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Wired News: Top Stories
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Heal a Robot, Go to War
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:30pm CDT by Dave Bullock
Before military doctors head of to Iraq or Afghanistan, they get a taste of combat surgery in this high tech trauma simulator.
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Cybercrime Book Excerpt: 'Zero Day Threat'
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:30pm CDT by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz
Cybercrime has very quickly become a booming industry worth an estimated $100 billion a year. In this extract from Zero Day Threat, a new book about the complicity of big corporations in online crime, USA Today reporters Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz explain the mechanisms of a notorious online scam.
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April 1, 1960: First Weather Satellite Launched
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:30pm CDT by Randy Alfred
NASA launches its first weather satellite. It would send back the first TV images of earth from space and prove the utility of observation satellites.
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Military Report: Secretly Recruit or Hire Bloggers
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 7:30pm CDT by Danger Room
U.S. Special Ops undergoes a clandestine effort to establish its own blogging arm.
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CPR Experts Advise Hands-on-Chest, No Mouth-to-Mouth
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 6:30pm CDT by Associated Press
The American Heart Association says skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing for CPR. Just call 911 and press rapidly and deeply on the victim's chest until help arrives.
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Video: Potenco's Latest Pull-Cord Power Generator
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 6:00pm CDT by Wired Science
In this exclusive video, Wired.com visits Potenco's headquarters to check out the latest version of their pull-cord power generator, which promises to bring off-grid electricity to the developing world for powering clean lighting and charging gadgets.
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Timothy Ferriss Takes Wired.com's Self-Promotion Prize
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 5:40pm CDT by Epicenter Blog
Wired.com readers have nominated entrepreneur and self-help author Timothy Ferriss as the greatest self-promoter of 2008.
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Record Labels Seek $2.5 Million in Damages From Pirate Bay
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 4:40pm CDT by Listening Post
A founder of the torrent-tracking site calls music industry numbers "pure fantasy" as the case moves forward in Swedish court.
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IBM Banned From Government Contracts; Reason Unclear
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 4:05pm CDT by Associated Press
Without saying why, the Environmental Protection Agency suspends IBM's right to bid for contracts. Since other agencies typically follow suit, the company is essentially prevented from accepting government work for an unspecified period of time.
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Review: 'Condemned 2' Favors Action Over Atmosphere
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 4:00pm CDT by Game|Life
Sometimes an upgrade doesn't feel so good. Condemned 2: Bloodshot fixes many of the original's problems, but is the end result really a better game?
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Gore Steps Up Pressure on U.S. to Cut Emissions
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:55pm CDT by Associated Press
The former vice president is behind an ambitious advocacy campaign that calls on the United States to severely reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Casio's G'zOne Cellphone Endures Wired.com's Ultimate Gadget-Abuse Test
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:40pm CDT by Terrence Russell
Ruggedized Casio cellphone subjected to trauma ranging from football hits to soccer kicks.
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Blockbuster Heart Disease Drugs Get Busted
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:30pm CDT by Wired Science
Two heart drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, have combined for $5 billion in sales but a long-term study has found that they might not work any better than older, cheaper meds.
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'Wii Fit' Challenge: After a Month, Doughy but Dropping
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00pm CDT by Game|Life
Slowly but surely, the pounds are melting away. However, Nintendo could beef up its exercise game with a few easy additions.
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Scientists Want Your MacBook for Earthquake Detection
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:45pm CDT by Erik Vance
University of California scientists are building a distributed earthquake-detection system that uses the accelerometers inside many notebooks, including MacBooks.
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Creative Labs Cracks Down on Driver Repairman
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:20pm CDT by Gadget Lab
Creative Labs' sound cards won't work on Windows Vista machines, due to a malfunctioning driver -- and the company is zeroing in on a customer who has fixed the problem.
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YouTubers Say 'Sorry' for Quran-Bashing Film 'Fitna'
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:15pm CDT by Underwire
Dutch citizens apologize to the world for the message contained in Geert Wilders' controversial video.
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'Max Payne,' From Video to Silver Screen
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 1:30pm CDT by John Gaudiosi, Portfolio.com
The brains behind the decision to turn the game into a movie are hoping to succeed where others have failed. From Portfolio.com
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Aloha Means Goodbye to a Venerable Hawaiian Airline
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 1:05pm CDT by Autopia
Aloha Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection a couple of weeks ago, says it is folding its tent after 61 years of service in the islands. If you're holding tickets, here's what you should do.
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Adobe Releases AIR for Linux, Sees Better Linux Apps on Horizon
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 1:00pm CDT by Compiler
Software maker Adobe has released a version of its web-enabled AIR software for Linux, a move the company hopes will result in a wave of more innovative, forward-thinking applications on the free operating system.
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Sony/BMG Accused of Software Piracy
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:05pm CDT by Listening Post
In a reversal of the usual, a small company (PointDev) is accusing a large one (Sony/BMG) of ripping off almost half the software it uses, at least as piracy is defined by French law.
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DNA Scanning Unlocking Genetic Links to Disease
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:05am CDT by Associated Press
Charting the human genome has opened the door for "a burst of discovery" by researchers, showing them the genetic basis for a number of common diseases.
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Scent of a Woman: Yahoo Smells an Ad Opportunity
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 9:45am CDT by Associated Press
Shine, a new site for women launched Monday, is mostly about giving the struggling internet company more clout in what it believes is an underserved demographic.
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New Heathrow Terminal Only Compounds the Misery
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 9:30am CDT by Autopia
Already one of the world's most detested airports, London's Heathrow is no more popular following the opening of its lavish, high-tech Terminal 5, which so far is proving to be a complete mess.
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Photo Essay: Unlikely Places Where 'Wired' Pioneers Had Their Eureka! Moments
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 6:00am CDT by Mathew Honan
See where some of the most important revelations in the history of technology took place, from the site where Philo Farnsworth envisioned TV to where the idea for file sharing was born.
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Microsoft's Bid for Yahoo Is All About Big-Budget Brand Advertising
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 6:00am CDT by Frank Rose
Advertising online has seen its ups and downs over the years, but despite Google's having emerged as the industry leader, Yahoo impresses with its graphics-intensive ads.
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Cellphone Makers Realize: It's the Software, Stupid
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Danny Dumas
Cellphone makers will be touting their latest wares at this week's CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas. Topping the feature lists: Enhanced operating systems and software.
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Bye Bye, Aloha Airlines: How to Get Your Money Back
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Autopia
Aloha airlines is officially grounded, leaving thousands of passengers with worthless tickets. Find out what happened and how to get your money back.
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How to Kid-Proof Your Home Theater
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by How-To Wiki
Toddlers and delicate HDTVs don't often mix well, but they can peacefully coexist in the same living room. Follow Wired's guide to child-proofing all of your home entertainment components.
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March 31, 1932: Ford's Flathead V-8 Cheap, Durable ... and Fun
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 8:00pm CDT by Tony Long
The introduction of this easily mass-produced engine, like Ford's earlier Model T, transforms the automotive industry.
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Study Leads to Doctors' About-Face on Cholesterol Drug
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 8:00pm CDT by Associated Press
Doctors are stunned by the results of a study on Vytorin that show the cholesterol drug fails to improve heart disease even though it effectively reduces three key risk factors. Leading cardiologists are urging a return to older, tried-and-true treatments for cholesterol.
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New DNA Scanning Tech Enables Rapid Disease Findings
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 7:30pm CDT by Associated Press
The completion of the human genome map five years ago set the stage for research on genetic links to disease. Now scientists are working at a rapid pace using new DNA-scanning technology to find genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.
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Tron's Classic Light Cycle Scene 'Sweded'
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:30am CDT by Underwire
French filmmaker Freres-Hueon creates an homage to the light cycle sequence in Tron, the '82 sci-fi cult classic that follows the adventures of a computer programmer who gets digitized by a laser.
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Cities Round the Globe Go Dark for Earth Hour
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:00am CDT by Associated Press
People everywhere turn off the lights and use candles for at least 60 minutes starting at 8 p.m. Saturday. From the Sydney Opera House to Rome's Colosseum to the Sears Tower's famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit icons of civilization go dark for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
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Top 5 Real Biology Concepts in BioShock
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 12:30pm CDT by wired science
BioShock isn't meant to be a science lesson, but it contains some jargon and ideas that would be familiar to any life science student. Our Wired Science blog team got in touch with Ken Levine, the creative director at 2K games, to learn about the real science that he slips into an amazing game.
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Manufacture and Sell Anything -- in Minutes
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 6:00am CDT by Ian Mount
Ponoko is an on-demand service that allows merchants to upload their designs and customers to purchase items based upon those designs. It's already working for one furniture maker.
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Google Goes Black for Earth Hour
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Underwire
Google's white homepage goes black on Saturday to draw attention to an environmental campaign called Earth Hour.
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Gallery: Mozilla at 10 - A Photo Tour of the Lizard’s Lair
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Michael Calore
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GIs Turn Filmmakers in Bad Voodoo's War
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Danger Room
Soldiers in the Bad Voodoo platoon stationed in Iraq carry high-def videocameras and shoot the raw footage for a new documentary, Bad Voodoo's War, by director Deborah Scranton. The film airs Tuesday on PBS' Frontline.
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Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by Underwire
Video-hosting site LiveLeak pulls the controversial anti-Quran film Fitna, citing a barrage of threats. The 17-minute film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders received more than 3 million views before being taken offline.
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Anti-Quran Film 'Fitna' Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 8:00pm CDT by Underwire
Dutch politician Geert Wilders' 15-minute video is taken offline by LiveLeaks after garnering more than 3 million views. The website cites "threats to our staff of a very serious nature."
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Plug-Ins are Headed for the Heartland
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT by Autopia
Plug-in hybrids are coming to the heartland, thanks to bureaucrats in California.
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Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT by Kevin Poulsen
In what might be the first physical attack over the internet, hackers bombard an epileptic patient forum with images intended to trigger seizures.
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Review: 'Viking' Videogame Is Gruesomely Addictive
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:25pm CDT by Game|Life
Who knew getting medieval on a bunch of monsters could be so much fun? Viking: Battle for Asgard isn't the best game ever, but it's easy to get hooked by the action.
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Songbird Challenges iTunes With Major Update
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:20pm CDT by Listening Post
The open-source music player built on Mozilla code was already stable. Now it's just better than ever, with new features and bug fixes included in the latest version.
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Maverick IT Entrepreneur Eckart Wintzen Dies
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:00pm CDT by Epicenter Blog
Eckart Wintzen, who founded European software consultancy BSO Origin and socially-conscious venture firm Ex'tent, has died.
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LOLcat Guys Squeeze Laughs Out of Graphs
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:00pm CDT by Underwire
The I Can Has Cheezburger? crew puts out the call for bar graphs and pie charts that take a whack at pop culture.
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Build Your Own Gaming PC for Under a Grand
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:00pm CDT by How-To Wiki
Why spend thousands on a pre-built frag machine when you can assemble your own for much less? Wired.com's How-To Wiki offers advice on building a killer sub-$1,000 PC ready for some front-line action.
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Mozilla's Asa Dotzler on Firefox, Fighting Bloat and the Problem With Democracy
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 4:40pm CDT by Compiler
As Mozilla prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary on Monday, March 31st, Wired.com spoke with one of the browser maker's longest-term employees. Community development director Asa Dotzler tells us how Firefox was born, how the tough decisions about adding features get made, and what Firefox 3 will bring to the table.
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Top 10 April Fools' Pranks for Nerds
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 4:30pm CDT by Jose Fermoso
Here's the top 10 tech-related tricks to pull on friends and co-workers on April Fools' Day.
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Charity Battles Imaginary Killing Machines
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 4:00pm CDT by Danger Room
Another group has joined the ranks of academics and ethicists who want to save our society from blood-thirsty armed drones that are preparing to gun down our puppies and children. Too bad they don't exist outside of science fiction.
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Gear Blog Rivals Engadget and Gizmodo Turn the Competition Up to 11
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:00pm CDT by Carlye Adler
Like a couple of rival hometown newspapers, the competition between Engadget and Gizmodo has developed into a full-blown feud, complete with ridicule, charges of malfeasance and sabotage.
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YouTube's New 'Insight' Underwhelms
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:00pm CDT by Kevin Maney, Portfolio.com
A new YouTube tracking tool, called "Insight," is supposed to show you where your video is most popular, as well as who is watching your clip and when. But the info is so broad -- how useful is it, really? From Portfolio.com.