Technology News
For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 4:12pm
AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.
Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site (AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 2:18pm
AP - A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.
Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 5:04am
AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.
Facebook Timeline feature unpopular, especially among Baby Boomers (Yaho...
3 Feb 2012 at 11:15pm
Yahoo! News - The new mandatory Facebook Timeline is a surprisingly controversial feature. You either love it, or you hate it. And according to a new poll, it appears that almost all of you hate it. Overall, only 20% of those surveyed said they liked …
Super Bowl bust: U.S. government seizes 307 domains for violating NFL copyrig...
3 Feb 2012 at 11:08pm
Yahoo! News - While many sports fans are preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl by organizing parties and shopping for TVs, the U.S. government is preparing in a different way. Just yesterday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency seized 307 different domains suspected of violating NFL copyrights. …
NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable)
31 Jan 2012 at 11:45pm
Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 11:28pm
AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 9:30pm
Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.
Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers (ContributorNetwork)
4 Feb 2012 at 6:12pm
ContributorNetwork - Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and-touchpad arrangement.
Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan (Con...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:28pm
ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.
Are Apple, Google and Facebook Natural Monopolies? (ContributorNetwork)
3 Feb 2012 at 11:22pm
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | They may not be the power company, but you won't find too many threats to their dominance. All three are not only at the top of their game, they have few, if any, competitors. And the law helps keep newbies out of the market.
The Super Bowl: The most DVR’d, and DVR-proof, broadcast on TV (The Cutl...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:00pm
The Cutline - More than 111 million people are expected to watch the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Sundayâroughly a third of the U.S. population and the largest television audience in television history. And virtually all of those viewers will be watching it live. "Live sports is the most DVR-proof programming [...]
The sweetest mobile apps available for Valentine’s Day (Appolicious)
4 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm
Appolicious - Many of us carry on love affairs with our smartphones and tablet devices, and it is now also possible to find and nurture love with mobile applications. Whether you are looking to find a mate with similar interests in your vicinity, are in the early stages of courtship, or want to spoil your partner with flowers and chocolate this Valentine’s Day, we have some recommendations that will warm your heart.
Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future (Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 5:50pm
Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
New version of Showyou is a Flipboard for video (Appolicious)
2 Feb 2012 at 5:00pm
Appolicious - While there is no shortage of video to consume online and via mobile devices - 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! - finding clips and programs most relevant to you is challenging.
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iPad-like MacBook Air now unlikely? Was it even necessary?
4 Feb 2012 at 6:07pm
A research note from Citigroup says Apple CEO Tim Cook is not leaning toward a future MacBook Air with iPad-like features. So, now what?
Zuckerberg's taxes on IPO? How about $2 billion
4 Feb 2012 at 5:43pm
The Facebook chief may be on the hook for $2 billion in taxes with his company going public. But he's not necessarily all that upset about it, because Facebook in turn gets a tax deduction.
RCA's 'video LP' format, doomed from the start?
4 Feb 2012 at 3:36pm
From 1981 to 1984 RCA marketed the CED VideoDisc system. It never had a chance.
Romo the smartphone robot raises $1.5M, seeks world domination
4 Feb 2012 at 12:04pm
From Kickstarter project to startup to aspiring global power: The big ambitions of Romotive's robot phone.
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the LG Spectrum, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn, and the PowerMat Dual 1850 Rechargeable Backup Battery.
Is Bleacher Report ready for some football?
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
day on the job At one of the biggest sports sites in the country, preparing to make its Super Bowl coverage as strong as possible is the most important job of the year. CNET was on hand to see the plan take shape.
Apple's week brings new hire, court rulings, iPod spy shots
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Apple hired a new head of retail, had a few bouts in foreign courts, and potentially had the secret behind its next tiny iPod leaked out. More on those stories (and then some) in this week's Apple Talk Weekly.
Xbox co-creator channels arcade classics at mobile-game startup
4 Feb 2012 at 2:15am
The correlations between classic arcade games like Centipede and popular mobile games like Angry Birds are undeniable: they're simple, fun, and addictive. Seamus Blackley has hired a slew of old-school game developers to try to cash in on that fact with his company Innovative Leisure.
Firefox 11 to get add-on sync
4 Feb 2012 at 1:46am
Changes are afoot again for Firefox. The beta channel can now sync add-ons, the Aurora channel completes a smoother update process, and work on the faster native UI for Android continues.
iPhone 5 rumor roundup
4 Feb 2012 at 12:30am
CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.
Military, government officials could get secure Android phones
4 Feb 2012 at 12:12am
CNN reports that U.S. civilian and military officials are testing the use of secure Android smartphones that could be capable of transmitting confidential documents.
Apple cleans App Store of high-profile lookalike apps
3 Feb 2012 at 11:59pm
Apple has quietly removed a number of iOS games that could readily be mistaken for their popular counterparts and that had climbed up the charts as a result.
A hydrogen fueling station powered by the wind
3 Feb 2012 at 11:57pm
By building a wind turbine to power a hydrogen production and fueling station, a little hamlet in Long Island is positioning itself a bellwether for carbon-neutral transportation.
Mozilla preps the Web to push
3 Feb 2012 at 11:29pm
Mozilla's gestating a new project that takes its cues from the mobile world: site-specific push notifications. Could this be a next-generation RSS?
Cryoscope lets you feel your forecast
3 Feb 2012 at 11:02pm
Robb Godshaw, an industrial design student at Rochester Institute of Technology, demonstrates a haptic weather forecaster called the Cryoscope.
News on upcoming and current technology from Discovery.
NASA Pulls Plug on Ultraviolet Telescope
by Irene Klotz
17 Oct 2007 at 5:00pm
The FUSE telescope operated five years longer than expected.
Mars Rovers Just Keep Going
by AFP
17 Oct 2007 at 4:00pm
For the fifth time, NASA extends the missions of the two little rovers that never stop.
Microorganisms Key to Pearly Paint
by Tracy Staedter
15 Oct 2007 at 7:00pm
Tiny ocean diatoms are the source of a greener way to make iridescent paint.
'Green' Roof Made for Energy-Conscious Age
by Tracy Staedter
12 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm
Homeowners could see falling utility bills with a new roof technology.
Brainwave-Powered Tech Offers Access to Second Life
by AFP
12 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm
Brain waves power technology that moves avatars through a virtual world.
Real Flying Saucer Eyed by Defense Dept.
by Tracy Staedter
12 Oct 2007 at 3:30pm
If you happen to see a flying saucer, don't assume it's aliens, it's just the defense department.
