Sunday, May 15, 2011

Video: Sony begins restoration of the PlayStation Network
[ Sun, 15 May 2011 04:20:50 GMT ]

May 15: Sony announced that game services will return with a phased restoration for Sony Online Entertainment and the PlayStation Network. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)Sony announced that game services will return with a phased restoration for Sony Online Entertainment and the PlayStation Network. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


Video: 'Modern Warfare 3' details leaked
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:46:48 GMT ]

May 13: According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


Video: iPhone apps: Super 8, safe driving and more
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 15:17:58 GMT ]

May 14: In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)


NASA clears Endeavour for Monday flight
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 21:33:41 GMT ]

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour awaits its final liftoff from Launch Pad 39A.NASA officials have given the space shuttle Endeavour a "go" to launch on its final space voyage Monday (May 16).


12 reasons 2020 will be an awesome year
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 19:32:47 GMT ]

According to a dazzling number of technology predictions that single out the year 2020, it's going to be to be one heck of a year. Here, we take a quick spin to see some of the wonders it has in store.


Is Netflix ready to save its first show?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:09:54 PDT ]
Netflix says it might get into the TV salvage business--footing the bill for a show the networks want to cancel, so customers can keep watching. Could NBC's "The Event" be first on the list?

Nvidia CEO: Why Android tablets aren't selling
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:56:32 PDT ]
Nvidia's CEO didn't mince words when explaining why Android tablet sales have been dismal so far. Lack of apps is only part of the problem.

Cell phones causing decline in bee numbers?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 16:57:49 PDT ]
Recent study suggests bees are significantly disturbed when mobile phones are used in close proximity to them. The research follows on similar studies, but colony collapse disorder may involve other factors.

Sony begins relaunching PlayStation Network
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 17:03:37 PDT ]
Company says network will return in stages, after a weeks-long outage that began when Sony's computer servers suffered a devastating and illegal intrusion.

Silver lining for music fans in Lime Wire case
[ Sun, 15 May 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]
analysis Lime Wire founder paid only a small percentage of what record companies sought in copyright infringement case. Also, while in court, Warner Music chief seemed to buck other label execs on issue of bundled music.

Want U.S. to keep tech edge? Teach kids science
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:34 EDT ]
When I was in high school, my older brother, Bart, was fast on his way to becoming a brilliant physician and pharmacologist. He began to specialize in juvenile oncology, and found himself in need of a device that could administer minute doses of medicine to his infant patients over an extended period of time. Eager to help, I went down into my parents' basement and started building.

Will Wii 2 rock the gaming world?
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:22:47 EDT ]
Depending on which Internet rumor you believe, it will be called Wii 2, Project Café or Stream. The only thing we know for certain about Nintendo's new video game system is that it's coming in 2012.

Facebook's attack exposes its own privacy problem
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:49:28 EDT ]
OK, here's the deal. A big corporate PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, tried to entice USA Today to lambaste a Google feature called Social Circle, on privacy grounds. It also encouraged a security blogger to write an op-ed attacking Google on the product.

Video: Sony begins restoration of the PlayStation Network
[ Sun, 15 May 2011 04:20:50 GMT ]

May 15: Sony announced that game services will return with a phased restoration for Sony Online Entertainment and the PlayStation Network. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)Sony announced that game services will return with a phased restoration for Sony Online Entertainment and the PlayStation Network. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


Video: 'Modern Warfare 3' details leaked
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:46:48 GMT ]

May 13: According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


Video: iPhone apps: Super 8, safe driving and more
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 15:17:58 GMT ]

May 14: In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)


NASA clears Endeavour for Monday flight
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 21:33:41 GMT ]

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour awaits its final liftoff from Launch Pad 39A.NASA officials have given the space shuttle Endeavour a "go" to launch on its final space voyage Monday (May 16).


12 reasons 2020 will be an awesome year
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 19:32:47 GMT ]

According to a dazzling number of technology predictions that single out the year 2020, it's going to be to be one heck of a year. Here, we take a quick spin to see some of the wonders it has in store.


Is Netflix ready to save its first show?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:09:54 PDT ]
Netflix says it might get into the TV salvage business--footing the bill for a show the networks want to cancel, so customers can keep watching. Could NBC's "The Event" be first on the list?

Nvidia CEO: Why Android tablets aren't selling
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:56:32 PDT ]
Nvidia's CEO didn't mince words when explaining why Android tablet sales have been dismal so far. Lack of apps is only part of the problem.

Cell phones causing decline in bee numbers?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 16:57:49 PDT ]
Recent study suggests bees are significantly disturbed when mobile phones are used in close proximity to them. The research follows on similar studies, but colony collapse disorder may involve other factors.

Sony begins relaunching PlayStation Network
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 17:03:37 PDT ]
Company says network will return in stages, after a weeks-long outage that began when Sony's computer servers suffered a devastating and illegal intrusion.

Silver lining for music fans in Lime Wire case
[ Sun, 15 May 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]
analysis Lime Wire founder paid only a small percentage of what record companies sought in copyright infringement case. Also, while in court, Warner Music chief seemed to buck other label execs on issue of bundled music.

Want U.S. to keep tech edge? Teach kids science
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:34 EDT ]
When I was in high school, my older brother, Bart, was fast on his way to becoming a brilliant physician and pharmacologist. He began to specialize in juvenile oncology, and found himself in need of a device that could administer minute doses of medicine to his infant patients over an extended period of time. Eager to help, I went down into my parents' basement and started building.

Will Wii 2 rock the gaming world?
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:22:47 EDT ]
Depending on which Internet rumor you believe, it will be called Wii 2, Project Café or Stream. The only thing we know for certain about Nintendo's new video game system is that it's coming in 2012.

Facebook's attack exposes its own privacy problem
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:49:28 EDT ]
OK, here's the deal. A big corporate PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, tried to entice USA Today to lambaste a Google feature called Social Circle, on privacy grounds. It also encouraged a security blogger to write an op-ed attacking Google on the product.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Child porn found on man's Facebook page
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 17:28:33 GMT ]
Deputies in a Florida county say they found a Facebook page full of child pornography, after the social network caught the images and reported them.

Video: 'Modern Warfare 3' details leaked
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:46:48 GMT ]

May 13: According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


Video: iPhone apps: Super 8, safe driving and more
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 15:17:58 GMT ]

May 14: In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)


NASA clears Endeavour for Monday flight
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 21:33:41 GMT ]

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour awaits its final liftoff from Launch Pad 39A.NASA officials have given the space shuttle Endeavour a "go" to launch on its final space voyage Monday (May 16).


12 reasons 2020 will be an awesome year
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 19:32:47 GMT ]

According to a dazzling number of technology predictions that single out the year 2020, it's going to be to be one heck of a year. Here, we take a quick spin to see some of the wonders it has in store.


Control this six-jointed robot by moving your arm
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 12:42:30 PDT ]
A handheld input device contains inertial sensors that can be used to control anything from a robot arm to a prosthetic foot.

Is Netflix ready to save its first show?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:09:54 PDT ]
Netflix says it might get into the TV salvage business--footing the bill for a show the networks want to cancel, so customers can keep watching. Could NBC's "The Event" be first on the list?

Nvidia CEO: Why Android tablets aren't selling
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 13:56:32 PDT ]
Nvidia's CEO didn't mince words when explaining why Android tablet sales have been dismal so far. Lack of apps is only part of the problem.

Cell phones causing decline in bee numbers?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 16:57:49 PDT ]
Recent study suggests bees are significantly disturbed when mobile phones are used in close proximity to them. The research follows on similar studies, but colony collapse disorder may involve other factors.

Sony begins relaunching PlayStation Network
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 17:03:37 PDT ]
Company says network will return in stages, after a weeks-long outage that began when Sony's computer servers suffered a devastating and illegal intrusion.

Want U.S. to keep tech edge? Teach kids science
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:34 EDT ]
When I was in high school, my older brother, Bart, was fast on his way to becoming a brilliant physician and pharmacologist. He began to specialize in juvenile oncology, and found himself in need of a device that could administer minute doses of medicine to his infant patients over an extended period of time. Eager to help, I went down into my parents' basement and started building.

Will Wii 2 rock the gaming world?
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:22:47 EDT ]
Depending on which Internet rumor you believe, it will be called Wii 2, Project Café or Stream. The only thing we know for certain about Nintendo's new video game system is that it's coming in 2012.

Facebook's attack exposes its own privacy problem
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 07:49:28 EDT ]
OK, here's the deal. A big corporate PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, tried to entice USA Today to lambaste a Google feature called Social Circle, on privacy grounds. It also encouraged a security blogger to write an op-ed attacking Google on the product.

Follow the Taliban — now on Twitter
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 17:37:24 GMT ]

In the latest sign of the hardline movement's rapprochement with at least some areas of the modern world, the Taliban have embraced microblogging. In the latest sign of the hardline movement's rapprochement with at least some areas of the modern world, the Taliban have embraced microblogging.


Video: 'Modern Warfare 3' details leaked
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:46:48 GMT ]

May 13: According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)According to gaming blog Kotaku "Modern Warfare 3" will pick up right where Modern Warfare 2 left off, familiar characters from the series will be returning, and supposedly all of the loose ends from the series will also get tied up. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)


No strings attached to kids' clothing swap site
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:09 GMT ]

Money- and time-saving website for parents lets them swap clothing their children have outgrown. Parents with extra clothing list what they have to offer, and parents with clothing needs can search the site by gender, size and season to find what they’re looking for.Money- and time-saving website for parents lets them swap clothing their children have outgrown. Parents with extra clothing list what they have to offer, and parents with clothing needs can search the site by gender, size and season to find what they’re looking for.


Video: iPhone apps: Super 8, safe driving and more
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 15:17:58 GMT ]

May 14: In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)In this week's App Smashup, msnbc.com's Wilson Rothman looks at the Super 8 camcorder app, a safe-driving tool, a free instant website builder and tea. Yep, tea. (msnbc.com)


12 reasons 2020 will be an awesome year
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 19:32:47 GMT ]

According to a dazzling number of technology predictions that single out the year 2020, it's going to be to be one heck of a year. Here, we take a quick spin to see some of the wonders it has in store.


Analyst: iPhone '4S' possible, but with no 4G
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:29:48 PDT ]
Analyst report says expectations for Apple's next iPhone should be tempered, with the future device lacking a 4G LTE chipset, though ending up on more carriers than it's currently offered.

Dell video teases upcoming 'ultrathin' laptop
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 18:57:31 PDT ]
Dell has released a video and photos of its upcoming 15.6-inch ultrathin laptop. The line of new laptops is designed in the spirit of the discontinued Adamo.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 04:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite gadgets from the past week, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, and the Apple iMac spring 2011.

CNET's got your Android coverage right here
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 05:00:00 PDT ]
Check out our new Android Atlas and see the internal CNET stats that show Android is more than a passing fad.

With PSN still down, what else is there to do?
[ Sat, 14 May 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]
We've got some ideas for how you can while away the hours while Sony's PlayStation Network remains down. How about PC gaming, social gaming, changing your passwords, or heading outside (just kidding on that last one!)?

Want U.S. to keep tech edge? Teach kids science
[ Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:34 EDT ]
When I was in high school, my older brother, Bart, was fast on his way to becoming a brilliant physician and pharmacologist. He began to specialize in juvenile oncology, and found himself in need of a device that could administer minute doses of medicine to his infant patients over an extended period of time. Eager to help, I went down into my parents' basement and started building.