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Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

September 3, 2010

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field.

Samsung: Our Galaxy tablet better than iPad

September 3, 2010

When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today's dominant tablet, Apple's iPad.

Adult texters catching up to teens

September 3, 2010

Grown-ups don't text as much as teens -- at least not yet. A new survey suggests they may be catching up.

iPad is for grandparents, not just geeks

September 3, 2010

Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people. It's also for grandparents.

72 percent of adults are text-messaging now

September 3, 2010

More American adults have taken to texting in the past year, but teens still take the crown when it comes to using their phones for text-messaging, with 87 percent of them doing so, a new study says.

Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy

September 3, 2010

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.

Stephen Hawking says God's not needed. So?

September 3, 2010

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: British physicist Stephen Hawking's latest book is already making waves with his observation that science can explain the universe's origin without invoking God.

Facebook stalker continues to harass 12-year-old girl

September 3, 2010

This dramatic tale of a Facebook stalker hacking and harassing young girls on Facebook speaks to a couple of issues regularly faced in this brave new world of social media — the dangers awaiting children online and Facebook's oft-complained-about lack of customer service.

Kids prove they’re MoonBot masters

September 3, 2010

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Teen-agers from around the country put lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program

Humanlike brain structures found in worm

September 3, 2010

Brain structures directly related to the human brain have just been identified in a marine ragworm, according to a paper published in the latest issue of the journal Cell.