Innovation

Large hadron collider awakens after long repair outage

Physicists worldwide are performing a low-energy version of the happy dance now that the Large Hadron Collider is slowing coming back on line. Over the weekend, scientists at Europe's high-energy physics lab, CERN, sent two beams of protons in opposite directions along the collider's 17-mile-around circular racetrack for the Lilliputian. They ...

Bing benefits from increased retailer spending

For Microsoft's Bing, it's shaping up to be an especially good Black Friday. According to media research firm SearchIgnite, retailers spent 47 percent more on Microsoft search ads in the fourth quarter of 2009 than they did in the fourth quarter of 2008. Moreover, Microsoft now accounts for 8 percent of ...

Verizon benefited from top-secret Droid campaign

Verizon Wireless was right to withhold the price of its Droid phone until close to launch, a media tracking firm demonstrated today. According a new study from Compete, the Droid advertising campaign attracted much more web traffic than last year's campaign for the T-Mobile G1, one of the first smartphones ...

Which Best Buy Black Friday sales are actually worth it?

Pay close attention to the Giants/Broncos game on Thanksgiving day. You may pick up some important defensive tricks before braving Best Buy's Black Friday crowd. Best Buy reminded customers this morning that doors will open at 5 a.m. on Friday. Better bring a jacket, store floor plan, and maybe protective pads. ...

Apple disses Verizon, Droid with tongue-in-cheek iPhone ads

From the "Ohh snap!!" dept. Apple on Monday is slated to back up its buddy AT&T with the launch of two new ads that tout one of the iPhone's clever little tricks, according to BusinessWeek. In "What time's the movie" and "Did you see my email" (posted below) the familiar iPhone announcer ...

Goodbye, AOL triangle. Hello, AOL goldfish.

Back in the day, AOL – the Time Warner-owned company formerly known as America Online – was one of the major gateways to the Internet. But as the Web has expanded, AOL has struggled to stay relevant. Now, the media giant has unveiled a new logo, which AOL executives hope ...

Airline safety: The next generation of smart planes

The holidays are coming. You’ve decided to buck the economy and head over the river and through the clouds to Grandmother’s house. Airline boarding pass in hand, you sit at the gate, only to watch the clock tick past your departure time. Your winged steed is late. Once airborne, you breathe ...

Bing: Google gets some real competition

It’s hard to compete when your opponent’s name is so popular that it’s become a verb. Such is the plight of every search engine that dares to challenge Google. Last year, four search engines made up more than 95 percent of all search traffic: Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask. Only Google ...

Google Chrome OS: Why should people switch?

Will you be using Chrome OS a year from now? At the Web-based operating system's coming-out party at Google headquarters on Thursday, Google presented its vision of Chrome, and a huge amount of information on what the browser and operating system are based on, how they run, and the safeguards in ...

Scoot Coupe zips back into spotlight with the holiday season approaching

The peppy, three-wheel Scoot Coupe darted back into consumers' consciousness today, just in time for holiday shopping. "The Price is Right" included the green-chic micromobile – part scooter, part golf cart, yet still street legal – in today's Showcase Showdown. Scoot Coupe is an odd pairing. Its toy-like frame houses an ...