Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:17 PST - The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:27 PST - Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:50:01 PST - Mattel is releasing a replica of the "Back to the Future" hoverboard, but sadly, it doesn't really float. Maybe the company should get in touch with this DIYer.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:44:29 PST - Cyber security is a growing problem that threatens the U.S. economy, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says broadband providers can help protect the public.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:44:56 PST - Recent Foxconn revelations hint at higher costs than previous estimates that are still staggeringly low by Western standards.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:03 PST - CEO Meg Whitman says during an earnings conference call that Hewlett-Packard has a line of products ready for the next iteration of Windows.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:20:08 PST - New medical device, powered wirelessly via electromagnetic radio waves, could be used as a diagnostic or surgical tool.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:58:22 PST - A study suggests that those who text more are less accepting of new words and more rigid about existing ones. It is unclear whether these new words include LOL and LMAO
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:42:04 PST - Sony PlayStation Vita, which just went on sale, is highly advanced from a technology perspective. But gamers and gaming experts question its relevancy and functionality in the world of smartphones and other go-to gadgets. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:45 PST - Cherie Blair, wife of Tony (and herself a lawyer), decides she, too, must stand in line and sue News International over allegedly having her phone intercepted. And to think that the Blairs and the Murdochs used to be such friends.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:25 PST - StreetViolence.org is a U.K. site on which people who have been mugged can help others avoid certain high-risk areas by mapping the location of the crimes. Does this remind some of Microsoft's "Avoid Ghetto" patent?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:25:34 PST - Watch this realistic animation of more than 5,000 Lego bricks put together to create one of the most iconic "Star Wars" spaceships.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:23 PST - Two former factory workers in China who suffered health problems as part of a 2009 incident are urging the public to sign an Internet petition being delivered to Apple tomorrow.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:53:43 PST - A report says that drained batteries in five Tesla Roadsters required battery pack replacements. Tesla counters that it takes multiple measures to avoid the problem.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:30:54 PST - Consumers should learn more about Intel's Medfield processor at the upcoming Mobile World Congress as Motorola and Lenovo arrive in Barcelona.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:15:18 PST - Basketball players and athletes looking for a way to track their performance and stats will have two new tools to do so, starting this summer from Nike.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:33 PST - From Google's privacy policy change to Google overriding browser default settings, the FTC is getting an earful from privacy groups and lawmakers.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:01:00 PST - In an effort led by California's attorney general, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others have agreed to require developers to inform users about data usage policies before they download apps.
