Academic researchers fear measures would prohibit work with genetic databases.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 3:44 pm

Despite protests from the band All Shall Perish, the identities of 80 alleged file-sharers of their music are set to be handed over to a Panama-based copyright troll. The manager of the band says he is shocked and angry that the troll had obtained the copyrights to All Shall Perish's music and has ordered the band's German-based label to call off the dogs.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 3:28 pm

Their potential new offices will join with Google, Facebook and Zynga, among other digital media platforms with major offices in Ireland’s capital. Last year Twitter confirmed that they would locate their international headquarters in Dublin.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 1:34 pm

What has happened after 2,400 technology, Internet and telecom I.P.O.’s.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 7:56 am

Mark Zuckerberg‘s good week just got better. On Saturday, he married long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 3:34 am

E-mails, eBooks. and e-cigarettes. Now e-bikes? According to a recent press release from Audi, the automobile makers will be displaying the prototype for a new bicycle that’s part traditional cycle, part digital machine – the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. “The Audi e-bike Wörthersee puts in its first major appearance at this year’s Wörthersee Tour, the 31st meet for Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda fans; trial biker Julien Dupont and downhill specialist Petra Bernhard will demonstrate their stunts and streetbike skills.”

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 2:03 am

One of the most popular wall paper applications among iOS users – Pimp Your Screen from Apalon – has been upgraded to be compatible with the Retina Display.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 8:45 pm

News 4's has the latest on Metrobus close calls caught on camera.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:04 pm

In recent weeks alarm bells sounded at Poland's Computer Emergency Response Team when it was discovered that an unknown entity is sending massive amounts of forged data packets and posing a threat to BitTorrent users worldwide. A detailed analysis reveals that anti-piracy outfits may be initiating these attacks to prevent movies from being downloaded. According to security experts, the legality of these attacks is doubtful....

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 4:27 pm

There are tech myths we hear all the time, and likely spread to our friends --but most are just a waste of your time (and in some cases, they can actually harm your gadgets). Here are some of the worst offenders.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 3:44 pm

It’s no fun recovering from a stroke and relearning to do simple things that were once totally natural. That’s being offset by new video games that refine patients motor skills by having them play games that, for once, actually look fun.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:06 pm

Zombies, that bigger screen, the anchor that is 4S … and more

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:54 am

Spaceflight Now on Livestream. Live coverage from SpaceflightNow, the leading source for space news. - Watch live streaming Internet TV. Broadcast your own live streaming videos, like Spaceflight Now in Widescreen HD. Livestream, Be There.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:04 am

Is Astronomy your favorite Subject and you daily do stargazing like me then this article is sure your cup of tea

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:58 pm

This interactive infographic shows how much Mark Zuckerberg is worth based upon the value of the Facebook IPO and his share of the company.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:51 pm

One of the world's top mobile phone handset makers has acknowledged the existence of a backdoor in one of its models.ZTE, which is based in ...

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:10 pm

With the proper projector the world is your canvas. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 15 of the most innovative building facade projections since MIT employed one as a giant Tetris board.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:19 pm

With the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, Google revamped Android, making it prettier and more user-friendly. But, Google might be well-served to follow in Apple’s footsteps to a degree, at least, and take more control.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:00 pm

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network that raised $16 billion in its initial public offering, the biggest in Internet history, opened at $42 in their first trades Friday.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:33 pm

As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company's worth.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:36 pm

NEW YORK — After years of detention and a bold escape to the U.S. Embassyin Beijing , blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States, a bittersweet moment in a harrowing journey that had touched off a diplomatic crisis and poses continued challenges for U.S.-Chinese relations.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 4:38 pm

The home office is a place where the business of the day is done. Practicality, functionality and efficiency are of the utmost importance, yet an ever-growing interest in making this space refreshingly stylish has led to a large number of home office DIY projects.

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 3:12 pm

Amelia Gentleman visits Halden, the high-security jail in Norway where every cell has a flatscreen TV, an en-suite shower and fluffy, white towels

Posted on 20 May 2012 | 12:04 pm

Dr Robert Spitzer apologises for 'fatally flawed' study, published in 2001, which claimed gay people could be 'cured' if properly motivated. One of the most influential figures in modern psychiatry has apologised to America's gays for a scientific study which supported attempts to "cure" people of their homosexuality.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:10 pm

Sometimes life isn't fair.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 7:20 pm

I got cancer. Then I got bald. When I first found out I had breast cancer, I thought I wouldn’t have to do chemotherapy.. But then it turned out I did. Chemo would make me bald... Of course, nothing says “wake up call” like a cancer diagnosis. You reprioritize, reevaluate, rethink who you are. That said, I was not thrilled I would be losing all my hair... Here’s how I dealt with it.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:57 pm

The cyclists who participated in Friday's National Bike to Work Day likely planned their ride based on several criteria, from convenience to safety. Those same concerns help determine how "bikeable" a city is, according to a new study by the Walk Score website.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:30 pm

Ultimately, it's the courts that will ultimately make marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:21 pm

A recent Rolling Stone article raises troubling questions about FBI entrapment schemes and their targets

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:17 pm

An Indian woman is divorcing her husband because he neglected to change his relationship status to married on Facebook, the Deccan Chronicle reported on Tuesday.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 4:34 pm

Just when you thought every way to eat beef had been discovered, a meatologist (we assume) has found a new way to slice up a cow. And it's delicious!

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:55 am

The family hauler has come a long way since the days of the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser and the Ford Country Squire. In fact, big station wagons are all but relics of the past, replaced in popularity by SUVs and crossovers.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:06 am

Modern furniture is built by taking into account many features – from comfort to looks, all the pieces must exhibit an attractive aura, as well as a creative design. One of these modern creation – the Rope Bench – is part of Yoav Reches‘ portfolio. This interesting design merges birch plywood, iroko, polyester rope and stainless steel in a fascinating display of undulating design lines.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:32 am

“Ireland’s DNA,” a program that allows people to track their genealogical history, has been officially launched today. Through analysis of a person’s DNA, researchers can trace back a person’s ancestors through the centuries.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:00 am

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 8:05 am

The weather's warming up in Denver, which means that for the past several hours, we've been...

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 7:07 am

New York's billionaire mayor is so opposed to a tiny raise for workers at companies that get public money that he's vowed to sue. What's the deal with living wage laws anyway?

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 7:07 am

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:20 am

If there’s one thing the Internet can’t get enough of, it’s a ratchet rumor.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:16 am

As we inch closer to summer, you're more likely to run into poison ivy, bug bites, and the other itchy ailments that come with being outside. Redditor xume points out that banana peels are a great homemade remedy for itchy skin.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:02 am

Many of us have spent a lot of our time trying to figure out what the magical food or diet is that will keep us both slim and healthy. New research claims that the mango may help you do just that.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:02 am

A 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn. man with 30 children appeared in court this week to ask the state for child-support help, Memphis news station WREG reported Wednesday. Desmond Hatchett has fathered 30 children -- which is believed to be the record in Knox county, according to the Los Angeles Times -- with 11 different women. His youngest children are toddlers and his oldest is 14.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 5:39 am

I don’t know about where you live, but it has been getting pretty hot around here. Temperatures have been closing in on 100°F and I’d say it is about time for some eco-friendly summer tips. Last year I covered this topic as well, and I figured it would be worth repeating, especially for those of you who missed out. So in honor of the “greenie” in all of us, here are my eco-friendly summer tips that are worth repeating.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 1:20 am

Carel June Cody cared for John Arnold at the end of his life - then buried his body, concealed his death and continued to collect his Social Security benefits for more than 15 years, according to federal prosectuors.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 1:16 am

American people are some of the loveliest you'll ever meet and make us expats feel all warm, cuddly and very welcome. But just occasionally they do or say something that we Brits find a tad... eccentric.

Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:07 am

Faced with $90,000 in student debt from his days at Harvard Business School, one man vowed to eliminate every penny within a year. He did it with help from a second job and a flask.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:31 pm

Even as this year’s Fortune 500 list included a record number of female CEOs, and urban, single women in their 20s are out-earning their male peers, women still face distinct gender barriers in the workplace. The wage gap persists in much of the country, and that record-breaking number of female CEOs was only 3.6 percent.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:50 pm

You might call free-range parenting the antithesis of attachment parenting. Or perhaps the antidote. It’s not that free-rangers technically couldn’t be attachment parents, but they believe that once kids get old enough, it’s good — nay, essential — to let them be.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:41 pm

Most people are concerned about saving the environment, but few Americans are willing to give up toilet paper for the sake of ecology.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:27 pm

Pick-up lines don’t really work, unless of course your aim is just to break the ice. But the funnier they are, the better chance you have at segueing them into a real conversation.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:29 pm

Veronique Girma is a woman of contradictions. A Parisian living in Hong Kong. A bank executive turned anthropologist. A successful producer who insists she’s a novice. Over a Skype call with Ms. Girma that she took from a meticulously organized study stacked high with books in her Hong Kong flat, we tried to find the common thread among these inconsistencies. The answer, it turns out, lies in her work.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:28 pm

Scorsese is acting as the producer of the movie, titled Silver Ghost, and will be working with British personalities Richard Attenborough and Anthony Haas. Silver Ghost will tell the story of motoring pioneer Lord John Douglas-Scott Montagu, his wife Cis and his secret love affair with his secretary and mistress, Eleanor Velasco Thornton.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:16 pm

Morgan Spurlock, the guy who made Super Size Me tackles guys' increasing preoccupation with grooming in the new documentary Mansome.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:33 pm

Obviously some people seem to be training to win the gold in the screwed-up priorities Olympics.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:00 pm

Spice up your sex life by going at it like crazy in different automobiles. You must have done it done it once or twice already as a teenager. But be careful while choosing a car to have sex in.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 10:11 am

The average American diet consists of 24 lbs of artificial sweeteners, 29 lbs of french fries, and over 6000 lbs of dairy annually.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:12 am

Believe it or not, but Terrell Owens is still playing football. Not NFL football, mind you. But some little Arena League team in which Owens has pinned hopes on a comeback that will end with a big NFL contract. But it seems no one is listening to the guy who has left a series of burning bridges in his wake and still can't figure out why no one wants him. So let's bring in Dr. Phil!

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:24 am

These days there are as many types of geeks are there are types of wine and strains of Mary Jay. From gadget geeks to math nerds to pop culture fanatics there's

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:00 am

The UK Adultery Survey 2012 found once women decide to cheat on their spouse they are far more likely to play the field seeking emotional fulfillment, an improvement to their self esteem and romance.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:22 am

Nobody rides for free. We're not paying for your doobage, slackers!!

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:30 pm

Panasonic adds a 12-35mm f2.8 lens to its premium X series. The lens barrel won't have that reddish cast in shipping models.

Specs

• 14 elements in 9 groups (4 aspherical lenses, 1 low-dispersion lens, 1 high refraction lens)
• Image stabilization
• 7-bladed aperture
• Minimum aperture f22
• Closest focus 9.4 inches
• 58mm filter
• 2.9 inches long, 10.8 ounces

With the announcement of a new 12-35mm f2.8 lens in its X series of Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lenses, I am now officially confused by Panasonic's lens marketing. The X series lenses do seem to have a slightly better build quality and design than the plain old Lumix G models, composed of more metal and less plastic, but all the usual markers that manufacturers use to differentiate between classes of lenses -- coatings, wide apertures, features -- are absent. When Panasonic first announced the X series I had though that X would be defined by the power zoom or video-optimized quieter stepping motor (designated by an HD), but there are non-X HD lenses (like the veteran 14-140 f4-5.8), and the new 12-35mm lacks power zoom. There are non-X lenses with Panasonic's Nano Surface Coating plus low-dispersion (UED) and high refraction (UHR) lenses, like its Leica-produced DG Summilux 25mm f1.4. And Panasonic doesn't have enough lenses in its lineup to use price as a di... [Read more]

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Posted on 21 May 2012 | 5:00 am

Animator Andrew Gordon (right) plays host to Steve Jobs and "Toy Story" director and Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter in the "secret" room. This is a still from a Gordon-narrated short about the room -- see embedded video below.

If you've worked an office job for any length of time, you've probably found yourself envying "the creatives" -- the people in the design department, say, who always seem to be having more fun than anyone else, with their crazy cubicle setups and unusual work routines.

Matthew Panzarino over at The Next Web has posted a great little story about one of the most extreme -- and awesome -- examples of this that I can imagine.

Panzarino's piece concerns a secret room at Pixar. Judging from what the author says, I should've known about the hideaway before. But I didn't, and you may not have either, so here we go.

It seems that when Pixar moved into its then-new building in Emeryville, Calif., animator Andrew Gordon (who worked on "Monsters Inc.," "Little Nemo," "The Incredibles," and so on) felt a bit of pressure to outdo his co-workers' cubicle craziness. (You can imagine, at a place... [Read more]

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Posted on 19 May 2012 | 6:14 pm

Too busy buying Facebook stock to keep up with Crave? Here's what you missed while you were tracking Facebook's IPO, which, it turns out, didn't quite live up to the hype.

• When the grid fails you, Sony's hand-crank charger will juice your devices.

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Posted on 19 May 2012 | 3:36 pm

Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers.

One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.

Finally putting speculation to rest, a Sony representative confirmed with Crave today (and subsequently on Twitter) that Sony tablet owners in "all regions will have Android 4.0 by end of May." And on a related note, a Sony Japan statement announced a May 24 drop date for Android 4.0 landing on both Tablet S and Tablet P devices specifically in that country, perhaps a timeframe we should expect elsewhere.

To recap, see if you can keep up with this:

Currently, Sony offers Android 4.0 software for the Tablet S in the U.S. (since April), while Europe, Japan and other countries only have official access to Android 3.2.1 for both the Tablet P and the Tablet S. You read that correctly -- Sony's home country and Europe still pick away at Honeycomb while Americans enjoy Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:59 pm

Everyone who uses Instagram, EyeEm, or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original. But there's another group of apps at the iTunes App Store that add something more to your images, taking a mostly mundane photo and turning it into a work of art.

This week's collection of iOS apps turns your photos into hand-drawn works of art. The first offers one-of-a-kind effects to make your photos look like sketches. The second is an old favorite of mine for the incredibly realistic line drawings you can create. The third takes a different tack, turning your photos into super-realistic paintings in the style of some of the greatest painters ever.

PowerSketch has some interesting effects not found in other apps.

PowerSketch (99 cents) has excellent options for turning your photos into sketches, but the interface can be so confusing at times that you'll need patience to appreciate what's good about the app. Like most photo-editing apps, you can start with PowerSketch by se... [Read more]

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:55 pm

The way I see it, there are three major draws to AT&T's Samsung Focus 2, a Windows phone that goes on sale May 20. First, there's the glossy-white design. Second there's the LTE compatibility, and third, and for some, most importantly, there's the $49.99 price.

The cameras and processor do a good job rounding out the midrange features, but there are a few ups and downs with the smartphone that you may want to keep in mind as you decide if this is one of the many Samsung Windows phones, or of AT&T's Windows phones, that is for you.

Check out the video, photos, and pros and cons in my full Samsung Focus 2 review.

Samsung Focus 2

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 10:09 pm

Sprint today is shouting its unlimited iPhone 4S data plan from the rooftops, hoping to attract Verizon customers who are hopping mad at losing their unlimited data.

Starting today, you can trade in your current non-Sprint iPhone for the carrier's own model, and get at least $100 off when you sign a new two-year contract.

Of course, the limited-time offer also gets you Sprint's promise of capless data access for the device, and that's what Sprint hopes will be the real draw for fed-up Verizon subscribers.

CNET has contacted Verizon for a comment.

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  Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:41 pm

The world's first 802.11ac router, Buffalo's AirStation WZR-D1800H, being tested at CNET Labs.

Now that you can actually buy the first wireless networking products that use 802.11ac, Buffalo's router and media bridge, it's time you learned about the this new wireless standard. While the "ac" designation definitely does not mean "air conditioning," I can say for sure that 802.11ac is cool.

And by cool, I mean fast. That's the biggest difference about 802.11ac compared with previous wireless standards. But first let's see how similar it is.

802.11ac supplements 802.11n

Netgear's first 802.11ac router, the WiFi 6300, is set to be available for purchase this month.

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:15 pm

A member of the Karmetic Machine Orchestra, based at CalArts.

With technology making itself all but unavoidable in an increasing number of areas, a special university program designed to get undergraduate art majors up to speed with computer science and programming has received a grant from the National Science Foundation.

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) -- founded by Walt Disney in the early 1960s and now one of the nation's top art schools -- announced this week that it had received nearly $112,000 to put toward its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum.

"As artists increasingly employ technology, it is essential that arts institutions provide courses offering students the tools with which to conceptualize and generate new ideas, new artistic approaches, and potentially new technologies," CalArts President Steven D. Lavine said in a release.

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:04 pm

Good news for some Motorola users, terrible for others.

At some point within the next four to six weeks, Motorola plans to deploy Android 4.0 to the Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, and Xoom 3G/4G LTE.

According to the company's recently updated owner's forum, the three models will see Ice Cream Sandwich by the second quarter of this year. Also, in the second half of the year, Motorola now expects to issue the update to the Droid Bionic, Droid 4, and Xyboard tablets.

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:42 pm