At CNBC, you can be wrong, wrong and wrong again, and suffer no consequences. At least that's what appears to be the case with the network's Silicon Valley Bureau Chief and professional Apple apologist, Jim Goldman.
Case in point: ... GO»
With a dual-city marriage, I spend a lot of time shuttling up and down the East Coast. Trust me: if you've seen the Hartford skyline once, you don't have to stay awake anymore. So why can’t my car do more of the driving so I can ... GO»
When NASA selected two relatively small, new players in the space launcher game to provide cargo rocket supplies to the ISS during the gap between the Shuttle and Ares programs it represented something of a giant leap for the ... GO»
Cash registers may not be ringing at the mall, but for a few days this week beleaguered retailers could live in a fantasy world where not only would customers line up to buy again, but sales clerks could use a slick touchscreen to ... GO»
Peek's slightly alternative mobile comms device, with its email-only service, has captured much interest since it was launched late last year. But today there is a particularly special offer: For a one-time $300 payment, you can get a ... GO»
Palm's very promising Pre smartphone looks like it may reuse battery tech from it's older Centro sibling. And while this is probably good news as far as pricing is concerned, the decision has people asking: "is the battery big enough ... GO»
Yesterday's aircraft crash in the Hudson River may have been miraculous in terms of survivability, and it boosted the standing of Twitter, which got stunning images in circulation before the mainstream media. But its suspected ... GO»
British researchers are proposing an intriguing idea: That by planting the right kinds of wheat, we can affect how much light is being reflected back into space and thereby counteract global warming. The effect might cool swathes of ... GO»
One of the most influential branches of architecture in the last 15 years is "blobitecture," which produces futuristic (often blob-like) forms using cutting edge technology. One of its patrons, Jan Kaplický just passed. Before ... GO»
It's hard to get too excited about TVs at the moment: There are so many innovations, from super-slim to OLED, that a new gizmo has to be truly amazing to stand out. And that's something Philips seems to have achieved with its new ... GO»
Apple's iPhone GPS is a fabulously useful tool: Personally I've used it when lost in the city a few dozen times. But Apple's retaining a tight grip on both its own software and third party applications that use GPS functionality. The iPhone ... GO»
Working in MIT's Media Lab Personal Robotics Group must be a good gig--they get to create and scientifically "play about with" some fantastic stuff, such as the Huggable care-over-telepresence robot. But Tofu, the lab's latest ... GO»