SATURN’S icy moon Enceladus could contain watery underground caverns, forming a potential home for alien life, scientists say. German researchers have found salt – a signature chemical for seawater – in ice grains from vapour jets streaming out of surface cracks. This provides the...

In Monday’s podcast, CNET editor Rafe Needleman interviews CNET News reporter Tom Krazit, who covered Apple for several years, on Steve Jobs’ liver transplant and the strange way Apple told the world about...

Google’s Android mobile phone software worked well on mini-laptops at the Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show and, backed by the strong Google brand, may be headed for prime time, two Gartner analysts said Monday. The researchers noted that PC manufacturers believe Android is not quite ready for...

The Transportation Security Agency’s plans to use X-rays to peek under air travelers’ clothes may soon be shelved. In a 310-118 vote on Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that curbs the growing use of what critics call “virtual strip searches” at airport...

Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist Senator Conroy has revealed the Government is considering appointing a panel to conduct a regular audit of ACMA’s blacklist of banned web sites. Speaking at the Senate Estimates hearing yesterday, the Communications Minister agreed that the ACMA blacklist...