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'NHL2K11' shoots, but sometimes misses

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 1:51pm MDT

NHL2K11 (2KSports/Visual Concepts) tries to bring realism to sports on the Wii, but falls short because of control issues and a spotty artificial intelligence.

iTunes Ping: The missing thing

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:16am MDT

Apple this week launched Ping, a new social network that runs within the iTunes software.

Facebook testing a 'stalker button'

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 8:49am MDT

Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network.

Users amused, annoyed by Facebook Places

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 7:07am MDT

It's been two weeks since Facebook users took to blogs and message boards to voice their concerns about Places, a location-based service that allows people to check in to gathering spots via the social network.

Will motion controls reinvent gaming?

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 6:33am MDT

Four years ago, Nintendo's gesture-tracking Wii system proved the power of motion controls to extend the mainstream appeal of video games.

Senators: Cybersecurity can help U.S. safety

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:56am MDT

Recently, we completed an intensive, bipartisan six-month study on cybersecurity and presented it to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Toshiba recalls 41,000 computers over risk of burns

Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:56am MDT

Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of about 41,000 notebook computers worldwide at risk of overheating and burning users.

Samsung: Our Galaxy tablet better than iPad

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:05pm MDT

When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today's dominant tablet, Apple's iPad.

Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 11:14am MDT

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field.

iPad is for grandparents, not just geeks

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:22am MDT

Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people. It's also for grandparents.

Adult texters catching up to teens

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 12:30am MDT

Grown-ups don't text as much as teens -- at least not yet. A new survey suggests they may be catching up.

Apple will live stream event -- but not on PCs

Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:43am MDT

Apple users will get to watch live today as the company, at an event presumably led by CEO Steve Jobs, announces new services and products.

Grab these hot iPhone 4 games

Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:18am MDT

If you've picked up Apple's iPhone 4, you're probably aware of the new features that can benefit gamers on the go: a higher-resolution display, an integrated gyroscope to complement the accelerometer (for six-axis motion control), longer battery life and faster Wi-Fi.

How to gracefully unfriend someone online

Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:14am MDT

We've all done it -- surfed on over to the book of faces, our hearts racing and pupils dilating with excitement, let our cursors linger over those oh-so-powerful words, "Remove From Friends," and clicked away with the maniacal glee of a serial killer.

What Apple will, and won't, announce today

Posted: August 31st, 2010, 10:47pm MDT

A reworked line of iPods and a new, drastically cheaper, version of Apple TV are on the way.

Making computer memory work like human brains

Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:08pm MDT

How do computers remember things?

Who says video games aren't art?

Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:12am MDT

According to Merriam-Webster, the word "art" can be defined as "the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects."

Can Apple maintain the iPod's relevance?

Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:08am MDT

Long before the iPhone, the iPod was the device that helped transform Apple from computer company into a consumer electronics company.

Gmail looks to clear clutter with Priority Inbox

Posted: August 30th, 2010, 11:11pm MDT

Gmail users who feel swamped by a virtual flood of messages will get some help sorting them out.

The YouTube hit you won't hear on radio

Posted: August 30th, 2010, 11:05am MDT

The soul and hip-hop singer Cee Lo Green has a penchant for beautiful music with a dark subtext.

Chatroulette is back, but is it less raunchy?

Posted: August 30th, 2010, 9:45am MDT

Chatroulette, the controversial website that offers random video chat with strangers, was back Monday after being down for more than a week for promised improvements.

Facebook feeds narcissism, survey says

Posted: August 30th, 2010, 8:16am MDT

In a rather small survey conducted by a young psychologist, Facebook was shown to have some interesting correlations with self-esteem and narcissism in young adults.

Why you need a 'zombie apocalypse' phone

Posted: August 27th, 2010, 12:47pm MDT

You know it will happen someday: Zombies are chasing you down the street, groaning for your blood. You've been holed up for a week, and there's spotty cell service. It sure would be handy to request an emergency ammo drop from the black-helicopter guys.

Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter

Posted: August 27th, 2010, 9:21am MDT

Nancy Ehrlich was nearing 50 and frustrated, teaching at her small Pennsylvania town's elementary school with colleagues who didn't share her love of technology.

What will 'Social Network' do for Facebook?

Posted: August 27th, 2010, 9:10am MDT

They're everywhere here: on the sides of buses and along the walls of subway stations, posters for the upcoming film "The Social Network" bearing little else than the three words "PUNK, BILLIONAIRE, GENIUS" and a partial headshot of lead actor Jesse Eisenberg.

What's next for 'check-in' apps?

Posted: August 27th, 2010, 8:44am MDT

Seth Priebatsch was at a burrito joint in Boston recently when a message popped up on his smartphone from an app called SCVNGR.

Meet an 'origami'-like folding yacht

Posted: August 27th, 2010, 5:18am MDT

At first glance it may look more like a black box than a millionaire's play pen, but "unfold" this superyacht and a world of luxury and opulence is unveiled.

Google: 1 million Gmail calls on first day

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 3:39pm MDT

Google Wave and Google Buzz may have had troubles attracting usage, but the new ability to place calls from Gmail appears to have caught on quickly.

The new Digg: Don't believe the snipe

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 10:15am MDT

Social news site Digg this week launched a major new version that seeks to change the way we consume news radically.

Parents, do you know what these texts mean?

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 9:57am MDT

Do you know what this means: %*@:-( ? Or this: ~~#ZZZZZZ ? If the answers are no, you're not a teenager who uses alcohol or drugs.

What does your 'digital reflection' show?

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 9:48am MDT

Managing your internet appearance means much more than just touching up your profile pictures on Facebook and new software is being developed to show you exactly how you seem to others.

MIT unveils swimming, oil-cleaning robots

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 6:18am MDT

Here's a new way of looking at oil spill clean-up: Forget the big ships, massive work crews and hefty price tags.

17 states ask Craigslist to cut adult ads

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 1:10am MDT

Attorneys general in 17 states have banded together to call on Craigslist, the online classified ad website, to discontinue its adult services section.

Mobile maps make apartment-hunting easier

Posted: August 25th, 2010, 2:07pm MDT

Hunting for apartments can be exhausting and confusing, but you can make it a bit easier with the help of Google Maps on your smartphone.

Report: iTunes to rent TV shows for 99 cents

Posted: August 25th, 2010, 10:06am MDT

In a move that could further popularize online and mobile video, Apple's iTunes store this fall may begin renting TV programming to viewers for 99 cents per episode, according to a report from Bloomberg News.

Women, minorities are biggest cellphone users

Posted: August 25th, 2010, 9:17am MDT

Women text and talk on their mobile phones more than men.

Be polite and put your smartphone down

Posted: August 25th, 2010, 7:09am MDT

Remember the good ol' days, circa mid-naughts, when most people's phones just alerted them of incoming calls and the occasional text message?

Report: Big-fingered sumos given iPads

Posted: August 24th, 2010, 3:32pm MDT

Can a person's hands be too big for a cell phone?

Five must-have video games for fall

Posted: August 24th, 2010, 9:48am MDT

From downloadable titles like haunting puzzle-action hybrid "Limbo" for Xbox 360 to the long-awaited release of PC sci-fi strategy juggernaut "StarCraft II," summer's been good to gaming fans.

Is Apple working on a 'desktop iPad?'

Posted: August 24th, 2010, 9:12am MDT

Apple may be developing a computer that combines the look of a desktop with the touch-screen functions of its tablet-style iPad, according to reports about a patent filed by the company.

Strategy game sheds unpopular anti-piracy system

Posted: August 24th, 2010, 6:13am MDT

Digital Rights Management, or DRM, has been touted as a piracy preventer by entertainment and gaming manufacturers. But it's been blasted by end users as restrictive and ineffective against illegal downloading and copying of electronic media.

How to 'undo' an ill-advised Gmail message

Posted: August 23rd, 2010, 10:15am MDT

Ever have that sick-to-your-stomach, "Oh crap!" moment after sending an e-mail?

Slowed-down Justin Bieber 'remix' goes viral

Posted: August 23rd, 2010, 9:49am MDT

Pop heartthrob Justin Bieber may be the perfect Trojan horse for a meme.

You can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook

Posted: August 23rd, 2010, 8:12am MDT

You can't block CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.

Apps let couch potatoes and bookworms check in, too

Posted: August 23rd, 2010, 6:10am MDT

Intrigued by Foursquare, or Facebook's new Places feature, but not sure anybody would be interested in where you go every day?

WikiLeaks founder says he's been targeted

Posted: August 23rd, 2010, 4:18am MDT

WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange says Swedish authorities reached "the height of irresponsibility" by issuing an arrest warrant alleging rape against him, then revoking it less than a day later.

How to create a secure 'super password'

Posted: August 20th, 2010, 7:49am MDT

Say goodbye to those wimpy, eight-letter passwords.

Piranhas aside, 3D at home still a tough sell

Posted: August 20th, 2010, 6:50am MDT

Even if "Piranha 3D" has a modestly successful box-office debut this weekend, it could in the long run do more damage to the hopes of 3D TV makers than good.

Facebook Places raises more privacy concerns

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 1:33pm MDT

Based on comments on news sites and Facebook's official blog, many users appear apprehensive about Facebook Places, the social-networking site's new location feature.

Facebook Places: Here's how it works

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 10:12am MDT

Facebook has rolled out its long-awaited location feature, Facebook Places, an application that lets users "check in" on their mobile phones so friends know where they're hanging out and what they're doing.

Facebook steals Foursquare's location crown

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 9:18am MDT

Facebook this week launched "Places," a service that allows any user to "check in" to restaurants, stores and other local businesses -- thereby sharing their location with friends.

Why I sold my iPhone to Gazelle.com

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 7:19am MDT

I'm one of those people who won't throw out electronics just because they're outdated.

Sensors monitor U.S. oil pipelines for spills

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 4:07am MDT

For three decades, Mike and Sue Sibson expected the normal ups and downs that come with working a South Dakota farm and raising two kids. But when circumstances forced the Sibsons to let an oil pipeline bisect their property in 2009, it darkened their view of the American dream.

Fake trailers poke fun at Facebook movie

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 1:09pm MDT

David Fincher's "The Social Network" is already looking cheesy (Justin Timberlake as Napster co-founder Sean Parker? Really?), but it hasn't prevented others from making the Facebook movie's overdramatic trailer seem even more absurd.

Why video game history is important

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 9:52am MDT

Music has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Visual arts have the Met, Louvre and Guggenheim. Radio and TV have the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

How (not) to ask someone out online

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 7:56am MDT

Imagine, if you will, a crowded dance floor: Men and women are talking, laughing awkwardly and trying to gyrate their rhythmically challenged hips to that Phoenix song that goes "do let, do let, blah blah."

iPad competitors struggling to catch up

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 7:42am MDT

Some of the world's biggest electronics companies are readying an assault on the tablet market. But before they even begin, they find themselves at an early disadvantage.

Facebook may announce 'location' feature today

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 6:18am MDT

Social-networking giant Facebook has entered the check-in service world.

Turning a corner on high-speed rail

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 4:38am MDT

For a while now, crazy situations, hunger pangs and frustrating hours behind the wheel have been making life slightly miserable for Florida commuter Joe Panyanouvong. The attorney who regularly makes the 84-mile journey between Orlando and Tampa on Interstate 4 is ready for a solution.

Do-it-yourself solar power for your home

Posted: August 17th, 2010, 8:31am MDT

Imagine outfitting your house with small, affordable solar panels that plug into a socket and pump power into your electrical system instead of taking it out.

Debunking the internet apocalypse

Posted: August 17th, 2010, 6:22am MDT

As I read the criticism of Google and Verizon's supposed evil plan to demolish the Internet, and as I hear about "protests" of several dozen people at Google's headquarters, I scratch my head and wonder: am I missing something?

Making mobile games more fun

Posted: August 16th, 2010, 4:22pm MDT

Games are among the most popular things people do with their mobile devices. In the past year, more than a third of U.S. cell phone owners have played a game on their phone. Also, up to a quarter of all iPad apps are games.

How web journalism reinforces biases

Posted: August 16th, 2010, 10:14am MDT

There is very little evidence, if any, that Sarah Palin hates teachers, or that Andrew Breitbart is a racist. Yet a recent flood of viral stories propagated by internet journalists allegedly catch prominent conservatives red-handed in acts of hate.

Beware of fake Facebook 'dislike' button

Posted: August 16th, 2010, 9:49am MDT

Lots of people think the Internet is a bit too chipper -- so much so that they've clamored for a "dislike" button on Facebook, which, to date, only officially allows people to "like" content on its site.

Chinese iPod gadget aims to skin Apple

Posted: August 15th, 2010, 11:22pm MDT

Have you ever wished that your iPod Touch was an iPhone? Now it can be, thanks to a new device called the Apple Peel 520 and created by a Chinese company.

Steven Slater, the web loves you

Posted: August 13th, 2010, 4:10pm MDT

You haven't really made it until someone makes a YouTube video about you.

Why AT&T's wireless network isn't that bad

Posted: August 13th, 2010, 8:49am MDT

Here's the truth about AT&T's wireless network: On the whole, despite what you've heard, it's not actually that bad. It's just bad for the wrong people in the wrong places -- mostly tech- and media-types in New York and San Francisco, California.

Gamers battle for world Pokémon title

Posted: August 13th, 2010, 7:54am MDT

"Pikachu, I choose you!"

5 'persuasive' technologies to help you be good

Posted: August 13th, 2010, 6:53am MDT

Information is power, but does information -- by itself -- actually make people change their behavior?

Booking a flight? Visit Facebook

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 2:40pm MDT

Booking a flight just got more social.

Glitch sends college 'acceptance' letters

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 11:27am MDT

A computer glitch mistakenly caused around 2,500 applicants to Middlesex University in the United Kingdom to receive acceptance letters to study at the school in error.

India issues ultimatum on BlackBerry access

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 8:32am MDT

India is expected to make a major decision Thursday regarding BlackBerry, which is under serious scrutiny because the highly encrypted messages in the device make it impossible for intelligence agencies to monitor and, thus, pose a national security threat.

Are these the droids you're looking for?

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 7:33am MDT

Phones running Google's Android operating system are growing in popularity. With release of the Droid 2, here's a look at some of the top models.

iPad boosts appeal of digital comics

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 6:01am MDT

In just a few short months, Apple's iPad has become a popular mobile tool for web surfing, watching TV and reading electronic books. But its biggest impact may come in a lesser-known area of multimedia: digital comics.

Was 'Inception' inspired by Donald Duck?

Posted: August 11th, 2010, 11:53am MDT

There's some quacking on the web that film auteur Christopher Nolan's current blockbuster, "Inception," was inspired by, of all things, a 2004 Donald Duck comic book.

Twitter's new policy for deceased tweeters

Posted: August 11th, 2010, 9:16am MDT

Consider it a sign of the times, or even just success that Twitter now has a policy in place to handle ownership of a user's account once they've died.

Make a graceful online exit from your job

Posted: August 11th, 2010, 7:55am MDT

So, you're leaving your job.

Sources: Facebook will unveil location 'check-ins'

Posted: August 11th, 2010, 7:20am MDT

The long-rumored geolocation "check-in" feature at Facebook is slated to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNET.

Facebook cleans up birthday messages

Posted: August 10th, 2010, 2:48pm MDT

You've got a few reasons to dread and/or loathe birthdays. But at least now you can cross that hot mess of a Facebook news feed off your list of things to worry about on your or your friends' birthdays.

Net neutrality crusaders slam Verizon, Google

Posted: August 10th, 2010, 8:17am MDT

Net neutrality supporters say they're unhappy that the Verizon Communications and Google proposal for new net neutrality rules does not go far enough.

A new 'indie' genre: iPhone 4 filmmaking

Posted: August 10th, 2010, 6:06am MDT

Ryan Gonzalez really wanted to make a music video for his first solo album -- but like many independent artists, he had no budget.

AT&T app offers TV on iPhone, new BlackBerry

Posted: August 9th, 2010, 11:32am MDT

Users of the iPhone can now download and watch TV shows on the device, AT&T announced Monday.

Report suggests iPhone will launch on Verizon

Posted: August 9th, 2010, 7:23am MDT

Evidence continues to mount to support expectations that Apple's iPhone 4 will finally launch on Verizon this coming January.

Will charging standard help cut power cords?

Posted: August 9th, 2010, 7:03am MDT

When does mobile not feel very mobile? Every time you have to plug in a cord to charge a device. But power cords could become a 20th century artifact (at least for small mobile devices) if wireless charging technology becomes affordable, reliable, interoperable and easy.

In Europe, one cell-phone charger for everybody

Posted: August 9th, 2010, 6:32am MDT

Cellphone battery dead? No problem: Just borrow a charger from a friend. Oh, wait -- you can't, because your friend doesn't have the same phone as you, and his charger won't work with your phone.

U.S. electricity blackouts fuel call for 'smart grid'

Posted: August 9th, 2010, 5:36am MDT

New York's Staten Island was broiling under a life-threatening heat wave and borough President James Molinaro was seriously concerned about the area's Little League baseball players. It was last July's Eastern heat wave and Consolidated Edison was responding to scattered power outages as electricity usage neared record highs.

'Civilization V' feels familiar, plays differently

Posted: August 6th, 2010, 8:44am MDT

A early look at "Civilization V" shows the strategy game to have a familiar feel for long-time fans, but radical changes to make the well-known series fresh and exciting.

Is Twitter the nation's mood ring?

Posted: August 6th, 2010, 7:05am MDT

Every second, millions of people across the world are sharing their thoughts in the form of 140-character messages using Twitter. Taken together, they give a look at who, and how, we are.

With GPS dating apps, love the one you're near

Posted: August 6th, 2010, 6:32am MDT

There are many reasons people fall for each other: Personality, looks, humor -- sax-playing ability. But a new class of GPS-enabled smartphone apps is trying to bring dating back to the pure, data-driven basics.

What happens to your phone data -- and is it safe?

Posted: August 6th, 2010, 6:20am MDT

This week, news out of the Middle East saw BlackBerry, the handheld communication device of choice in the corporate world, assailed on multiple fronts over a security problem.

Even Lady Gaga loved 'geek camp'

Posted: August 6th, 2010, 6:06am MDT

Back when Lady Gaga was just a girl from New York named Stefani Germanotta, she might have been seen as a geek.

Google Wave's demise is good news for Facebook

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 9:06am MDT

Google this week abandoned "Wave," its much-hyped social collaboration tool. Wave was perhaps the prototypical Google product: Technically advanced, incredibly ambitious and near-impossible to use.

People posing as their pets on Facebook

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 8:23am MDT

There's nothing too unusual about the way Shiva Lingham starts her day. After a quick breakfast, she goes upstairs and crawls into her mom's unmade bed.

Henry Rollins' favorite on-the-road gadget

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 7:20am MDT

I have spent the larger half of the last 30 years traveling constantly. For days, weeks and sometimes months at a time, all I have is what I can carry -- to airports, train stations, docks to hotels, tour buses, tents and backstage areas. From Cairo to Kabul, Kathmandu and beyond, I haul it all with me, sometimes bringing all my food and water along as well.

Franken: Net neutrality is key to free speech

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 6:58am MDT

If we learned that the government was planning to limit our First Amendment rights, we'd be outraged. After all, our right to be heard is fundamental to our democracy.

Google plans to drop Wave

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 3:57pm MDT

Google is pulling the plug on Google Wave.

Why do people still use BlackBerrys?

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 12:49pm MDT

It's the smartphone everyone owns -- and no one seems to like.

Craigslist: We bar child sex ads

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 10:22am MDT

Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, at right in photo, with site founder Craig Newmark, says they are succeeding in keeping child sex ads off the site, working with police and assisting victims.

Top picks for free smartphone apps

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 8:16am MDT

BlackBerry, Droid, iPhone -- no matter which smartphone you have, it's the apps, not the features, that make your phone unique.

It's time to reclaim the Facebook Poke

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 7:41am MDT

I have a mission for you. One so lofty, so arduous, so utterly impossible that many of you may abandon the cause.

FBI to Wikipedia: Remove our seal

Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 10:32am MDT

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has threatened Wikipedia with legal action if the online encyclopedia doesn't remove the FBI's seal from its site.

BlackBerry ban could affect privacy elsewhere

Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 8:16am MDT

Smartphone users in countries all over the world could lose some privacy if a threat by the United Arab Emirates to shut down BlackBerry services goes through, analysts say.

Does Facebook unite us or divide us?

Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 6:09am MDT

On July 10, Facebook announced it had signed up its 500 millionth member. Many news outlets began stories on this milestone by declaring that if Facebook were a nation, it would be the third-most populous on the planet.

George Lucas rethinks lightsaber lawsuit

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:10pm MDT

Apparently, the Force is strong in a Hong Kong-based laser company that had irked the creators of "Star Wars."

Report: Android outsells iPhone this year

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 2:41pm MDT

Despite all the hoopla about the new iPhone 4, Google Android phones outsold Apple's iPhones during the first six months of this year, according to market data released on Monday by the Nielsen Company.

How Bing is out-innovating Google

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 1:04pm MDT

Google is one of the smartest, most innovative companies in the world, but in its core business -- online search -- it's being routinely shown up by Microsoft's third-place search engine, Bing.

Is this guy the Web's new rickroll?

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 10:23am MDT

Have you recently clicked on a link and -- surprise! -- been redirected to a nine-minute YouTube clip of a hip-swiveling saxophone player? Congrats -- you've been "saxrolled" and seen the Epic Sax Guy.

First iPhone 4 'jailbreak' posted online

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 8:16am MDT

A well-known hacker on Sunday posted the first "jailbreak" for the iPhone 4.

8 feel-good websites to brighten your day

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 6:10am MDT

Our world, and the internet, are full of bad news that makes it easy to be a Negative Nancy.

5 sequel games to look forward to

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 10:14am MDT

When a series of video games is beloved by fans, it's risky for makers to put a new game in the series out for testing.

YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fame

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 10:01am MDT

Good news for everyone out there who's ever thought to themselves: "A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short."

Is this high-tech bridge the safest in America?

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:45am MDT

Just about everyone who worked to build the new Interstate Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, knew that their project would never be "just a bridge." It would never occupy the same category as thousands of other concrete and steel behemoths that millions of American drivers thoughtlessly cross every day.

The robot that visits your cubicle

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:14am MDT

When Trevor Blackwell, CEO of a company called Anybots, wants to know what his employees are up to, he sends a robot to their cubicles.

The KIN phone is dead -- 'buy now!'

Posted: July 29th, 2010, 11:02am MDT

At the end of June, after much hype and a major mass-media ad campaign, Microsoft pulled the plug on KIN, its family of semi-smartphones.

At $139, is the new Kindle 'cheap?'

Posted: July 29th, 2010, 9:23am MDT

Prices in consumer electronics tend to fluctuate wildly.

Facebook wants you to ask Questions

Posted: July 29th, 2010, 8:45am MDT

Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community.

New phones are too big for pockets

Posted: July 29th, 2010, 6:17am MDT

Something weird is happening to mobile phones: After shrinking from enormous Zack Morris proportions in the '80s and '90s, they're getting bigger again.

People sue Apple over 'overheating' iPads

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 2:47pm MDT

Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader.

'StarCraft II' lives up to 11 years of hype

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:21pm MDT

Few games live up to 11 years of anticipation, but "StarCraft II's" slick upgrades mean the sequel's got a shot.

Angry 'Winnebago Man' a hit on web, in film

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 12:04pm MDT

It's hard to remember, but viral videos actually existed before YouTube.

'World's oldest Twitter user' dead at 104

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 9:42am MDT

From the two-story care home where she lived in the northern English city of Bradford, 104-year-old Ivy Bean would tell her nearly 57,000 Twitter followers around the world what she got up to each day -- from eating fish and chips to sitting in the garden.

Hey, news media: Video games aren't bad for kids

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 7:54am MDT

History has a funny way of repeating itself, especially when it comes to concerns over the cultural and psychological impact of video games on children.

Three e-mail blunders to avoid

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 7:47am MDT

Composing an e-mail is kind of like making out: Everyone assumes they know what they're doing, but in reality plenty of people could use some pointers.

Cell phones save babies in Rwanda

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 6:46am MDT

The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies.

Tech twists the traditional wedding proposal

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 6:32am MDT

In decades past, your grandfather may have taken granny to the park, got down on one knee and proposed to her, with a sparkling ring in hand.

'Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker' is a fun ride

Posted: July 27th, 2010, 5:24pm MDT

"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" returns Snake, the grizzled-stealthy-super-bad hero, back to action in an exciting, drama-filled, and well-planned game for the Sony PSP handheld console.

Why some people 'jailbreak' their iPhones

Posted: July 27th, 2010, 12:14pm MDT

Despite how shady and against the rules it sounds, "jailbreaking" mobile phones is now legal in the United States, according to a new government ruling.

Apple launches Magic Trackpad

Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:30am MDT

Fans of multitouch-screen smartphones that let you scroll or zoom by flicking or pinching your fingers now will be able to interact with their desktops in the same way.

What the iPhone jailbreaking ruling means

Posted: July 27th, 2010, 6:39am MDT

To help answer some questions about this week's Copyright Office announcement regarding the legality of so-called cell phone jailbreaking, or the modification of the software that comes with iPhones and other handsets that is designed not to be changed, we've compiled the following list of Frequently Asked Questions:

Chatroulette tries to ditch the flashers

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:14pm MDT

It all comes down to the flasher problem.

Apple's iPad goes to college this fall

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 11:47am MDT

The iPad is about to have its academic chops put to the test this fall in a number of programs around the country.

The technical muscle behind WikiLeaks

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 10:49am MDT

WikiLeaks isn't much to look at.

U.S. wants drones to sense 'intent'

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 6:31am MDT

Unmanned aircraft, for all their utility, are fairly simple beasts. They're good at taking direction, but they're not so good at processing information on their own. Now the Air Force figures it's time for drones to get a lot smarter, especially as they take off or land.

Why can't you give Kindle books as gifts?

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 6:12am MDT

Amazon recently has been touting the growing popularity of its Kindle e-reader and mobile apps.

90K alleged war docs posted on WikiLeaks

Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:55am MDT

A whistle-blower website has published what is says are more than 90,000 United States military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January of this year.

Boat made of plastic bottles ends mammoth journey

Posted: July 25th, 2010, 8:05am MDT

Call it a "message in a bottle" or an epic eco-adventure -- but now after 8,000 nautical miles and nearly four months at sea, you can finally call it over.

App required for free iPhone 4 case

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:38pm MDT

Want to get a free iPhone 4 case? Well -- and sorry for the hackneyed phrase -- there's an app for that.

We're running out of internet addresses

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 9:44am MDT

Don't panic, but we're running out of internet addresses.

Apple: White iPhone 4 delayed again

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 8:44am MDT

If you're holding off on the iPhone 4 so you can get a white one, you'll have to wait a little longer.

What will inspire tomorrow's astronauts?

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 8:04am MDT

Chris Ferguson remembers being 9 years old, watching astronaut Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon on July 20, 1969.

India unveils $35 laptop prototype

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 6:42am MDT

India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices.

For all its might, Google is no 'product-killer'

Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 6:18am MDT

Google has invested billions of dollars building dozens of different products across a wide swath of the technology industry, from productivity tools to mobile phones to e-commerce.

Should Facebook add a dislike button?

Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:19pm MDT

Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about social media. He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com.

Who in the world still isn't on Facebook?

Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 9:50am MDT

Seriously ... at this point, who's not on Facebook?

Video games hope to hit big at Comic-Con

Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 6:13am MDT

Fresh off their E3 convention in June, video-game makers are setting their sights on new audiences as they arrive at the Comic-Con convention opening Thursday in San Diego, California.

Five things that could topple Facebook's empire

Posted: July 21st, 2010, 10:01am MDT

Facebook is primed to announce this week that it's amassed a half billion active friends, a milestone reinforcing its status as the king of social networks -- a company to be regarded with the seriousness and power (if not revenue) of Google, Apple, Yahoo and Microsoft.

Netiquette: How to handle a cyberstalker

Posted: July 21st, 2010, 6:55am MDT

Unless you're one of those internet hermits still jammin' around with a Hotmail address (How's 1997? Can you bring me back a slap bracelet?), you likely have a few of what you might teasingly call "stalkers."

1,000 images per page on new Google search

Posted: July 20th, 2010, 2:43pm MDT

Google took the wraps off a new look for Google Images Search on Tuesday, putting up to 1,000 images on the first results page and implementing a new image-based ad format.

Playboy unveils 'safe for work' website

Posted: July 20th, 2010, 12:01pm MDT

The Smoking Jacket, Playboy's nudity-free, "safe-for-work" website, debuted Tuesday -- a bid by the iconic men's magazine to stay relevant in a cyberworld full of anything-goes competitors.

Imitation breeds success for 'FrontierVille'

Posted: July 20th, 2010, 10:06am MDT

These days, it's impossible to understate the popularity of games for social networks, with Facebook titles like "Pet Society," "Happy Aquarium" and "Zoo World" all boasting massive followings.

Amazon: e-books outselling hardbacks

Posted: July 20th, 2010, 9:45am MDT

Call them the new hardcovers -- without the covers.

Smartphone rivals: Don't speak for us, Steve Jobs

Posted: July 20th, 2010, 5:58am MDT

It may be true that no cell phone is perfect, but the handset world isn't taking too kindly to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' public assertion that other smartphones suffer from the same antenna and signal problems that have been widely reported regarding the iPhone 4.

Mobile mapping while driving: How risky?

Posted: July 19th, 2010, 11:46am MDT

Texting while driving is not just dumb -- it's also an equal-opportunity mistake.

Google quietly kills its Nexus One phone

Posted: July 19th, 2010, 9:03am MDT

With the eyes of the technology world squarely on Apple's iPhone 4, Google quietly announced it will stop selling the Nexus One, its first and possibly only foray into the smartphone world.

News sites reining in nasty user comments

Posted: July 19th, 2010, 8:05am MDT

User comments on news sites, while vital to interactive storytelling in the digital age, often read like scribblings on a bathroom stall: anonymous, offensive and full of hate.

News sites reining in nasty user comments

Posted: July 19th, 2010, 6:15am MDT

User comments on news sites, while vital to interactive storytelling in the digital age, often read like scribblings on a bathroom stall: anonymous, offensive and full of hate.

Consumer Reports still won't endorse iPhone 4

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 4:23pm MDT

Does a free case fix all the iPhone 4's problems?

How the 'double rainbow' video blew up

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 2:29pm MDT

It is usually the simplest expressions that take off like wildfire. Everyone's been talking this week about "double rainbows," based on a goofy home video recorded more than six months ago.

Apple offers free cases to iPhone 4 owners

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 11:49am MDT

After a presentation saying the iPhone 4's reception problems have been "blown way out of proportion," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Friday that all owners will receive free bumper cases to fix the issue.

Techies reject coasts for 'Silicon Prairie'

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 9:48am MDT

At a table in Caffe Moderne, a coffee bar in downtown Wichita, sat a couple of young Kansans sipping coffee and working away on Macbook Pros. Terms like "content management systems" and "web integration" floated in the air as Clint Brauer taught a local about his business.

Why GPS voices are so condescending

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 6:38am MDT

In this tech-saturated world, few things are more annoying than car navigation systems that yell at you for making a wrong turn.

After 'taking a beating,' Apple to offer iPhone 4 fix?

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 3:29pm MDT

After a decade of hit products that made Apple the cutting-edge darling of the mobile and computing world, the rollout of the iPhone 4 has been an atypical and ugly scratch on the company's glowing image.

Facebook a 'tool' for cheating spouses?

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 5:27am MDT

Ken Savage says that, at first, he welcomed his wife's new interest in Facebook.

Five iPad games I can't stop playing

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 9:35am MDT

If you have an iPad, you already know Apple's dirty little secret.

What Apple must do to fix its iPhone 4 problem

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 8:52am MDT

It'd be an understatement to say that this has been a terrible week for Apple, and we haven't even reached the halfway point.

Answers to your netiquette questions

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 6:46am MDT

The ground rules for online courtesy gelled sometime in the late '90s: Don't swear on public forums. Zip large files before sending. AVOID WRITING IN CAPS, AS IT IS RUDE TO CYBERSHOUT.

'Virtual preaching' transforms Sunday sermons

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 6:25am MDT

The Sunday morning service at Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas, was humming along with hymns and prayers when something unusual happened.

Got an iPhone 4? You may need duct tape

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 11:18am MDT

Has it really come to this?

The summer of the smartphone shortage

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 9:19am MDT

I can't tell you how many people I've talked to this summer who have told me that they had finally made their decision to get a new smartphone only to have their plans thwarted when they got to the store and their well-researched choice was unavailable.

Microsoft integrates Outlook with Facebook

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 8:11am MDT

Microsoft is announcing today that it has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into Outlook, bringing the streams of millions of Facebook users into inboxes across the world.

Top download services for games

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 7:06am MDT

Downloading games straight to your favorite handheld or set-top video game system has quickly emerged as one of the simplest, most wallet-friendly ways to get the most from your gaming dollar.

A solution for lost gadgets? More gadgets

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 6:15am MDT

Like many of us, James Logan knows what it's like to forget his phone.

Is Google developing a Facebook rival?

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 1:28pm MDT

If online reports are to be believed, Google could be cooking up a rival for Facebook -- and bringing the maker of popular social games like "FarmVille" with them.

Google makes app creation easier

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 9:35am MDT

It's not uncommon these days for people to know how to build websites and create blogs. That's largely because sites like WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr have simplified the process, so you don't have to be a code wonk to publish.

Analysis: The Google-China fiction

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 7:34am MDT

Google got its Chinese visa extended Friday, but that doesn't mean the company is having a good trip or that China's censorship has gone away.

Working to bring 'Hippos,' and water, to Haiti

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 6:23am MDT

Like so many people, Grant Gibbs watched the news unfolding in Haiti and thought to himself that he wanted to help the people of the earthquake-ravaged nation.

Live music on the Web: A hot ticket?

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 1:42am MDT

"Here's my dream," Marc Scarpa, a pioneer in directing and producing live interactive media, told CNN.

The ongoing war on cybercrime

Posted: July 11th, 2010, 7:33am MDT

Like most college students, Jake McCoy had to apply for several loans to pay for his education.

Facebook Gifts shop shutting down

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:29am MDT

The days of digital birthday cakes, virtual bottles of champagne and other cutesy icons from Facebook are numbered.

We chat with the inventor of the cell phone

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:50am MDT

In 1973, Martin Cooper changed the world, although he didn't know it yet.

Why face recognition isn't scary -- yet

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 6:16am MDT

Most of the time, Stacey Schlittenhard finds facial recognition technology to be extremely useful. When she uploads her family photos to the website Picasa, for instance, the program automatically tags her friends and family members. This lets her share the photos easily and saves her hours of organization.

Guggenheim wants museum-worthy YouTube videos

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 4:08pm MDT

There is still time to get your YouTube video showcased at Guggenheim museums. But not much.

Do we have Facebook fatigue?

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 2:55pm MDT

Have we reached the Facebook saturation point?

On the iPad, finger painting goes digital

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 11:36am MDT

At 3 million sold, the Apple iPad seems to be swallowing traditional books, magazines and now finger painting. Actually, it's less a takeover than an evolution of our kindergarten practices.

Twitter's 'early bird' deals: Flop or fly?

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 10:51am MDT

Twitter intends to offer special deals and discounts to its users, the company revealed this week. Is this a smart move for the social messaging site, or just an attempt to leap aboard the "online deals" bandwagon?

YouTube targets TV watchers with Leanback

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 9:58am MDT

YouTube is ready to take the wraps off its latest vision for how online videos can be enjoyed on larger screens.

Prince and the death of the internet

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 8:07am MDT

In a curious and rather well-publicized statement this week, Prince has announced the death of the internet. But is the internet really dead? Music producer Mike Howlett weighs in.

Cat amputee fitted with 'bionic' feet

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 7:00am MDT

If cats have nine lives, they may have just acquired a 10th -- thanks to a groundbreaking surgery that saved the life of a feline double amputee.

WikiLeaks: The site that tells state secrets

Posted: July 7th, 2010, 3:48pm MDT

In the early 1970s, when Daniel Ellsberg wanted to get top-secret information about the Vietnam War to the public, he leaked the bombshell Pentagon Papers to elected officials and national newspapers.

Google wants your July 24 footage for feature film

Posted: July 7th, 2010, 8:47am MDT

Sometimes Google takes a break from its mission of organizing all the world's information and decides to embark upon an artsy project that encapsulates ... organizing all the world's information.

How to handle a break-up online

Posted: July 7th, 2010, 6:58am MDT

So you've had your heart ripped from your chest -- the left ventricle cleaved from the right. The aorta geysering blood across your bedroom floor, on which you are currently sprawled.

New version of 'Pocket God' heading for iPad

Posted: July 7th, 2010, 6:53am MDT

"Pocket God" started as a sprint, a week's worth of work that was supposed to be practice for Dave Castelnuovo's "real game."

Threat of 'cyberwar' has been overhyped

Posted: July 7th, 2010, 6:06am MDT

There's a power struggle going on in the U.S. government right now.

National competition seeks best Wii gamers

Posted: July 6th, 2010, 11:32am MDT

Are you a wiz at Wii bowling? Do you have mad Mario Kart skills? Here's your chance to prove it.

George Lucas says laser too much like lightsaber

Posted: July 6th, 2010, 10:42am MDT

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas wants to force a laser company to stop making a new, high-powered product he says looks too much like the famous lightsaber from his classic sci-fi series.

Deep-sea robots are world's 'eyes' on oil disaster

Posted: July 6th, 2010, 8:11am MDT

Behind each video feed of oil billowing out of the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is a robot about the size of a minibus built at an industrial center in this Louisiana oil town.

Study: E-books take longer to read than print

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 1:07pm MDT

It takes longer to read books on a Kindle 2 or an iPad versus a printed book, Jakob Nielsen of product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group discovered in a recent usability survey.

Biometric ATM yields cash via 'finger vein' scan

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 8:01am MDT

Poland's cooperative BPS bank claims to be the first in Europe to have installed a biometric ATM -- allowing customers to withdraw cash via "finger vein" technology.

Summer reading: Fiction for your cell phone

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 7:56am MDT

It's summertime. Like many people, you may not have enough time for an extended vacation in which to devour a juicy full-length novel.

The Facebook of mobile gaming?

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 7:39am MDT

Gamers looking to quickly hop online and score permanent bragging rights typically turn to set-top multiplayer services like Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Why we can't unplug on vacation

Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 3:03pm MDT

Driving south from Ohio with his wife and two children on Thursday, Steve Daly stopped in Tennessee for what's advertised as the world's best ice cream. After ordering, he briefly switched out of vacation mode to check his e-mail on his phone.

Facebook to recognize faces, help tag photos

Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 12:58pm MDT

Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.

Apple promises fix for iPhone reception issues

Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 11:34am MDT

After initially dismissing the reports about the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue, Apple has officially admitted it exists, promising a software fix in a couple of weeks. There's a catch, though.

Episodic games deliver fun in spurts

Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 7:22am MDT

Even as gaming begins to challenge television as a leading mass entertainment medium, the industry continues to struggle with the serialized model that's made broadcast programming a nightly must-see for many.

Why we love cute animals online

Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 6:12am MDT

Had your fix of LOLCats today? If you did, you're one of 16 million unique visitors hitting I Can Has Cheezburger, which features cat photos with cutesy baby-talk captions, and its affiliated sites every month.

Solar cells: Coming to a window near you?

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 2:24pm MDT

A professor who invented low-cost solar cells that may be incorporated into energy-producing windows has been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize.

Google amps up its search with 'Caffeine'

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 10:49am MDT

If you search Google on Tuesday, you may notice that the information you're looking for is a bit "fresher" than it would have been on Monday.

HTC EVO 4G is completely sold out

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 9:18am MDT

Were you still deciding whether or not to pick up that shiny new HTC EVO 4G smartphone?

Don't tweet that: How not to be a Twitter dork

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 6:34am MDT

There's a difference between tweeting about something personal in a relevant way and telling your Twitter followers every thought that crosses your cranium.

Why smartphones will replace remote controls

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 6:26am MDT

Well, TV remote control, it was a very impressive 60-year run. But it may soon be time to say goodbye.

Will Facebook kill school reunions, or help them?

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 6:12am MDT

If you'd asked Bekki Scotto a few years back about her interest in attending a high school reunion, she would have rolled her eyes and laughed in your face.

Actor Ed Norton and the power of Crowdrise

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 6:32pm MDT

Don't think raising money for nonprofits is an overly sexy undertaking? Don't tell actor and activist Edward Norton.

Safari 5 aims to simplify web reading

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 12:40pm MDT

Apple launched a new version of its web browser this week. Safari 5 claims to be faster than its predecessors, and it aims to make the online reading experience clutter-free and less stressful.

From Internet Week NY, here's Mr. CollegeHumor

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 11:29am MDT

Trying to create the next "David After Dentist" or become the next "Numa Numa" guy?

'Glee' actress stars in iPhone 4 parody

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 11:25am MDT

Did you know there's a new iPhone coming out this month? Yeah, we thought so.

10 things to know about iPhone 4

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 6:47am MDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the iPhone 4, which debuted on Monday, is the "biggest leap forward" the iPhone has made since it was introduced in 2007.

How the web can help us know who to trust

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 5:55am MDT

We continuously make decisions every day, from which restaurants and dry cleaners to patronize to who to vote for. Sometimes we know enough to make those decisions ourselves, but often we rely on friends, or on friends of friends, or even on strangers.

What makes videos go viral? Hint: Be authentic

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 5:48am MDT

Judson Laipply didn't expect much from his cheaply made video, "Evolution of Dance." It was a calling card, a way for the "inspirational comedian" to get noticed, when he uploaded it to YouTube on April 6, 2006.

Why do video games make such bad movies?

Posted: June 8th, 2010, 5:45am MDT

Do you think the idea of Jake Gyllenhaal playing a time-traveling Arabian swordsman seems far-fetched?

Will iPhone 4 usher in era of video calls?

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 9:31pm MDT

Are the futuristic days of "The Jetsons" upon us?

Apple CEO has live technical issues

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 4:00pm MDT

Just after Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted the next version of his company's iPhone to the world, the tech luminary had a bit of technical trouble.

RIAA wants LimeWire shut down over 'rampant illegal conduct'

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 2:28pm MDT

The RIAA has asked the federal judge overseeing the LimeWire case to slap a permanent injunction on LimeWire until it can clean up its copyright troubles to the labels' satisfaction.

HP looks to change the way we print

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 12:06pm MDT

HP has announced a major new initiative and a slew of new devices that enable users to print from any device to a web-enabled printer by simply using e-mail.

Is the internet making us shallow?

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 6:07am MDT

During a recent commencement address at Hampton University in Virginia, Barack Obama described the way today's internet-powered media environment "bombards us with all kinds of content."

The next Silicon Valley? It may be New York

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 6:01am MDT

Silicon Valley -- or Silicon Alley? To non-techies, that's the San Francisco Bay Area versus New York. If you're an internet startup company, it's a debate that's probably plagued you at some point.

Apple set to unveil new iPhone today

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 5:48am MDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday introduced the newest version of the company's popular smartphone: iPhone 4.

Will the doctor answer your e-mail?

Posted: June 7th, 2010, 5:48am MDT

"I read all about my condition on the Internet," a recent patient proudly told me. Like other doctors, I'm seeing more patients research their symptoms thoroughly before setting foot in the exam room.

Everything you need to know about 4G

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 4:07pm MDT

If your smartphone seems more like a slowphone, hang in there. The next generation of wireless technologies, known as 4G, promises blazing-fast data transmission speeds.

Why AT&T's new data plan isn't all bad

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 10:09am MDT

When AT&T announced this week that it would end its unlimited, all-you-can-download data plan for the iPhone and iPad, the refrain from the tech world went something like this:

What now? How about iPad-ready clothing

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 7:56am MDT

Remember the days when purses didn't have easy-to-reach pockets for your cell phone, and you had to violently dig through your bag while everyone around you was forced to listen to your polyphonic, John Mayer ringtone?

The New York Times launches location based iPhone app

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 7:42am MDT

The New York Times launched an iPhone app Thursday to help users navigate New York City based on recommendations from its staffers.

Clicking small links on bit.ly keeps getting bigger

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 7:18am MDT

The rise of Twitter and instant messaging has been good to bit.ly -- the URL-shortening service that has become a go-to tool for users across the web.

Do you really need a new iPhone?

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 6:04am MDT

For months, the tech press has been drooling over details of a next-generation Apple iPhone, which likely will be unveiled on Monday at an event in California.

With Foursquare, life is a virtual game

Posted: June 4th, 2010, 5:53am MDT

Dennis Crowley -- the 33-year-old co-founder of a popular app called Foursquare -- is trying to turn boring adult life into a playful and adventurous game. It's a quest he's been working on since childhood.

MJ gets cover of new baskeball video game

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 1:20pm MDT

Michael Jordan won six NBA championships, five MVP awards and was a 14-time All Star, but there was one honor that had avoided his grasp -- until now.

Twitter testing 'You Both Follow' feature

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 12:38pm MDT

Twitter is testing out a new feature that would help users find others who share their interests.

Skype to start charging monthly fee for 3G calling

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 11:54am MDT

On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G.

Facebook launches U.S. politics page

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 11:11am MDT

Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. politics, located at Facebook.com/USpolitics.

Twitter feature shows fellow 'Ashton-stalkers'

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 11:05am MDT

Twitter engineer Nick Kallen posted a tweet late Wednesday night to highlight a new test feature that the microblogging service is working on.

Bing envy? Google now lets you create custom homepages

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 6:49am MDT

Ever think that Google's homepage was just a little too sparse? If all of that white space bothers you, your prayers have been answered: Now you can customize your background on Google.com.

China censorship creating brain drain?

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 5:44am MDT

They are coming from cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai -- students, frustrated by Chinese internet censorship, moving to Hong Kong.

Facebook 'like' scheme uses Bieber as bait

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 4:55pm MDT

Earlier this week, we reported on a new Facebook clickjacking scheme that takes advantage of the service's "Like" buttons; today a variation of that attack is starting to appear, this time using Justin Bieber as bait.

OpenStreetMap: Crowdsourcing the world, a street at a time

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 4:18pm MDT

Wikipedia's "crowdsourced knowledge" model has created a spectacular resource, but everyone knows the big caveat: If the data's important, don't trust the online encyclopedia without verifying it first.

Firefox plugin blacks out BP across the web

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 4:14pm MDT

Creative agency Jess3 has developed a Firefox plugin that aims to black out all mentions of BP (British Petroleum) across the web. As one popular tweet espouses, "Want BP to [blank] up your browser like they've [blank] up the Gulf? Install the Oil Spill Firefox plugin from @jess3."

Sexual chemistry? There's an app for that

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 2:54pm MDT

App developer MEDL Mobile has just released an iPhone app to help men and women evaluate prospective sexual partners.

The good and bad of Facebook's CEO

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 2:15pm MDT

David Kirkpatrick's new book, "The Facebook Effect," is the most extensive work yet written about the ubiquitous social-networking site and the people who lifted it from late-night college project to web powerhouse.

Twitter gets its own 'swear jar'

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 1:12pm MDT

As a kid, my mom made my brother and I put 10 cents in a swear jar each time a "bad word" escaped our lips. New service SwearJarr applies the same curse-word fiduciary punishment logic to potty-mouthed Twitter users.

New app 'games' Foursquare

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 8:48am MDT

Part of Foursquare's appeal is the mystery, the sense of flying blind when you're trying to earn a badge or mayorship. No one really knows how many times you must check into a location to become mayor.

Google's Android favored for phones, tablets

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 8:29am MDT

Google's Android operating system is seen as a future favorite for smartphones and tablets, according to a research note released Tuesday and comments from the chief executive of graphics chip supplier Nvidia.

Facebook 'Like' button draws privacy scrutiny

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 8:14am MDT

When Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a "Like" button that publishers could place on their Web pages, he predicted it would make the Web smarter and "more social."