How your phone's screen shatters[ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:34:56 GMT ]You’ll know when it’s over. Upon impact, a small amount of elastic energy is converted into acoustic energy — that resounding indication of breaking glass. But the majority of the elastic energy stored in the glass will be converted into two — or more — surface energies. A crack. You've just smashed your phone's screen.

Spacewalkers take on fix-up tasks after delay[ Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:13:50 GMT ]A suspected leaky valve on the International Space Station stalled the start of a spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts for nearly an hour on Monday, forcing them to wait in bulky spacesuits until it was deemed safe to venture outside.

iPhone app tries to rid world of cheesy photo filters[ Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:18:40 GMT ]Many of us have a love-hate affair with apps like Instagram. A couple of photo filters can make a lousy image look interesting — but do we really want all our digital memories to be saved in shades of sepia?

Pre-caffeine tech: Tossing phones, shaming dogs![ Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:46:20 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.v A U.S.

Curiosity shoots Martian rock with laser[ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:21:37 GMT ]NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.

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Creepy viral 'Lollipop' getting a sequel[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:49:10 EDT ]For actor Bill Oberst Jr., it was an unpaid gig starring in a Web-only video that's just two minutes long.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note tablet[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:49:38 EDT ]When Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphone went on sale in the U.S. in February, two things made it, um, noteworthy. At 5.3″, its display was the largest one ever offered on a phone. And the Note came with Samsung's S Pen, a precision stylus which let you jot notes and sketch pictures without jabbing at the screen with your finger.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/v2_JScCkrSc/index.html" target="_blank">Tech's progress on 'blood phones'

</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:55:07 EDT ]</i><BR>They've been called "blood phones."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~4/v2_JScCkrSc" height="1" width="1"/>
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Man seeks to stage global blimp race[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:07:02 EDT ]Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy.

5 games to watch from Gamescom[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:06:37 EDT ]Hundreds of videogames are being unveiled during the annual Gamescon festival in Cologne, Germany, but we take a look at five in particular that should be popular with diehard players.

Teen driver? Tech tools can ease worried parents[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:49:24 GMT ]Parents can't always to be riding shotgun to intervene when kids drive negligently, but technology can — and a broad range of high-tech parent stand-ins is available to do exactly that.

Judge rejects Facebook settlement over users appearing in ads[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:30:02 GMT ]A U.S. judge rejected Facebook Inc's proposed legal settlement to resolve allegations that the social networking company violated its members' rights through the its 'Sponsored Stories' advertising feature.

How to deal with someone unfriending you[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:14:14 GMT ]Facebook friendship is fleeting and borderline meaningless. But that doesn't mean rejection and betrayal don't sting. Here's how to handle that type of digital breakup.

Britney Spears to Mars rover: What's new?[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:40:10 GMT ]Pop star Britney Spears is more than a music diva. She's also, apparently, a Mars rover fan.

Mars rover sets its sights on a summit[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:58:08 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back its sharpest image of the 3-mile-high mountain it will climb on Mars.

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Note tablet[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:49:38 EDT ]When Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphone went on sale in the U.S. in February, two things made it, um, noteworthy. At 5.3″, its display was the largest one ever offered on a phone. And the Note came with Samsung's S Pen, a precision stylus which let you jot notes and sketch pictures without jabbing at the screen with your finger.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/v2_JScCkrSc/index.html" target="_blank">Tech's progress on 'blood phones'

</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:55:07 EDT ]</i><BR>They've been called "blood phones."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~4/v2_JScCkrSc" height="1" width="1"/>
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Man seeks to stage global blimp race[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:07:02 EDT ]Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy.

5 games to watch from Gamescom[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:06:37 EDT ]Hundreds of videogames are being unveiled during the annual Gamescon festival in Cologne, Germany, but we take a look at five in particular that should be popular with diehard players.

Man seeks to stage around-the-world blimp race[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:33:21 EDT ]Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy.

Google maps ancient Mexican ruins[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:34:45 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Google is expanding its Street View offerings to include dozens of 360-degree photo tours of ancient Mexican monuments such as Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza and Palenque.

Pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane located?[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:38:47 GMT ]Pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane might have been located in the depths of the waters off Nikumaroro island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to a preliminary review of high-definition video taken last month at the uninhabited coral atoll believed to be Earhart's final resting place.

As K-12 goes high-tech, colleges get more virtual[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:52:14 GMT ]Technology and educational experts say new technology is shaking the foundations of educational institutions.

Britney Spears to Mars rover: What's new?[ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:02:28 GMT ]Pop star Britney Spears is more than a music diva. She's also, apparently, a Mars rover fan.

Mars rover gets ready for its first laser blasts[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:38:09 GMT ]Scientists have selected the first target for the laser blaster on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover, as well as the itinerary for the rover's first extended trek on the Red Planet.

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Note tablet[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:49:38 EDT ]When Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphone went on sale in the U.S. in February, two things made it, um, noteworthy. At 5.3″, its display was the largest one ever offered on a phone. And the Note came with Samsung's S Pen, a precision stylus which let you jot notes and sketch pictures without jabbing at the screen with your finger.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/v2_JScCkrSc/index.html" target="_blank">Tech's progress on 'blood phones'

</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:55:07 EDT ]</i><BR>They've been called "blood phones."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~4/v2_JScCkrSc" height="1" width="1"/>
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Man seeks to stage global blimp race[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:07:02 EDT ]Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy.

5 games to watch from Gamescom[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:06:37 EDT ]Hundreds of videogames are being unveiled during the annual Gamescon festival in Cologne, Germany, but we take a look at five in particular that should be popular with diehard players.

Man seeks to stage around-the-world blimp race[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:33:21 EDT ]Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy.

Wreckage of polar explorer's ship found[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:05:37 GMT ]A research vessel testing its underwater mapping equipment recently made a remarkable discovery: the wreck of the Terra Nova, the famed ship that took British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his fateful voyage to Antarctica a century ago.

Kickstarter projects generate millions of dollars[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:28:33 GMT ]A funny thing happens on Kickstarter, the website where people ask for money to finance their projects. Sometimes, they get more money than they ask for.

Mars Curiosity rover team faces the masses[ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:19:46 GMT ]After facing the "seven minutes of terror" and landing a car-sized rover on Mars, some of the stars of the NASA's Curiosity mission team faced thousands of questioners on Reddit — and they definitely delivered the geeky goods.

Lessons from Twitter revolt against insurance co.[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:31:10 GMT ]At the intersection of social media, consumer frustration, anxious lawyers and heavy-handed regulations you'll find a particularly tricky corner of the Web. Insurance firms, which have always been a magnet for complaints anyway, lie at precisely this crossroads.

As K-12 goes high-tech, colleges get more virtual[ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:23:27 GMT ]Technology and educational experts say new technology is shaking the foundations of educational institutions.