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Google unveils Honeycomb software for tablets
Steve Henn Feb 2, 2011
Honeycomb is Google's first software designed specifically for tablets. The company hopes to get Android software running on as many tablets as possible rather than building tablets itself.
Freakonomics: Bringing science into the kitchen
Jan 25, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner talks to Kai Ryssdal about why he believes the future of food lies with those who are trying to bring the scientific method into the kitchen.
Less than half of U.S. students are proficient in science
Jaclyn Giovis Jan 25, 2011
Science is a tough subject for most U.S. students -- so tough that they aren't meeting average proficiency levels in the subject, according to re...
What the Comcast-NBC Universal deal means for you
John Moe Jan 20, 2011
The acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast will formally take place later this month after the deal was approved by the FCC and the Justice Department. But that approval came with a host of provisions, rules that the new company must obey. Those new rules are going to have an effect on how people use the Internet and what they watch on television.
The Reaper and the future of military flight
John Moe Jan 18, 2011
When Defense Secretary Robert Gates presented the Pentagon budget earlier this month, it contained more spending than ever before for UAVs: unmanned aerial vehicles. These are planes without any humans inside, operated by humans on the ground. What are we investing in and how is the rest of the world responding with planes of their own?
New Verizon deal means some freedom, finally
John Moe Jan 14, 2011
When Verizon announced this week that it was soon going to offer the iPhone on its network, it was a big deal. Especially for Marketplace's Tech Report host John Moe, who will be freed from his AT&T contract next week. He contemplates the options.
Well, maybe you'd like to control a helicopter with mind. I don't know you. Maybe you're into that kind of thing. Who am I to judge?
John Moe Jan 14, 2011
A University of Minnesota researcher has created a brain-computer interface that allows a person to move a 3-D helicopter on a screen using just...
There's more to protecting your privacy online than turning off your Spokeo profile
John Moe Jan 14, 2011
A company called Spokeo has been freaking out a lot of people lately: the site is sharing information thought to be private. Spokeo creates profiles that contain where you live, how much money Spokeo thinks you make, if you're married, hobbies, what names you use online. But Spokeo is just the tip of the iceberg.
The Justice Department wants information from Twitter
John Moe Jan 11, 2011
The Justice Department has been investigating Wikileaks for a while now, trying to figure out if it can go after the international organization with formal charges. Now it's asking Twitter to give detailed information about the official Wikileaks account and the accounts of people associated with Wikileaks.
What you need to know coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show
John Moe Sep 22, 2011
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Las Vegas. Electronics companies are showing off the stuff they think you'll want to buy in the coming year. This year there's a big push for tablet computers and some companies still insisting 3D is going to be huge. We'll tell you what you need to know.
