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Special Reports

Year in review: Web 2.0 apps get slicker, more social

December 13, 2007 4:00 AM PST

The pace picks up for Web services that replace or complement traditional desktop applications.
Year in review: Digital kids grow up

December 11, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Child's play turned into serious business online in 2007, from Club Penguin to Facebook.
The next generation of security threats

December 5, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern.
Inviting the hackers inside

December 4, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Aiming to be more open, Microsoft reaches out to the security research community it once kept at a distance.
At software giant, pain gives rise to progress

December 3, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Redmond's security practices have been transformed since threats like Slammer and Blaster first wormed their way onto the scene.
Parents the winner in Leopard, Vista showdown

November 20, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Microsoft and Apple have significantly improved the parental controls of their operating systems, assuming people know how to use them.
Images: Controlling kids' surfing via OS
Digital kids: Growing up wired

November 15, 2007 1:02 PM PST

CNET News.com examines the young generation's unique immersion in the Web, cell phones, IM and online communities.
What kids learn in virtual worlds

November 15, 2007 12:05 PM PST

They're getting an early intro to tech--and also treading on an uneasy middle ground between being consumers and being citizens.
Web 2.0 Summit 2007

October 19, 2007 12:12 PM PDT

The San Francisco conference, now in its fourth year, is the place to find out what's on the cutting edge for Web applications.
Are kids ready for ads in virtual worlds?

October 16, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Media watchdogs and educators worry about the nascent industry having relatively no standards for advertising.
Virtual-world makers aim to hook kids

October 15, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Eager upstarts are looking to mix it up with Disney and Neopets and cash in on children's love of digital playgrounds.
When the PC becomes a parenting problem

October 11, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

About a third of parents believe the Internet sucks up too much of their child's time--so what do you do about it?
Celebrating 50 years in space

October 3, 2007 4:01 AM PDT

The space race started with a little thing called Sputnik. Since then, the heavens have only gotten more crowded. In this multipart series, we take a look at the state of space exploration 50 years on.
Q&A: Designing a 21st-century space suit

October 3, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

MIT professor Dava Newman tells how the form-fitting BioSuit will help give NASA a ready-to-wear outfit for the moon and Mars.
Do we need NASA?

October 3, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Almost 50 years after the space agency was founded, is it still worth spending $17.6 billion in taxpayer money a year to keep it going?
The age of the satellite

October 2, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

The commercial satellite market has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, but as companies compete for resources with other wireless technologies, future growth could suffer.
How NASA helped invent Silicon Valley

October 2, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Technologies developed for planes and rockets have led to some of the most important commercial innovations to come out of California's heartland of the tech industry.
Q&A: Space entrepreneur shoots for the moon

October 1, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Space Adventures CEO Peter Diamandis on the future of private space travel to the moon and beyond.
Private industry moves to take over space race

October 1, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

The space race taking shape in the private sector today is due in large part to boyhood dreams of astronauts.
Timeline: Key milestones in space exploration

October 1, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

CNET News.com takes a look at some of the key events that brought humans into space and brought valuable information that will guide where we go next.