People hanging out more on Facebook than Google
By a narrow margin, Web surfers spent more minutes visiting Facebook than using Google, YouTube, and Gmail combined during August, according to new research.
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Group brings HDR photo technique to video
In a new demonstration, the nouveau style of high dynamic range photography meets the frontier of SLR video for a dreamy look at San Francisco.
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Friday Poll: What will your personal bot do first?
Willow Garage finally made its open-source PR2 robot available to the general public this week. If you could afford one, what would you program it to do first?
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GM Ventures invests in battery start-up Sakti3
General Motors' venture capital arm takes a stake in next-generation lithium-ion battery company Sakti3, which is developing solid-state rechargeable batteries.
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A flood of phishing sites and how to avoid them
Practical advice on recognizing the phishing and malware attacks that exploit brand names to rob you of your money.
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Ask Maggie: On mobile frustrations
Ask Maggie is a weekly column that answers readers' questions about all things wireless and broadband. This week's focus: BlackBerry Torch, Verizon frustrations, and Droid Eris.
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Adobe resurrects Flash-to-iPhone app tool
Apple's loosened developer restrictions reopen the door for Adobe's Packager for iPhone tool, and Adobe chose to walk back through. Flash still faces challenges, though.
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Microsoft exec Elop named Nokia CEO
Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's Business Division, is leaving to become chief executive of phone maker Nokia as it seeks to become a software company.
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Video game sales drop 10 percent in August
Months-long slump leads to the worst August sales figures since 2006, according to a report by The NPD Group.
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Nissan Leaf replaces Lance Armstrong with bear
A new TV ad for the Nissan Leaf, launching in Thursday's NFL season debut, offers the idea that polar bears, sad that their home is melting, want to thank humans for driving a Leaf.
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eBay wins legal battle over Craigslist stake
Online auction giant had sued over a move by Craigslist's board that diluted its stake and kept eBay from holding a director's seat on the board.
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Apple's new App Store rulebook (FAQ)
CNET breaks down what the new rulebook means for developers making applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and the people who buy them.
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Opera support for Google Instant: 'Shortly'
The fifth-ranked browser is on the to-do list for the livelier search technology. Also: the tech behind Google Instant and this week's Google Doodles.
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Intel's Otellini: Google TV shipping this month
Intel's CEO implies in an interview Thursday that Google TV devices could be arriving a little sooner than previously thought.
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Researchers work to develop prescription playlists
By studying a song's rhythm, melodic range, lyrics, and pitch, a team of scientists at Glasgow Caledonian University hopes to help regulate people's moods.
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Microsoft to fix 13 holes in Windows, IIS, and Office
Four critical bulletins and five important bulletins coming on Patch Tuesday.
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Shuttle Discovery takes first step toward final flight
The shuttle Discovery is hauled to NASA's cavernous assembly building, setting the stage for launch Nov. 1 on the orbiter's 39th and final mission.
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Can you Kayak a marathon--or a jail?
A recently launched start-up called FindTheBest takes the comparison engine model that Kayak made popular and attempts to apply it to everything else on the face of the planet. It might work.
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iPhone apps that wouldn't get approved today
The new App Store guidelines give developers a better idea of what they can and can't do, but Apple is also sending mixed messages with some stipulations conflicting with already approved apps.
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Military backpack maps out 3D interiors
Researchers at UC Berkeley are developing a backpack that can automatically map out building interiors in 3D. Could it be part of Google Earth one day?
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