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Yahoo! News: Technology News
Technology News
 AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
 AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
 AP - Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
 AP - The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
AP - Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.
AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
Macworld.com - TextExpander from SmileOnMyMac is the ultimate macro tool. It lets you create snippets of frequently used text or images, then instantly paste said snippets into any app simply by typing an abbreviation. It’s like a rubber stamp for working on your Mac, and it just got a lot more...stampier—but in a good way.
PC World - In his first speech since stepping down in January as CEO of the company he founded, RealNetworks Chairman Rob Glaser on Wednesday encouraged startups to look for business opportunities in wireless.
PC World - If you’re a TiVo aficionado, you know that there’s no such thing as too much storage. And now you can let your TV show and movie collection spill out of the box, across your home network and into an HP MediaSmart server.
 AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.
Macworld.com - Market research firm ComScore is back with the latest numbers on the battle for consumers’ hearts and minds in the U.S. smartphone arena. On the positive side, Apple's share continued to grow, holding steady in second place after BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM).
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's universal navigation. The programs can sync with Gmail and Google's calendar, and use document-sharing features.
AP - THE BUZZ: Google's answer to the popularity of social networking. Circles of friends can connect right on Google's Gmail home page.
Macworld.com - The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.
CNN.com - Technology
CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more.
Geeks rock! In honor of the South by Southwest festival's convergence of techie and music culture, we rank the top 10 geek-rock tunes of all time, from "She Blinded Me with Science" to "Particle Man."
    
On Friday, the major movers in the tech industry will gather in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest Interactive Conference.
 
Peter Smith was riding his bike down a particularly busy road in Austin, Texas, when, amid a frightening blur of big-truck traffic, a thought hit him:
 
Democrats opposed to Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign are hoping to get an assist from the public in their latest bid to push voters away from the Republican candidate.
 
Every bit of fully synthetic plastic that's ever been produced over the past 100 years is somewhere on our planet, a leading environmentalist, David de Rothschild, said Tuesday.
 
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate.
 
Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information.
 
Social media are, by definition, supposed to be a social experience. Make a profile and start connecting. Reach out to friends, old and new. Post a profile picture, and while you're at it upload a photo album of your trip to Greece so others can see and comment.
 
Police have arrested a South Korean couple whose toddler starved to death while they were raising a virtual child online, authorities said.
 
Actor Ed Begley Jr., best known for his roles in "St. Elsewhere", "The West Wing", "Best in Show" (he's also twice appeared on "The Simpsons") is the star of "Living with Ed".
 
TIME.com Gadget of the Week
Reviews of the latest electronic devices
The first-class way to travel across Google's globe
No-Mistake Tech Buying for the Holidays and Beyond
Some last minute advice about the hot tech toys
The newest digital SLR camera might teach you a thing or two
Ups and downs with a music and messaging phone
Can the latest high-powered consoles offer more than videogames? You bet.
Rather than being something truly special, the anti-Apple initiative is just another non-iPod
Enough with the smartphones, here comes an easy phone for older folks
Are smart phones ready for the masses?
Place shifting in the age of high-definition television
Latest SciTech Headlines - CBS News
Read the latest SciTech headlines on CBS News, covering news stories, videos and pictures of world and US news, as well as news in politics, health, sports and business.
Mich. Resident's World Turned Upside Down By O'Brien's Decision To Follow Only Her On Twitter
     
The Alliance for Youth Movements is holding it's international summit in London this week, as the global leaders of tomorrow are learning and using new media technologies from some of today's best and brightest to raise awareness on global violence. Kaylee Hartung reports.
  
Researcher Finds Inverse Causal Nexus Between Availability of Porn and Sex Crimes
  
Internet Search Giant Says It Expects Some Resolution in its Dispute with Beijing Soon
  
Study Fnds that One Kind Deed Fosters Similar Behavior by Original Recipients
  
UN, Climate Panel To Get Outside Review From World's Top Scientists After Spate Of Errors
  
Behindthebuy.com's David Gregg previews the latest portable and water proof electronics for the beach, under water and travel just in time for Spring Break.
  
Google To Digitize Thousands Of Old Books In National Libraries In Rome And Florence - including Works by Galileo
  
Genetically Distinct Colony Shows Immunity to Cancer that Has Ravaged the Iconic Animal
  
BehindtheBuy.com Shares High-Tech Products to Help You Unwind, Remember Fun Times
  
Listen to the 9-1-1 call of the Prius driver whose car sped out of control on a San Diego highway before coming to a stop.
  
Toyota Prius driver Jim Sikes frantically called 911 when his car speed out of control on a stretch of San Diego highway. Ben Tracy reports the U.S. government wants to know what happened.
  
Some of Today's Biggest Tech Trends - Social Networking, Smartphones and Internet TV - Shared Dubious Beginnings
  
China and the U.S. are fighting to lead the world in green energy technology, but China is way ahead. Celia Hatton reports on what the U.S. needs to do to keep up.
  
Peggy Liu, from JUCCEE, joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, says energy powers nation growth.
  
ABC News: Technology
Death of Chelsea King prompts lawmaker to overhaul laws monitoring predators.
Sex Offenses - Crime - Sex offender - Law - Chelsea King
Three-year-old Tenn. toddler shoots herself after mixing up real gun with video game controller.
Video game - Game controller - Wii - Games - Nintendo Wii
Brain scans could revolutionize consumer marketing, researchers say.
Marketing - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Consulting - Employment
Sex.com goes to auction next week; opening bid is $1million.
Auction - Domain name - Sex.com - Disputed Domain Names - Shopping
Scientists propose unit of energy efficiency, named for guru of the field.
James Watt - Alessandro Volta - Steam engine - History - Engineering and Technology
New feature on Facebook lets users to find their friends locations.
Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - New York Times - Google
Google adds bike lanes to online mapping tool.
Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - Tools
MySpace co-presidents chart course for the future.
MySpace - Facebook - Social network - Owen Van Natta - Mike Jones
"Nightline" visited a preservation funded by the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where tigers, ligers and other rare hybrid species live.
Rare species - Hybrid - United States - Travel and Tourism - Recreation and Sports
Google App Marketplace is online store for business applications.
Google - Online shopping - Google App - Cloud computing - Searching
IBM and Stanford University team to develop a green generation of plastics.
Stanford University - IBM - United States - California - Education
TV makers Samsung and Panasonic makers unveil 3-D TVs this week.
Panasonic Corporation - Samsung Group - Television - Sony - Panasonic
A researcher reveals little-known facts about microwave ovens.
Microwave - Cooking - Home - Collections and Indexes - Microwave oven
Drivers end up on railroad tracks, stuck in snow after following GPS directions.
Rail transport - Global Positioning System - Business - Geomatics - Earth Sciences
Reuters: Technology News
Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals.
ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
  
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.
 
HELSINKI (Reuters) - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.
 
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.
 
TORONTO (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture.
 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
 
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The directors behind the Oscar-winning animated short "Logorama," are moving into the live-action world -- but they aren't going Hollywood just yet.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters.
 
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony and Samsung announced plans to introduce 3D televisions in coming months, betting they will become the next hot products in an increasingly crowded electronics industry.
 
msnbc.com: Technology & Science
Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.
 While most bathrooms in the U.S. are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats, sound effects, built-in bidets and lids that raise automatically.
By one estimate the United States currently has about 1,000 elite cyber-security experts. It needs 20,000. Companies and government agencies are ramping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cyber whiz kids, by sponsoring national competitions akin to "American Idol ."
From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk.
 Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
 With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.
 Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.
 Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
Conan O'Brien decided last week to pick Killen as the only person he would follow on Twitter, turning the 19-year-old's life upside down.
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name. It would be an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
 The new site recasts MySpace more strongly around its music and media content, with features such as the ability to listen to a music playlist based on songs that other MySpace users are sharing in their stream of updates.
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
 In a scientific breakthrough that opens a window to now-extinct animals from the prehistoric past, researchers have just successfully recovered DNA from several fossilized eggshells collected from Australia, New Zealand and Madagascar.
CNET Reviews - Top Rated Computer Systems
CNET Computer Systems Reviews are the most comprehensive resource for unbiased personal technology advice.
Apple's new 27-inch iMac will charm plenty of you with its screen size alone. Fortunately, that won't lead you astray. Behind its expansive display, Apple has packed one of the fastest all-in-ones available, and added a few useful extras to sweeten the deal. This iMac isn't perfect, but its positives far outweigh its negatives. We can think of few users to whom we wouldn't recommend this system.
For a reasonable price, the HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is a great network storage, content managing, and backup device for home and small business environments. It offers stellar performance, a great backup solution, and remote access options that are easy to use.
Previously known as the MacBook, Apple's basic 13-inch aluminum unibody laptop has been promoted to the "Pro" series, all while adding features and cutting the base price.
The Lexmark Impact S305's low price tag, simple setup, and straightforward features are sure to draw in budget customers with intermittent printing needs. With extra features like wireless printing and a media card reader, the Impact earns a solid recommendation.
Asus hits nearly all the marks in the 1005HA, the latest version of its iconic Eee PC, highlighted by a 6-hour-plus battery life.
Previously known as the MacBook, Apple's basic 13-inch aluminum unibody laptop has been promoted to the "Pro" series, all while adding features and cutting the base price.
The HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One printer makes it easy to increase productivity thanks to its streamlined user interface. The fax, copy, print, and scanning features boast helpful extras like double-sided printing, wireless connectivity, separate photo trays, and quick-access control panel buttons, all while maintaining lab-quality photos and a low cost to print. We highly recommend this printer to anyone who can benefit from its multifunctionality.
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless makes a convincing inkjet argument for offices with a high volume of prints. With a function touch screen, multiple networking options, and an astoundingly fast print speed, it makes perfect sense to give this workhorse an Editors' Choice award.
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor tweaks to the previous version, but cutting prices and swapping the ExpressCard slot for an SD card slot are enough to make it a solid improvement over its predecessor.
Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro demonstrates marked improvements over the older model in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading sensibilities. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this new tool in his or her arsenal.
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