MarineKing and SuperNoVa, as well as their coaches.

Is 'gaming addiction' a real disorder?[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:12:05 EDT ]Late last year, a video producer and I visited South Korea, which is said to be the global hub for gaming addiction, as well as gaming addiction treatment.

5 warning signs of gaming addiction[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.

Pre-caffeine tech: Cloud troubles, dogs in wigs![ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:09:30 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.

Scientists want to look for Martian life[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 03:16:18 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Some researchers say NASA's Curiosity rover could come across signs of life in spite of itself — and still others are planning experiments to address the "life on Mars" question directly for the first time in decades.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 coming in August[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:19:07 GMT ]Well, it's official. According to the folks at Samsung, the Galaxy Note 10.1, a tablet described as offering the "functionality and precision of a pen and paper," will be here by the end of the month.

Electronics Arts sues Zynga, says it copied 'Sims' game[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:18:05 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc sued Zynga Inc on Friday, accusing the social gaming company of copying key elements of EA's "The Sims Social" game for Zynga's own title, "The Ville." EA's lawsuit is the latest in a series of copycat accusations leveled against Zynga, a company that has shrugged off similar litigation in the past as it grew into the dominant publisher of games on Facebook.

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Curiosity rover scores touchdown on Mars[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:58:30 GMT ]NASA's Mars Science Laboratory pulled off a $2.5 billion touchdown of Super Bowl proportions, all by itself. And it quickly sent snapshots after the high-stakes landing.

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Apparently This Matters: Phelps, Phish[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:49 EDT ]As the segment moved from Phelps's triumphs in Athens to his dominance in Beijing, the music changed to the song "Tweezer Reprise" from the band Phish. And that, my friends, is why we're here.

The best nonhuman Twitter feeds[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:02:06 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.

How to become a pro at 'StarCraft II'[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:17:56 EDT ]Want to play "StarCraf II" like a pro? See tips compiled from interviews with three of South Korea's best "StarCraft II" players, including MVP, MarineKing and SuperNoVa, as well as their coaches.

Is 'gaming addiction' a real disorder?[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:12:05 EDT ]Late last year, a video producer and I visited South Korea, which is said to be the global hub for gaming addiction, as well as gaming addiction treatment.

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5 warning signs of gaming addiction[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.

Dinosaur boom linked to rise of Rocky Mountains[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 14:41:15 GMT ]The evolution of new dinosaur species may have surged due to the rise of the Rocky Mountains and the emergence of a prehistoric inner sea in North America, researchers say.

Urine or soda? Taco Bell prank mystery plagues Internet[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 00:01:12 GMT ]"Guess where I work," a young man tweeted recently. He included a photo of what appeared to be a stream of urine aimed at a Taco Bell order of nachos.

Last-minute guide to the Mars landing[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 00:58:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: How can you keep track of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars? Are there some cool clicky apps about it? And what the heck is an EDL? We have the answers.

How to defeat your enemies on the Internet[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 14:29:07 GMT ]The Internet began as a pure place, free of malice and bad manners. Today, rudeness and horror abound.

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It's a do-or-die day for Mars Curiosity rover[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:02:35 GMT ]After eight years of planning and eight months of interplanetary travel, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is finally facing its seven minutes of terror, leading to a landing on the Red Planet. And there'll be nothing anyone on Earth can do but watch.

The best nonhuman Twitter feeds[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:25 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.

Apparently This Matters: Phelps, Phish[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:49 EDT ]As the segment moved from Phelps's triumphs in Athens to his dominance in Beijing, the music changed to the song "Tweezer Reprise" from the band Phish. And that, my friends, is why we're here.

Smartphones yield more phone problems[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.

83 million Facebook accounts are fakes[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.

Cats, towels and fog: Great nonhuman Twitterers[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:29:04 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.

Why we're obsessed with Mars[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 15:13:20 GMT ]Absent little green men, what drives our culture's fascination with Mars?

Apple executive: Steve Jobs was open to making a smaller iPad[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 15:03:05 GMT ]Steve Jobs was receptive to Apple making a smaller tablet, a senior executive said in a 2011 email revealed on Friday, fanning speculation it plans to make a mini-iPad to take on cheaper gadgets from Google and Amazon.

A history of high-performance Olympic uniforms[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:37:18 GMT ]When sprinters step the mark this week, they'll be outfitted in computer-modeled sneakers and wind-tunnel-tested polyurethane, some of the most advanced fabrics money can buy. But let's start at the beginning.

Urine or soda? Taco Bell prank mystery plagues Internet[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 00:01:12 GMT ]"Guess where I work," a young man tweeted recently. He included a photo of what appeared to be a stream of urine aimed at a Taco Bell order of nachos.

Slideshow: Summer delights from outer space[ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:13:24 GMT ]Click through pictures of auroral displays, interplanetary views and other space highlights from July 2012.

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83 million Facebook accounts are fakes[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.

Apparently This Matters: Phelps, Phish[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:49 EDT ]As the segment moved from Phelps's triumphs in Athens to his dominance in Beijing, the music changed to the song "Tweezer Reprise" from the band Phish. And that, my friends, is why we're here.

Smartphones yield more phone problems[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.

The best nonhuman Twitter feeds[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:50:25 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.

Cats, towels and fog: Great nonhuman Twitterers[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:29:04 EDT ]Five years ago, telling a friend that you interact regularly with a verbose orange traffic cone might earn you a pitying hug and a quick trip to the sanatorium.