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'Drive-by' email infects readers immediately
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:56pm MST
For the past few years, drive-by downloads have been the bane of computer-security professionals. These malicious Trojans lurk inside seemingly innocuous Web pages and try to infect any browser that visits them. If a user doesn't have strong anti-virus software installed on his PC, he'll be immediately infected just by looking at the Web page. -
Spider's detachable penis finishes without him
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:24pm MST
Sex can be dangerous, even deadly if your partner has plans to eat you. When the male orb-web spider has its first, and sometimes last, sexual encounter it has a trick up its sleeve: detachable genitalia which keep pumping even after their owner's moved on.
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Occupy protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:08pm MST
Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. The subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office seeks "user information, including email address," along with three months' worth of tweets from one man. -
Isolated Peru tribe makes uncomfortable contact
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:05pm MST
Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year.
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Netflix asks Congress to amend video legislation
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:00pm MST
Netflix on Tuesday urged a panel of U.S. senators to support legislation that it said would allow the company's U.S. users to share information on Facebook about the TV shows and movies they are watching through Netflix's service. -
Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:36pm MST
The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl live on a computer or on a phone.
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What's so super about super-Earths?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:07pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov used to shock the world with his claim that there were millions of Earths out there. Now it turns out he was guessing too low.
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Protesters turn on Occupy Wall Street videographer
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:05pm MST
The videographer who has brought Occupy Wall Street to many who've never made it to New York City says he’s under increasing attack from other protesters, and was assaulted recently during a march. Msnbc.com's Bob Sullivan reports.
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It costs over $17,000 a year to be a gamer apparently
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:03pm MST
Bloomberg recently ran a piece called "The Real Cost of Being a Video Gamer" and the price tag seems a bit high.
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Video: Droid Razr Maxx and LG Spectrum battle it out
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:54pm MST
We used the best mobile games to test the hardware of Verizon's latest smart-phones. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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'Smart clothing' could become wearable gadgets
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:47pm MST
Today's ordinary clothing has the untapped power to become tomorrow's wearable electronics. A Canadian lab has tested special fibers that can help make soft, flexible touch screens and batteries woven directly into the fabrics of modern life.
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Cyber threats: New weapons and revised old ones
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:35pm MST
In its 2012 Threat Predictions report, the security firm McAfee says cybercriminals are developing new weapons, and refining some old ones. Unfortunately, no matter how well the security world readies itself, it will always be one step behind the bad guys. -
Don't get sidelined by a Super Bowl cyberscam
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:08pm MST
In the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, the Web most likely will be filled with "one-of-a-kind" and "exclusive" football-themed offers, from tickets to the sold-out game to phishing sites playing off Tom Brady's or Eli Manning's popularity. The Web pages may look legitimate and the offers may look real but, as with any major event that draws the attention of millions of people, clever cybercrooks are looking to cash in.
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NASA probe finds 'alien' matter outside solar system
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:51pm MST
For the very first time, a NASA spacecraft has detected matter from outside our solar system — material that came from elsewhere in the galaxy, researchers announced Tuesday.
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Students busted for high-tech grade-changing scam
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:14pm MST
Three Southern California high schoolers are facing a punishment much more severe than detention for allegedly hacking into their schools' network, changing their grades and selling test answers to classmates. -
Online petition asks Apple for 'ethical' iPhone
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:09pm MST
An online petition asking Apple to "address dangerous conditions in factories" making the next iPhone has gotten 35,000 signatures in the first 24 hours of the effort.
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Game's origins under increasing scrutiny
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:47pm MST
It used to be that social game makers could lift ideas from one another, sometimes brazenly, and go about their business without much incident. Not anymore. -
Tech moves still life painting
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:58pm MST
Life isn't still. Paintings don't have to be either. And now, thanks to Seattle-based artist Scott Garner, still life art is catching up with the times. It comes to life when tilted.
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Microsoft Office 15 goes out for testing
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:31pm MST
The next version of Microsoft Office is being previewed and tested by some customers selected by the company.
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Online game theft earns real-world conviction
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:30pm MST
The amulet and mask were a 13-year-old boy's virtual possessions in an online fantasy game. In the real world, he was beaten and threatened with a knife to give them up. -
Carrier IQ spawns cellphone privacy bill
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:02pm MST
In the wake of tracking software Carrier IQ being discovered on many cellphones, one Congressional representative has proposed a bill that would make providers reveal such Big Brother installations to subscribers. -
Strangely moving Antarctic lakes surprise researchers
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:38am MST
Researchers recently uncovered a startling phenomenon — a set of teardrop-shaped lakes in Antarctica that mysteriously move, jogging along at a pace as fast as 5 feet (1.5 meters) per day.
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'Smart bullet' hits targets a mile away
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:27am MST
Smart weapons have been growing smaller since the first guided cruise missiles took off with a roar. Today's soldiers may soon shoot farther and more accurately with a new "smart bullet" that uses tiny fins to steer itself toward anything targeted by a laser beam.
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Deals of the day: 'Valentine's Day,' video games and more
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:23am MST
Here's what's worth considering today: "Valentine's Day" on DVD for $5, discounted video games, free apps and more.
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Facebook IPO will be big, but it doesn't matter
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:08am MST
Facebook could sell shares to the public in an IPO — valuing the social network from $75 billion to $100 billion — sometime between April and June. But there are four good reasons why this will be a non-event. -
EU probes Samsung, Germany blocks its tablets
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:54am MST
Samsung took a hit in its battle against arch-rival Apple on Tuesday, when the European Union announced it will investigate whether it is illegally trying to hinder competitors and Germany blocked sales of some of its tablets.
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Firefox 10 now available for download
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:49am MST
Firefox 10, the latest version of Mozilla's popular Internet browser, is now available for download.
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Facebook spam attack pushes diet 'miracle'
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:48am MST
It's still early enough in the year to keep those New Year's resolutions and to be flooded by diet commercials in magazines, on TV — and on Facebook.
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Android users most likely to use phones on toilet
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:53am MST
The next time an Android user mocks your shiny new iPhone or BlackBerry, just smile, nod ... and avoid touching his phone. Because odds are quite high that the device has been used while its owner sat on the toilet at some point — and who knows if he even washed his hands.
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Top rugged camera gets update ... and $180 baby brother
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:45am MST
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-TS3 was already the one camera you'd probably want to take on "The Amazing Race," but now there's an update called the Lumix DMC-TS4, and an entry-level rugged, the TS20.
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Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter murder, Ron Paul memes!
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:26am MST
Besides some slight technical difficulties at the beginning, the livestream Monday was nearly flawless on YouTube, and the first Google+ Hangout broadcast publicly with President Barack Obama lasted just over 49 minutes.
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Gigantic radio telescope to search for first stars and galaxies
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:22am MST
More than 20,000 radio antennas will soon connect over the Internet to scan largely unexplored radio frequencies, hunting for the first stars and galaxies and potentially signals of extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Report: Megaupload data safe for two more weeks
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:12am MST
On Monday, federal prosecutors said that data from Megaupload's 50 million users could be deleted as soon as Thursday. A new report, however, offers fresh hope to those desperate to save their data — which includes personal photos and documents. -
Did Leonardo da Vinci copy 'Vitruvian Man'?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:07am MST
New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of a male figure perfectly inscribed in a circle and square, known as the "Vitruvian Man," may be a copy of an earlier drawing by Leonardo's friend.
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NASA to solicit private space taxi proposals
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:26am MST
NASA plans to solicit proposals Feb. 7 for the third round of its commercial crew program and award at least two funded Space Act Agreements this summer that will run through 2014 and prepare competing astronaut transportation concepts for production.
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Twitter CEO says new policy is for transparency: report
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:18am MST
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo clarified that the company's new online content policy does not mean that Twitter is actively monitoring tweets. -
Russia blames radiation for space probe failure
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:11am MST
The head of Russia's space agency said Tuesday that cosmic radiation was the most likely cause of the failure of a Mars moon probe that crashed to Earth this month, and suggested that a low-quality imported component may have been vulnerable to the radiation.
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DNA tracks how humans tamed horses
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:44pm MST
Scientists have used equestrian DNA analysis to trace all modern horses to an ancestor that lived about 140,000 years ago.
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From mouse to elephant in 24 million generations
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:15pm MST
Within as little as 24 million generations, mammals can evolve from the size of a mouse to the size of an elephant, a new study estimates.
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If E.T. exists, he's avoiding us, scientists say
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:40pm MST
Mathematically speaking, E.T. would have found us by now — if he exists — so we’re being consciously avoided for some reason, a new study concludes.
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Obama hears job concerns on Google+ Hangout
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:39pm MST
Besides some slight technical difficulties at the beginning, the Google+ "Hangout" with President Barack Obama was nearly flawless, as Americans asked him about their No. 1 concern: Jobs.
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Volcanoes may have sparked Little Ice Age
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:54pm MST
A mysterious, centuries-long cool spell, dubbed the Little Ice Age, appears to have been caused by a series of volcanic eruptions and sustained by sea ice, a new study indicates. -
Ocean motion could produce 9 percent of U.S. electricity
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:51pm MST
Next-generation technologies that harvest electricity from ocean waves and tides sloshing along the U.S. coasts could provide about 9 percent of the nation's demand by 2030, according to a pair of recent studies.
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Video: 'Soul Calibur V' is a beautiful button smasher
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:38pm MST
The popular fighting game franchise and returned swords swinging. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reviews the game. (In-Game)
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Whale secret may help helicopters fly faster
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:31pm MST
Helicopters can deliver military troops or rescue the wounded in tight spaces, but their rotating blade design also puts a hard limit on their speed and maneuverability. Now researchers have begun flight-testing an unlikely fix inspired by the underwater ballet of humpback whales.
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Tablet boom makes Apple No. 1 PC maker: research firm
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:06pm MST
Apple overtook Hewlett-Packard as the world's largest vendor of personal computers in the fourth quarter, helped by booming demand for its iPads, research firm Canalys said on Monday. -
The stupid things you do online and how to fix 'em
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:49pm MST
Your dumb Internet mistakes can come back to bite you in the butt if you aren't careful. Here's how you can save yourself from yourself online.
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Cancelled 'Resident Evil' game resurfaces for $2,000
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:46pm MST
When a Game Boy Color port of the original "Resident Evil" was proposed some 12 years ago, it excited many diehard fans, but it was cancelled. Now, like a reanimated corpse, it's back.
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Pinterest: Where domestic divas hang out online
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:44pm MST
Pinterest, a slick-looking site with a homespun feel that lets you "pin" your info, links and photos of your favorite stuff — food, clothing, housework tips — onto a virtual bulletin board is quickly becoming the go-to social site for women between the ages of 25 and 44.
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Symantec says pcAnywhere safe, offers free upgrade
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:40pm MST
Symantec said it is safe to use its pcAnywhere software for accessing remote PCs after it asked customers last week to disable the product because it put them at greater risk of being hacked. -
Tourists banned from U.S. over Twitter jokes?
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:14pm MST
A handful of ominous Twitter jokes apparently got some young tourists kicked out of the U.S. before they could begin their vacation, according to UK tabloids and our own investigation.
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Pythons pose rising threat in Everglades
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:53pm MST
A burgeoning population of huge pythons appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades, a study says.
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Consumers using smart phones while shopping
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:37pm MST
When it came to finding the best products and the best prices, more than half of consumers came armed with their cell phones to help them make purchasing decisions last year. -
To the moon? The idea isn't that loony
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:21pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Newt Gingrich's pledge to put Americans back on the moon in 2020 may be a political ploy and an economic fantasy, but it's still a technological possibility.
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Earth's 'missing energy' not lost after all
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:06pm MST
Scientists have determined that Earth's "missing energy" isn't missing after all.
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Cop uses 'Find my iPhone' app to catch thief
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:50pm MST
A New York City cop put his tech skills to quick use last week, tracking down a stolen iPhone and catching its thief red-handed. -
Twitter censorship #outrage, now in cartoon form!
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:50pm MST
Twitter's recent announcement that it will censor specific tweets from some countries resulted in an anti-climatic "boycott" of the microblogging service on Saturday, and more importantly, a cartoon-ified interpretation by those clever kids at Taiwan's New Media Animation.
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Our planet's killer electrons shoot into space
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:44pm MST
As the sun heads toward its 2013 maximum, the corresponding increase in space weather may temporarily strip the radiation belts around Earth of their charged electrons. But a new study of data recorded by 11 independent spacecraft reveals that the deadly particles are blown into space rather than cast into our planet's atmosphere, as some scientists have suggested.
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‘Liking’ Facebook’s IPO could be problematic
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:29pm MST
When Facebook’s stock eventually hits trading floors, fans who want to get in on the company’s first public stock offering are likely to feel as left out as the Winklevoss twins.
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Deals of the day: 'Buffy,' Blu-ray and more
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:24pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series" on DVD for $73, discounted Blu-ray players, deals on video games and more.
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NASA launches Facebook space trivia game
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:16pm MST
NASA unveiled its first online space trivia game Monday, a Facebook app that allows multiple players to compete for cosmic bragging rights.
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Internet fetes developers' action for handicapped gamer
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:02pm MST
One game developer's response to a handicapped gamer gains attention and accolades, but it also emphasizes how far gaming for the disabled still has to go.
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Dying Steve Jobs kept Bill Gates letter by his bed
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:57pm MST
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were frenemies, as many know, but when Jobs died last fall, the mutual respect between the two tech titans was quite strong: By his bed, Jobs kept a letter Gates had written the Apple co-founder in his final months.
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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx the longest lasting 4G
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:47pm MST
Motorola’s new Droid RAZR Maxx is set to change the 4G LTE’s power-gulping reputation: it went nearly 8-1/2 hours in a recent battery test.
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Teens broke into CNN newsroom to check Facebook?
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:35pm MST
Around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, two teenagers were arrested on the fifth floor of the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. They had allegedly broken into the building and were in the process of checking their Facebook pages when they were caught. -
4,400+ cease-and-desist notices for tweets since Nov. 2010
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:13pm MST
Nearly every day in 2011, someone on Twitter was given a cease-and-desist notice for violating copyright law, adding up to the bulk of 4,411 warnings administered through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) since November 2010. -
How to watch Obama's Google+ 'Hangout'
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:30am MST
President Barack Obama does his first Google+ "Hangout" Monday at 2:30 PT/5:30 ET, and while questions for the live-streamed interview are now closed — more than 228,000 people submitted questions — you can still watch it online.
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Don't use your phone to call the 'Ghostbusters,' be one
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:28am MST
Get ready for an infestation of ghosts later this summer.
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Lawyer sues ex-girlfriends over online relationship reviews
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:12am MST
Take a lawyer, his ex-girlfriends, a website which allows people to post "reviews" of their failed relationships, and add a dash of drama. Mix 'em all up and you'll get the story we're about to tell you — a strange tale which reminds us that no one ever really wins when former lovers duke it out.
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Catch the afterglow of the solar storm
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:56am MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Skywatchers are basking in the auroral afterglow of this month's solar storms.
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Kindle Fire No. 1 in Android tablet use: report
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:47am MST
A new report analyzing app usage purports to show that, in just three months, Amazon's Kindle Fire has dethroned the Samsung Galaxy Tab as the top Android tablet — at least when it comes to people actually spending time on their devices.
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Tech companies team up to combat email scams
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:46am MST
Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams. -
Declassified US spy satellites land in Ohio
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:40am MST
A trio of once-secret U.S. spy satellites built to look down on the Soviet Union were unveiled in Ohio on Thursday in a rare public display by the United States Air Force.
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Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:34am MST
Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday. -
Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter shame, zombie presidents!
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:29am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today.
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Sony debuts 3 new Cyber-shot cameras
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:54am MST
In an attempt to stanch the flow of consumers leaving digital cameras for their phones to take photos, Sony released its first wave of ultra slim Cyber-shot point-and-shoots that feature 18 megapixel sensors that lessens the "noise" in low-lit scenes and auto-focuses faster.
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Teens migrating to Twitter — for privacy?
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:06am MST
Teens never used to tweet — too public, too many older users. Not cool. But then their parents started friending them on Facebook. Suddenly, their space wasn't just theirs anymore, and many young people turned to Twitter.
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House mice serenade mates with 'bird' song
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 6:17pm MST
Most people are familiar with the telltale squeak of a mouse, but scientists have long known that these aren’t the only noises house mice make.
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Researchers find cancer in Egyptian mummy
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:19pm MST
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment. -
School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:12pm MST
Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting Monday the Philadelphia suburban district is banning the wearing of fuzzy open-top boots, including the popular Ugg brand, to middle school classes because students have been stashing cell phones in the loose footwear. -
Space station dodges Chinese satellite debris
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:01pm MST
The International Space Station fired its thrusters Saturday in order to steer clear of orbital debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test.
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Video: Study: Women buy more tech items
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:00pm MST
Studies show that more and more women are buying consumer electronics. NBC's Jay Gray reports. (NBC News)
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Twitter boycotted Saturday by some
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:03pm MST
How do you get the word out about a boycott of Twitter when it's Twitter that's needed to get the word out? It was tough, especially in the case of the hastily organized one for Saturday meant to protest the site's new policy of censoring certain tweets in some countries.
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Mercury space capsule heads to Boston, D.C.
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 1:32pm MST
The capsule that launched the first American into space more than 50 years ago will soon be moved from Maryland to Massachusetts, before ultimately landing in Washington, D.C. in 2016.
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Google doodle notes 'world's largest snowflake'
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 1:10pm MST
Google doodles often honor people, like Freddie Mercury or Mark Twain, but Saturday's doodle pays homage to the "world's largest snowflake." The snowflake was seen on Jan. 28, 1887.
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Moon cozies up to Jupiter in night sky Sunday
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:40am MST
For the second time this month, the moon is going to pay a visit to Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
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Where in the cosmos? All over the place!
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:22pm MST
Our "Where in the Cosmos" riddle features a large-scale, 3-D map of the universe that's being used to figure out how galaxies have clumped together over the course of billions of years.
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Deep-sea fish recordings reveal grunts and quacks
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:58pm MST
Ecologists may have captured the first deep-sea fish sounds, hidden among the sounds of dolphins and humpback, fin and pilot whales, they report in a new study. -
Twitter censorship policy leads to boycott
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:47pm MST
Anger over Twitter's new policy to censor messages on a country-by-country basis is resulting in protests by some Twitter users who say they will refuse to tweet on Saturday.
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Robotic Russian supply ship docks at space station
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:32pm MST
A robotic Russian cargo ship pulled up to the International Space Station Friday (Jan. 27), delivering tons of fresh fruit, clothing and other vital supplies for the orbiting lab's six-man crew.
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Teens send 'Lego Man' above the clouds
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:46pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: It's very cool that two Canadian teens have become celebrities for sending a flag-toting toy into the stratosphere – just don't say they put a "Lego Man in Space."
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Romney promises to launch space study
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:13pm MST
In sharp contrast to Newt Gingrich's visit to the heart of America's space program, Mitt Romney on Friday delivers remarks devoid of multibillion-dollar promises, but also of mission specifics. -
Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers: filing
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:52pm MST
Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt in 2007 to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, according to a court filing. The email from Jobs to Schmidt was disclosed on Friday in the course of civil litigation against Apple, Google and five other tech companies. -
Last man on moon is backing Romney
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:52pm MST
The last man on the moon, the first space shuttle pilot and six other space leaders signed an open letter Friday supporting the candidacy of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
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Video: Mass Effect's galactic war
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:39pm MST
Our first look at the multiplayer in "Mass Effect 3." In-Game's Todd Kenreck (In-Game)
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It's an entire theme park, driven by the Kinect
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:37pm MST
It's been a little over a year, and Microsoft's motion sensing add-on for the Xbox 360 has not lit the world of video games on fire. But it is catching on in a theme park.
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Do Google and Facebook respect Data Privacy
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:21pm MST
Data Privacy Day arrives on Saturday at a tricky time for Google and Facebook. Both of the Web giants recently revised their often-disputed privacy policies, and in the process drew stinging criticism from lawmakers and security experts.
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Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican sites
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:59pm MST
The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing. -
Would your city want a nuclear waste site?
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:48pm MST
If the price is right, would your town want a nuclear waste site? A panel of experts said today that finding a volunteer community is the best way to pick a place for a waste repository that could outlast human civilization.
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Is Capcom trolling fans with 'Street Fighter X Tekken'?
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:52pm MST
Capcom just revealed two brand new exclusive characters for the Sony versions of the upcoming crossover fighter, raising the total number of PS3- and PSVita-specific faces to five.
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The face behind the 'Honey Badger' voice
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:49pm MST
The man who narrates the wildly popular video-gone-viral, "Honey Badger," has a few choice words about the creature itself, which pretty much destroys anything in its path and eats anything it wants (including, ugh, a cobra).
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Insects Top Newly Discovered Species List
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:41pm MST
An annual inventory of newly discovered species lists more than 19,000 – half of them insects. A total of 9,738 insect species were first identified in 2009, the most recent year of data compilation. And that's not even counting spiders.
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Sunspot unleashes powerful parting shot
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:19pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The sunspot responsible for setting off a colorful round of northern lights got off a doozy of a parting shot, just as it was about to pass around the edge of the sun's disk.
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Pesticide may worsen honeybee virus
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:06pm MST
A common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests.
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Newly found Android malware infects millions: report
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:32pm MST
Android malware has infected possibly one to five million downloads — "the highest distribution of any malware identified so far this year," a major security company reports.
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Facebook Timeline poll: 'Overwhelming negative'
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:29pm MST
Sophos Security polled more than 4,000 Facebook users about the new Timeline feature, rolling out now, and more than half said that Timeline "worries" them because of security issues.
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Deals of the day: HP, HDTVs and more
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:26pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: Discounted HP gear, deals on HDTVs, "Outbreak" on Blu-ray for $8 and more.
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Camera-nabbing leopards caught on video
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:18pm MST
Snow leopards are one of the most elusive cats on Earth, so conservationists were surprised ... and a bit amused ... to watch snow leopard cubs make off with a remote camera in Tajikistan.
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Nintendo news, as re-told via Taiwanese CGI
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:11pm MST
New Media Animation, the Taiwanese-based news crew that presents headlines via somewhat crudely assembled, yet still very much impressive due to their timeliness (as well as charming) CGI vignettes, has filed another video game-centered report.
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Library turns 100-year-old photos into 3-D
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:09pm MST
In a cool new undertaking, the ever-forward-thinking New York Public Library has pulled together a vast collection of roughly 100-year-old archival images for a very clever proto-3-D project.
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How to easily circumvent Twitter's censorship
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:35pm MST
On Thursday, Twitter announced plans to restrict tweets in certain countries. By Friday, some clever folks already figured out an incredibly simple way to circumvent the service's censorship.
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Meet Earth's newest island ... maybe
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:24pm MST
The newest inhabitant of the Red Sea — a volcanic island — seems to have stopped smoking last week, and could be here to stay.
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Foldable electric car debuts in Europe
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:15pm MST
The commercial version of two-seater foldable electric car that driver and passenger enter through a pop-out windshield was officially unveiled this week in Europe. The car, called Hiriko, is powered by four in-wheel motors that each turn a full 90 degrees.
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Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:14pm MST
Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression. -
UFC on Xbox Live is officially open for business
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:07pm MST
Even those who aren't fans of mixed martial arts might find UFC on Xbox Live the most exciting app on Microsoft's recently re-launched dashboard for the Xbox 360.
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Robot warplane passes midair-refueling test
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:46am MST
A robotic warplane that can take off and land from U.S. Navy carriers by itself won't do much good if it runs out of fuel in midair. That's why the Navy recently completed flight tests to see how well the unmanned military drone could belly up to a flying fuel tanker.
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Find out if your phone is bigger than his
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:40am MST
Admit it ladies (and gents), size does matter — when it comes to phones, that is. And now, there is a site that lets you see how yours measures up to others.
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Hawaii says 'aloha' to invasive Web-tracking bill
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:33am MST
Say "aloha" — in this case, "goodbye" — to a proposed law in Hawaii that, if passed, would have forced Internet service providers to keep track of all state residents' activities on the Internet for two years.
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Student receives free cocaine with Amazon textbook order
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:32am MST
Any university student who has ever purchased a used textbook knows that there are sometimes strange surprises hiding between those pages. Usually they come in the form of messy scribbles, but in one student's case the unexpected gift-with-a-textbook-purchase was a bag of cocaine.
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'Dead' deep sea vents are anything but dead
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:21am MST
Volcanic seafloor vents that roar with the scalding heat of Earth's interior don't stay hot forever. Eventually, over hundreds or thousands of years, they flicker out and turn cold.
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Apollo 1 fire changed spaceship design forever
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:49am MST
NASA's first major disaster, the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts 45 years ago today, marked a dark day for the space agency. But it also marked the beginning of NASA's continual process of learning from its own mistakes.
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Now on Google Music: Download songs to computer
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:32am MST
As much as we like having access to our own music in the cloud, it's also nice to have it on our computers (especially for syncing with standalone MP3 players).
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Pre-caffeine tech: Google+ for teens, Facebook for seniors!
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:23am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
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Even dead, Ancient Egyptians were fed
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:15am MST
Ancient Egyptians placed food in the mouths or stomachs of animal mummies, suggesting that animals were treated equally to humans in death and perhaps also in life.
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Mesopotamian riddles of sex, beer and politics
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:47am MST
Millennia before modern-day Americans made fun of their politicians or cracked crude jokes over a cold one, people in ancient Mesopotamia were doing much the same thing.
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Apple world’s top smartphone vendor at end of 2011
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:07am MST
Apple became the world's No. 1 seller/maker of smartphones in 2011's final quarter, shipping 37 million iPhones and overtaking Samsung for the top spot, according to a recent report.
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New service calls your mom when you use Foursquare
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 8:58am MST
A new service helps children with concerned parents (or parents with forgetful youngsters) easily take care of that "I got here safely" call. -
Choose the right HDTV for Super Bowl XLVI
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:28am MST
With the big Super Bowl game just around the corner, here's a guide to help you pick the HDTV that is best for viewing the annual spectacle.
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'Frankenware': When a virus infects a virus
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:45am MST
What if two computer viruses got together and had a baby? It does happen, and security firm BitDefender, calls it — with apologies to Mary Shelley — "Frankenware." -
Hockey videos aim for educational goal
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:00pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: What's the physics behind a slap shot? Videos created by NBC, the NHL and the National Science Foundation explain the science of ice hockey.
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Cold plasma layer detected high above Earth
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:44pm MST
Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now scientists have detected such ions there for the first time. And they are significantly more abundant at those heights than previously imagined.
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Clues into moon's magnetic mystery revealed
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:24pm MST
The moon may have possessed a magnetic field for much longer than previously thought, one that was also much stronger than scientists had predicted, a new study finds.
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Haiti could be in a new earthquake cycle
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:59pm MST
The magnitude-7.0 earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, two years ago nearly demolished the city and took residents and geologists by surprise. Now scientists think they’ve identified a centuries-long pattern of earthquakes on the island of Hispaniola that could portend earthquakes to come.
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NASA mission piles on the planets
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:50pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Scientists with NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting mission announce the discovery of 26 distant worlds, nearly doubling the mission’s haul so far.
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Origin of ancient jade tool baffles scientists
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:38pm MST
The discovery of a 3,300-year-old tool has led researchers to the rediscovery of a "lost" 20th-century manuscript and a "geochemically extraordinary" bit of earth.
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Bus-size asteroid to give Earth close shave
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:09pm MST
A small asteroid the size of a city bus zoomed between Earth and the moon's orbit Friday, just days after its discovery, but it never posed a threat to our planet, NASA says.
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Where the candidates stand on spaceflight
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:49pm MST
The United States may start working toward establishing a moon colony by 2020, or an asteroid may remain the next target for manned exploration; it depends on who wins this November's presidential election.
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Now Nimblebit's being called out
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:30pm MST
As reported Wednesday, the three-person team that comprises iOS developer Nimblebit decided to call out much larger and powerful game maker Zynga over game similarities. And now some critics say Nimblebit does the same thing. -
10 ridiculous Super Bowl party gadgets
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:25pm MST
Toss on your beer holder sweat shirt, mix up a drink in your football cocktail shaker to pass around, and chill a six-pack in your human organ transplant cooler: It's time for the Super Bowl!
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Twitter to restrict user content in some countries
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:09pm MST
Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings recently sweeping across the Middle East.
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Steam is coming to iOS and Android
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:27pm MST
Game publisher Valve just announced that a version of their Steam client, which digitally distributes games for the PC and Mac, is coming to iOS and Android smartphones.
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House wants Google privacy answers
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:05pm MST
Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked Google Inc on Thursday to provide answers about recent changes to the search engine's privacy policy.
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House wants Google privacy answers
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:05pm MST
A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said on Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google handles consumer data violated an agreement it made with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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Google+ now allows teens
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:05pm MST
Teens ages 13 and up in the U.S. can now join Google's social network, Google+, although the search giant said it is adding safety measures for younger users. While it didn't say so, it adds to Google's efforts to get more users on Google+.
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Bacteria help reveal a secret to evolution
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:40pm MST
The arms race between a virus and the bacteria it attacks has helped scientists better understand one of the mysteries of evolution: How new traits evolve.
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How a typo led to a marriage
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:14pm MST
The next time you make a particularly strange typo, don't throw your keyboard out the window — instead just smile. Smile, because it's possible for a simple typo to lead to a marriage.
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FTC head calls out Facebook, Google on Data Privacy Day
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:52pm MST
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill didn't spare Facebook in her speech opening a forum on Data Privacy Day — even though the event was live-streamed by the social network, in conjunction with the National Cyber Security Counsel. -
Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:34pm MST
Israel is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area, the speed of Internet connections, Israel has fallen behind other tech-savvy countries.
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Jumping spiders have unique vision
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:18pm MST
Jumping spiders, which hunt by pouncing on their prey, gauge distances to their unsuspecting meals in a way that appears to be unique in the animal kingdom, a new study finds. The superability boils down to seeing green, the researchers found
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Two characters, one player in 'Street Fighter'
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:08pm MST
Anyone familiar with "Street Fighter," especially the most recent iterations, and primarily someone that is not good at fighting games in general, can agree: It's kind of tough. But what if one person can control two characters and do special maneuvers?
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Despite online outrage, Netflix adds customers
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:55pm MST
Netflix Inc won back Wall Street's affections on Thursday after adding more U.S. subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter. -
Robotic rat with a monkey's smarts to the rescue?
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:41pm MST
The next time you find yourself trapped under a pile of rubble, your savior might be a Roomba — souped-up with whiskers and a monkey brain.
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Asteroid Vesta may be packed with water ice
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:23pm MST
The giant asteroid Vesta may contain a vast supply of water ice, a supply that has sat frozen for billions of years, a new study reveals.
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Deals of the day: Cameras, computers and more
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:15pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: A Nikon Coolpix camera for $115, discounted computers, deals on headphones and more.
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NFL's Ochocinco, US House speaker trade tweets
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:09pm MST
Chad Ochocinco, meet the speaker of the U.S. House. On Twitter, of course.
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Super Bowl ad drop-kicks Siri
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:01pm MST
We all know Siri can do a lot of impressive things — apparently even order up bags of Doritos and party wear that appears on the spot — and a few other things — as shown in this Super Bowl commercial from the chip-maker.
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The Wii U officially arriving by this Christmas
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:00pm MST
Nintendo has let loose another bombshell — the Wii follow-up, the Wii U, will be available in the U.S. by the year-end holiday shopping season.
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Mastering the etiquette of texting (while walking)
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:57am MST
"Hang on! I need to let them know we're on our way," muttered a colleague as she stopped walking, pressed her back against a wall, and started tapping out a text message. I stared at her, confused. Why couldn't she keep walking while sending the text message?
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Research: South Africans most active tweeters
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:25am MST
Young people tweeting from BlackBerrys and iPhones are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans by far the most vociferous, according to new research published Thursday. -
3 selected to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:25am MST
A spacewalker who tied the record for the most space missions, the military's highest ranking astronaut, and a former chief of the NASA astronaut corps will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame this May.
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For NASA, a day to honor fallen astronauts
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:48am MST
NASA paid tribute to astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration on Thursday by holding remembrance ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Google thinks this lady browses like a dude
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:24am MST
![Aerosmith's Steven Tyler might've sung about a "dude [who] looks like a lady," but Google's convinced that a lady has the Internet browsing habits of a dude. Thankfully there's a decent explanation for this quirky inaccuracy.](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120126_lipstickkeytease.thumb.jpg)
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler might've sung about a "dude [who] looks like a lady," but Google's convinced that a lady has the Internet browsing habits of a dude. Thankfully there's a decent explanation for this quirky inaccuracy.
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Humans' taste for dolphins, manatees on rise
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:20am MST
As world population increases, people in coastal poverty-stricken areas are turning to the ocean for their meals, consuming marine mammals such as dolphins and seals, new research suggests. -
Apple CEO faces first test with cash mountain
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:14am MST
Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem.
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Associates of Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom granted bail
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:39am MST
A New Zealand court has granted bail to two associates of the founder of online file-sharing website Megaupload, accused of being involved in a $175 million Internet piracy scheme.
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Errant email cripples German parliament
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:37am MST
The German parliament's email system was hampered for several hours for more than 4,000 staffers and deputies when hundreds of workers responded to an errant email sent by one staffer named "Babette" to all 4,032 co-workers. -
Pre-caffeine tech: Privacy, Princess Leia and Tank Girl!
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:07am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
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AT&T reports big loss on slew of charges
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:59am MST
AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss due to a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and other charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's popular iPhone. -
An iPad sleeve that fits to a T
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:42am MST
In a nation of T-shirt wearing nerds (and non-nerds), you can give your iPad or Apple laptop a T-shirt, too.
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Google Maps will now warn you about emergency situations
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:22am MST
Whether you're unaware that an earthquake warning has been issued for the area you're visiting later or whether you desperately need more information about the hurricane headed your way, Google Maps should be able to help.
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Live chat: Facebook, Google, privacy and you
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:52am MST
Whether you're worried about hackers, advertisers or your own inability to keep your data locked down, it's time for a chat. Join us at 10 am PT/1 pm ET!
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Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:55pm MST
Newt Gingrich promised Wednesday on Florida’s Space Coast to create a moon colony by 2020 if elected president.
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Netflix says Amazon to launch standalone video
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:12pm MST
Netflix said on Wednesday that it expects Amazon.com to brand its video streaming offering as standalone service. Netflix made the prediction in a letter to shareholders that was posted on its website Wednesday.
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Planet looks back at the northern lights
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:03pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: This week's displays of the northern lights have given rise to some adventurous aurora imagery from the top of the world.
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Planet looks back at the northern lights
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:03pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: This week's displays of the northern lights have given rise to some adventurous aurora imagery from the top of the world.
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Video: iPhone and Android battle over games
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:39pm MST
The iPhone and iPad have dominated the phone and tablet gaming world for a long time but that is rapidly changing with Android’s new more powerful hardware. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Thrun leaving Stanford for online startup
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:33pm MST
When a Stanford University professor first offered a free online version of his "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" class, he attracted 160,000 students from around the world. Now he has given up his tenured academic position to create a startup that could deliver university-level education for low cost to anyone with an Internet connection.
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Site sells baubles of the broken-hearted
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:08pm MST
Wow, never mind the glitzy baubles that are available on a new website, Never Liked It Anyway. The stories that come with them are just as gripping (and they're free).
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Moon, Venus reunite in the night sky
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 3:51pm MST
As darkness is falling Wednesday and Thursday evenings, be sure to take a look toward the west-southwest part of the sky for yet another beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus, virtually a repeat of their post-Christmas night get together.
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Solar storm forecasts greatly improved
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 3:26pm MST
If this week's raging solar storm was any indication, the sun is ramping up its activity — and scientists will be ready for it. By meticulously studying our planet's star, they are able to predict these potentially dangerous space weather events better than ever before.
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Zynga called out by company its new game rips off
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 3:05pm MST
Zynga's latest iOS release "Dream Heights" strikes a close resemblance to "Tiny Tower" by NimbleBits. The makers of the original game have voiced their two cents via Twitter.
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Homeless science whiz isn't contest finalist
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:26pm MST
A New York high school student who attracted national attention after it was reported that she was living in a homeless shelter is not among the 40 finalists in the prestigious Intel Science contest.
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Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:13pm MST
Motorola Mobility, which is seeking regulatory approval to be bought by Google Inc., has filed a new lawsuit against Apple Inc., accusing the iPhone maker of infringing its technology patents. -
Apple job: Package designer/box opener
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:08pm MST
We all know Apple's extreme attention to detail, even down to the packaging, and how it's focused on elegance and ease. To ensure that's always the case, turns out Apple has a packaging designer who doubles as a product box opener.
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Massive galaxies born of frenzied starbursting
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:05pm MST
Clusters of distant galaxies that were bursting with newborn stars in the early universe eventually became the most massive galaxies today, a new study finds.
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Steve Jobs: Second greatest innovator of all time?
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:04pm MST
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs ranks behind only Thomas Edison as the world's greatest innovator of all time in a survey released today on young Americans' attitudes about invention and innovation.
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Apple support helps iPhone thieves
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:45pm MST
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Red Tape: Google's privacy policy change: What's the fuss?
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:24pm MST
Because Thursday is Data Privacy Day, and thanks to Google's new privacy policy, Tuesday was "You’ve Lost More Privacy Day," Helen Popkin and Bob Sullivan began a dialog, one that will continue tomorrow in an open chat with readers.
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Video: App tracks sharks
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:18pm MST
A new app lets you follow tagged sharks. KNSD's Elena Gomez reports. (NBC News)
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'Minecraft' Legos are officially on the way
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:17pm MST
The indie sandbox sensation "Minecraft" has been described as the video game equivalent of playing with Legos. Many have assumed that officially "Minecraft" branded Legos was a given. Now it's finally happening.
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News clues to mystery of magnetic fields
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:13pm MST
Gravity may be the master of the universe, but it has had a key assistant in shaping the cosmos — magnetism. Exactly how that force, which comes from the motion of electric charges, got its start however, has been a mystery — until now.
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New clues to mystery of magnetic fields
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:13pm MST
Gravity may be the master of the universe, but it has had a key assistant in shaping the cosmos — magnetism. Exactly how that force, which comes from the motion of electric charges, got its start however, has been a mystery — until now.
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NASA releases a brand-new 'Blue Marble'
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:11pm MST
PhotoBlog: The latest version of NASA's famous "Blue Marble" image comes from America's newest Earth-observing satellite, which has just been named Suomi NPP.
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Symantec tells customers to disable pcAnywhere
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:35pm MST
Symantec took the rare step of advising customers to stop using one of its products, saying its pcAnywhere software for accessing remote PCs is at increased risk of getting hacked after blueprints of that software were stolen. -
Crash site of failed Russian probe pinpointed
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:06pm MST
Space junk experts have confirmed when and where the wayward Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt re-entered the atmosphere and crashed back to Earth.
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Deals of the day: 'Terminator,' TVs and more
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:54am MST
Here's what's worth considering today: "Terminator Salvation" on Blu-ray for $8, discounted TVs, deals on headphones and more.
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iPhone activations surged at end of 2011
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:52am MST
Corporations and government organizations preferred Apple's iPhone and iPad over its Android counterparts, dominating enterprise activations at more than 70 percent in the last three months of 2011.
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'The Office' in the form of 'Counter-Strike'
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:33am MST
What do you get when you blend "The Office" and "Counter-Strike"? One modder is trying to find out.
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No, Zuckerberg isn't giving you a free iPad3
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:25am MST
A personal email from Mark Zuckerberg promising you, and only you, a new iPad3 before Apple even releases it? If it sounds a little phishy, a little too good to be true, then you're a step ahead of the game, and will hopefully avoid getting reeled in by the alluring offer.
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Samsung's iPhone-mocking ads jump the shark
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:25am MST
Even a shameless Apple fangirl couldn't keep herself from laughing at the first of Samsung's new Galaxy S II commercials. It mocked the bizarre behavior of iPhone fanboys and it was hilarious. But the latest ads in the series seem to have jumped the shark.
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Video: Wireless carriers face 4G growing pains in 2012
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:12am MST
Top technology execs from the four nationwide carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless — look ahead to a big 4G rollout and reflect on the missteps and lessons of 2011. (msnbc.com)
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Kindle Fire gets its own Hotmail app
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:10am MST
Hotmail users who own Amazon's Kindle Fire now have their own app for the Microsoft email program.
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Scientists say Facebook's roots go way back
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:09am MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Hunter-gatherers exhibit many of the "friending" habits familiar to Facebook users, suggesting that the patterns for social networking were set early in the history of our species.
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No Facebook scam can kill Chuck Norris
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:07am MST
Chuck Norris, iconic martial arts movie star, law-enforcing Texas Ranger and the only man who can do a wheelie on a unicycle and slam a revolving door, is alive, well and delivering a swift roundhouse kick, despite a Facebook scam claiming he's dead.
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More study of nanotechnology threat urged
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:42am MST
Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products, the National Research Council (NRC) said on Wednesday. -
World's first iridescent mammal discovered
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:13am MST
Iridescence — a lustrous rainbow-like play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves — has just been detected in the fur of golden moles.
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Sex ... with an iPad case?
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:02am MST
In the near future, choices for an iPad case will include one that probably won't be one pulled out in public: a case melded with a sex toy that allows guys to, well, do stuff. -
GPS uncovers possible Southwest quake risk
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 9:57am MST
The U.S. Southwest isn't particularly known for its seismic activity, but the Rio Grande Rift, a series of faults and basins that runs from central Colorado south through New Mexico, is alive and stretching, new research shows.
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Easy answers to kids' most burning questions
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 9:29am MST
To help prove to your kids that you're no dummy, here are the easy-to-understand answers to the five questions kids most often ask their parents, according to a new survey conducted in the United Kingdom. -
How to live with the Facebook Timeline
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:50am MST
You can pout and you can shout, but there's no avoiding it: You'll soon be forced to use a new profile page design — better known as the Timeline — on Facebook. It'll be alright though, because we're here to (virtually) hold your hand through this big life change.
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Pre-caffeine tech: Dotcom craziness, best friend memes!
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:20am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
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Dotcom: 'Come for coffee, don't forget the cocaine.'
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 7:35am MST
Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com who faces a lengthy jail term in the United States if convicted of racketeering, money laundering and Internet piracy, seems to have a mischievous sense of humor.
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Solar storm brings fireworks, but few problems
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 7:52pm MST
A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday night.
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5th person arrested in Megaupload case
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 6:51pm MST
A fifth person has been arrested in the Megaupload file-sharing case, a U.S. official confirms. -
Video: Margaritaville is like 'FarmVille' with booze
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 5:18pm MST
There isn't any farming in "Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Online" but you can mix drinks and play on the beach. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Video: Quad-core gaming coming to your phone
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 5:05pm MST
Tablets and even phones will be taking advantage of quad-core processing power this year. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Strange new species found in Suriname
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 5:04pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Scientists catalog the biodiversity of one of the world's last pristine tropical forests — and come upon some strange-looking new species.
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Reporters can now bring gadgets to House chamber
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:37pm MST
Tuesday's State of the Union address will be the first time reporters will be able to bring their electronic devices into the House gallery. Photography and video won't be allowed, but if all goes well, electronic reporting will be permitted going forward. -
Droid Razr Maxx out Jan. 26 for $300
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:24pm MST
The Droid Razr Maxx, boasting 21 hours of battery life, will be available Jan. 26, sold by Verizon Wireless for $300 with a new two-year customer service plan. The phone is made by Motorola.
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A tiny wasp sneaks into US and prospers
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:02pm MST
A tiny wasp with iridescent wings showed up in upstate New York in 2010. Just one year later it was spotted in Irvine, Calif. — suggesting the fairyfly wasp is now well established in the United States within a year of sneaking into the country, a scientist says.
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Hacked firmware lets the Vita run PS3 games
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 3:35pm MST
Only a few games have been announced to support Remote Play on PlayStation Vita, but videos on YouTube show it being used on many titles, thanks to hacked firmware on the PS3.
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Google to merge user data across more services
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:45pm MST
Google plans to unify its privacy policy and terms of service across its online offerings, including its flagship search, Gmail and Google+ products, to make them easier to use, but the move could attract greater scrutiny from anti-trust regulators. -
Seattle museum gets shuttle trainer 'keys'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:44pm MST
NASA handed over the "keys" for its only full-size space shuttle training vehicle to the Seattle Museum of Flight last week, clearing the wooden mockup to leave Houston for its new home in the Northwest.
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Entrepreneurs bring Internet coding skills to all
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:25pm MST
Not too long ago, Web coding was the rarified realm of computer geeks, but a new crop of entrepreneurs is making this valuable computer skill available to just about anyone with an inclination to learn.
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Facebook Timeline: There's no escaping it now
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:00pm MST
Ding, ding ding! Your time is up! This is not a drill: You can no longer avoid using Timeline on Facebook, something that until now has been optional.
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20 things that happened online in 2011, illustrated
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:57pm MST
We're reaching the end of January, the first month of 2012, and the last thing we need is yet another list that recollects the previous year. But make it an eye-popping illustration, and even a game out of it? That's totally fine.
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8 years later, Opportunity still roving on Mars
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:57pm MST
A NASA rover celebrates eight years on the Martian surface today (Jan. 24), and the long-lived robot is still going strong.
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Dutch court refuses to ban sales of Samsung tablet
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:53pm MST
Dutch appeals judges ruled Tuesday that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is not a copy of Apple's popular iPad, handing the Korean consumer electronics maker its latest legal victory over its American rival. -
Dutch court refuses to ban sales of Samsung tablet
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:53pm MST
Dutch appeals judges ruled Tuesday that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is not a copy of Apple's popular iPad, handing the Korean consumer electronics maker its latest legal victory over its American rival. -
Magnetic soap created, could cleanup oil spills
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:43pm MST
Scientists have created the world's first soap that can be controlled by magnets. That's right: magnetic suds.
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Megaupload chief also loses title of top ranked 'Call of Duty' player
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:27pm MST
Kim Schmitz, otherwise known as Kim Dotcom, the recently arrested mastermind behind Megaupload, was, up until a few days ago, the top ranked player of "Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 3" in the entire world — at least among Xbox 360 players.
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Twitter 'following' messed up for some
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:01pm MST
Is your Twitter account showing you're "following" someone you're not? And removing those you do follow? The site says it's having a problem and you're not alone.
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'UFO video' from L.A. throws up red flags
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:46pm MST
A California man says he videoed several UFOs flying near Los Angeles on Friday the 13th. The video was allegedly shot by a freelancer going by the name Nerdumb. It was posted to YouTube and is making the rounds in UFO circles. -
Deals of the day: 'Inception,' iPhone apps and more
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:28pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: "Inception" on DVD for $5, free iPhone apps, discounted Toshiba gear and more.
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The Pope explains the power -- and danger -- of Twitter
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:22pm MST
Pope Benedict XVI — who happens to be the first Pope on Twitter, thanks to the Vatican's official account — spoke about our relationship with search engines and social networks on the World Day of Communications.
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'Space hurricane' sweeping over our planet
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:05pm MST
A wave of charged particles from an intense solar storm is raising alerts about airline flights and satellite operations — and raising the prospect of stunning auroral displays.
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Antarctica expedition collects 300 meteorites
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:01pm MST
A gang of heavily insulated scientists has wrapped up its Antarctic expedition, with its members thawing out from the experience, but pleased to have bagged more than 300 space rocks.
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Occupy Oakland wants an arcade machine
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:54am MST
On Jan. 28 and 29, the Occupy Movement's Oakland branch will move into its new headquarters — and it may have its own arcade game there too.
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Video: Muppets invade the PlayStation
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:52am MST
Now it is your job to save "The Muppet Show" from the evil Phantom. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Video: Cyber-scams evolve
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:45am MST
High-tech crooks are finding new ways into your bank account. WVIT's Chris Coffey reports. (NBC News)
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Breakup app helps you find out 'WotWentWrong'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:44am MST
For those whose breakups have left a bitter hole in their soul because not knowing why things ended gnaws at them, there is an app to try to find closure: WotWentWrong.
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Just a few ancestors give Thoroughbreds speed
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:23am MST
Thoroughbred horses owe their amazing sprinting capabilities to just a couple of ancestors, according to a new study that traces the genetics of these racehorses.
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Virgin America names plane in honor of Steve Jobs
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:14am MST
Your inner geek will smile the next time you board a Virgin America flight. After all, there's a chance that you'll be stepping onto a plane that is named in honor of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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FTC site attacked by Anonymous, group says
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:10am MST
Hacking group Anonymous claimed credit Tuesday for taking down a Federal Trade Commission website as part of a continuing attack on government and private industry sites in retaliation for possible anti-piracy legislation in Congress. -
Why don't we just eat invasive species?
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:49am MST
Americans hunted many valuable and delicious animals like the beaver, turkey and bison until they were wiped out in many areas. Yet, fur-bearing and edible invasive species now run rampant damaging native North American ecosystems.
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It takes a primate supermom to raise twins
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:23am MST
The first occurrence of twins for free-ranging Tibetan macaques has just been documented, revealing how rare survivorship of twins can be in many primate species, and how important mothers are to their success.
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Sony tablets, smartphones to get Android 4.0 upgrades
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:13am MST
The upgrades to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continue with the entire Sony Xperia line of smartphones and new Tablets P and S, starting this spring, according to reports.
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Black adorned feathers of winged dinosaurs
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:55am MST
The raven-size creature long thought of as the earliest bird, Archaeopteryx, may have been adorned with black feathers, researchers have found.
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GOP debate spotlights commercial spaceflight
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:34am MST
The top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination pushed for further privatization of spaceflight during Monday's debate in Florida.
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Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter bug, Barney Frank!
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:07am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.