Perhaps it is unreasonable to accuse the police of being sad virtual beings, when the rest of society is already that way. The temptation is great, though, when I tell you the story, via The Daily Mail, of the police force that located a missing 12-year-old girl. You might think that the police in the U.K.'s Bolton East immediately called her mom, in order to soothe her concerns. You might think t

Google, Samsung unveil Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Galaxy Nexus The latest flagship Google phone will run on the newest version of Android, nicknamed "Ice Cream Sandwich." Roger Cheng (he/him/his) was the executive editor in charge of CNET News, managing everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the telecommunications beat and wrote for Dow Jon

In a YouTube video, a child tries to push the non-existent buttons on a magazine as if it was touch-screen enabled. This will either make you giggle or weep. And even if you giggle, it might be out of nervous fear for the future rather than joy. For here is a 1-year-old who believes all media are now touch-screen-enabled. She seems not to understand that a magazine--Marie-Claire, in this example--

News of Jobs death and quotes from famous admirers flash in Times Square Wednesday night. Greg Sandoval/CNET President Barack Obama, as well as executives, officials, and others who knew and admired Steve Jobs mourned the passing of the illustrious co-founder of Apple. "Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs," President Obama said in a statement. "Steve was among the gre

Steve Jobs, from his early days of tinkering with electronics to today's groundbreaking designs of the iPhone and iPad, never wavered from his vision. An iconoclast who changed the way we do everything, from how we listen to music and watch movies to how we teach our children, Jobs died today. He was 56. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich a