(CBS News) A huge storm is brewing that could impact at least one-third of the nation, from Florida to Maine, and potentially as far...
IBM Fellow Jeff Jonas on the evolution of Big Data
Jeff Jonas, Chief Scientist, Entity Analytics, IBM (Credit: IBM) Last week I reconnected with Jeff Jonas, chief scientist of the IBM Entity Analytics group...
Damage remains 2 years after BP spill
(CBS News) Two years ago tonight, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up off the Louisiana coast. Eleven workers were killed, and it caused...
Charger helps solve vampire power problem (video)
Who hasn’t left their various mobile devices plugged in long after they’re fully charged? A new product — still a prototype but expected to...
AT&T stores report Lumia 900 shortage
The Nokia Lumia 900 is reportedly high in demand. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Although it’s still too early to tell if the Lumia 900 is...
Italians anxious for liner to disappear
(CBS News) GIGLIO, Italy – Four months after the tragedy, Italian authorities today identified five bodies recovered from the Costa Concordia. Among the missing...
How to use Java applets in OS X after Java 2012-003 update
To tackle the recent Flashback malware for OS X, Apple issued an update for Java that closes the exploited vulnerability in its runtime. Apple...
Anti-abortion hacker jailed for stealing 10,000 records
27-year-old James Jeffery has been sentenced to two years and eight months in jail for hacking into the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Britain’s...
Five social media lessons from @BubbaWatson, Masters champ
A look at how Bubba Watson’s on-course success affected his Twitter followers. (Credit: TwitterCounter; screenshot by Sree Sreenivasan/CNET) My wife, shoulder-surfing as I write...
Sharp begins production of world’s first IGZO LCD panels
By using IGZO oxide semiconductors, Sharp will be able to produce LCD screens that require lower energy consumption through smaller, thin-film transistors and increased...
Apple releases Flashback removal tool, infections drop to 270,000
Ed Bott is a freelance technical journalist and book author. All work that Ed does is on a contractual basis. Since 1994, Ed has...
WD ships ultrabook-friendly Scorpio Blue hard drive
The new 7mm-thick Scorpio Blue hard drive from Western Digital. (Credit: WD) When it comes to ultrabooks, you have to pick between a solid-state...
T-Mobile poised to launch HTC One S April 25
T-Mobile’s next Android smartphone, the One S, is expected in short order. (Credit: HTC) T-Mobile is all but ready to announce an official launch...
iPhone 5 rumor roundup
Will the iPhone 5 resemble its predecessor, the iPhone 4? (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) After unveiling a marginally improved iPhone 4S in 2011 instead of...
Samsung puts Youm brand on its flexible screens
Now that’s what we call flexible. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Samsung has quietly bestowed a name to its flexible AMOLED technology, an indication that we...