May 5, 2011 2:22 PM PDT
SRI shows the benefits of shrinking tech
road trip at homeThe R&D institution is applying Moore's Law to robots that disarm bombs remotely and tiny satellites that create a mesh network in the sky.• Photos: At SRI, bomb-disabling robots go mini
May 4, 2011 4:43 PM PDT
Sohaib Athar on fame after bin Laden raid
Q&A CNET interviews Pakistan programmer Sohaib Athar, who became an instant online celebrity after his real-time dispatches recording a rough outline of the raid on Osama bin Laden.• Bin Laden's death and the Web response (roundup)
May 5, 2011 4:00 AM PDT
Alan Shepard's landmark space flight
photos In 1961, the U.S. came in a close second in the race to put a man in space but laid the groundwork for missions to the moon. Shepard had key roles throughout the era.- Analysts' takes: Apple going ARM on MacBooks? May 6, 2011 6:18 PM PDTAnalysts had a variety of opinions to offer on the possibility of Apple moving its MacBook line off Intel processors and onto the power-frugal ARM architecture used in its iPhone and iPad.
- Mozilla fights DHS over anti-MPAA, RIAA utility May 6, 2011 4:29 PM PDTDepartment of Homeland Security needs a court order to delete MafiaaFire browser plug-in that routes around seizures of domains suspected of copyright infringement.
- NASA delays Endeavour launch until at least May 16 May 6, 2011 3:02 PM PDTNASA says shuttle program's penultimate launch--originally planned for April 29--has been pushed back again. The agency says repairs to the shuttle's hydraulics system necessitated the latest delay.
- Sony: More testing needed before PlayStation relaunch May 7, 2011 11:53 AM PDTCompany still performing security checks on breached PlayStation Network; says system may not be back up in originally announced timeframe. Sony also removes 2,500 customer names posted by hackers to a Sony Web site.
• Third attack against Sony planned
• Sony considers offering reward to help catch hackers
• CEO Stringer apologizes for PlayStation breach
• Complete coverage: The Sony breach - First flight of the Phantom Ray May 6, 2011 12:25 PM PDTphotos Boeing's autonomous unmanned aircraft gets off the ground for a 17-minute solo flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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