8 must-have travel gadgets[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:42 GMT ]

Google Glass is ‘beginning of a revolution’[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:43 GMT ]

App-ily ever after: Therapy goes digital[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:43 GMT ]

Researchers look for life on 'eyeball Earths'[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:48:38 GMT ]By Charles Q. ChoiSpace.comAlien worlds resembling giant eyeballs might exist around red dwarf stars, and researchers are now proposing experiments to simulate these distant planets and see how capable they are of supporting life.Red dwarfs are small, faint stars about one-fifth as massive as the sun and up to 50 times dimmer. They are the most common stars in the galaxy and are thought to make up...

Pre-caffeine tech: Drugs, porn and bunny shaming! [ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:48:38 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Twenty years ago today, the World Wide Web went public.SpaceShipTwo went supersonic during its first rocket-powered flight!And billionaire Richard Branson can't wait for his own SpaceShipTwo trip!What's all this I hear about the iPhone getting some "radical" and "unsettling" post-Steve Jobs ...

Google to integrate app activities into Search[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:12:26 GMT ]App users will be able to see what's popular in a particular app. For example, Fandango users can see the top movies consumed by Google+ users. [Read more]

Rockstar Games releases three new character trailers for Grand Theft Auto V[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:13:06 GMT ]Check out the latest set of character trailers for Grand Theft Auto V, set to hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 17, 2013. [Read more]

Yahoo graces Android app with Summly, too[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:18:37 GMT ]A week after Yahoo brings a new look to its iPhone app with Summly-powered news summaries, it does the same for its Android users. [Read more]

Original iPhone reportedly to be obsolete on June 11[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:22:25 GMT ]Internal documents claim the original iPhone will soon be considered vintage only in the U.S. and will be obsolete elsewhere. [Read more]

Apple plans 'aggressive' move into car integration -- report[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:46:19 GMT ]The company will attempt to embed Maps and Siri into more cars through updated vehicle consoles. [Read more]

Google can now search without you[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:14:57 EDT ]Consider for a moment how much Google knows about you. Depending on what services you use, it might have a record of every word or phrase you've searched, locations you visit the most and where you are right now, your scheduled meetings and trips, and any other information buried in e-mails.

Samsung is spanking Apple in sales[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:14:10 EDT ]Apple has elicited a lot of hand-wringing by investors and fans alike lately, even as its chief competition Samsung seems to be prompting nothing but applause. Turns out selling a wider variety of phones and tablets is a good strategy after all.

Is graphene a 'miracle material?'[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:10:49 EDT ]Stronger than steel, thinner than a human hair, is graphene the "miracle material" that could transform the face of materials science?

Apps that lead off the beaten path[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:11:02 EDT ]We're used to our phones navigating us from one place to another, giving detailed instructions on how to find our destination in the fastest, easiest way possible.

Apps that lead you off the beaten path[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:36:42 EDT ]We're used to our phones navigating us from one place to another, giving detailed instructions on how to find our destination in the fastest, easiest way possible.

SpaceShipTwo rocket plane's builders begin closely watched test flight[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:48:54 GMT ]Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane rose into the air beneath its WhiteKnightTwo mothership on Monday, beginning a test flight that could mark its first rocket-powered, supersonic step toward outer space.The mission began with the paired planes' takeoff from Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Group's billionaire founder, Richard Branson, was closely watching the proceedings. "Occasionally y...

Pre-caffeine tech: Burglar GPS, super dogs! [ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:48:54 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.So iTunes turned 10 on Sunday. Here's how the Apple music store killed old music industry.Speaking of which: Forget copyright! We’ve always stolen music!In other news, here's famed tech blogger Robert Scoble wearing Google Glass in the shower ... because, ew. Speaking of oversharing,, Latin ...

SpaceShipTwo lights up its rocket engine for first time during test flight[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:27:42 GMT ]Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane lit up its engine for the first time in flight on Monday, taking a giant leap toward outer space.The crucial blast took place at about 7:50 a.m. PT (10:50 a.m. ET), high above California's from Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Group's billionaire founder, Richard Branson, was closely watching the proceedings. "Occasionally you have days that are ridicul...

Vomit in space? Astronaut tells why that's not so easy[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:33:13 GMT ]By Mairiam KramerSpace.comHow do you throw up in a place where "up" and "down" don't exist?Puking in the microgravity of the International Space Station can be quite a problem, but that doesn't mean it never happens.Astronauts get sick even in the weightlessness of the orbiting outpost, and thanks to a new video from Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, everyone on the surface of the Ea...

SpaceShipTwo lights up its rocket for first time and goes supersonic[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:49:46 GMT ]Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane lit up its engine for the first time in flight on Monday, taking a giant supersonic leap toward outer space.The crucial blast took place at about 7:50 a.m. PT (10:50 a.m. ET), high above California's Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Group's billionaire founder, Richard Branson, was closely watching the proceedings. "What a feeling to be on the ground wi...

OS X 10.9 to add more 'power-user' features -- report[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:49:40 GMT ]The operating system's design won't change all that much, according to a report, but it will come with some important enhancements, like tabbed browsing in Finder. [Read more]

Nest software update aims for more comfort, lower bills[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]The new set of features could provide even more help for owners of the Learning Thermostat by intelligently understanding users' environments better. [Read more]

Foursquare CEO: Yes, we're generating revenue[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:11 GMT ]Dennis Crowley doesn't specify how much money his company is making but notes March was the best month so far for revenue. And he says other important metrics are rising 10 percent to 30 percent month-over-month. [Read more]

How to sing a cutesy love song in Klingon[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:04:13 GMT ]YouTube channel Improvised Star Trek has recorded in Klingon what is perhaps the most twee love song ever written. It sounds like a mouthful of glitter-sprinkled gravel. [Read more]

Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone's battery life[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:05:32 GMT ]This collection of apps will not only extend the life of your handset, but could also improve its overall performance. [Read more]

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Lessons from the sorority e-mail rant[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:31 EDT ]It's been the rant read 'round the world this week -- its prose so gloriously profane and it's priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn't been able to look away.

Internet sales tax explained[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:46:19 EDT ]CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the potential impact of an Internet sales tax.

Apple hints at 'exciting' new products[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:58 EDT ]Gadget fans eagerly awaiting the next wave of Apple products just got some good news, and some bad news.

Is the desktop PC dead?[ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:21:59 EDT ]There's a devastating narrative being told about the PC these days: It's dying.

'Lonely' meat-eating dinosaur from Madagascar helps fill in fossil gap[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:54:10 GMT ]By Marc LallanillaLiveScience A new species of dinosaur from the island of Madagascar has been identified.Dubbed Dahalokely tokana by its discoverers, the dinosaur was a member of a group called abelisauroids, carnivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period that were common in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a news release. In fact, the dinosaur is the oldest abelisauroid to date found o...

Google removes some content, but shady 'defamation' requests denied[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:03:55 GMT ]The latest Transparency Report from Google, which lists and explains requests the company receives to restrict or remove content, shows that while the search giant is happy to respect copyright and trademark law, it won't take something down just because someone asks nicely — or not so nicely.The report covers the last six months of 2012, during which Google received 2,285 government requests to r...

Royals make magic with ‘Harry Potter’ wands[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:03:56 GMT ]

New app reveals painting's past with a swipe[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:53:54 GMT ]A new app for iPhones and iPads lets art viewers see the path a painting took from sketches to completion, from any angle. Repentir, a free app developed by researchers in the United Kingdom's Newcastle University and Northumbria University, works so far with only one painting. But the developers say that the technology could soon be applied to many new paintings, and maybe even old ones. "Wha...

Streaming eagles: Bird’s-eye view of life inside nest[ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:44:59 GMT ]

Undercover cops' devious new method to stop iPhone theft[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:18:57 GMT ]Police in San Francisco decide on a new tactic to stop iPhone theft. Undercover officers are walking down streets offering to sell iPhones they claim are stolen. The idea is to kill the market for stolen phones. [Read more]

Budweiser's intimate, dangerous way to make Facebook friends[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:06:21 GMT ]The brewing company's Brazilian arm creates cups, which, if you clink them together to say cheers, turn both parties into Facebook friends. Oh, how difficult. [Read more]

'Wintel' on the wane: Intel goes Google[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:41:05 GMT ]Intel has been synonymous with Windows PCs seemingly forever. But it's trying to change that in a hurry. Enter Google. [Read more]

Born in the U.S.A.: Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum amplifier[ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:27:00 GMT ]The Audiophiliac listens to one of the most affordable, fully featured American-made tube amplifiers you can buy. [Read more]

NASA's Kepler telescope and the quest for life out there[ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:45:28 GMT ]The question "Is anybody out there?" grows more tantalizing with the discovery of each new far-off planet. CBS Sunday Morning talks to scientists searching for clues. [Read more]

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Lessons from the sorority e-mail rant[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:31 EDT ]It's been the rant read 'round the world this week -- its prose so gloriously profane and it's priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn't been able to look away.

Internet sales tax explained[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:46:19 EDT ]CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the potential impact of an Internet sales tax.

Apple hints at 'exciting' new products[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:58 EDT ]Gadget fans eagerly awaiting the next wave of Apple products just got some good news, and some bad news.

After Boston: Cameras, cameras everywhere?[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:58:38 EDT ]Even after the identification of the Boston bombing suspects through grainy security-camera images, officials say that blanketing a city in surveillance cameras can create as many problems as it solves.

The new Xbox will bepowered by a 'core version' of Windows 8, report says[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:32:00 GMT ]Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console will run on a modified version of Windows 8, according to a preliminary report from veteran tech blogger Paul Thurrott – the reporter who originally (and accurately) claimed that Microsoft was planning to reveal the new Xbox on May 21.Thurrott teased some new details about the upcoming device in the latest episode of his "What The Tech?!" podcast this week ...

Scientists show how a hot, steamy afternoon kills the chill on a beer can[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:53:45 GMT ]Droplets of condensation may make a cold can of beer look more appealing on a hot day, but they're also making that frosty brew warm up faster. So here's some news you can use: If it's hot and humid, put a cover over your can of cold beverage. And if you want to warm up a frozen can quickly, don't bake it. Steam it.That's exactly what University of Washington researchers did in a series of experim...

'Lonely' meat-eating dinosaur from Madagascar helps fill in fossil gap[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:54:10 GMT ]By Marc LallanillaLiveScience A new species of dinosaur from the island of Madagascar has been identified.Dubbed Dahalokely tokana by its discoverers, the dinosaur was a member of a group called abelisauroids, carnivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period that were common in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a news release. In fact, the dinosaur is the oldest abelisauroid to date found o...

Google removes some content, but shady 'defamation' requests denied[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:03:55 GMT ]The latest Transparency Report from Google, which lists and explains requests the company receives to restrict or remove content, shows that while the search giant is happy to respect copyright and trademark law, it won't take something down just because someone asks nicely — or not so nicely.The report covers the last six months of 2012, during which Google received 2,285 government requests to r...

Royals make magic with ‘Harry Potter’ wands[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:03:56 GMT ]

As Schmidt speaks of caution, Google Glass gets hacked[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:43:15 GMT ]Not long after Google's Eric Schmidt talks of how apps for Glass will require Google's approval, a renowned hacker/developer gains access to the gadget's operating system. But just what might that mean? [Read more]

Samsung Galaxy S4 shootout versus HTC One, iPhone 5[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]Samsung may have loaded up its 13-megapixel smartphone shooter with playful settings, but it didn't skimp on raw image prowess. [Read more]

At Shapeways facility, order emerges from 3D-printed chaos[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]One of the leading companies in the 3D-printing services industry, Shapeways has figured out a very efficient way to print hundreds of items. It looks like the aftermath of a flood. [Read more]

Year two of #Kristofize - honoring Nicholas Kristof[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:45:47 GMT ]Last year, a group of fans created an impromptu birthday tribute to Nick Kristof, the crusading NYT columnist. Time for the 2013 version. [Read more]

Adventures in hi-fi at Oswalds Mill Audio[ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]The Audiophiliac reports from Brooklyn about a fascinating encounter of the audio kind. [Read more]

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Lessons from the sorority e-mail rant[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:31 EDT ]It's been the rant read 'round the world this week -- its prose so gloriously profane and it's priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn't been able to look away.

Internet sales tax explained[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:46:19 EDT ]CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the potential impact of an Internet sales tax.

Apple hints at 'exciting' new products[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:58 EDT ]Gadget fans eagerly awaiting the next wave of Apple products just got some good news, and some bad news.

After Boston: Cameras, cameras everywhere?[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:58:38 EDT ]Even after the identification of the Boston bombing suspects through grainy security-camera images, officials say that blanketing a city in surveillance cameras can create as many problems as it solves.

Russian cargo spacecraft docks with space station despite glitch[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:22:56 GMT ]By Miriam KramerSpace.comAn unmanned cargo-carrying spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station Friday morning, despite a glitch in the capsule's navigation system.After its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the Russian Progress 51 spacecraft failed to deploy one of the two antennas used for the Kurs automated docking system. Russian ground con...

60,000 bees move in to landmark in Paris[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:39:30 GMT ]

China launches earth-observation satellite[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:39:31 GMT ]

NASA probes unscathed by three solar eruptions[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:56:02 GMT ]By Denise ChowSpace.comTwo NASA spacecraft are safe and sound after the sun unleashed three intense back-to-back solar eruptions in their direction, scientists say.NASA's Messenger spacecraft in orbit around Mercury and the Stereo-A, which studies the sun from Earth orbit, suffered no damage from the passing solar storms.On April 20, the sun fired off a solar eruption that sent huge wave of plasma...

Pre-caffeine tech: Subway Wi-Fi, rescue dogs![ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:56:03 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Here's why city-wide surveillance failed to stop the Boston bombing.And here's why it took the AP so long to get its 2 Million Twitter followers back.In other news, Pinterest has been doing some sprucing up. Here's what's different. NYC’s free subway Wi-Fi is faster than home broadband.Check...

Nintendo's "major system update" for Wii U available now[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:54:20 GMT ]Will shorter load times and faster performance be delivered as promised? [Read more]

Samsung recasts its Windows PC line as Ativ[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:12:55 GMT ]The company hopes consumers will start associating Ativ with Windows OS desktops, notebooks, and tablets -- just as they've learned to tie Galaxy to the Android OS. [Read more]

Even Wall Street is left impressed with the HTC One[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:24:59 GMT ]Two analysts recently raised their rating on the smartphone maker, citing high hopes for sales of the HTC One. [Read more]

Low Latency No. 60: Down in front[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:41:04 GMT ]Apple's WWDC event is set to overlap the largest videogame expo on earth, E3. Is this case of coincidence or just flat-out disrespect? [Read more]

Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes debuts for iOS[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:51:38 GMT ]It's only the third title in the wonderful Lego series to get the iOS treatment. And at just $4.99, it's cheaper than its console counterparts. [Read more]

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Lessons from the sorority e-mail rant[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:31 EDT ]It's been the rant read 'round the world this week -- its prose so gloriously profane and it's priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn't been able to look away.

Internet sales tax explained[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:46:19 EDT ]CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the potential impact of an Internet sales tax.

Apple hints at 'exciting' new products[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:58 EDT ]Gadget fans eagerly awaiting the next wave of Apple products just got some good news, and some bad news.

After Boston: Cameras, cameras everywhere?[ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:58:38 EDT ]Even after the identification of the Boston bombing suspects through grainy security-camera images, officials say that blanketing a city in surveillance cameras can create as many problems as it solves.

Amazon to release its own set-top box: Report[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:41:36 GMT ]Amazon plans to put out a set-top box to compete with the likes of Roku, Apple TV, and other streaming devices, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. No price or timeline was mentioned, except that it would appear sometime in 2013.The Seattle-based company has been diversifying its product catalog for years, and although it is best known for its all-encompassing online store, it now also offers web hostin...

New Nobel letters reveal secrets of DNA prize[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:41:36 GMT ]By Stephanie PappasLiveScienceA new cache of letters released 50 years after Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick and James Watson won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of DNA's structure reveals that not everyone agreed on which prize the trio should receive.Wilkins, Crick and Watson ended up winning the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structur...

Earth recycles 2.5-billion-year-old ocean crust[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:08 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceThe remains of a real-life journey to the center of the Earth are preserved in a South Pacific volcano, a new study suggests.The lava that erupted from the Cook Islands volcano, called Mangaia, contains a few tiny grains of sulfide, a mineral, with a peculiar ratio of sulfur isotopes, according to research published in Wednesday's issue of the journal Nature. The unusual r...

Satoru Iwata stepping in as Nintendo of America CEO following weak Wii U sales, diminished forecast[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:09 GMT ]Current president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Saturo Iwata was just given a new gig by his struggling employer. In addition to the roles he already has, Iwata will now assume the position of CEO of Nintendo of America (NoA), replacing current chief executive and chairman Tatsumi Kimishima, who is transferring to the company's Kyoto headquarters to serve as the General Manager of both the Corpora...

Hubble looks to future after a sterling 23 years[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:10 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comNASA's Hubble Space Telescope celebrates a whopping 23 years in orbit today, but astronomers are hopeful that the iconic instrument can keep studying the heavens for years to come.The Hubble team is aiming to keep the telescope — which launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 — operating through 2020. That would ensure at least one year of overlap with its...

The China Star in Iron Man 3: TCL debuts new TVs[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:21:26 GMT ]TCL is the largest TV brand in the domestic Chinese market, and it's using the launch of Iron Man 3 to attempt inroads into the U.S. [Read more]

Verizon opens preorders for Galaxy S4 16GB[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:36:36 GMT ]Samsung's new flagship smartphone can be yours for $199.99 with a new contract and mail-in rebate. [Read more]

Motorola phones will still be banned in Germany, rules court[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:38:06 GMT ]An injunction against the phones in Germany stands after a German court rejected an appeal by Google's Motorola unit. [Read more]

Google: More government takedown requests than ever before[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:46:26 GMT ]Between July and December 2012, the company received 2,285 government requests to remove over 24,000 pieces of content from its search. [Read more]

Apple boosts R&D spending[ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:55:53 GMT ]The company, in search of new product categories, has boosted its R&D spending 33 percent for the six months ending March 31. [Read more]

$300M Exploratorium reopens [ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:52:05 EDT ]At the Exploratorium, one does not stand stiffly in front of musty exhibits and read tiny placards. There is no room for boredom or passively observing. The installations at this interactive science museum are hands on -- they require touching, building, playing, experimenting and thinking.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

'Smart fork' = fewer calories?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:07:16 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Predictions for Apple's TV[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:19:23 EDT ]A technology analyst offers his predictions for the features of the rumored Apple smart TV.

Russian cargo aircraft launches to space station[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:48:59 GMT ]

Twitter testing a two-step security solution: report[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:48:59 GMT ]On Tuesday, Associated Press became the latest national media outlet to have its Twitter account compromised by hackers, leading security experts to question why the short-messaging service has yet to implement two-factor authentication like that offered by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple.According to Wired, such a security feature is in the works. Twitter indeed "has a working two-step sec...

How did they feed 10,000 pyramid builders? Like this...[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:49:01 GMT ]By Owen JarusLiveScience The builders of the famous Giza pyramids in Egypt feasted on food from a massive catering-type operation, the remains of which scientists have discovered at a workers' town near the pyramids.The workers' town is located about 1,300 feet (400 meters) south of the Sphinx, and was used to house workers building the pyramid of pharaoh Menkaure, the third and last pyramid on th...

Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter hacked, bunny chicanery [ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:49:03 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Following a hack attack, the Associated Press' verified Twitter account posted "an erroneous tweet" claiming that two explosions occurred in the White House and that President Barack Obama is injured.Following the fake news, the Dow lost more than 140 points almost instantly, before recoveri...

The 'Portal' cake is not a lie ... almost[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:14 GMT ]"Portal" fans, rejoice! The cake is no longer a lie, at least if you trust Amazon UK seller "Portal 2," who recently made a new baking kit available under the air-tight moniker "Portal The Cake Mix! Official licensed!" for £11.99 (a little over $18). Despite the cheeky chicanery of this Amazon UK missive, sources at Valve Corporation, which makes "Portal," confirmed that this is indeed a verifiab...

Is an unlocked Galaxy S4 or HTC One worth the hefty price tag?[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:58:06 GMT ]In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers advice to a reader looking for an unlocked smartphone. And will the next version of Android software, Key Lime Pie, have any new killer features? [Read more]

GS4 quad-core or 8-core? Samsung chief says it doesn't matter[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:24:50 GMT ]JK Shin, co-CEO of Samsung Electronics and head of the company's mobile business, tells CNET that the company uses multiple sources for chips to make sure it has enough supply. [Read more]

Self-assembling foam chair expands like popcorn[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:27:05 GMT ]Belgian designer Carl de Smet has created a memory foam chair that assembles itself when heated. [Read more]

Apple celebrates 10 years of iTunes[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:44:37 GMT ]The company has posted a full feature on its iTunes store, discussing the platform's history and how it has grown over the years. [Read more]

U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:59:43 GMT ]Justice Department agreed to issue "2511 letters" immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. [Read more]

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

'Smart fork' = fewer calories?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:07:16 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:41 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Predictions for Apple's TV[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:19:23 EDT ]A technology analyst offers his predictions for the features of the rumored Apple smart TV.

Reddit apologizes for Boston mistakes, confusion[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:02 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Twitter down for some, not just you[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:45:24 GMT ]Those nostalgic for the early days of Twitter, when the Fail Whale breached so often it wasn't even news, may be pleasantly surprised by an off-and-on inability to access the micro-blogging service. Everyone else effected by the intermittent outages are no doubt annoyed. If you haven't experienced any Twitter difficulties however, your friends whining about Twitter on Facebook are not making it up...

7 gadgets to save energy, gas, water[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:45:24 GMT ]

Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys says he was dismissed[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:45:25 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters has dismissed Matthew Keys, the deputy social media editor of Reuters.com who was indicted on charges of aiding members of the Anonymous hacking collective, Keys said in a Twitter message on Monday. Thomson Reuters spokesman David Girardin said that Keys was no longer with the company, effective Monday, and declined further comment. Keys was indicted in Ma...

Think pink as April full moon brings eclipse[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:04 GMT ]By Joe RaoSpace.comThis month's full moon, which falls on Thursday, always reminds me of one of the first times I viewed the April full moonWhen I was very young boy living in New York, there was a popular television weathercaster by the name of Carol Reed. While not a meteorologist, she had an upbeat personality and always finished her reports with what became her personal catch phrase: "And have...

Gamers can order Pizza Hut straight from the Xbox — with hand gestures![ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:07:39 GMT ]Long slave to the physical demands of picking up a phone, computer, smartphone, or tablet to place an order for food delivery, gamers can now create their own custom Pizza Hut pizzas — and order them — from their Xbox 360 console thanks to a unique partnership between Microsoft and the international chain.The "Pizza Hut for Xbox" app, now available, is even compatible with Kinect's voice and motio...

Cyberattacks triple in 2012, Akamai says[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:54 GMT ]China remains the largest culprit, with 41 percent of fourth-quarter observed attack traffic originating in the country, up from 33 percent in the third quarter. [Read more]

Google execs' 'New Digital Age' resists cyber-siren song[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:18:40 GMT ]book review Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen are more sober than starry-eyed in this worthwhile look at how a pervasive Internet changes censorship, privacy, identity, government, and war. [Read more]

Twitter goes down for some[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:31:48 GMT ]While the main feed appears to be working, other parts of the site are experiencing issues. [Read more]

A last echo of iPhone 'antennagate' -- $15 checks[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:48:43 GMT ]It was one of the biggest tech stories of 2010: performance problems with the then new iPhone 4. Now finally comes the payout from the inevitable class action lawsuits. [Read more]

iTunes dominates online video downloads[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:38 GMT ]Apple virtually owns the Internet video sales market for TV shows and movies compared with Amazon and Xbox Video, says research firm NPD. [Read more]

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:21:25 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

'Smart fork' = fewer calories?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:07:16 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

Predictions for Apple's smart TV[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:26:37 EDT ]A technology analyst offers his predictions for the features of the rumored Apple smart TV.

Should criminal investigations be crowdsourced?[ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:11:48 EDT ]Reddit general manager Erik Martin has had a busy few days.

Google chairman on Boston bombings: 'The first thing you hear online may not be correct'[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT ]While Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, believes that the digital world made significant contributions in the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, he cautions that we need to be careful. The Internet doesn't always get things right on the first try, he explained Monday during an interview with TODAY's Matt Lauer."There is a rush to judgement online, but overall, we get to the ri...

Birds, bears and badgers in Google's Earth Day Doodle[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT ]Google has a new interactive doodle up on its home page for Earth Day. Let the doodle play for a while and you'll see a landscape that changes with the seasons. The scene begins with snow-capped green hills but moves on to a dry earth and dry-ish grass, and then back to bright green hills again.While this circle of life is replayed over and over, again and again, the birds flap about in the sky, t...

Mexico breaks telescope-viewing record[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:05:52 GMT ]

Get $250 million off your ticket to the moon![ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:27:45 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comGood news for all you frugal travelers out there: A private startup's manned moon missions could end up costing around $500 million per seat instead of the originally advertised $750 million.The Golden Spike Co., which aims to start flying paying customers to the lunar surface and back by 2020, has pegged the cost of these two-person trips at about $1.5 billion. But the compan...

Loophole in spooky quantum entanglement theory closed[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:55:20 GMT ]By Tia GhoseLiveScienceThe weird way entangled particles stay connected even when separated by large distances — a phenomenon Albert Einstein called "spooky" — has been confirmed once again, this time with a key loophole in the experiment eliminated.The results from the new experiment confirm one of the wildest predictions of quantum mechanics: that a pair of "entangled" particles, once measured, ...

Yahoo brings Summly to iPhone app[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:18:03 GMT ]The media company's new app for iPhone and iPod Touch features story summaries by Summly, which it acquired from teenager Nick D'Aloisio just a month ago. [Read more]

Acer teases new laptop in 'Star Trek' promo[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:38:08 GMT ]An unusual video clip shows off what may be a new massive desktop replacement laptop. [Read more]

CBS invests in TV streaming tech provider Syncbak[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:51:10 GMT ]The privately held company makes location-based authentication technology that allows local television stations to stream content to in-market customers. [Read more]

Soar through Google Earth with Leap Motion[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]Although only Leap Motion developers will be able to play with the Google Earth integration right now, the Leap launches next month. [Read more]

Google Glass could allow control via winks and two fingers[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:33 GMT ]Leaked code for a Google Glass app reveals ways to perform certain actions via your head, eyes, and fingers. [Read more]

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:21:25 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

'Smart fork' = fewer calories?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:07:16 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

Can you land a job with 140 characters?[ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:13:57 EDT ]The hottest way to present your resume currently involves just 140 characters and a lot of hype. Twitter resumes -- or "twesumes" -- have been touted as the best way for social media-savvy types to snag a dream job.

Bing leads to 5 times more malware than Google? Not so, says Microsoft[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:00:25 GMT ]Microsoft has finally responded to a study claiming that Bing’s search results delivered five times as much malware than Google’s, and its answer is simple: the study is flawed.Last week, AV-TEST conducted a malware study that analyzed millions of websites and found that Bing was showing much more malware to users than its more popular rival (see graph below).But David Felstead, Senior Development...

Strong winds postpone new US rocket's launch debut[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:28:09 GMT ]The launch debut of a new privately built rocket will have to wait at least one more day after strong winds thwarted an attempted liftoff on Saturday.The unmanned Antares rocket was poised to launch into orbit Saturday afternoon from a new seaside pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility along Virginia's Eastern Shore when the foul weather intervened. The rocket's next chance to launch occurs Sunday ...

Girl Scouts chapter to add video game patch[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:28:10 GMT ]As recent campaigns across social media have shown, the game industry has slowly begun to own up to its troublesome legacy of sexism — expanding roles for women in the business while updating representations of them in the games.The Girl Scouts of America has introduced a unique approach to addressing the gender imbalance: Show girls the merit of game design from a young age. In partnership with W...

What we can learn from Boston suspect’s social media accounts[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:11:48 GMT ]

CBS News says some of its Twitter accounts were hacked[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:55:25 GMT ](Reuters) - Social media accounts maintained by CBS News programs, "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours," were compromised on Saturday, the two programs' official Twitter accounts said. A post on the "60 Minutes" Twitter microblog account, @60Minutes, said, "PLEASE NOTE: Our Twitter account was compromised earlier today. We are working with Twitter to resolve." Another post read, "A message that was posted ...

Facebook reportedly the mystery mover behind 'Project Catapult'[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:43:38 GMT ]The social network is the mysterious company behind a billion-dollar-plus data facility in Iowa, says a report. Apple had also been among the suspects named by data detectives. [Read more]

Google activists try to sabotage Google Glass auction[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:04:29 GMT ]A student wins in the Google #IfIHadGlass competition and tries to sell his glasses on eBay. He meets with opposition. He says he just wanted to pay off his student loans. [Read more]

Windows 8 'touch-ups,' please[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:29:14 GMT ]Surface Pro could shine if Windows 8 had been better designed to take advantage of its touch capabilities. [Read more]

Hackers send bogus tweets from '60 Minutes' account[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:18:11 GMT ]CBS News confirms that the Twitter feeds for "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours" were hacked. Phony tweets accused the U.S. of aiding terrorists. [Read more]

Purported TV-caption slipup pegs Zooey Deschanel as alleged Boston bomber[ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:53:27 GMT ]In what might be one of the more unfortunate closed-captioning snafus of recent years, a Twitter user posts a photo of what he says is a Fox affiliate mistakenly presenting the heart-object of certain nerds as suspect No. 2. [Read more]

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:21:25 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

'Smart fork' = fewer calories?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:07:16 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

'Smart fork' may help you lose weight[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:15:54 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

During space station fix-up, Russian becomes world's oldest spacewalker[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:13:50 GMT ]By Marcia Dunn, The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut became the world's oldest spacewalker Friday, joining a much younger cosmonaut's son for a little maintenance work outside the International Space Station.Pavel Vinogradov, a cosmonaut for two decades, claimed the honor as he emerged from the hatch with Roman Romanenko. But he inadvertently added to the bo...

LulzSec hackergets year in prison for Sony Pictures breach[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:13:57 GMT ]Correction: The Sony property that was hacked — Sony Pictures — was misidentified in an earlier version of this story as PlayStation Network, which was also compromised in 2011. The U.S. district court ruling only applies to the Sony Pictures hack.Cody Kretsinger, a hacker affiliated with LulzSec's breach of Sony Pictures in 2011, has been sentenced to a year-long prison term.According to a report...

To the moon? Bigelow Aerospace and NASA look at private exploration[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:14:20 GMT ]Bigelow Aerospace and NASA say they've agreed to look at ways for private ventures to contribute to human exploration missions, perhaps including construction of a moon base. But the space agency emphasized that it's keeping its own focus squarely on corraling an asteroid and then going to Mars."As part of our broader commercial space strategy, NASA signed a Space Act Agreement with Bigelow Aerosp...

Secret weapon? How thermal imaging helped catch bomb suspect[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:20:58 GMT ]Thermal-imaging devices have been used to seek out pot-growing operations, map Martian geology — and now, to watch the second suspect in this week's Boston Marathon bombings as he was holed up in his last hiding place.Authorities said a helicopter equipped with a thermal imager spotted the heat signature of a person inside a tarp-covered boat, sitting in a backyard in Watertown, Mass. Police used ...

Who gets to name alien planets?[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:49:23 GMT ]A fledgling commercial venture called Uwingu stirred up an international controversy when it started soliciting friendlier names for planets beyond our solar system. The International Astronomical Union issued a statement saying that Uwingu's pay-to-play scheme has "no bearing on the official naming process," and that the IAU is the "single arbiter" on the names for all celestial objects.But is it...

Six aftermarket car stereos for app addicts (roundup)[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:12:41 GMT ]CNET Car Tech rounds up a few of the best car audio receivers for smartphone users who want to safely access their navigation and audio apps on the go. [Read more]

How Twitter #Music plays to the company's most important asset[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]commentary By promoting the celebrity and ingenue music makers on the platform, Twitter is defending its prized "follow graph" against competitors. [Read more]

Art reveals the lengthy history of video game controllers[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT ]A jumbo-size poster sends the viewer on a retrospective journey through nearly six decades of video game input devices. What's your favorite controller? [Read more]

Ear-dazzling sounds at the New York Audio Show[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:40:00 GMT ]The Audiophiliac was treated to the very best sound at the show held last weekend in New York. [Read more]

Nokia's wireless chargers perk up local coffee shops (pictures)[ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]What will it take for wireless charging to catch on? Nokia and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf shops hope that making stations public will do the trick. [Read more]

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:21:25 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

'Smart fork' = less calories?[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:24:13 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

'Smart fork' may help you lose weight[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:15:54 EDT ]Anyone who has struggled to be healthy is intimately familiar with the counting game. They've counted calories, carbs, Weight Watchers points, their heart rate, steps and miles.

Tweeting police chatter creates confusion over Boston suspect[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:51:22 GMT ]As authorities closed in on the Boston Marathon bombing suspects -- one of whom was killed during a violent shootout in Boston's Watertown suburb early Friday night -- Twitter and other social media outlets lit up with outtakes from police scanner reports, including a moment when eavesdropping tweeters heard the name of a missing Brown University student come over the airwaves in conjunction with ...

Dinosaurs sat on nests like birds, shells reveal[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:19:07 GMT ]By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Dinosaurs laid eggs, of that there is no doubt. But what scientists haven't been as clear on is whether they brooded over their eggs like birds or buried them like crocodiles.Now, a new study finds that at least one dinosaur took a birdlike approach to hatching eggs. Troodon was a small, meat-eating dinosaur that grew to be about 8 feet (2.4 meters) long. The dinosau...

Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter confusion, Google strictness and more[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:35:39 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.As authorities closed in on the Boston Marathon bombing suspects — one of whom was killed during a violent shootout in Boston's Watertown suburb early Friday—Twitter and other social media outlets lit up with outtakes from police scanner reports. Some caused confusion.The first wave of Googl...

'Hard work': Russian spacewalkers swap experiments on space station[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:46:36 GMT ]By Megan Gannon Space.com Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to upgrade the orbiting lab with new experiments.Clad in their bulky Orlan spacesuits, veteran cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Roman Romanenko began their spacewalk just after 10 a.m. ET to install a space weather experiment to the space station's hull and prepare the outpost for the arrival...

Painful treatment possible for King Richard III's scoliosis[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:03:00 GMT ]By Jeanna BrynerLiveScience King Richard III may not have been a hunchback as portrayed by Shakespeare, but he did suffer from the spine-curving condition scoliosis, and he may have undergone painful medical treatments to straighten it out, scientists reported Friday.Archaeologists announced in February that bones excavated from underneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, belonged to the medie...

Another groovy Record Store Day[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMT ]Independent record stores all over the world will have special sales events on Saturday. [Read more]

Low Latency No. 59: Windows 8.1000[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:11:03 GMT ]This week on Low Latency the Start button has the last laugh. [Read more]

HTC One sells on T-Mobile for $99 down[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:20:01 GMT ]T-Mobile's new contract-free price starts you off with a $100 payment for HTC's flagship device, plus two years of installments. [Read more]

Penguin reaches pact with EU to end e-book price-fixing probe[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:25:40 GMT ]The publisher has agreed to terminate its pricing deal with Apple and refrain from making "most favored nation" pricing pacts for five years. [Read more]

Research and compare e-readers at ReaderRocket[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:58:40 GMT ]Can't decide between a Kindle and a Kobo? A GlowLight and a Paperwhite? This handy site gives you the full rundown between any two e-reader models. [Read more]

5 viral myths about Boston attacks [ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:38 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

Virtual reality blows grandma away[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:01:20 EDT ]HLN's Showbiz Tonight features this now viral clip of a 90-year-old grandma sporting a virtual reality headset.

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets, pics from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:54:56 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

Robot pharmacist fills patient prescriptions[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:52:38 GMT ]

Twitter #Music comes to iOS and Web, will help you discover new tunes[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:29:42 GMT ]Twitter #Music, a service which'll help you discover tunes based on Twitter activity, doesn't exactly come as a surprise. The social network's been teasing this one for a while and the rumor mill's been steadily churning out its secrets. But, as of Thursday, the service is finally official and you'll be able to start using it on the Web or iOS shortly.Twitter #Music relies on tweets and engagement...

Pre-caffeine tech: Sext spam, double Doctor Whos[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:41:44 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Anonymous "brandjacked" Westboro Baptist Church on Facebook. Lots of people found it to be hilarious. Is is any wonder Anonymous just raised $54,000 on Indiegogo launch its own news website. Thousands Of people tweeted Rep. Mike Rogers to let him know they're Not 14, not in their basement, a...

Defeated once, CISPA info-sharing bill up for vote again[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:08 GMT ]CISPA, the controversial bill intended to let Internet companies share information about users more freely with the government, is up for vote in the House of Representatives after being killed off in the Senate last year. The bill has been touched up, but some are suspicious after what they view as years of misguided tech legislation, and both critics and the White House say CISPA is fundamental...

First Google Glass users can't sell — or even loan — their devices[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:09 GMT ]Google Glass hitting eBay soon? Don't count on it. The first wave of Google Glass "Explorers" won't be able to cash in on the fact that they're scoring the futuristic head-worn camera-equipped computer before anybody else. Google's terms of sale strictly forbid them from selling, loaning, or otherwise giving away Glass. "Unless otherwise authorized by Google ... you may not resell, loan, transfer ...

Sprint expands LTE to 21 new markets, including Los Angeles[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:03:57 GMT ]Dan Hesse, speaking at an industry conference, also says the carrier has an LTE roaming agreement with a small Mississippi carrier called CSpire. [Read more]

Tech luminaries dominate Time's 100 Most Influential People[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:25:47 GMT ]Each year, the publication releases its list of the most influential people in the world, and once again, technology bigwigs are among the pack leaders. [Read more]

Yahoo launches Mail app for iPad, Android tablets[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:29:06 GMT ]The Yahoo Mail app extends its reach to the iPad and Android tablets, while a new Yahoo Weather app showers down upon the iPhone. [Read more]

iPhone March quarter sales forecast at 35 million -- analyst[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:05 GMT ]Taking in Verizon's iPhone sales for the March quarter, analyst Gene Munster is sticking with an overall iPhone sales forecast of 35.5 million. [Read more]

Lower-cost iPhone with plastic case leaks[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:50 GMT ]The image shows a white iPhone with a plastic backing, following earlier reports that Apple might try to sell a cheaper handset without the aluminum finish in its previous devices. [Read more]

5 viral myths about Boston attacks [ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:38 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

Virtual reality blows grandma away[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:01:20 EDT ]HLN's Showbiz Tonight features this now viral clip of a 90-year-old grandma sporting a virtual reality headset.

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

When oversharing online can get you arrested[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:23:55 EDT ]The five-minute video opens with a man cruising along in his car, cracking open a bottle of what appears to be Beck's beer and taking a swig.

Big-time players are getting serious about asteroid perils and profits[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:28:35 GMT ]Experts on near-Earth objects wondered whether February's meteor blast over Russia would serve as a wakeup call about asteroids — and two months later, there's ample evidence that it has. But there are two sides to that wakeup call, having to do with potential opportunities as well as potential threats.Nothing illustrates that better than this week's developments: In Flagstaff, Ariz., researchers ...

Orbital's Antares rocket cleared for its maiden launch into orbit[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:28:35 GMT ]By Tariq Malik, Space.comWALLOPS ISLAND, Va. —The biggest private rocket ever to launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore is ready to take its maiden voyage on Wednesday, the rocket's builders say.NASA and the commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corp. have officially cleared the company's new Antares rocket for launch, setting the stage for what will be a critical test flight from NASA's...

Pre-caffeine tech: Random acts of pizza[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:09:16 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.When bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday, there were nearly as many camera-equipped smartphones as people there in Copley Square. Now, as photos and videos pour in from bystanders, where do investigators begin?No shock here: Bomb-Making 101 is available online.Via Reddit...

Gmail, Google Drive and Apps suffer partial outage[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:16:13 GMT ]Google is reporting "issues" with Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive, but says very few of its customers are experiencing the trouble.The search giant began posting notices to its Apps Status Dashboard early Wednesday morning, announcing that it was investigating problems with the Admin control panel, then with Google Mail, then Google Drive, and later, Google Documents, Spreadsheets and Presenta...

Hop aboard the space station in Houston -- at NASA exhibit[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:15 GMT ]By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comNASA has a new "stage" to expose and educate the public about the work behind — and on board — the International Space Station.More than a year in the making, NASA and Space Center Houston, the visitor center for the agency's Johnson Space Center in Texas, put the final touches on a new interactive exhibit and special effects live stage show that highlights how the or...

Photoshop update to let people fix photo blur[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:37:05 GMT ]Adobe promises that a new version of its image-editing tool will be able to unwobble photos taken with a wobbly camera. [Read more]

EU puts Huawei, ZTE in crosshairs, but who will help?[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]The European Union's trade chief would like to go after China-based companies Huawei and ZTE, but firms that would back the effort have shied away from helping the commission. [Read more]

Microsoft reportedly testing smartwatch prototypes[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:32:29 GMT ]The company has been working on a smartwatch for the past year with help from teams who worked on accessories for the Xbox, a source tells The Verge. [Read more]

Name your own price for a $399 Mac software bundle[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:49 GMT ]For as little as a buck, you can get three handy apps. And for as little as $7.35, you can score 10. Either way, you come out a winner. [Read more]

Google Drive, Apps, Gmail all back online, says Google[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:50:32 GMT ]All three services are up and running again for Google users, according to the company's status page. [Read more]

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Meet a tiny fisheye camera[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:07 EDT ]Twenty-five year-old student Greg Dash was frustrated. He wanted to take "fisheye"-style camera pictures without having to pay for an expensive lens, or fiddle around with a smartphone app. He wanted something light and small that he could pull from his pocket at a moment's notice. Unfortunately such a device did not exist.

New player in Web music?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:27 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

Post on bombings goes viral[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:30:22 EDT ]Comedian-actor Patton Oswalt may not seem the most likely person to soothe the wounded national psyche after the deadly bombs that struck the Boston Marathon. Oswalt has no obvious ties to Boston, and he makes a living telling jokes, not comforting the afflicted.

5 viral stories about Boston attacks that aren't true[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:34:23 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:28:33 GMT ]By Megan GannonLiveScienceArchaeologists in Jerusalem say they've found a 2,000-year-old ritual bath with a sophisticated system to keep water pure, Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.The bath, known as a miqwe or mikveh, was found at a site in southwest Jerusalem's Kiryat Menachem quarter, and researchers say it had a unique water supply system. The miqwe collected rainwater from thre...

Pre-caffeine tech: Boston[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:11:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Following the confusion and panic caused by the Boston Marathon bomb blasts, websites have been set up for people to report that they're safe, or check in on a loved one.YouTube created an "Explosions at Boston Marathon" video page.Cellphone congestion following the Boston Marathon bombings ...

'Painstaking work' ahead for Boston Marathon investigators[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:28:32 GMT ]

Sony wants the PS4 tobe cheaper at launch than the PS3[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:01:40 GMT ]With the launch of the PlayStation 4 just months away from its planned 2013 holiday release, Sony has still been exceptionally tight-lipped when it comes to key details like how much the new console will cost and what it even looks like. But as the British gaming site MCV points out, the Japanese gaming giant has at least owned up to some mistakes it made with the launch of the PlayStation 3 in 20...

A new argument that Admiral Byrd didn't make North Pole[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:07:08 GMT ]By Andrea ThompsonLiveScienceOn May 9, 1926, famed American explorer Richard Byrd took off from the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen along with his pilot, Floyd Bennett, in an attempt to be the first to fly to the North Pole. About 16 hours later, the pair returned to the island in their Fokker tri-motor airplane, the Josephine Ford, saying they had indeed accomplished the feat.Byrd submitte...

Facebook Home on Android? Good stuff, says Eric Schmidt[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:13:10 GMT ]Google's chairman says you can't do open source halfway. And he applauds Facebook's newly unveiled Home app that completely alters the smartphone experience on Google Android devices. [Read more]

Google still wants Apple to use its maps, Eric Schmidt says[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:16:08 GMT ]The Google chairman doesn't specify whether the two companies are still in talks but says it would be easy for Apple to shift to making Google Maps the default navigation tool for iOS. [Read more]

WhatsApp CEO: We're bigger than Twitter[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:03 GMT ]While unwilling to go into specifics, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum says it has more than 200 million monthly users. [Read more]

Apple wins patent for iOS app folders and 'jiggle mode'[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:35 GMT ]The newly-awarded patent describes the popular app and folder management feature first unveiled in iOS 4. [Read more]

Swag Bucks: Yeah, it's still a thing[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:50:45 GMT ]The service continues to offer rewards -- real ones -- for things you already do online, like searching the Web and watching videos. [Read more]

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Can app help hijack planes?[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:48 EDT ]CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

Meet a tiny fisheye camera[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:07 EDT ]Twenty-five year-old student Greg Dash was frustrated. He wanted to take "fisheye"-style camera pictures without having to pay for an expensive lens, or fiddle around with a smartphone app. He wanted something light and small that he could pull from his pocket at a moment's notice. Unfortunately such a device did not exist.

New player in Web music?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:27 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:20:00 EDT ]Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within seven years. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend in public comments that inspired everything from excitement to incredulity.

Ichikoh rear-view monitor records all it sees[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:50:58 GMT ]Link three cameras to this rear-view mirror replacement, and you'll always be able to back up your version of a road collision. [Read more]

Tweeting Turkish pianist given suspended sentence for blasphemy[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:39:39 GMT ]A world-renowned concert pianist was given a suspended jail sentence in Turkey on Monday for insulting religious values on Twitter, a case which has become a cause celebre for Turks alarmed about creeping Islamic conservatism.Fazil Say, also a leading composer, went on trial in October for blasphemy — a crime that can carry an 18-month sentence — for a series of tweets including one citing a thous...

Microsoft's making a touch-enabled smart watch: report[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:37:46 GMT ]Surprise, surprise! After reports that Samsung, Apple, and Google are working on smart watches, there's now word that Microsoft is getting in on the fun as well.The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is working on "designs for a touch-enabled watch device." According to sources, Microsoft asked suppliers to ship components for such a device and a representative for one of the suppliers met...

Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook goat, Mad Men meats! [ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:16:33 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Surprise, surprise! After reports that Samsung, Apple, and Google are working on smart watches, there's now word that Microsoft is getting in on the fun as well.The touted arrival this year of wearable gadgets such as computer displays strapped to wrists and in wrap-around glasses is just a ...

Excitement builds as Antares nears first liftoff[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:33:47 GMT ]By Tariq MalikSpace.comIt's almost show time for a new private rocket on Virginia's Eastern Shore.A commercially built rocket designed to launch unmanned cargo ships to the International Space Station is counting down toward its first-ever flight test this week from Wallops Island, Va., a small island that is home to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and a young commercial spaceport. Liftoff for the ...

US Navy names research ship after Sally Ride[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:06:50 GMT ]By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comThe United States Navy's first academic research ship to be named for a woman will be christened after NASA's first female astronaut to fly in space.Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Friday that the next ocean-class auxiliary general oceanographic research (AGOR) ship will be named the R/V Sally Ride."As secretary of the Navy, I have the great privilege of nam...

Verizon Wireless pitches $1.5B for Clearwire spectrum[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:05:35 GMT ]Hot on the heels of Dish's bid for Sprint, Verizon Wireless is reportedly trying to muscle in on the Clearwire assets that Sprint covets. [Read more]

Facebook, attorneys general kick off online safety campaign[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:49:08 GMT ]The social network's campaign will include a video series, a tip sheet, and state-specific public service announcements. [Read more]

YouTube honors birthday of video recorder with VHS-style videos[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:37:36 GMT ]Celebrating the 57th birthday of the first commercial videotape recorder, YouTube can display certain videos in the style of "vintage video tapes." [Read more]

Poll: What's stopping you from getting a plasma?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:55:00 GMT ]LCDs dominate the flat-panel market. Why did you (or will you) choose LCD over plasma? [Read more]

Can app help hijack planes?[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:48 EDT ]CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Meet the world's tiniest fisheye camera[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:26:13 EDT ]Twenty-five year-old student Greg Dash was frustrated. He wanted to take "fisheye"-style camera pictures without having to pay for an expensive lens, or fiddle around with a smartphone app. He wanted something light and small that he could pull from his pocket at a moment's notice. Unfortunately such a device did not exist.

Who's getting into Web music?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:27:41 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

Why everybody is building a Web music service[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:21:05 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

Second Higgs boson? Physicists debate new particle[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:46:24 GMT ]By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScienceDENVER — The discovery of the Higgs boson is real. But physicists are cagey about whether the new particle they've found will fit their predictions or not.So far, the data suggest that the Higgs, the particle thought to explain how other particles get their mass, is not presenting any surprises, physicists said here Saturday at the April meeting of the American...

Mysteriously shrinking proton puzzles physicists[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:52:31 GMT ]By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScienceDENVER — The size of a proton, long thought to be well-understood, may remain a mystery for a while longer, according to physicists.Speaking Saturday at the April meeting of the American Physical Society, researchers said they need more data to understand why new measurements of proton size don't match old ones."The discrepancy is rather severe," said Randolf Pohl...

Goat steals Maaaa-rk Zuckerberg's thunder in ad[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:47:08 GMT ]It's not all about Facebook Home, Mark Zuckerberg, or chat heads in a new ad for Facebook Home. It's all about the goat. Whether you're ready for Facebook Home on your Android phone, or whether you'd rather just ignore it, this promo (below) is not to be missed. Not because Zuckerberg is going blah-blah-blah-Facebook Home blah-blah (and doing it in a way that he makes fun of himself). Nope, it's b...

You can't buy rights to name exoplanet, says astronomy group[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:14:48 GMT ]By Megan Gannon, SPACE.comThere may not be an alien planet named Heinlein any time soon if the International Astronomical Union (IAU) gets its way. The astronomy group issued a reminder April 12 that it is the only body authorized to give exoplanets their official names, despite recent naming initiatives by companies like Uwingu.In the statement, IAU officials said that planet-naming schemes h...

Some Xbox Live services experiencing outage[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:04:12 GMT ]If you're having trouble getting into your Xbox Live account, you're not alone; Microsoft says some Xbox Live services are down, and it's working to restore things back to normal.In addition to the sign-in issues, "We are aware of an issue members are having sending and receiving messages, seeing friend's statuses, sending or receiving game and party invites, and accepting friend requests on Xbo...

Psy's 'Gangnam Style' sequel, 'Gentleman M/V,' hits YouTube[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:05:56 GMT ]The sequel to the most popular YouTube video ever has arrived, and there's not a horse in sight. [Read more]

Schmidt predicts entire world online by 2020. Is he right?[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:34:33 GMT ]Google's executive chairman has made a bold prediction about the spread of the Internet. Do you think that prediction will come true? [Read more]

The Exploratorium shows off its huge new digs[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT ]What's a hands-on science museum to do when it has a midlife crisis? The same as anybody else: it moves to a new, fancier home. [Read more]

How to hook up a subwoofer to a stereo system[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:08:00 GMT ]Hint: You don't necessarily need a receiver with subwoofer output jacks. [Read more]

Bad ads are ruining our (sex) lives, say Americans[ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:36:49 GMT ]In a survey performed by an analytics company, Americans complain that bad ads -- especially when repeated -- are stopping them from surfing the Web, working, and even, say almost 1 in 5, sex. Pop-up ads and lottery scams are the worst offenders. [Read more]

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:54 EDT ]Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:31 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Can app help hijack planes?[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:48 EDT ]CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Why everybody is building a Web music service[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:21:05 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

Video: Squishy virtual creatures 'evolve' walking behaviors[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:36:11 GMT ]Simulating creatures has been a staple of biological science for years, but this video shows advances in the field that are both interesting and a little creepy. These virtual "soft robots" evolved bizarre but somehow natural-looking gaits over thousands of generations.A team of researchers, led by Jeff Clune at the University of Wyoming's Evolving AI Lab, created a new way of simulating and evolv...

Old Faithful's underground cavern discovered[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:47:02 GMT ]By Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanetOld Faithful's underground plumbing looks more like a bagpipe than a flute, a new study of the Yellowstone National Park geyser finds.A big chamber sits about 50 feet underground, located southwest of Old Faithful, researchers report in a study published online March 30 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The exact size can't be determined, but they est...

Two-headed pig born in China[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:30:44 GMT ]On the heels of recent news about a two-headed bull shark, a two-headed pig has been born in a village in east China's Jianxi province, according to the news reports.The photo shows a pig with two snouts, two ears and what appears to be a shared eye. A local veterinarian told the AFP news agency the animal is suffering a deformity and is unlikely to survive.The deformity may be the same condition,...

New Twitter music app expected to launch[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:36:56 GMT ]Facebook isn’t the only social media giant launching something new today. Following its acquisition of music service We Are Hunted, Twitter could be quietly rolling out a music of its own.Twitter hasn’t made any official announcements, but a new Web page at music.twitter.com went live on Friday morning. The website is pretty bare at the moment—it just contains the Twitter logo and text that ...

In the virtual cockpit: What it takes to fly a drone[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:18:59 GMT ]Drone pilots escape the physical demands and dangers of a traditional cockpit. There's no g-force pinning them to their seats, no uncomfortable pressure suit to wear and no panic because the aircraft they are sitting in is spiraling out of control. Instead of soaking in sensory information through their eyes and ears and fingers, drone pilots spend hours watching their crafts through their compute...

Crave Ep. 116: Bubba Watson's BW1 hovercraft golf cart[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:03:09 GMT ]This week, we take a ride in a hovercraft golf cart, play an e-mail guitar, and pay a huge amount for a "Star Trek" phaser rifle. [Read more]

Galaxy S4 Group Play makes sharing easier (hands-on)[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]CNET tested out the new-and-improved feature that allows you to share music and play games with friends nearby. It's pretty easy to set up -- at least after a quick demo. [Read more]

New Legoland Hotel aims for brick bliss[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT ]The Legoland California resort adds a massive hotel filled with millions of Lego bricks. Take a tour with us. [Read more]

Boeing's futuristic X-48C makes final flight[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:20:00 GMT ]The aerospace giant and NASA say the distinctive "blended wing body" design flew like a champ in low-speed tests and holds promise for quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft yet to come. [Read more]

Things to think about when buying speakers[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]For starters, there's speaker size and price, but room size is also a major factor. Also, do you listen to more music than movies? [Read more]

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:54 EDT ]Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:31 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Can app help hijack planes?[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:48 EDT ]CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Why everybody is building a Web music service[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:21:05 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

No GPS? Ultra-tiny positioning chip points the way[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:51:59 GMT ]When you need to get from here to there, you may not always be able to rely on satellite signals like GPS to guide you. This incredibly tiny chip allows position to be tracked and determined, and can be embedded in the smallest of devices.The chip takes up just 10 cubic millimeters, and as the picture shows, fits neatly into the Lincoln Memorial on the back of a penny. It contains three gyroscopes...

Pre-caffeine tech: Google death, Bitcoin blah blah blah[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:32:38 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Good news everybody! Google wants to help you plan for your digital afterlife!Looks like Twitter is fixin' to launch a music app, just in time for Coachella. Nevermind Facebook! The Winklevi now own 1 percent of that Bitcoin everybody won't shut up about. A San Diego man was arrested for usi...

Ant-icipation: Insects know when earthquakes are coming[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:32:40 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceAnts with the world's worst taste in real estate seem to sense earthquakes before they strike, according to research presented Thursday at the European Geosciences Union annual meeting in Vienna.Active faults, fractures where the Earth violently ruptures in earthquakes, are the preferred housing site for red wood ants in Germany. Researcher Gabriele Berberich of the Univer...

New Twitter music app expected to launch today[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:38:09 GMT ]Facebook isn’t the only social media giant launching something new today. Following its acquisition of music service We Are Hunted, Twitter could be quietly rolling out a music of its own.Twitter hasn’t made any official announcements, but a new Web page at music.twitter.com went live on Friday morning. The website is pretty bare at the moment—it just contains the Twitter logo and text that ...

Ötzi the Iceman could have used a dentist[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:55:16 GMT ]By Tia GhoseLiveScienceÖtzi the Iceman could have used a dentist. The amazingly preserved Neolithic mummy found in the Italian Alps had tooth decay, gum disease and dental trauma, new research suggests.The new findings, published Tuesday in the European Journal of Oral Sciences, suggest that the Iceman mummy's grain-heavy diet took a toll on his dental health."It's surprising how bad condition he ...

Google adds local safety alerts to search results[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:04:01 GMT ]A partnership between Google and tech startup Nixle will allow safety notifications from local authorities to appear at the top of search results. [Read more]

Amazon's Bezos defends heavy investments in Prime, Kindle[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:05:18 GMT ]Regulatory filings by the online retail giant also revealed Bezos' total compensation remained steady at $1.68 million in 2012. [Read more]

LED lights could become network devices, too[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:34:28 GMT ]Fraunhofer Institute has demonstrated how conventional LED lighting could be used to send and receive data to laptops or smartphones, with speeds up to 3Gbps. [Read more]

Low Latency No. 58: Tragic Kingdom[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:37:44 GMT ]This week we say goodbye to the timeless game development studio, LucasArts. [Read more]

Nintendo to shut down Wii channels in Japan, Australia[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:48:01 GMT ]The Wii's Weather Channel, News Channel, and other services will be retired in both countries on June 28. [Read more]

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:54 EDT ]Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

Hacker says phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:04:09 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

My month with the Chromebook Pixel[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:16 EDT ]When Google announced its cloud-based Chromebook Pixel laptop, the tech community was left puzzled.

Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:31 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Brief Twitter outage leads to broken links[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:46:28 GMT ]For a brief period this morning, many links on Twitter led nowhere. Clicking any link on any tweet led to an "Oops" page on Twitter that said that "Something is technically wrong."Links on old tweets, tweeted days ago, and fresh links tweeted just a few moments before this post went live, brought up the same message. Links seem to be working fine now, however. Twitter's blog and status page don't ...

Pre-caffeine tech: Killer apps, Etsy hats![ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:40:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The IRS may be reading your email without a warrant, these documents suggest. Meanwhile, Cancelled comic causes Internet outrage over Apple's "porn problem."Check it out wannabe spies! You can totally hide secret messages in Facebook photos with this online tool.Also, Facebook is fixing to a...

Secret orangutan population found on Borneo[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:53 GMT ]By LiveScience A population of 200 of the world's rarest orangutans was found tucked away in the forests of the island of Borneo, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).All subspecies of Bornean orangutans are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. But scientists estimate just 3,000 to 4,500 individuals are left in the subspecies known as Pongo py...

5 areas of science that get boost in Obama budget[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:46:59 GMT ]By Tanya LewisLiveScience The proposed 2014 budget released by the White House Wednesday brings good news for science: Under the budget, civilian research spending would swell by 9 percent from 2012 levels.President Barack Obama's budget provides a total of $143 billion for research and development (R&D), which includes investments in energy, space exploration, basic research and STEM (science...

Adam Orth leaves Microsoft after telling Xbox 'always online' critics to 'deal with it'[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:03:50 GMT ]Adam Orth, the Microsoft executive who became Internet-famous last week after tweeting a series of harsh rejoinders against critics of the next Xbox's controversial 'always online' functionality, has left his position at the company.According to a report from Game Informer, the former Microsoft Studios creative director left his position this week — less than a week after he riled up many gamers...

Uber clears up San Francisco taxi ownership concerns[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:38:07 GMT ]Car-summoning app Uber has issued a statement to quash rumors the startup operates taxi cabs in San Francisco. [Read more]

Sprint ups Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE to Android 4.1[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:41:19 GMT ]The Android Jelly Bean 2 update begins rolling out for the budget-friendly smartphone. [Read more]

Microsoft's tweener plans for Surface and Windows Phone[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:48:08 GMT ]With Windows Blue and a coming Windows Phone 8 update, Microsoft will open the door for smaller-screen tablets and bigger-screen phones from a variety of device makers, including itself. [Read more]

Messaging app Kik adds 200,000 users -- each day[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]The messaging app, which now has 50 million users in total, is rolling out new versions for both Android and iOS. [Read more]

Google proposes fix for Europe's search competition concern[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:58:37 GMT ]A years-long competition inquiry into Google's search dominance is entering a new chapter as the European Commission and Google competitors evaluate a proposed remedy. [Read more]

Smartwatches: Failure, a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:16 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Hacker says phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:04:09 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

North Korea website hacked[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:28 EDT ]Kim Jong Un was dressed as a pig on North Korea's government website after it was hacked. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

Map apps & driving: against the law?[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:26 EDT ]It's weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone's map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.

Stephen Hawking visits LA stem cell lab where his disease is studied[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:40:40 GMT ]By Alicia Chang, The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Stephen Hawking on Tuesday toured a stem cell laboratory where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurological disorder that has left the British cosmologist almost completely paralyzed.After the visit, the 71-year-old Hawking urged doctors, nurses and staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to support the...

Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty' charity for veterans[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:34 GMT ]"Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard has donated $2 million to Call of Duty Endowment (CODE), a charitable organization the video game industry giant founded in 2009 "to help soldiers transition to civilian careers after their military service," according to the nonprofit's mission statement. The $2 million from Activision comes on top of an additional $1.7 million that was raised by selling l...

Pre-caffeine tech: George Takei, Grumpy Cat, Help Find Nancy[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:34 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morniJo Spencer Zinser is looking for her mom. Join her "Please Find Nancy" Facebook page and see if you can help. Pilot texting was indeed a "self-induced distraction" in a helicopter crash, says the official NTSB report. Is iPhone going to get bigger screens? Here's some speculation and analysis....

Mysterious stone structure found beneath Sea of Galilee[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:37 GMT ]By Owen JarusLiveScienceA giant "monumental" stone structure discovered beneath the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its purpose and even how long ago it was built.The mysterious structure is cone shaped, made of "unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders," and weighs an estimated 60,000 tons, the researchers said. That makes it heavier than most modern-day warships...

'Dark lightning' zaps airline passengers with radiation[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:02:57 GMT ]By Charles ChoiLiveScience "Dark lightning" that is almost invisible within clouds may regularly blast airline passengers with large numbers of gamma rays, scientists find.However, these outbursts do not seem to reach truly dangerous levels, researchers added.More than a decade ago, researchers unexpectedly discovered thunderstorms could generate brief but powerful bursts of gamma rays, the highes...

Deletion of Apple's AppGratis a sign of things to come -- report[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:38:13 GMT ]A new report claims Apple will remove app-discovery programs from its App Store for fear they will threaten the App Store's rankings. [Read more]

IRS claims it can read your e-mail without a warrant[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:18:30 GMT ]The ACLU has obtained internal IRS documents that say Americans enjoy "generally no privacy" in their e-mail messages, Facebook chats, and other electronic communications. [Read more]

See ya, Segway! We've got a suitcase electric scooter now[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:40 GMT ]A designer with sports car design street cred creates a sleek, easy-to-pack electric scooter for commuters. [Read more]

Foxconn sees sales drop 19 percent in first quarter[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:45:40 GMT ]The company draws between 60 percent and 70 percent of its revenue from assembling iPhones and iPads and working on other Apple products. [Read more]

Apple bans digital comic over gay sex images, say its creators[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:57:06 GMT ]Writer Brian K. Vaughan claims that issue 12 of his Saga comic has been removed from the all iOS apps "because of two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex." [Read more]

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Smartwatches: Failure, a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:16 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

North Korea website hacked[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:28 EDT ]Kim Jong Un was dressed as a pig on North Korea's government website after it was hacked. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

Map apps & driving: against the law?[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:26 EDT ]It's weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone's map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.

That Twitter account might not be who you think[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:49:56 EDT ]Barack Obama is a busy man, what with budget negotiations, gun control issues, international crises and the ever-present back-and-forth political foolery of Washington.

Green meteorite's age casts doubt on claims that it came from Mercury[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:21:15 GMT ]By Mike Wall Space.comA strange green space rock hailed as perhaps the first meteorite ever discovered from Mercury may be too old to have come from the solar system's innermost planet, some scientists say.Last month, scientists announced that the green-hued meteorite NWA 7325 shares many chemical similarities with Mercury, suggesting it may be the first known visitor from the small, sun-scorc...

Rare hermit crab specimens caught live for the first time in Caribbean[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:21:15 GMT ]By Douglas MainOurAmazingPlanetA recent submarine dive turned up a species of hermit crab that was previously only known through dead, dried specimens procured more than a century ago.The sub collected a few of the animals, known as Pylopagurus discoidalis, from the Caribbean and brought them back to an aquarium, where they were photographed. These are the first pictures of the live animals ev...

Pre-caffeine tech: Princess Avengers, Google spam[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:04:55 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.At any moment on a regular weekday in 2011, about 660,000 people across the U.S. were sitting in the drivers seat and talking on their cell phones. Thinkit's getting any better? Texting while flying is also deadly, at least in this case. Virgin Mobile is offering $100 to T-Mobile switchers a...

Six U.S. Air Force cyber tools designated as 'weapons'[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:33:56 GMT ]COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has designated six cyber tools as weapons, which should help the programs compete for increasingly scarce dollars in the Pentagon budget, an Air Force official said on Monday. Lieutenant General John Hyten, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, which oversees satellite and cyberspace operation, said the new designations would help normali...

Pressure is on for private manned Mars mission[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:28:25 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comProgress made during the next year or so will determine whether a private manned Mars mission can get off the ground in 2018 as planned, its organizers say.The pressure is on the nonprofit Inspiration Mars Foundation, which intends to launch two astronauts on a flyby mission around the Red Planet in January 2018. If the team misses this window, the next one won't open until 20...

Mozilla brands Persona as password killer[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:11:53 GMT ]An update to Mozilla's beta login system lays the groundwork for using preferred Web mail username and password to sign in on multiple sites. [Read more]

Redesigned Google Play app plays up entertainment[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]Launching today, the marketplace makeover offers improved content discovery, cleaner layout. [Read more]

Apple's fifth-gen iPad hits factories this summer, report says[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:25:49 GMT ]The device reportedly will come with a 9.7-inch display and will be lighter and thinner than the fourth-generation model Apple offered up last year. [Read more]

iPhone 5S to offer multiple screen sizes, analyst says[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:27:39 GMT ]Apple's next iPhone will be available in two or three different screen sizes and launch in July, says an analyst with Topeka Capital Markets. [Read more]

Poll: What's stopping you from getting a projector?[ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:55:00 GMT ]Price, complexity, brightness, space -- why don't you have a projector? [Read more]

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Smartwatches: Failure, a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:16 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

North Korea website hacked[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:28 EDT ]Kim Jong Un was dressed as a pig on North Korea's government website after it was hacked. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

Map apps & driving: against the law?[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:26 EDT ]It's weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone's map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.

Map apps and driving -- should they be illegal?[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:10:50 EDT ]It's weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone's map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.

Watch where you point your head! Google Glass begs for new etiquette[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:39:19 GMT ]It's reasonable that Google Glass — the futuristic headgear from the search engine giant — will be banned in places that ban cameras. It's also understandable that people will be uncomfortable around a gadget that can snap photos, chime in with messages and cause untold other social disruptions.So it's at least some small comfort that the first people to get the invention — the so-called "Glass Ex...

Pre-caffeine tech: Google Glass, Internet cats![ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:02:22 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google's futuristic Glass headgear will be available before year's end ... and judging from our early look, Google Glass won't be welcome in lots of places.So it's at least some small comfort that the first people to get the invention — the so-called "Glass Explorers" — are already thinking ...

Ultradense dead star warps light of stellar companion[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:17:56 GMT ]By Mike Wall LiveScienceNASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has witnessed an ultradense dead star bending the light of its larger companion, marking one of the first times this phenomenon has been observed in a two-star system.Kepler detected a large drop in the brightness of a red dwarf star called KOI-256, leading astronomers to believe initially that a Jupiter-size exoplanet had crosse...

When DNA pioneer's Nobel Prize and mementos are sold, science profits[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:35:03 GMT ]The descendants of Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, are likely to receive a seven-figure sum from this week's sales of the late researcher's Nobel Prize and a handwritten letter describing the structure of the DNA molecule — but the geneticists who are carrying on Crick's legacy will win a dividend as well."We'll probably be giving more money to the Francis Crick Institute than ...

Microsoft is planning a 'special event' for next Xbox in May, reports say[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:04:02 GMT ]After several months of complete and utter silence from the current generation video game console market leader, new hints have begun to surface about what Microsoft's successor to the Xbox 360 will look like and when it will arrive.Speaking on the latest "What the Tech?!" technology podcast, veteran tech blogger and Microsoft watcher Paul Thurrot said that the company is planning to reveal its ne...

Mozilla takes a fresh look at Google's WebP image format[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:49:23 GMT ]The Firefox developer hasn't committed to support WebP, but it's investigating after large Web sites expressed interest. Also: Google upgrades WebP with new version 0.3.0 release. [Read more]

Successor to Nokia Lumia 920 reportedly in the works[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:55:31 GMT ]The Lumia 928 will allegedly be slightly thinner than the 920, switch to an OLED screen, and add a xenon flash, according to The Verge. [Read more]

Wikileaks launches searchable archive of government records[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:26:46 GMT ]The searchable database includes a new collection of diplomatic records from the 1970s and more recent State Department memos. [Read more]

Mozilla seeks to integrate payment system into Firefox OS[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:46:02 GMT ]The organization is working on a common web API designed to make payments "easy and secure...yet still as flexible as the checkout button for merchants." [Read more]

NASA plans to kidnap an asteroid[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:51:14 GMT ]The White House confirms the space agency is planning to snag a space rock and bring it closer to Earth for study. [Read more]

On Twitter, Ebert found new voice[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:06:50 EDT ]It was on the pages of newspapers and in the coveted aisle seat on television's "At the Movies" that the world met Roger Ebert, the passionate lover and sometimes combative critic of film who virtually defined cinema critique for a generation.

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Smartwatches: Failure, a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:53 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

North Korea website hacked[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:28 EDT ]Kim Jong Un was dressed as a pig on North Korea's government website after it was hacked. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

Smartwatches: A history of failure and a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:04 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

NASA chooses all-sky planet hunter, neutron star watcher for liftoff in 2017[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:47:17 GMT ]NASA has selected two new space missions for launch in 2017: a satellite that can scan the entire sky for exoplanets and a space station experiment that can monitor cosmic X-ray emissions. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the Neutron-star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) won out at the end of a selection process that took more than two years."With these missions we will le...

Guns and garden gnomes: 3-D printer revolution is now[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:11:25 GMT ]Addressing a packed auditorium at Austin’s South by Southwest festival last March, Bre Pettis, keynote speaker and co-founder of MakerBot, one of the leaders in desktop 3-D printers, described the increased interest and affordability of his company’s product as heralding the “the next Industrial Revolution.”"Revolution" is often used even when the result doesn't match the definition — a complete ...

A new rocket rises: Orbital's Antares prepared for its first test launch[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:45:41 GMT ]Orbital Sciences Corp. raised the first fully integrated Antares rocket on its Virginia launch pad on Saturday, setting the stage for its maiden flight to orbit later this month. A successful test launch would mark a giant leap toward using the Antares and Orbital's Cygnus cargo capsule to resupply the International Space Station.If the current schedule holds, Virginia-based Orbital would become t...

Hackers target Israeli government websites[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:23:35 GMT ]JERUSALEM -- A weekend cyberattack campaign targeting Israeli government websites failed to cause serious disruption, officials said Sunday. The attacks followed warnings in the name of the hacking group Anonymous that it was launching a massive attack.Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, of the government's National Cyber Bureau, said hackers had mostly failed to shut down key sites. "So far it is as was ex...

iTunes is out of date and out of touch — so what's next?[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:18:42 GMT ]I was at a Starbucks last weekend, and I grabbed one of those "Pick of the Week" cards, one for Jeremy Piven's new show. I felt a momentary flutter of excitement — sweet, free TV episode! In HD! But then I realized that I would have to download some huge file, and even then, I could only watch the show on the device I downloaded it to. The concept suddenly seemed awkward ... antiquated, even.And i...

Twitter, hate speech, and the costs of keeping quiet[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]commentary Purging mass media of hurtful opinions would deny everyone important knowledge. Simply put, says author Greg Lukianoff, it's far better to know that there are bigots among us than to pretend all is well. [Read more]

Facebook Home and the next stage of iPhone vs. Android[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]analysis Facebook Home signals a new era in the war between Android and iPhone, and right now Google has the advantage. [Read more]

Witness the birth of 'Jurassic Park' dinosaurs[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT ]How did special-effects whiz Stan Winston create the beasts of "Jurassic Park"? As moviegoers experience "Jurassic Park 3D" we reveal the inner workings of the dinosaurs in the film. [Read more]

At what age did you start thinking about sound?[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMT ]Audiophiles -- or anyone who occasionally listens to music without multitasking -- may fall in love with sound. [Read more]

EA the worst company in America? Again?[ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:30:08 GMT ]Electronic Arts CEO attempts to express understanding of why his company is again in the Final Four of the Consumerist's Worst Company awards. Is the company really so bad? [Read more]

How the Post-it note was born[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:44:40 EDT ]It's been described as the solution to a problem nobody realized existed.

Facebook Home, explained[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:53:36 EDT ]Facebook has unveiled a new product, Facebook Home, at an event everyone knew would have something to do with phones and apps and operating systems.

On Twitter, Ebert found new voice[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:06:50 EDT ]It was on the pages of newspapers and in the coveted aisle seat on television's "At the Movies" that the world met Roger Ebert, the passionate lover and sometimes combative critic of film who virtually defined cinema critique for a generation.

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

How to control a computer with a banana[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:11:17 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Sahara went from green to desert in a flash[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:48:18 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceFrom lakes and grasslands with hippos and giraffes to a vast desert, North Africa's sudden geographical transformation 5,000 years ago was one of the planet's most dramatic climate shifts.The transformation took place nearly simultaneously across the continent's northern half, a new study finds. The results will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Earth and Planetar...

Smart bracelet sends alert if wearer is in danger[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:21:55 GMT ]Humanitarian work is essential to helping impoverished or otherwise stricken areas, but very often dangerous for the actual aid workers. A new cell-powered smart bracelet for people at risk would enable a quick response to an attack or kidnapping.The "Natalia Project" bracelets were proposed after the 2009 kidnapping and murder of an aid worker in Chechnya, after whom the device was named — and th...

NASA to get $100 million for asteroid mission, senator says[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:33:06 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comNASA will likely get $100 million next year to jump-start an audacious program to drag an asteroid into orbit around the moon for research and exploration purposes, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says.The $100 million will probably be part of President Barack Obama's federal budget request for 2014, which is expected to be released next week, Nelson said. The money is intended...

Bitcoin: The Internet's secret currency makes its first public appearances[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:44:17 GMT ]Financial brinksmanship in the Eastern Mediterranean seems an unlikely way for an obscure yet infamous virtual currency to become a household word, but that's what happened with the bitcoin. Over the last few weeks, bank turmoil in Cyprus and a frenzy of attention from the media have propelled the "crypto-currency" from the darkest corners of the Internet to the front page. But is this phenomenon ...

Apple iMessage encryption stymies government snoops[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:57:42 GMT ]Apple's iMessage feature may be impossible for the U.S. government to spy on — and that seems to have at least one law-enforcement agency worried. "Text messages sent via iMessages between Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and iMac) are not captured," the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a recent unclassified memo addressed to other law-enforcement agencies and obtained by CNET. ...

Former News Corp. president wants Hulu for $500 million, says report[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:29:42 GMT ]Peter Chernin, who's also a former Hulu board member, wants to buy the video-streaming service he helped launch, Reuters reports. [Read more]

Facebook Home isn't where your privacy is[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]commentary Facebook's latest attempt to get you to spend more time with its services bodes ill for the privacy-minded, but not all hope is lost. [Read more]

One-on-one with the guy who built Facebook's Home[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Adam Mosseri, the social network's director of product, sat down with CNET and told us about the little details hidden inside Facebook's new Android abode. [Read more]

Facebook's one small step for mankind[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]commentary The announcement of Facebook Home may not signal the end of the infuriating relationship people have with the technology they use. But it's a move in the right direction. [Read more]

High-end audio on the cheap[ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]By carefully selecting used high-end gear, you can assemble a great hi-fi and save a bundle. [Read more]

How the Post-it note was born[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:44:40 EDT ]It's been described as the solution to a problem nobody realized existed.

Facebook Home, explained[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:53:36 EDT ]Facebook has unveiled a new product, Facebook Home, at an event everyone knew would have something to do with phones and apps and operating systems.

On Twitter, Ebert found new voice[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:06:50 EDT ]It was on the pages of newspapers and in the coveted aisle seat on television's "At the Movies" that the world met Roger Ebert, the passionate lover and sometimes combative critic of film who virtually defined cinema critique for a generation.

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

How to control a computer with a banana[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:11:17 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Sense of place found in rat's brain[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:49:32 GMT ]By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Scientists have watched a specific network of brain cells light up in rats to create a mental map of their location.The new study, in which researchers looked at brain cells that literally turned on and off like light switches as rats navigated a maze, could shed light on how the brain creates a sense of place.The study is published Thursday in the journal Science.Findi...

Computers face a new test: Grading essays at college level[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:33:48 GMT ]Imagine taking a college exam, and, instead of handing in a blue book and getting a grade from a professor a few weeks later, clicking the "send" button when you are done and receiving a grade back instantly, your essay scored by a software program.And then, instead of being done with that exam, imagine that the system would immediately let you rewrite the test to try to improve your grade. EdX, t...

New tarantula is as big as your face -- and poisonous, too[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:06:31 GMT ]By Marc LallanillaLiveScienceIt's big, it's hairy and it's venomous.The newest spider to give arachnophobes the willies, a tarantula named Poecilotheria rajaei has been discovered on the island nation of Sri Lanka.With a leg span of 8 inches (20 centimeters) and enough venom to kill mice, lizards, small birds and snakes, according to Sky News, the crawler is covered in subtle markings of gray, pin...

Radar plane scans volcanoes, archaeological sites[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:34:33 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceNASA's globe-trotting, remote-sensing plane wrapped up a month-long trip to Central and South America in March, returning with images of volcanoes, Amazon floods and archaeological sites.The small Gulfstream-III passenger plane carries a 10-foot-long (3 meters) radar pod, the unmanned aerial vehicle synthetic aperture radar (UAVSAR). The radar scans Earth's surface with ra...

Long-lost 'twins' turn Internet meeting into Kickstarter success [ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:56:55 GMT ]Two young women born in South Korea, and raised continents apart, discovered each other on the Internet and suspect they are twins separated at birth. The girls launched a Kickstarter project to help fund their reunion and record their first in-person meeting and DNA tests in a full-length documentary. Barely two weeks later, the Internet has funded it past the target goal.Anaïs Bordier and Samant...

Zynga CEO to earn $1 as other execs chase big bonuses[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:35:19 GMT ]The social game developer alters its compensation plan to help retain top executives -- a problem for Zynga since it went public in late 2011. [Read more]

Apple to develop digital wallet in next year or two, says analyst[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:40:17 GMT ]The iPhone maker may tap into NFC or a different technology to cook up a digital wallet for iOS users, says analyst Gene Munster. [Read more]

WebKit fracture puts a pinch on open-source browser efforts[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:47:13 GMT ]With Google concentrating on its own Blink, Apple is tightening the WebKit browser engine code base. That'll limit other projects seeking to customize the browser. [Read more]

HTC One 64G Developer Edition preorders start today[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:36:26 GMT ]The $649 unlocked and tweakable version of the HTC One is now up for preorder. Buyers can place their orders at the HTC Web site. [Read more]

Confused about Facebook Home? Ask Maggie has answers (FAQ)[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:53:10 GMT ]In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon answers questions and explains what Facebook's new Home apps are and why you should care. [Read more]

Next iPhone could land this summer[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:38:23 EDT ]Let the iPhone 6 speculation begin.

Was this Zuckerberg's first site?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:25:31 EDT ]A blinking dinosaur eye. A nod to Eminem. A crude effort at connecting friends and "friends of friends." Were these the awkward first steps toward a multibillion-dollar social media empire?

How the Post-it note was born[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:44:40 EDT ]It's been described as the solution to a problem nobody realized existed.

Facebook Home, explained[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:53:36 EDT ]Facebook has unveiled a new product, Facebook Home, at an event everyone knew would have something to do with phones and apps and operating systems.

How to control a computer with a banana[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:11:17 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

SpaceShipTwo glides past the moon[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:03:26 GMT ]Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane glided its way through another test flight on Wednesday, in preparation for its first powered launch later this year.The plane was carried up from California's Mojave Air and Space Port, nestled beneath its WhiteKnightTwo mothership, at 7:18 a.m. PT (10:18 a.m. ET), Parabolic Arc's Doug Messier reported. After its release at high altitude, SpaceShipTwo s...

Internet takes education to new level: Will universities make the grade?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:36:08 GMT ]More and more universities have made a place for the Internet in today's educational offerings, but will universities still have a place in tomorrow's educational environment?"We're about to undergo a tectonic transformation in education," Caltech astrophysicist George Djorgovski, a pioneer in scientific applications for virtual worlds, told me on Wednesday. "This is the start of an 'S' curve, and...

Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook phone, college corgis! [ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:44:27 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.What can we expect from today's big announcement from Facebook?Here are some purported “Facebook Home” leaks which show an attractive-looking Android UI.Speaking of Facebook: Holy crud, is this Mark Zuckerberg’s embarrassing childhood Angelfire website?Meanwhile, here's Bill Gates and Paul A...

By 2050, Arctic to be warmer and greener[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:11:38 GMT ]By Tia GhoseLiveScienceLarge swaths of the Arctic tundra will be warm enough to support lush vegetation and trees by 2050, a new study suggests.Higher temperatures will lessen snow cover, according to the study, which is detailed in the March 31 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change. That, in turn, will decrease the sunlight reflected back into the atmosphere and increase warming. About half ...

Hello, Facebook phone? Social network's 'new Home on Android' revealed today[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:23:13 GMT ]Members of the press are gathering at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., to see the social network's "new home on Android." Rumor is that this new home will appear on an HTC smartphone — but it will likely reveal the future of Facebook phone interaction for everybody. At least, everybody on Android.Initial reports indicated that Facebook is intending to introduce a modified version of ...

'Arrested Development' to debut on Netflix on May 26[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:13:14 GMT ]All 15 new episodes will be available for streaming on Netflix toward the end of next month. [Read more]

Blink, Google's new Chrome browser engine, comes to life[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:35:02 GMT ]The starting code base for what will become Chrome 28 is in place, and programmers are updating it. Blink's birth was not without labor pains, though. [Read more]

Get a refurbished Kindle Fire tablet for $69.99[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT ]It's the first-gen Fire, but still one of the best tablets around for consuming movies, music, TV shows, and, of course, books. Plus: an incredible online-backup deal. [Read more]

LinkedIn adds mentions, looks to strike up conversations[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]Inspired by Twitter and others, the professional network is introducing a feature to get people talking, but there's one little twist. [Read more]

Apple aims to outdo Google's Street View[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:12:34 GMT ]A newly-published patent application from Apple envisions a panoramic navigation system similar to Street View but with one distinct advantage. [Read more]

How wearable tech tracks your life[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:06:08 EDT ]CNN takes a look at the future of interactive technology.

Startup making cheap 3-D printers[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:18:13 EDT ]There is no shortage of amazing industrial commercial applications for 3-D printing -- internal organs, stem cells, artificial limbs, art, cars, customizable furniture.

Next iPhone could land this summer[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:38:23 EDT ]Let the iPhone 6 speculation begin.

Was this Zuckerberg's first site?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:11:38 EDT ]A blinking dinosaur eye. A nod to Eminem. A crude effort at connecting friends and "friends of friends." Were these the awkward first steps toward a multibillion-dollar social media empire?

Coming today: A Facebook phone?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:06:27 EDT ]The long-rumored Facebook phone might finally be ready to make its debut.

Google to sell second-gen Nexus 7 tablet in July, say sources[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:43:01 GMT ]TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of the year, throwing down the gauntlet to other low-end tab...

Space station's antimatter detector finds its first evidence of dark matter[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:28:50 GMT ]Scientists say a $2 billion antimatter-hunting experiment on the International Space Station has detected its first hints of dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up almost a quarter of the universe.The evidence from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, revealed Wednesday at Europe's CERN particle physics lab, is based on an excess in the cosmic production of anti-electrons, also known as posit...

iOS 7 will bring huge redesign — but is behind schedule — rumors suggest[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:48:44 GMT ]Word is that iOS 7 will bring a significant design overhaul to Apple's mobile operating system. That's potentially good news, but there's also some bad: The new software might be behind schedule.According to Daring Fireball's John Gruber— who has a decent track record when it comes to Apple rumors — "iOS 7 is running behind, and engineers have been pulled from OS X 10.9 to work on it."This isn't t...

Recipe for vivid Maya Blue paint deciphered[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:28:51 GMT ]By Megan GannonLiveScienceThe ancient Maya used a vivid, remarkably durable blue paint to cover their palace walls, codices, pottery and maybe even the bodies of human sacrifices who were thrown to their deaths down sacred wells. Now a group of chemists claim to have cracked the recipe of Maya Blue.Scientists have long known the two chief ingredients of the intense blue pigment: indigo, a plant dy...

So that's what human cells look like in space![ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:02:36 GMT ]By Tariq MalikSpace.comAstronaut photos of Earth from space are undeniably amazing, but snapshots of inner space — particularly human cells — can be spectacular, too.A new photo of human cells in space taken on the International Space Station looks more like art than science. The image, titled "Goldfinger" by scientists, reveals a monocyte immune cell as a hauntingly translucent, reddish-orange ob...

AT&T's 4G LTE hits 175 markets[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:35 GMT ]The carrier adds 14 new LTE markets to its total U.S. coverage, bringing the grand total to 175 areas. [Read more]

FCC refuses to state the obvious: Mobile market is competitive[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:57:30 GMT ]As FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski prepares to exit, the commission issues its annual mobile competition report. [Read more]

Samsung joins Mozilla's quest for Rust[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:03:46 GMT ]Samsung is chipping in some engineering know-how toward Mozilla's pursuit of a new programming language that it hopes will be a holy grail of code. [Read more]

AT&T clarifies Galaxy S4 price: Now it starts at $199.99[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:25:08 GMT ]Preorders for the smartphone will begin on April 16, although the carrier has yet to provide a release date. [Read more]

Get a Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hot spot for $83.99[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:31:38 GMT ]That's the lowest price to date for this no-contract hot spot, which offers unlimited 4G service (where there's coverage) for as little as $35. [Read more]

YouTube closed? April Fools![ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:18:46 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Check e-mails on your watch[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:56:21 EDT ]CNN's Dan Simon speaks to the inventor of the Pebble watch, which became an overnight success story in Silicon Valley.

Apple CEO apologizes to China[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:43:18 EDT ]Apple has published a letter to Chinese customers -- signed by CEO Tim Cook -- that addresses the growing controversy over the company's warranty policies there.

Smartphone as remote control[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:45:52 EDT ]Smartphones can now be used to turn on your lights, control your TV and even start your car.

Report: Next iPhone could land this summer[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:10:48 EDT ]Let the iPhone 6 speculation begin.

This sea lion grooves to a disco beat[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:57:03 GMT ]Ronan the sea lion is as cute as a cockatoo when she bobs her head in time with "Boogie Wonderland," but this isn't just one more viral video: The researchers behind the experiment say it challenges current conceptions about how animals keep the beat.A team from the University of California at Santa Cruz says Ronan is the first non-human mammal to show convincing scientific evidence of beat-keepin...

Windows Phone holds fast in tumultuous market[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:24:41 GMT ]Windows Phone may not be taking over the world, but it's not disappearing, either. Microsoft's latest mobile operating system is seeing small but real growth in a number of markets around the world.Kantar World Panel has issued a report showing mobile phone OS share in a few key markets for the first quarter of 2013, and while the big gains are being made by Android, Windows Phone makes a surprisi...

Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook phones, pug getaways![ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:41:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Everybody's really sick of Google's April Fools' pranks... apparently. Scientists are totally freaking out over this sea lion that grooves to a disco beat ... and that's no prank!The Facebook mystery Android news may be a home screen launcher ... according to this one report. And when it com...

'I am Apple!' roars 'Steve Jobs' in trailer for 'first' Steve Jobs movie, 'iSteve'[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:51:42 GMT ]While many will be thinking about their income taxes on April 15, we'll have our eyes glued to Funny or Die — Will Ferrell's website of comedy shorts. That's when a full-length biopic about Steve Jobs, dubbed iSteve, will be released on the site. Until then, we'll have to be satisfied with the teaser trailer released Tuesday.The brief clip can be viewed on Funny or Die. It doesn't give away much a...

Russia shoots for the moon with new wave of lunar robots[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:18:03 GMT ]By Leonard DavidSpace.comRussia is developing a renewed robotic moon exploration program, building upon the history-making legacy of orbiters, landers, rovers and sample-return missions the country launched decades ago.Russia's rekindling of an aggressive moon exploration plan was unveiled by Igor Mitrofanov of the Institute for Space Research (IKI) in Moscow during Microsymposium 54 on "Lunar Far...

HTC One launches at AT&T, Sprint on April 19 for $199.99[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:57:53 GMT ]AT&T will also offer an exclusive 64GB version for $299.99. Pre-orders for the AT&T version begin April 4, while Sprint pre-orders begin a day later. [Read more]

Apple patents way to show info to callers on hold[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:37:04 GMT ]Callers placed on hold could see anything from local news and weather reports to details about the person being called. [Read more]

Facebook and Gates Foundation join forces to promote education[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]After a successful education-focused hackathon last year, the two tech giants are expanding the program with two events, female teams, and prizes for the best ed tech apps. [Read more]

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg may testify in antitrust suit[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:37:47 GMT ]A former Google executive, Sandberg may be questioned as part of an antitrust case against Google, Apple, and other tech players. [Read more]

Google hitches Opus audio technology to WebRTC star[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:57:44 GMT ]The developer version of Chrome now relies by default on Opus, a royalty-free audio compression technology designed for voice and music. [Read more]

YouTube closed? April Fools![ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:18:46 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Check e-mails on your watch[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:56:21 EDT ]CNN's Dan Simon speaks to the inventor of the Pebble watch, which became an overnight success story in Silicon Valley.

Apple CEO apologizes to China[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:43:18 EDT ]Apple has published a letter to Chinese customers -- signed by CEO Tim Cook -- that addresses the growing controversy over the company's warranty policies there.

Smartphone as remote control[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:45:52 EDT ]Smartphones can now be used to turn on your lights, control your TV and even start your car.

Raspberry Pi comes to U.S., sells out in hours[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:02:42 EDT ]Raspberry Pi, the tiny, ultra-cheap, Linux-based PC, went on sale Monday in the U.S. through retailer Allied Electronics, but it's already out of stock.

The best and worst of April Fool's Day on the Internet[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:59:46 GMT ]A wise man once called April Fool's Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. It's April 1, the day when "don't trust anyone" isn't just a casual motto — one of very few mantras that'll help you retain your sanity.There, there. It'll be ok. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the b...

Pre-caffeine tech: Internet tricks, leftover Peeps![ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:49:47 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.A wise man once called April Fool's Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the best and worst April Fool's Day jokes on the Internet.A ...

Trove of Neanderthal fossils found in Greek cave[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:13:12 GMT ]By Charles ChoiLiveScienceA trove of Neanderthal fossils, including bones of children and adults, discovered in a cave in Greece hints the area may have been a key crossroad for ancient humans, researchers say.The timing of the fossils suggests Neanderthals and humans may have at least had the opportunity to interact, or cross paths, there, the researchers added.Neanderthals are the closest extinc...

Spoiler alert! April Fools' on the Internet[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:18:55 GMT ]A wise man once called April Fools' Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. It's April 1, the day when "don't trust anyone" isn't just a casual motto — one of very few mantras that'll help you retain your sanity.There, there. It'll be ok. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the b...

What killed Elvis? 'Gulp' delves into mysteries that go for the gut[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:18:55 GMT ]In her latest book exploring the science that surrounds life's unmentionables, Mary Roach goes for the gut. Literally.Roach has already taken on sex ("Bonk"), death ("Stiff"), the afterlife ("Spook") and the final frontier ("Packing for Mars"). In "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal," she surveys centuries' worth of weird and wonderful discoveries about our digestive system, from the lips al...

Japan April Fools: Squid e-readers, flipping Google glasses[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:12:55 GMT ]Catch up on your favorite manga series with a squid reader from Kodansha. Yep, it's just a fish tale. [Read more]

Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops precede Galaxy S4 launch[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:31:25 GMT ]AT&T officially drops the price on its Samsung Galaxy S3, instantly making it a new bargain handset. [Read more]

3D printing stock scam, April Fool's joke, or both?[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:33:29 GMT ]Sketchy-looking 3D printing "company" finds snag in fabric of reality, pulls. [Read more]

Aereo wins a big one in streaming case against TV networks[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:41:36 GMT ]An appeals court agreed with an earlier ruling, finding that Aereo's technology is legal and should not be banned. [Read more]

Apple CEO apologizes to China over warranties, offers fixes[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:50:01 GMT ]Apple's chief executive issues an apology to Chinese customers, promising change to its warranty service in the region. [Read more]

How biotech helps us engineer animals[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:49:29 EDT ]A cyborg beetle or a pet fish engineered to glow under ultraviolet light might sound like something you'd see in a movie about the future.

5 video games to watch from GDC[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:02:24 EDT ]More than 20,000 current and aspiring game makers have converged in San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference, where the next wave of gaming trends is on display: next-generation consoles, the growth of free-to-play and independent games, and the explosion of mobile gaming.

Marriage debate hits 2.7M Facebook profiles[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:21:59 EDT ]You may have noticed something different about your friends' profile pictures as you scrolled through your Facebook feed this week. According to the social networking site, roughly 2.7 million users changed their profile image on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court pondered the future of same-sex marriage in the United States.

Smellable search and other April Fools' tech[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:21:23 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Smellable search and other April Fools' tech[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:59:03 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.