Egypt's iconic antiquities chief fired[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:21:56 GMT ]Egypt's antiquities minister, whose trademark Indiana Jones hat made him one the country's best known figures around the world, was fired Sunday after months of pressure from critics who attacked his credibility and accused him of having been too close to the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Shoppers fume over Sears' $69 iPad ad mistake[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:50:28 GMT ]A online Sears ad that mistakenly advertised the 16-gigabyte, Wi-Fi-only iPad 2 for $69 — and got shoppers' hopes up and orders placed — was retracted by the retail giant, which blamed a third-party seller of the popular tablet for an advertising typo.

Radioactive decay fuels Earth's inner fires[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:17:27 GMT ]Half of the extraordinary heat of the Earth that erupts on its surface volcanically and drives the titanic motions of the continents is due to radioactivity, scientists find.

It's official: Probe is orbiting giant asteroid[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:38:26 GMT ]An unmanned NASA probe made history 117 million miles from Earth on Saturday when it arrived at the huge asteroid Vesta, making it the first spacecraft ever to orbit an object in the solar system's asteroid belt.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:33:12 PDT ]Apple would probably cease to exist if it was run by a cutthroat MBA texbook-thumping executive. Innovation and product risk-taking just isn't in their DNA.

Facebook bans Google+ ad[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:21 PDT ]An app developer places an ad on Facebook asking people to friend him on Google+. Facebook removes the ad and claims it is against its terms of service.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/17: What is this?[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]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.

More women crashing Google+ sausage party[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:28:24 PDT ]Early reports had figured the membership of Google+ to be upwards of 87 percent male. But new analysis shows a very different gender balance.

Jet pack fails Fox news broadcast[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:41:23 PDT ]A man with a water-powered jet pack is supposed to introduce a San Diego Fox station's news broadcast by taking off. Instead, he falls straight into the water, almost taking a Fox presenter with him.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

NASA probe orbiting giant asteroid ... hopefully[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:26:31 GMT ]NASA's Dawn spacecraft should now be circling the massive asteroid Vesta — if everything went according to plan.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Astronauts fix, haul gear on last shuttle flight[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:18:12 GMT ]Astronauts kept busy fixing and hauling gear aboard the linked Atlantis and International Space Station on Saturday, as the last shuttle flight drew closer to an end.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:17:41 PDT ]Readers respond to a critique of Hewlett-Packard's product innovation. Some of the comments offer a strong counterpoint to arguments put forth in last week's post.

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:33:12 PDT ]Apple would probably cease to exist if it was run by a cutthroat MBA texbook-thumping executive. Innovation and product risk-taking just isn't in their DNA.

Facebook bans Google+ ad[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:21 PDT ]An app developer places an ad on Facebook asking people to friend him on Google+. Facebook removes the ad and claims it is against its terms of service.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/17: What is this?[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]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.

More women crashing Google+ sausage party[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:28:24 PDT ]Early reports had figured the membership of Google+ to be upwards of 87 percent male. But new analysis shows a very different gender balance.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

NASA probe orbiting giant asteroid ... hopefully[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:26:31 GMT ]NASA's Dawn spacecraft should now be circling the massive asteroid Vesta — if everything went according to plan.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Astronauts fix, haul gear on last shuttle flight[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:18:12 GMT ]Astronauts kept busy fixing and hauling gear aboard the linked Atlantis and International Space Station on Saturday, as the last shuttle flight drew closer to an end.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:17:41 PDT ]Readers respond to a critique of Hewlett-Packard's product innovation. Some of the comments offer a strong counterpoint to arguments put forth in last week's post.

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:33:12 PDT ]Apple would probably cease to exist if it was run by a cutthroat MBA texbook-thumping executive. Innovation and product risk-taking just isn't in their DNA.

Facebook bans Google+ ad[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:21 PDT ]An app developer places an ad on Facebook asking people to friend him on Google+. Facebook removes the ad and claims it is against its terms of service.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/17: What is this?[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:00:00 PDT ]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.

More women crashing Google+ sausage party[ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:28:24 PDT ]Early reports had figured the membership of Google+ to be upwards of 87 percent male. But new analysis shows a very different gender balance.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.

The techie hero of the Mumbai blasts[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:50:38 EDT ]Nitin Sagar was at his New Delhi office tweeting about needing a girl to fondly run her fingers through his hair when he saw the posts about three deadly blasts many miles away in Mumbai.

What's this Spotify thing all about?[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:24 EDT ]It's hard to escape buzz about Spotify this week -- especially since Britney Spears and others are "so excited" about it.

NASA probe orbiting giant asteroid ... hopefully[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:26:31 GMT ]NASA's Dawn spacecraft should now be circling the massive asteroid Vesta — if everything went according to plan.

No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:34:23 GMT ]Scratch "123456" and "password" as your Hotmail password choices. They're not going to work anymore, says Microsoft, which says it is going to forbid users of the email program from choosing such passwords in an attempt to bolster security.

Google+: Where all the guys are[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:04 GMT ]Well, now we know that Google+ is the equivalent of Alaska in the social networking world: At least two sites tracking Google+ users say more than 73 percent are male.

Astronauts fix, haul gear on last shuttle flight[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:18:12 GMT ]Astronauts kept busy fixing and hauling gear aboard the linked Atlantis and International Space Station on Saturday, as the last shuttle flight drew closer to an end.

Invisibility gets a reality check[ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Harry Potter's invisibility cloak comes in handy for the final installment of the boy wizard's movie saga, but real-life invisibility technologies might well be at least as useful.

Cut-rate Apple: iPhones for nine bucks, iPads for 70?[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:30:29 PDT ]editor's notebook I have what, for a tech editor, is a shocking confession to make: I'm--gasp--not an early adopter. But at these prices, maybe it's time to join Generation i.

Google Maps cans traffic estimates[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:51:45 PDT ]Deeming its traffic estimates not accurate enough, Google no longer displays how long it will take you to get from point A to point B in traffic on Google Maps. The company says it's trying to find more accurate methods.

Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:17:41 PDT ]Readers respond to a critique of Hewlett-Packard's product innovation. Some of the comments offer a strong counterpoint to arguments put forth in last week's post.

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:33:12 PDT ]Apple would probably cease to exist if it was run by a cutthroat MBA texbook-thumping executive. Innovation and product risk-taking just isn't in their DNA.

Facebook bans Google+ ad[ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:21 PDT ]An app developer places an ad on Facebook asking people to friend him on Google+. Facebook removes the ad and claims it is against its terms of service.

Solar lanterns saving lives, lighting up Kenya[ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:40:19 EDT ]It's an ambitious project but one that the team feel can really make a difference to people living in rural Kenya who do not have access to electricity.