The toys your kids'll soon beg you for[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:18:56 GMT ]From a 3-D mask kids can wear to watch "The Transformers" in 3-D to a Leap Pad tablet — yes, a tablet — for children, there were all kinds of tech goodies at this year's Toy Fair in New York.

Video: Xbox's Kinect could improve surgery[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:51:25 GMT ]The technology that powers games like "Dance Central" may one day power the robotic arms performing your surgery. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Game device adapted for robotic touch[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:33:37 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers hack into a Kinect video-game control device to create a robotic system that provides a sense of touch via cyberspace.

Smart phone malware: The six worst offenders[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:29:57 GMT ]Get ready for a case of the creepy crawlies, because we just got a list of the scariest malicious attacks on smart phones to date, and it's full of worms, snakes, evil bunnies ... and Rick Astley.

Pre-caffeine: Hot tech, drunk pandas![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on smart phone wars, Facebook, Internet culture and more.

RIM and Nokia: Carrier-friendly smartphone alternatives[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:02:52 PST ]CEOs from Research In Motion and Nokia say that, though beset by Apple's iOS and Google's Android, they will win over wireless operators by helping them make money.

Major League Gaming aims to expand overseas[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:32:41 PST ]MLG, which runs online video-game tournaments, inks a deal with media conglomerate IMG Worldwide to extend its reach beyond North America.

Tesla net loss widens as revenue nearly doubles[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:35:22 PST ]During the quarter, Tesla logged higher costs for research and development and for expanding its sales and marketing activities.

Google announces One Pass, rival to Apple's subscription service[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:42:21 PST ]The day after Apple unveiled the details of its App Store subscription plan, Google has announced One Pass, its own subscription plan with better terms for publishers and content providers.

Report: Android app market growing faster than iPhone apps[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:47:10 PST ]Lookout says Android market could overtake Apple App Store in number of apps by mid-2012 if current growth rate continues.

Widescreen tablets are coming soon[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:30:02 EST ]Tablets are becoming less square.

Google targets content farms with Chrome[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:12:35 EST ]Content farms, those generators of spammy Web pages engineered to show up high in search results, are getting a closer look from Google -- a move that could dampen their visibility.

'Jeopardy!' Day 2: Watson spanks humans[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:34:05 EST ]So far, it's elementary for Watson.

App developers unhappy with subscription service[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:36:47 EST ]Dissension against Apple's new in-app subscription policies is growing, with streaming music service Rhapsody openly opposing the new policy while publishers mull potential courses of action, including litigation.

The toys your kids'll soon beg you for[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:18:56 GMT ]From a 3-D mask kids can wear to watch "The Transformers" in 3-D to a Leap Pad tablet — yes, a tablet — for children, there were all kinds of tech goodies at this year's Toy Fair in New York.

Video: Xbox's Kinect could improve surgery[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:51:25 GMT ]The technology that powers games like "Dance Central" may one day power the robotic arms performing your surgery. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Game device adapted for robotic touch[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:33:37 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers hack into a Kinect video-game control device to create a robotic system that provides a sense of touch via cyberspace.

Smart phone malware: The six worst offenders[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:29:57 GMT ]Get ready for a case of the creepy crawlies, because we just got a list of the scariest malicious attacks on smart phones to date, and it's full of worms, snakes, evil bunnies ... and Rick Astley.

Pre-caffeine: Hot tech, drunk pandas![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on smart phone wars, Facebook, Internet culture and more.

RIM and Nokia: Carrier-friendly smartphone alternatives[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:02:52 PST ]CEOs from Research In Motion and Nokia say that, though beset by Apple's iOS and Google's Android, they will win over wireless operators by helping them make money.

ecoATM kiosk scans used gadget, pays owner[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:55:03 PST ]The maker of the ecoATM, an electronics take-back and recycling kiosk, raises money from Coinstar and others to launch in more retail locations.

Major League Gaming aims to expand overseas[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:32:41 PST ]MLG, which runs online video-game tournaments, inks a deal with media conglomerate IMG Worldwide to extend its reach beyond North America.

Tesla net loss widens as revenue nearly doubles[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:35:22 PST ]During the quarter, Tesla logged higher costs for research and development and for expanding its sales and marketing activities.

Google announces One Pass, rival to Apple's subscription service[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:42:21 PST ]The day after Apple unveiled the details of its App Store subscription plan, Google has announced One Pass, its own subscription plan with better terms for publishers and content providers.

Widescreen tablets are coming soon[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:30:02 EST ]Tablets are becoming less square.

Google targets content farms with Chrome[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:12:35 EST ]Content farms, those generators of spammy Web pages engineered to show up high in search results, are getting a closer look from Google -- a move that could dampen their visibility.

'Jeopardy!' Day 2: Watson spanks humans[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:34:05 EST ]So far, it's elementary for Watson.

App developers unhappy with subscription service[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:36:47 EST ]Dissension against Apple's new in-app subscription policies is growing, with streaming music service Rhapsody openly opposing the new policy while publishers mull potential courses of action, including litigation.

Police accuse man of blackmailing Nintendo[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:56:11 GMT ]Spanish police have arrested a man for trying to blackmail Nintendo after he allegedly stole the personal information of 4,000 gamers from one of the company's websites.

Android and iPhone: It's a two-horse race[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:48:41 GMT ]It's official — there are only two mobile operating systems that matter right now. Even though their competitors are trumpeting enthusiastic comeback strategies, the big money is on Apple's iOS and Google's Android, the Mac and PC of the 21st century.

Machine converts plastic bags into fuel[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:34:36 GMT ]Cosmic Log: A Japanese inventor has created a machine suitable for home use that can turn plastic waste into fuel, a technological feat that could give us something to do with all the grocery sacks piling up under our kitchen sinks.

'Jeopardy' computer match takes dramatic turn[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:01:38 GMT ]A human and computer were tied after the first round of a three-day "man vs. machine" match on the TV game show — but the game isn't tied anymore.

Beyond 'Jeopardy': Watson's a winner[ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:24:13 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: No matter how the man-vs.-machine match turns out on the "Jeopardy" TV game show, artificial-intelligence experts say IBM's Watson is the big winner.

Rhapsody bites back at Apple[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:39:21 PST ]Rhapsody has come flat out and said it wouldn't be able to offer its service on iOS devices under the new terms of Apple's App Store subscription model.

NASA probe streaks past comet in picture-perfect flyby[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:58:01 PST ]NASA's repurposed Stardust-NExT spacecraft streaks past comet Tempel 1 in a bargain-basement flyby to learn how the icy body has changed since another spacecraft visited in 2005.

Google Street View photography wins journalism accolades (photos)[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:11:41 PST ]German photographer Michael Wolf received an honorable mention in this year's World Press Photo for photographs taken inside Google Street View.

Top Microsoft ad exec departs for Facebook[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:17:33 PST ]Microsoft has lost its corporate vice president of global advertising sales and trade marketing to Facebook.

Will Apple find publishing execs 'technologically innocent'?[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:48:26 PST ]Nobody in media wants to end up like the music sector and get run over by Apple, and that's why Steve Jobs is taking a big chance by adopting controversial requirements on app sales.

iPhone 5 rumor round-up: A bigger screen?[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:51:02 EST ]The word on the street tonight is that Apple is toying with the idea of a much larger screen for the iPhone 5.

Google targets content farms with Chrome[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:12:35 EST ]Content farms, those generators of spammy Web pages engineered to show up high in search results, are getting a closer look from Google -- a move that could dampen their visibility.

'Jeopardy!' Day 2: Watson spanks humans[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:56:20 EST ]So far, it's elementary for Watson.

Widescreen tablets are coming soon[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:30:02 EST ]Tablets are becoming less square.

HTC unveils phones with Facebook button[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:30:30 GMT ]Taiwanese smart phone maker HTC unveiled two social networking phone models, with a focus on Facebook access, and introduced its first tablet computer to a crowded marketplace.

Cosmic Log: Romance amid the stars[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:10:08 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Those Valentine's Day "name-a-star" offers may be bogus, but there are some true love stories behind the names of some celestial objects.

Man and machine tied in 'Jeopardy' TV match[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:33:17 GMT ]In the "Jeopardy" battle of man vs. machine, man and machine were neck-and-neck on Monday.

Android and iPhone: It's a two-horse race[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:48:41 GMT ]It's official — there are only two mobile operating systems that matter right now. Even though their competitors are trumpeting enthusiastic comeback strategies, the big money is on Apple's iOS and Google's Android, the Mac and PC of the 21st century.

Pre-caffeine: Facebook phones, Voldemort cats[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on smart phone wars, Twitter trends, Internet culture and more.

Carriers try outflanking app stores with WAC[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:38:09 PST ]Mobile operators and some handset makers launch the Wholesale Applications Community, an attempt to bypass Google and Apple with cross-platform Web apps.

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Robot Babies[ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:45 PST ]The State Department readies new Internet freedom policies, the FAA may lift the ban on cell phones during air travel, and Japanese researchers are working on robot babies.