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Photos: Futuristic PCs think out of the beige box

News This FIT device concept, also a finalist in the competition, helps users adhere to a fitness plan with calorie-burn and heart-rate monitors, progress reports and more. Move over beige box. That was theme enthusiastically embraced by winners of the...

Tags: fantasy, entry, human, shape

20 June 2008, 8:57

Photos: Living green in La Casa Verde

News However, Robin Wilson's zero-net-energy home, in the heart of one of city's oldest neighborhoods, is lauded as one of the world's 'greenest' residences. Most 'green' homes are located far from city centres.

Tags: water, natural, city, house

12 May 2008, 9:38

Paramount links with Xbox Live Marketplace in UK

News Approximately 19 Paramount movies will be available on the UK service "this spring", including Into the Wild, 1408, A Mighty Heart, and Hot Rod. When Microsoft announced the Xbox Live Video Marketplace for the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and...

Tags: movies, definition, points, xbox

19 February 2008, 9:13

News.blog: ARM demos Google Android handset

News ARM's technology is found at the heart of almost every mobile phone on the planet. Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress here on Monday, and I got a sneak peek at a...

Tags: mobile phone, handset, linux, platform

12 February 2008, 9:24

News.blog: ARM extends to Android

News Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress.ARM's technology is found at the heart of almost every mobile phone on the planet. ARM plans to demonstrate prototype phones based on ARM processors and Google's Android operating system next week, possibly...

Tags: companies, handset, google, mobile phone

7 February 2008, 9:45

Schools may add Wii to PE

News The children were fitted with heart rate monitors, which found that the youngsters became fitter after regularly using the consoles. Anyone who's played a sustained bout of Wii Boxing will know that it can feel like a real workout.

Tags: kids, cent, sports, physical

29 January 2008, 8:31

News.blog: Watching your stress

News Previous studies have shown that people who report that they have more stressful lifestyles also have higher rates of illness such as heart disease. The US National Institute of Health has given a group of researchers at

Tags: moment, university, stress, affect

17 October 2007, 8:59

Photos: Cracking open the Wii

News Not for the faint of heart: disconnect the optical drive's ribbon cable to completely remove the drive. CNET.co.uk is publishing this excerpt. TechRepublic runs a regular series called 'Cracking Open' in which it takes a look inside a variety of...

28 August 2007, 9:48

News.blog: Apple sued over iPhone keyboard

News An outfit called SP Technologies has sued Apple over the touchscreen keyboard at the heart of the iPhone, claiming Apple is infringing on a patent held by SP Technologies for a similar keyboard. The first iPhone lawsuit might have been somewhat...

7 August 2007, 8:53

News.blog: Intel and OLPC make up

News AMD is the current processor supplier for the XO laptop at the heart of the OLPC project. AMD is welcoming Intel's change of heart," a company spokeswoman said. There's nothing like allegations of predatory conduct to bring two organisations together.

16 July 2007, 9:06

Kodak increases digital camera sensitivity

News The company's technology doesn't require any new fundamental changes to the heart of the image sensor, where a grid of electronic detectors converts incoming light first into electric signals and then digital information.

14 June 2007, 9:28

EC suggests using TV spectrum for WiMax

News The commissioner sang the praises of "more competition, more services and more choice", which are ideals close to Ofcom's heart. UHF spectrum should be allocated to WiMax once Europe's analogue television signals are phased out, the European...

14 June 2007, 9:09

Tech companies unite for greener PC power supplies

News At the heart of the initiative is a push to get PC makers and consumers to adopt more efficient power supplies and voltage regulators. The PC power chain has to got to get in shape, according to a group of technology companies.

13 June 2007, 9:26

News.blog: Sony's techno-colour Vaio CR series

News City-dwellers, take heart: they're also available in black. Forget Roy G Biv -- the rainbow according to Sony includes such colours as sangria, cosmopolitan, dove and indigo. At least, those are the shades the company offers for its new Vaio CR...

12 June 2007, 9:16

News.blog: 'Guitar Hero III' setlist unfolds

News Barracuda (made famous by Heart) A partial tracklist for the long-awaited third instalment of Guitar Hero was released by Activision yesterday. As usual, the 11-song list offers a nice blend of time-tested rock anthems by the Rolling Stones, Fog...

24 May 2007, 9:26