589 blog results for "disaster"

Last summer, CNET's Martin LaMonica wanted to see if his new Prius could hit the magic 50-mpg mark. Now he's wondering when his spiffy hybrid will get a fix for faulty brakes.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica

When you're covering tech's Super Bowl equivalent live, you really don't want your broadcasting platform to collapse.

Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman

What tech is necessary for your emergency kit? We cover some ideas and take some from the audience.

Posted in The Real Deal Podcast by Tom Merritt

Historically speaking, the months following the holiday season usually spell disaster for those gamers in the market for new titles. While January gave us Dark Void and Mass Effect 2, February is packed with even more high-profile releases.

Posted in Crave by Jeff Bakalar

Utilities to invest $21 billion over the next five years to protect the smart grid against everything from terrorist attacks to natural disasters, according to a Pike Research report.

Posted in News - Security by Lance Whitney

Research shows a link between Web usage and depression. But does the Web make you depressed? Or do depressed people have nowhere else to go but the Web?

Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk

With a week to get all the iPad jokes out of their system, Jasmine and Donald sit down to really figure out what's so special about Apple's controversial tablet. Zune phone rumors heat up in advance of the 2010 Mobile World Congress.

Posted in MP3 Insider by Donald Bell

Alexandria, its neighboring Arlington, Va., and Cambridge, Mass., were the three most generous U.S. cities for per capita online donations in 2009, says report from Convio.

Posted in News - Digital Media by Lance Whitney

In a dramatic break with the past, the Obama administration's 2011 NASA budget ends the agency's moon program and calls for shifting manned launches to private industry.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

The new material, called "elastic water," retains its Flubber-like consistency by mixing a few grams of clay and organic matter to H20, essentially binding the whole into a jelly-like putty.

Posted in Crave by Juniper Foo