Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Apple vs Samsung: Patent Infringement Battle Close to the End
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:59:28 GMT ]
The Silicon Valley court battle between Apple and Samsung is entering its final phase.Lawyers for both companies delivered closing arguments Tuesday before jurors started deliberating in a closely watched trial over the ownership of smartphone technology.







FCC Chairman Pledges to Police Internet 'Fast Lanes'
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:14:57 GMT ]
The top U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday said he would use "every available power" to prevent Internet providers from restricting users' access to any Web content as he seeks to calm a consumer storm over his proposed new Internet traffic rules.







Microsoft To Start Selling Xbox One in China in September
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:46:04 GMT ]

China has said it would restrict the types of games available on consoles, censoring ones that, for example, promote obscenity or violence.








MIT Project Giving Every Student $100 - in Bitcoin
[ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:17:09 GMT ]
Two students at MIT have raised enough money to hand out $100 in bitcoin to every undergrad at the university — though they admit they don't know what will happen next.







Flying Car Moves from Science Fiction Toward Reality
[ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:04:24 GMT ]
Flying cars have long been the stuff of science fiction, though plenty of entrepreneurs and visionaries have struggled to make the concept a reality – including no less than the original Henry Ford.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

A guide to streaming TV devices
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:06:49 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

Google self-driving cars hit the city
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:41:37 EDT ]
Long a veteran of the highways of rural California, Google's self-driving car is working on becoming safer in the city.

Why you'll hate Internet 'fast lane'
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:02:45 EDT ]
Corynne McSherry says the public should voice their concerns about FCC's proposed rules that will end net neutrality.

Apple unveils cheaper MacBook Airs
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:41:48 EDT ]
Apple has refreshed its line of MacBook Air notebooks, dropping in more powerful processors and knocking $100 off the price.

Apple rolls out new, cheaper MacBook Airs
[ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:59:30 EDT ]
Apple has refreshed its line of MacBook Air notebooks, dropping in more powerful processors and knocking $100 off the price.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

You've Got Hacked: AOL Confirms 'Significant Number' of Mail Users Hit
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:25:26 GMT ]
AOL has released more details about a major hack of AOL Mail last week, in which users' accounts were compromised to send out spam messages.







Good Samaritans #PrayForVilonia Tornado Victims Online
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:27:04 GMT ]

When a tornado hit Vilonia, Arkansas, for the second time in three years, people on the Internet began to rally around the town.








Skype Group Video Calls Are Free Once More
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:14:01 GMT ]
One of Skype's most useful paid features is the ability to do group video calls — but with free alternatives like Google Hangouts, shelling out didn't always make sense. That's not a problem any more: Microsoft announced Monday that group video calling is now free for everyone.







AT&T Plans to Take on Gogo With Rival In-Flight Service
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:15:40 GMT ]
AT&T on Monday announced plans to launch a high-speed 4G LTE-based, in-flight connectivity service."Everyone wants access to high-speed, reliaxble mobile Internet wherever they are, including at 35,000 feet," the company said in a statement.







Netflix Signs Streaming Traffic Deal With Verizon
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:30:46 GMT ]
Netflix announced Monday that it has signed a deal with Verizon to provide improved connectivity with customers served by the ISP. A similar deal was cut with Comcast in February. (Comcast is the parent company of NBC.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet the 21st-century bomb sniffers
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:58:17 EDT ]
Boston-based iRobot takes CNN inside its lab and onto the testing grounds to show us the future of robotic defense.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Netflix: Reject the Comcast takeover
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:09:14 EDT ]
You probably won't see executives from Comcast and Netflix cozying up at some corporate event anytime soon.

A guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:08:04 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

Google: Self-driving cars are mastering city streets
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:21:37 EDT ]
Long a veteran of the highways of rural California, Google's self-driving car is working on becoming safer in the city.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Leica's Stylish New Camera Will Set You Back $3,800
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:08:32 GMT ]
Leica has introduced a beautiful new camera, prompting photographers around the world — as always — to doubtfully inspect their wallets. And as always, the camera's price tag is more a matter of the design and name than any technical prowess.







Apple Offers to Replace Faulty Power Buttons on iPhone 5
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:19 GMT ]
Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare glitch that it said on Friday affected "a small percentage" of the previous-generation smartphones.







U.S. Judge Rules Search Warrants Extend to Email Stored Overseas
[ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 00:59:00 GMT ]
Microsoft contends the U.S. government shouldn't have the power to search the content of email stored overseas, but a federal judge disagrees.U.S.







Up in Smoke: E-Cigarette #VapeLife Embraced By the Internet
[ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:40:13 GMT ]
Lots of people who vape -- that is, smoke e-cigarettes and other similar devices -- are really, really into it.Before it became a $2 billion industry and caught the attention of the FDA, which now wants to regulate it, vaping was a subject of passionate discussion on the Internet.







Robot 'Code of Ethics' Could Move From Sci-Fi to Real Life
[ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:38:44 GMT ]
It's too bad Emily Post didn't leave instructions for the robot age.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet the 21st-century bomb sniffers
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:58:17 EDT ]
Boston-based iRobot takes CNN inside its lab and onto the testing grounds to show us the future of robotic defense.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Netflix: Reject the Comcast takeover
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:09:14 EDT ]
You probably won't see executives from Comcast and Netflix cozying up at some corporate event anytime soon.

A guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:08:04 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

A consumer's guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:47:24 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

California's Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill Dies in Senate
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:50:51 GMT ]

A California bill that would have required cell phone makers to install a “kill switch” to render stolen devices inoperable died in the state Senate.








Leica's Stylish New Camera Will Set You Back $3,800
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:08:32 GMT ]
Leica has introduced a beautiful new camera, prompting photographers around the world — as always — to doubtfully inspect their wallets. And as always, the camera's price tag is more a matter of the design and name than any technical prowess.







Apple Offers to Replace Faulty Power Buttons on iPhone 5
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:19 GMT ]
Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare glitch that it said on Friday affected "a small percentage" of the previous-generation smartphones.







U.S. Judge Rules Search Warrants Extend to Email Stored Overseas
[ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 00:59:00 GMT ]
Microsoft contends the U.S. government shouldn't have the power to search the content of email stored overseas, but a federal judge disagrees.U.S.







Up in Smoke: E-Cigarette #VapeLife Embraced By the Internet
[ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:40:13 GMT ]
Lots of people who vape -- that is, smoke e-cigarettes and other similar devices -- are really, really into it.Before it became a $2 billion industry and caught the attention of the FDA, which now wants to regulate it, vaping was a subject of passionate discussion on the Internet.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet the 21st-century bomb sniffers
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:58:17 EDT ]
Boston-based iRobot takes CNN inside its lab and onto the testing grounds to show us the future of robotic defense.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Netflix: Reject the Comcast takeover
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:09:14 EDT ]
You probably won't see executives from Comcast and Netflix cozying up at some corporate event anytime soon.

A guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:08:04 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

A consumer's guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:47:24 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Denmark Recreates Itself In Minecraft With Official Map Data
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:49:05 GMT ]
This is a first: Denmark has used official topographical data to create a reasonable facsimile of itself — in Minecraft. You can log in and take a virtual tour right now.







California's Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill Dies in Senate
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:50:51 GMT ]

A California bill that would have required cell phone makers to install a “kill switch” to render stolen devices inoperable died in the state Senate.








Leica's Stylish New Camera Will Set You Back $3,800
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:08:32 GMT ]
Leica has introduced a beautiful new camera, prompting photographers around the world — as always — to doubtfully inspect their wallets. And as always, the camera's price tag is more a matter of the design and name than any technical prowess.







Apple Offers to Replace Faulty Power Buttons on iPhone 5
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:19 GMT ]
Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare glitch that it said on Friday affected "a small percentage" of the previous-generation smartphones.







U.S. Judge Rules Search Warrants Extend to Email Stored Overseas
[ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 00:59:00 GMT ]
Microsoft contends the U.S. government shouldn't have the power to search the content of email stored overseas, but a federal judge disagrees.U.S.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet the 21st-century bomb sniffers
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:58:17 EDT ]
Boston-based iRobot takes CNN inside its lab and onto the testing grounds to show us the future of robotic defense.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Netflix: Reject the Comcast takeover
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:09:14 EDT ]
You probably won't see executives from Comcast and Netflix cozying up at some corporate event anytime soon.

A guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:08:04 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

A consumer's guide to streaming TV devices
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:47:24 EDT ]
When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Net Neutrality: What's New in the FCC's Latest Proposal
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:13:22 GMT ]
The Federal Communication Commission on Thursday announced a proposal to codify so-called net neutrality laws.







Are Electric Cars Cleaner than Gas-Powered Cars?
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 22:00:03 GMT ]

Glenn Zorpette, Editor of IEEE Spectrum breaks down the environmental costs of an electric car, versus a traditional, internal-combustion powered auto.








FyreTV Porn Streamer Sues Amazon Over 'Fire TV' Trademark
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 22:46:42 GMT ]
In what can only be called a highly expected development, Amazon is being sued over the trademark for its "Fire TV" streaming set-top box by the company that made a "FyreTV" device years earlier.







Microsoft Results Bolster New CEO Nadella's Direction
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 22:46:42 GMT ]
In Satya Nadella's first quarterly earnings release as chief executive, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, offering new justification for the CEO's focus on cloud computing.







Hover Band: Flying Drones Play Classical Music Medley
[ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:35:01 GMT ]
Ready to be amazed? This video of tiny hexacopter drones playing real instruments may be one of the best demonstrations of robotic agility yet.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

AT&T eyes high-speed Internet in 100 cities
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:52:03 EDT ]
AT&T has announced a plan that could see high-speed fiber Internet networks rolled out in as many as 100 cities in 21 metro regions throughout the United States.

Inside the Aereo antenna farm
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:52:13 EDT ]
Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia explains how his company brings television to the internet.

Lytro refocuses with $1,600 camera
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:19:11 EDT ]
Lytro is trying to make interactive pictures happen -- again -- with a new, higher-end and more powerful camera, the $1,600 Illum.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Machine makes drinking water from thin air
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:04:26 EDT ]
A device for extracting water from air is being used by the military -- could it help developing countries too?

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Apple Profit Beats Forecast, Splits Shares and Boosts Dividend
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:47:51 GMT ]
Apple posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped estimates Wednesday and announced a 7-for-1 stock split and an 8-percent dividend increase.The news sent Apple stock soaring over 8 percent in after-hours trading in New York.The company reported earnings of $11.62 a share, on revenue of $45.







Facebook's Mobile Ads Surge, CFO to Step Down
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:47:51 GMT ]
Facebook's mobile advertising business continued to accelerate in the first three months of the year, helping the Internet social networking company top Wall Street's revenue target.Shares of Facebook were up nearly 3 percent at $63.05 in after-hours trading Wednesday.







Holy Hemihelix! Scientists Harness the Power of a Bizarre Twist
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:03:25 GMT ]
Researchers have figured out how to create a natural helix that looks like the tangle in a telephone cord — and that discovery could lead to new kinds of circuitry.The new twist is called a "hemihelix," and it's not really that new.







FCC Proposal Could Be End of 'Net Neutrality': Report
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 01:04:41 GMT ]
The Federal Communications Commission plans to propose new rules for Internet service providers that would effectively end the concept of "Net neutrality," according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.







Holy Hemihelix! Scientists Discover a Bizarre Twist
[ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 07:00:24 GMT ]
Researchers have figured out how to create a natural helix that looks like the tangle in a telephone cord — and that discovery could lead to new kinds of nanocircuitry.The new twist is called a "hemihelix," and it's not really that new.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

AT&T eyes high-speed Internet in 100 cities
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:52:03 EDT ]
AT&T has announced a plan that could see high-speed fiber Internet networks rolled out in as many as 100 cities in 21 metro regions throughout the United States.

Inside the Aereo antenna farm
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:52:13 EDT ]
Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia explains how his company brings television to the internet.

Lytro refocuses with $1,600 camera
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:19:11 EDT ]
Lytro is trying to make interactive pictures happen -- again -- with a new, higher-end and more powerful camera, the $1,600 Illum.

The man who invented Internet lists?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:42 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

The man who invented Internet lists (well, sort of)
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:37:20 EDT ]
David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Google Agreed to Pick Up Some of Samsung's Legal Defense in Apple Case
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:03:21 GMT ]

Apple has sued Samsung for infringement of five patents and argued it should have to pay upwards of $2 billion.








What's Aereo? And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:03:22 GMT ]

Re/code Senior Editor Amy Schatz explains why Internet TV provider Aereo is making waves and what it means for the future of television.








Video: Dorian Nakamoto Thanks Bitcoin Community For Donations
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:18:53 GMT ]
Dorian Nakamoto, the man alleged by Newsweek to be the creator of cryptocurrency bitcoin, appeared in a video Tuesday to once more deny the allegations and thank the people who had donated to a fundraiser benefiting his family.







Brazil Conference to Sound Off on Future of Internet, NSA Spying
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:49:59 GMT ]
A global conference in Brazil on the future of the Internet in the wake of U.S. spying revelations might be much less anti-American than first thought after Washington said it was willing to loosen its control over the Web.







What's Aereo? And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
[ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:07:20 GMT ]
The future of TV is being decided by the Supreme Court right now. The tech startup Aereo is being sued by networks like NBC and others for streaming network content without paying licensing fees.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Is an Apple-Nike partnership on the way?
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:26:59 EDT ]
It's a simple thing, really, the rubber and stainless steel band that a well-known CEO frequently wears around his wrist.

Aereo heads to the Supreme Court
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:36:00 EDT ]
Aereo founder and CEO Chet Kanojia talks with Brian Stelter as his company prepares to go before the Supreme Court.

AT&T eyes high-speed Internet in 100 cities
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:52:03 EDT ]
AT&T has announced a plan that could see high-speed fiber Internet networks rolled out in as many as 100 cities in 21 metro regions throughout the United States.

Lytro refocuses with $1,600 camera
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:19:11 EDT ]
Lytro is trying to make interactive pictures happen -- again -- with a new, higher-end and more powerful camera, the $1,600 Illum.

AT&T eyes high-speed Internet in 100 cities
[ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:52:03 EDT ]
AT&T has announced a plan that could see high-speed fiber Internet networks rolled out in as many as 100 cities in 21 metro regions throughout the United States.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

FAA Says First Drone Test Site Is Ready for a Whirl
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:00:06 GMT ]
Drones will soon be flying over North Dakota under the watchful eye of the Federal Aviation Administration to check on soils and crops.







Netflix Says it Will Raise Subscriptions By Up To 25 Percent
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 21:17:18 GMT ]
Netflix, which posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings, said it will raise subscription fees for new members by as much as 25 percent.







Google Fiber Challenge: AT&T Eyes 100 Cities for Super-Fast Internet
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:34:04 GMT ]
Google Fiber could get some competition from AT&T’s own ultra-fast fiber network.On Monday, the telecommunications giant announced that it was looking to expand its AT&T U-verse with GigaPowerSM service to 100 markets.No, it’s not the catchiest name for a broadband service.







High Court to Hear Dispute About TV Over the Internet
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:34:04 GMT ]
To its creators and backers, Aereo — an Internet-connected antenna the size of a penny — is an innovative way to spread the reach of television programs online. To the broadcast networks, it’s simply stealing. The Supreme Court will decide who’s right.Now available in about a dozen U.S.







Airbnb Removes Thousands of Rental Listings From 'Bad Actors'
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:50:50 GMT ]

The move comes as New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the lodging rental site for illegal hosting activity.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Aereo heads to the Supreme Court
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:36:00 EDT ]
Aereo founder and CEO Chet Kanojia talks with Brian Stelter as his company prepares to go before the Supreme Court.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:18:22 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Smartphone innovation has stalled
[ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:47:14 EDT ]
Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.

Monday, April 21, 2014

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's Superman on The Mall
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:53:42 GMT ]

In an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, people dressed as super heroes and villains gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C.








Virtual Reality Offers a Last Walk in the Sun for Sick Grandmother
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:09:17 GMT ]
Most of us think of virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But this sad yet inspiring story of an ailing grandmother's last days puts a powerful new spin on the technology.







Sgt. Star Wants You: Inside the Army's Multimillion-Dollar Chatbot
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:06 GMT ]
If you've ever wondered what mysteries lurk behind the friendly but stern visage of the U.S. Army's official chatbot, Sgt. Star, today is your lucky day. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has learned everything there is to know about this semi-intelligent living FAQ.Sgt.







Hackers Use Heartbleed Bug to Attack 'Major Corporation'
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:07 GMT ]
Hackers took advantage of the Heartbleed vulnerability to break into a major corporation’s network, less than a day after the bug was brought to the public’s attention, security experts told The New York Times.Officials with Mandiant, an Alexandria, Va.







Boston Marathon: A Social Media Manhunt
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:48:38 GMT ]

How the Boston Marathon bombing rocked Twitter and Reddit.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Doc's glasses may save lives
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:24:17 EDT ]
A doctor created goggles that help surgeons detect cancer cells injected with dye. KSDK has the report.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:18:22 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:06:06 EDT ]
Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's Superman on The Mall
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:53:42 GMT ]

In an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, people dressed as super heroes and villains gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C.








Virtual Reality Offers a Last Walk in the Sun for Sick Grandmother
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:09:17 GMT ]
Most of us think of virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But this sad yet inspiring story of an ailing grandmother's last days puts a powerful new spin on the technology.







Sgt. Star Wants You: Inside the Army's Multimillion-Dollar Chatbot
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:06 GMT ]
If you've ever wondered what mysteries lurk behind the friendly but stern visage of the U.S. Army's official chatbot, Sgt. Star, today is your lucky day. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has learned everything there is to know about this semi-intelligent living FAQ.Sgt.







Hackers Use Heartbleed Bug to Attack 'Major Corporation'
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:07 GMT ]
Hackers took advantage of the Heartbleed vulnerability to break into a major corporation’s network, less than a day after the bug was brought to the public’s attention, security experts told The New York Times.Officials with Mandiant, an Alexandria, Va.







Boston Marathon: A Social Media Manhunt
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:48:38 GMT ]

How the Boston Marathon bombing rocked Twitter and Reddit.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Doc's glasses may save lives
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:24:17 EDT ]
A doctor created goggles that help surgeons detect cancer cells injected with dye. KSDK has the report.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:18:22 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:06:06 EDT ]
Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's Superman on The Mall
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:53:42 GMT ]

In an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, people dressed as super heroes and villains gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C.








Virtual Reality Offers a Last Walk in the Sun for Sick Grandmother
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:09:17 GMT ]
Most of us think of virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But this sad yet inspiring story of an ailing grandmother's last days puts a powerful new spin on the technology.







Sgt. Star Wants You: Inside the Army's Multimillion-Dollar Chatbot
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:06 GMT ]
If you've ever wondered what mysteries lurk behind the friendly but stern visage of the U.S. Army's official chatbot, Sgt. Star, today is your lucky day. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has learned everything there is to know about this semi-intelligent living FAQ.Sgt.







Hackers Use Heartbleed Bug to Attack 'Major Corporation'
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:07 GMT ]
Hackers took advantage of the Heartbleed vulnerability to break into a major corporation’s network, less than a day after the bug was brought to the public’s attention, security experts told The New York Times.Officials with Mandiant, an Alexandria, Va.







Boston Marathon: A Social Media Manhunt
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:48:38 GMT ]

How the Boston Marathon bombing rocked Twitter and Reddit.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Doc's glasses may save lives
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:24:17 EDT ]
A doctor created goggles that help surgeons detect cancer cells injected with dye. KSDK has the report.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:18:22 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:06:06 EDT ]
Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.

Friday, April 18, 2014

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397dafea/sc/5/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cgadgets0Capples0Eiphone0Edashboard0Einterface0Ecarplay0Edemoed0Evolvo0En83631/story01.htm" target="_blank">Apple's iPhone-like Dashboard Interface 'CarPlay' Demoed by Volvo</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:03:45 GMT ]</i><BR><div>In-car touchscreen systems aren't known for their great usability, but a new one modeled on Apple's iOS may prove a more worthwhile platform. CarPlay, designed by Apple in concert with car makers, was shown off by Volvo this week at the New York International Auto Show.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397dafea/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296857773/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397dafea/sc/5/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397de6a6/sc/27/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cvideo0Egames0Ctitanfall0Etop0Evideo0Egame0Exbox0Eone0Esales0Estill0Elag0Ebehind0En83731/story01.htm" target="_blank">'Titanfall' Top Video Game, but Xbox One Sales Still Lag Behind PS4</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:49:34 GMT ]</i><BR><div>The next-generation console wars continue, with Sony firmly in the lead despite a chart-topping debut by Microsoft's much-anticipated mech-based multiplayer shooter &quot;Titanfall.&quot; The score so far? Xbox One, 5 million — PlayStation 4, 7 million.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397de6a6/sc/27/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397fa533/sc/28/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Cfeature0Cshortcuts0Ccrowdfund0Eyour0Eartistic0Edreams0En83556/story01.htm" target="_blank">Crowdfund Your Artistic Dreams</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:04:16 GMT ]</i><BR><div><p>Short Cuts: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian talks about Patreon, a crowdfunding site that lets fans make monthly contributions to help artists.</p></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397fa533/sc/28/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296659034/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397fa533/sc/28/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/398110ab/sc/10/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cinnovation0Cair0Eforce0Edrone0Epilots0Eare0Ebummed0Eout0Eoverworked0Ereport0En830A0A6/story01.htm" target="_blank">Air Force Drone Pilots Are Bummed Out, Overworked: Report</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:07:08 GMT ]</i><BR><div>Today’s Air Force drone pilots are overworked and stressed. They guide the unmanned aircraft over places like Afghanistan from bases thousands of miles away in Nevada, New Mexico and California.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/398110ab/sc/10/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Drone finds 1,000-year-old village
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:26:05 EDT ]
Archaeologists used a drone to peer through the dry New Mexican desert to find this hidden treasure. KRQE has more.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:33:04 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Americans wary of futuristic science, tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:13:04 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/39734d5e/sc/24/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Cbusiness0Cbusiness0Enews0Cfired0Eyahoo0Eexec0Egets0E58m0E150Emonths0Ework0En82576/story01.htm" target="_blank">Fired Yahoo Exec Gets $58M for 15 Months of Work</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:37:45 GMT ]</i><BR><div>Yahoo's recently fired chief operating officer, Henrique de Castro, left the Internet company with a severance package of $58 million even though he lasted just 15 months on the job.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/39734d5e/sc/24/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296813118/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39734d5e/sc/24/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397361a9/sc/5/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cinnovation0Cgoogle0Eadds0Eslr0Elens0Eblur0Esmartphone0Ecameras0En82616/story01.htm" target="_blank">Google Adds SLR-Like Lens Blur to Smartphone Cameras</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:53:18 GMT ]</i><BR><div>Yet another feature once only found in expensive SLR cameras is making its way to smartphones: the buttery background blur caused by wide-aperture lenses. Google is bringing a simulated version of this blur to Android phones worldwide.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397361a9/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296572380/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397361a9/sc/5/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/3973678f/sc/15/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cinnovation0Cgoogle0Eadds0Eslr0Elens0Eblur0Enew0Ecamera0Eapp0En82616/story01.htm" target="_blank">Google Adds SLR-Like Lens Blur To New Camera App</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 01:24:05 GMT ]</i><BR><div>Yet another feature once only found in expensive SLR cameras is making its way to smartphones: the buttery background blur caused by wide-aperture lenses. Google is bringing a simulated version of this blur to Android phones worldwide.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/3973678f/sc/15/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296573201/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3973678f/sc/15/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397499a6/sc/15/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Cscience0Cscience0Enews0Cwheres0Emy0Eflying0Ecar0Esurvey0Esizes0Ehow0Ewe0Esee0Efuture0En8260A6/story01.htm" target="_blank">Where's My Flying Car? Survey Sizes Up How We See the Future</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:28:54 GMT ]</i><BR><div>A newly published survey suggests that Americans expect the next 50 years to bring innovations of science-fiction proportions — including old standbys like flying cars and &quot;Star Trek&quot; teleportation.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397499a6/sc/15/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296577486/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397499a6/sc/15/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Cnews0Ccrime0Ecourts0Cnew0Ejersey0Eteens0Ewho0Eshared0Esexts0Eaccused0Echild0Eporn0En82716/story01.htm" target="_blank">New Jersey Teens Who Shared 'Sexts' Accused of Child Porn</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:35:28 GMT ]</i><BR><div><p>Police urge parents to explain to their children that sending, taking and sharing of naked photos of juveniles is a crime.</p></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296827996/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/3975f4e1/sc/8/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Google sells out of white Glass model
[ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:23:07 EDT ]
Tuesday, for the first time, Google Glass was made available to the general public. As part of the one-day-only offering, anyone in the U.S. could buy the $1,500 face-mounted computers and get a free pair of glass or sunglass frames.

Neil Young's music player raises $6 million
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:46:13 EDT ]
What happens when a rock 'n' roll legend promotes a music player in a world where the iPod, and its smartphone cousins, already dominate the market?

Cell 'kill switch' to become standard
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:16:37 EDT ]
The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping data, is expected to become standard in 2015.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Phone 'kill switch' may become standard in 2015
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:50:46 EDT ]
The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping their data, will become standard in 2015, according to a pledge backed by most of the mobile world's major players.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/39674e05/sc/15/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Cnightly0Enews0Cgoogle0Eglass0Eit0Eworth0E150A0A0Ecost0En8150A1/story01.htm" target="_blank">Google Glass: Is It Worth the $1500 Cost?</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:53:10 GMT ]</i><BR><div><p>For one day only on Tuesday, anyone could buy Google Glass – for a mere $1500.</p></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/39674e05/sc/15/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195168355031/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/39674e05/sc/15/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/396cebf3/sc/2/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cinnovation0Chigh0Etech0Efarmer0Edeploys0Edrone0Espray0Ecrops0En81676/story01.htm" target="_blank">High-Tech Farmer Deploys Drone to Spray Crops</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:58:05 GMT ]</i><BR><div>A Chinese farmer uses a drone to spray pesticide on his crops in Bozhou, Anhui province, on Tuesday.China's economy expanded 7.4 percent year-on-year in the first three months of the year, the government said Wednesday, marking a further slowing in the world's second-largest economy.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/396cebf3/sc/2/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195168391907/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/396cebf3/sc/2/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Land Rover's disappearing hood
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:13 EDT ]
Land Rover unveils a new camera system that projects images of the road onto the front windshield.

'I cut off my fingers, so I made new ones'
[ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:54:42 EDT ]
A South African carpenter lost his fingers in an accident -- now he's making mechanical fingers and hands for others.

How phones work in flight
[ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:09:25 EDT ]
The lack of phone calls, texts or social media postings from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has raised a number of questions about how cell phones work on airplanes. A U.S. official told CNN a cell tower in Penang, Malaysia, detected the co-pilot's cell phone searching for service before the flight vanished.

Anti-tech protesters target Glass
[ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:50:23 EDT ]
Glass, Google's high-profile entry into the world of wearable tech, may help launch a revolution if it's released later this year as expected. But test models already on the street have begun playing a more unlikely role -- as symbols in a simmering fight over Silicon Valley's impact on the city of San Francisco.

Google sells out of white Glass model
[ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:23:07 EDT ]
Tuesday, for the first time, Google Glass was made available to the general public. As part of the one-day-only offering, anyone in the U.S. could buy the $1,500 face-mounted computers and get a free pair of glass or sunglass frames.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Court Overturns Conviction of Hacker 'Weev' in iPad Data Case
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:34:32 GMT ]
A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a hacker imprisoned for illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing the email addresses of more than 100,000 of iPad users, ruling Friday that prosecutors tried him in the wrong state.







'Heartbleed' Bug Coder: 'It was a simple programming error'
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:22:50 GMT ]
The coder responsible for the "Heartbleed" bug has expressed regret over the damage caused, but points out that the error itself was "quite trivial.







After Boston Bombing, Can Crowd-Sourcing Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:51:09 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







Boston's Legacy: Can Crowdsourcing Really Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:41:38 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







'Heartbleed' Bug Causing Internet Security Pain
[ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:59:17 GMT ]

The "Heartbleed" Bug is a major security flaw in a widely used software that usually protects your personal information. NBC News' Mark Barger reports.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Using tablets to reach autistic kids
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:53:21 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

Google Glass to go on sale
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:18:40 EDT ]
Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Land Rover's disappearing hood
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:13 EDT ]
Land Rover unveils a new camera system that projects images of the road onto the front windshield.

Water makes 'pings' tricky'
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:03 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Listening for a ping, the water may play tricks
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:44:44 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Hook, Line and Tinder: Scammers Love Dating Apps
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:47:59 GMT ]
The popular dating app Tinder claims it has made more than 1 billion matches among its users since launching less than two years ago. Too bad not all of them are who they say they are.







Court Overturns Conviction of Hacker 'Weev' in iPad Data Case
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:34:32 GMT ]
A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a hacker imprisoned for illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing the email addresses of more than 100,000 of iPad users, ruling Friday that prosecutors tried him in the wrong state.







'Heartbleed' Bug Coder: 'It was a simple programming error'
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:22:50 GMT ]
The coder responsible for the "Heartbleed" bug has expressed regret over the damage caused, but points out that the error itself was "quite trivial.







After Boston Bombing, Can Crowd-Sourcing Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:51:09 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







Boston's Legacy: Can Crowdsourcing Really Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:41:38 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Using tablets to reach autistic kids
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:53:21 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

Google Glass to go on sale
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:18:40 EDT ]
Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Land Rover's disappearing hood
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:13 EDT ]
Land Rover unveils a new camera system that projects images of the road onto the front windshield.

Water makes 'pings' tricky'
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:03 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Listening for a ping, the water may play tricks
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:44:44 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Hook, Line and Tinder: Scammers Love Dating Apps
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:47:59 GMT ]
The popular dating app Tinder claims it has made more than 1 billion matches among its users since launching less than two years ago. Too bad not all of them are who they say they are.







Court Overturns Conviction of Hacker 'Weev' in iPad Data Case
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:34:32 GMT ]
A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a hacker imprisoned for illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing the email addresses of more than 100,000 of iPad users, ruling Friday that prosecutors tried him in the wrong state.







'Heartbleed' Bug Coder: 'It was a simple programming error'
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:22:50 GMT ]
The coder responsible for the "Heartbleed" bug has expressed regret over the damage caused, but points out that the error itself was "quite trivial.







After Boston Bombing, Can Crowd-Sourcing Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:51:09 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







Boston's Legacy: Can Crowdsourcing Really Fight Crime?
[ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:41:38 GMT ]
For many, the first images of the Boston Marathon bombing -- a cloud of dark smoke rising up over Boylston Street -- came from Twitter or Instagram. The FBI received thousands of hastily snapped photos as they hunted the culprits.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Using tablets to reach autistic kids
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:53:21 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

Google Glass to go on sale
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:18:40 EDT ]
Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Land Rover's disappearing hood
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:13 EDT ]
Land Rover unveils a new camera system that projects images of the road onto the front windshield.

Water makes 'pings' tricky'
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:09:03 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Listening for a ping, the water may play tricks
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:44:44 EDT ]
Put an ear in the water and listen carefully. If you're a searcher in pursuit of the pinger locators of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the answers to those questions are crucial.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Pardonnez-moi, Boss, I Can't Answer the Phone Now, I'm Chez Moi
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:22:01 GMT ]
Ever tempted to ignore the boss' telephone call or email when you're home relaxing at night or on the beach at the weekend?Well, a group of French workers will be able to remain incommunicado outside of office hours, without fear of the consequences, according to a new labor agreement.







Amazon Will Pay Some Workers $5,000 To Quit
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:08:20 GMT ]
Take this job and shove it — oh, and thanks for the $2,000.Amazon said this week that it has started a program called Pay to Quit, in which it offers workers at its fulfillment centers between $2,000 and $5,000 to quit.







'Heartbleed' Computer Bug Threat Spreads to Firewalls and Beyond
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:23:50 GMT ]
Hackers could crack email systems, security firewalls and possibly mobile phones through the "Heartbleed" computer bug, according to security experts who warned on Thursday that the risks extended beyond just Internet Web servers.







Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: We're Getting Closer to Delivery by Drone
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:39:24 GMT ]
Amazon apparently is making progress on its goal of eventually delivering small packages to your home by drone.In his annual letter to shareholders, made public Thursday, CEO Jeff Bezos provided an update on the company’s accomplishments and projects over the past year.







Will E.T. Phone Home? Big Dig for Old Atari Games Set for This Month
[ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:42:10 GMT ]
The big dig is finally about to happen at Alamogordo, N.M., but will it be anything to phone home about?







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

'Heartbleed' security flaw hits Internet
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:11:11 EDT ]
A major online security vulnerability dubbed "Heartbleed" could put your personal information at risk, including passwords, credit card information and e-mails.

Navy's future: Electric guns, lasers
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:52:24 EDT ]
Imagine ships that fire missiles at seven times the speed of sound without using explosives, or that use lasers to destroy threats at the cost of about a dollar a shot, and vessels making fuel from the very seawater in which they're floating.

Using tablets to reach autistic kids
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:53:21 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

Google Glass to go on sale
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:18:40 EDT ]
Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Google Glass will be for sale for one day
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:17:55 EDT ]
Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Want to Message on Facebook? Soon You'll Need a Separate App
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:10:39 GMT ]
Facebook confirmed Wednesday that it plans to remove messaging capability from its mobile app, and offer the function only via the separate Facebook Messenger app.







Holy Smokes! BATMAN Tests Google Glass for the U.S. Military
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:26:13 GMT ]
BATMAN is working for the U.S. Air Force and could make Google Glass a regular wartime accessory.No, Bruce Wayne has not enlisted. BATMAN stands for Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided (K)nowledge, a research program based at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.







High-Tech Tools Search for Flight MH 370
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:57:19 GMT ]

The fleet of pinger-locators and automated submarines is getting closer to identifying the remains of missing flight MH 370.








Shy? Mingleton App Lets You Chat Up Others in the Same Room
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:14:30 GMT ]
If you've been checking out the person down the bar for a while now but don't want to be rude or presumptuous, this app may help. Mingleton acts like a hyper-local Tinder, letting people in the same room check each other out anonymously and see whether a chat or a dance might be welcome.







Washio: Uber for Your Laundry
[ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:32:57 GMT ]

Short Cuts: Yael Cohen shares her new favorite app, Washio, that’s making her busy life just a little bit easier by taking the hassle out of doing laundry. A must have app for anyone with a demanding professional schedule like Cohen.








Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

5 alternatives to the password
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:58:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Facebook tweaks its privacy settings
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:31:30 EDT ]
Everyone has that friend or family member who unwittingly still posts publicly on Facebook. It's not that they're over-sharers, they just haven't bothered to keep up with the social network's ever-changing and often confusing privacy settings.

Using tablets to reach kids with autism
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:22:09 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

'Heartbleed' security flaw hits Internet
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:29:47 EDT ]
A major online security vulnerability dubbed "Heartbleed" could put your personal information at risk, including passwords, credit card information and e-mails.

Using tablets to reach kids with autism
[ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:22:09 EDT ]
Two 5-year-old boys, one with autism, were having some friendly playtime when they had a communication breakdown. One boy didn't respond to the other and walked away. The ignored kid got frustrated and pushed over a small staircase, causing the first boy to fall.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Music Box Inspires Portable $5 Chemistry Lab
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:26:23 GMT ]
The inspiration for a portable, powerful chemistry set came not from cloud computing or nanotechnology but a decidedly old-school source: a toy music box. The handheld device could be used where electricity and hospitals are scarce, allowing things like water testing and making medications.







'Heartbleed' Bug Exposes Millions of Websites to Security Risks
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:57:18 GMT ]
Millions of websites may have been leaking critically sensitive data for the past two years, thanks to a devastating flaw in the OpenSSL software many sites use to encrypt and transmit data.







To Share or Not to Share: Facebook Tests New Privacy Tweaks
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:30:37 GMT ]

Facebook knows it’s bad for Facebook when its users freak out at privacy changes. It wants to stop making that happen.








Video Gamers' Aggression Born From Frustration, Not Violence: Study
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:17:13 GMT ]
If you've ever screamed in rage or thrown down a controller after missing a jump in a video game or getting shot from across the level, new research exonerates your behavior. It's not violent games that make people angry and aggressive — it's difficult ones.







Researchers Suggest It's Time to Downsize Power Grid
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:18:32 GMT ]
In the story of the three bears, Goldilocks repeatedly finds the happy medium that's "just right" — and researchers say there's a happy medium for electrical power grids as well. The problem is, their calculations suggest the U.S. power grid isn't just right.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Tot exposes Xbox security flaw
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:12:25 EDT ]
A 5-year-old has exposed a flaw in Microsoft's online security. CNN's Richard Quest speaks to boy genius and his father.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

'Game of Thrones' crashes HBO Go
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:58:11 EDT ]
Winter was coming, but for many HBO Go users, it didn't arrive Sunday night as expected.

5 alternatives to the password
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:58:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Twitter unveils new profile page design
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:15:50 EDT ]
Your Twitter profile is about to have a new look.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Tesla Model S Is Like a Desktop Computer With Wheels
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:47:43 GMT ]
Inside most new cars these days is a complicated custom computing system that probably looks nothing like what you're reading this article on. You might think Tesla takes it to the next level — but in fact, its computing guts are pretty much exactly what you might find on your desk.







'Gay of Thrones' Is Also Back, With a Vengeance
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:18:43 GMT ]
For many “Game of Thrones” fans, there’s only one wait as miserable as the last 10 months between seasons. It’s the two or three days it takes after each episode for popular “Gay of Thrones” to produce and post its latest recap on comedy website Funny or Die.







Leaked 'Android TV' Shows Google's Plans For Your Living Room
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:51:06 GMT ]
Google's ambitions for taking over your TV extend beyond the quick and cheap Chromecast, as leaked documents obtained by The Verge show. A major revamp of the company's streaming media platform, called Android TV, appears to be headed our way.







'Not Science Fiction': Navy to Test Futuristic Gun at Sea in 2016
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:22:10 GMT ]
The U.S. Navy is planning sea trials for a weapon that can fire a low-cost, 23-pound (10-kg) projectile at seven times the speed of sound using electromagnetic energy, a "Star Wars" technology that will make enemies think twice, the Navy's research chief said.Rear Adm.







Wilson's 'Smart Ball' Tracks Your Moves and Shots
[ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:23:55 GMT ]
Games like basketball and football have changed a lot over the years, but the ball is pretty much still just a ball. Athletic gear company Wilson is hoping to change that with a sensor-studded "Smart Ball" that can tell when and where you move, dribble and shoot.







Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Tot exposes Xbox security flaw
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:12:25 EDT ]
A 5-year-old has exposed a flaw in Microsoft's online security. CNN's Richard Quest speaks to boy genius and his father.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

'Game of Thrones' crashes HBO Go
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:58:11 EDT ]
Winter was coming, but for many HBO Go users, it didn't arrive Sunday night as expected.

5 alternatives to the password
[ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:58:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Xbox One Security Bypassed - by a 5-Year-Old Kid
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:38:27 GMT ]
Account security on the Xbox One has been blown wide open — but the culprit isn't some international hacker organization. It's a 5-year-old kid in San Diego.Kristoffer Von Hassel is allowed to play on his dad's Xbox One, but account restrictions kept him away from violent games made for adults.

    






Amazon Dash Lets You Order Items Via Barcode Scan or Voice
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:39:40 GMT ]
A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh.The Dash, as the device is called, is basically a barcode scanner and microphone that hooks up to your home Wi-Fi.

    






'Silicon Valley' Takes On the Masters of the Tech Universe
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:59:51 GMT ]
Harlequins in spandex and a can-can line of stilt walkers blocked Google’s commuter buses in Oakland this week, and it wasn’t a scene from HBO’s new tech industry send-up, "Silicon Valley.

    






Giant Tetris Game Lights Up Philly Skyline
[ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:01:49 GMT ]

Hundreds of game fans turned out Saturday evening to watch a giant game of Tetris on the Cira Centre in Philadelphia.


    






Secrets Do Make Trends: Anonymity Apps on the Rise
[ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 21:55:26 GMT ]
When Facebook burst onto the scene in 2004, the Internet's culture of anonymity and pseudonymity, when strangers talked mainly behind screen names, changed drastically.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Amazon's big streaming move
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:34:35 EDT ]
CNN analysts discuss Amazon's entrance into the video streaming market and claims they've overcome rival system problems.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Apple news coming June 2
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:07:01 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

5 biometric alternatives to the password
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:09:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Samsung's Graphene Research Leads To Flexible Devices And More
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:52:20 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics has made a major advance in the science of synthesizing graphene, the potential wonder material that is tricky to make. The new technique allows for creating graphene crystals larger than ever before.

    






Internal Apple Document Shows Worries iPhone Growth Could Stall
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:07:51 GMT ]

The company’s sales force was concerned about competition from Android devices that have either larger screens or lower prices than the iPhone.


    






Xbox One Security Bypassed - by a 5-Year-Old Kid
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:38:27 GMT ]
Account security on the Xbox One has been blown wide open — but the culprit isn't some international hacker organization. It's a 5-year-old kid in San Diego.Kristoffer Von Hassel is allowed to play on his dad's Xbox One, but account restrictions kept him away from violent games made for adults.

    






Amazon Dash Lets You Order Items Via Barcode Scan or Voice
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:39:40 GMT ]
A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh.The Dash, as the device is called, is basically a barcode scanner and microphone that hooks up to your home Wi-Fi.

    






'Silicon Valley' Takes On the Masters of the Tech Universe
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:59:51 GMT ]
Harlequins in spandex and a can-can line of stilt walkers blocked Google’s commuter buses in Oakland this week, and it wasn’t a scene from HBO’s new tech industry send-up, "Silicon Valley.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Amazon's big streaming move
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:34:35 EDT ]
CNN analysts discuss Amazon's entrance into the video streaming market and claims they've overcome rival system problems.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Apple news coming June 2
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:07:01 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

5 biometric alternatives to the password
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:09:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Samsung Adds Anti-Theft Features to Galaxy S5 Smartphones
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:06:37 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics is adding two safeguards to its latest smartphone in an effort to deter rampant theft of the mobile devices.The features announced Friday by the world's leading mobile-phone maker will protect the Samsung Galaxy S5, which goes on sale next week in the U.S.

    






Samsung's Graphene Research Leads To Flexible Devices And More
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:52:20 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics has made a major advance in the science of synthesizing graphene, the potential wonder material that is tricky to make. The new technique allows for creating graphene crystals larger than ever before.

    






Internal Apple Document Shows Worries iPhone Growth Could Stall
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:07:51 GMT ]

The company’s sales force was concerned about competition from Android devices that have either larger screens or lower prices than the iPhone.


    






Xbox One Security Bypassed - by a 5-Year-Old Kid
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:38:27 GMT ]
Account security on the Xbox One has been blown wide open — but the culprit isn't some international hacker organization. It's a 5-year-old kid in San Diego.Kristoffer Von Hassel is allowed to play on his dad's Xbox One, but account restrictions kept him away from violent games made for adults.

    






Amazon Dash Lets You Order Items Via Barcode Scan or Voice
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:39:40 GMT ]
A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh.The Dash, as the device is called, is basically a barcode scanner and microphone that hooks up to your home Wi-Fi.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Amazon's big streaming move
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:34:35 EDT ]
CNN analysts discuss Amazon's entrance into the video streaming market and claims they've overcome rival system problems.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Apple news coming June 2
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:07:01 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

5 biometric alternatives to the password
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:09:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Nest Halts Sales of 'Protect' CO2 Detector After Flaw Discovered
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:56:45 GMT ]
Nest, maker of connected home appliances, has halted sales of its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector due to a flaw that could cause it to be unintentionally disabled.

    






'Cuban Twitter' Missed the Mark on Social Media Unrest: Experts
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:56:45 GMT ]
If the U.S. government hoped new millennium technology would reinvigorate its half century-old dream of undermining socialism 90 miles off the coast of Florida, it went about it all wrong, some experts say.On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that a U.S.

    






New Super-Accurate Atomic Clock Tells Time Like No Other
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:27:51 GMT ]
A U.S. government agency has introduced a new atomic clock to serve as an improved standard for civilian timekeeping, and officials say it’s three times as accurate as its predecessor.The U.S.

    






Nest Halts Sales of 'Protect' Smoke Detector After Flaw Found
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:27:52 GMT ]
Nest, maker of connected home appliances, has halted sales of its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector due to a flaw that could cause it to be unintentionally disabled.

    






Facebook Explores Anonymity Features
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:04:53 GMT ]

Facebook spent years defining what it means to have an online identity. Now it may be spending next few figuring out the complete opposite.


    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Giant basket gathers drinking water
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:17:57 EDT ]
A 30 foot tall basket, inspired by an Ethiopian tree, can collect 25 gallons of clean drinking water a day from vapor.

Apple announcements coming June 2
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:33:24 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

U.S. gets new atomic clock
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:01:05 EDT ]
Timekeeping in the United States, which was already a pretty precise science involving lasers and atomic particles, just got even more exact.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

The next frontier in 3-D printing: Human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:49:11 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Meet the Next-Generation USB Cable You'll Be Using Soon
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:14:22 GMT ]
Here's your first look at the USB cable that, in all likelihood, you'll be plugging in thousands of times over the next few years. The organization in charge of the USB standard, used by billions of devices worldwide, has just taken the wraps off the new and much-improved connector.

    






How Amazon Fire TV Stacks Up Againts Roku, Apple in Streaming Wars
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:00:32 GMT ]
The gauntlet has been thrown. On Wednesday, Amazon unveiled Fire TV, a media streaming device meant to compete with Roku, Apple TV and Google Chromecast.

    






How Amazon Fire TV Stacks Up Against Roku, Apple in Streaming Wars
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:31:16 GMT ]
The gauntlet has been thrown. On Wednesday, Amazon unveiled Fire TV, a media streaming device meant to compete with Roku, Apple TV and Google Chromecast.

    






Robotic Kangaroo Hopped Here From the Future
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:02:18 GMT ]
The latest robotic critter from the inventors at automation-technology company Festo is a kangaroo, of all things, and it hops along in much the same way as the animal on which it is based — though, it has to be said, not quite as gracefully.

    






U.S. Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' to Stir Unrest, AP Reports
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:15:27 GMT ]
The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" — a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet NASA's new spacesuits
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:49:30 EDT ]
The July 21, 1969, headline of the New York Times read, "MEN WALK ON MOON."

Prisoners founding startups
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:47:23 EDT ]
The Last Mile offers prisoners at California's San Quentin State Prison a chance at rehabilitation through tech training.

OkCupid boycotts Firefox
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:24:22 EDT ]
Dating site OkCupid is calling for its members to ditch Firefox and use another browser to search for love. The company is protesting Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. Firefox is owned by Mozilla.

The Web's best April Fools gags
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:52:17 EDT ]
A new digital map helps you find the Pokemon among us. YouTube made a shocking confession, Samsung and HTC advanced the world of wearable tech with souped-up gloves and you'll never have to take another lonely selfie, thanks to The Hoff.

10 ways Gmail changed e-mail
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:24:03 EDT ]

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Dirty Bird: Roddy White Tries to Weasel Out of Twitter Bet
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:13:33 GMT ]

Falcons receiver Roddy White plans only to partially pay off a March Madness bet he made with a fan on Twitter.


    






Samsung: Apple's Patent Claims Are 'Gross Exaggeration'
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:13:34 GMT ]

The two companies resume their long-running court battle over claims that Samsung copied the iPhone.


    






Spider-Web Bandages: New Medicine Mimics Nature
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:44:45 GMT ]

By copying the blueprints found in nature, Jeffrey Karp and his team of researchers at Brigham & Women’s Hospital are making advances in cardiac surgery, neo-natal care and drug delivery. The technique is called ‘biomimicry,’ and it can be found in everything from architecture to nanotechnology. Matt Rivera reports.


    






Banks Drop Lawsuit vs. Target, Trustwave Over Data Breach
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:46:48 GMT ]
Two U.S. banks that sued Target Corp. and credit card security firm Trustwave Holdings Inc. over responsibility for one of the largest data breaches on record have, at least for now, dropped their lawsuit.

    






Video Games on Amazon Now Get 'Metacritic' Rating in Addition to Stars
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:35:09 GMT ]
If you're shopping for video games on Amazon, you should now have one more point of reference in case you're wondering whether this one or that one is really worth the purchase.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Meet NASA's new spacesuits
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:49:30 EDT ]
The July 21, 1969, headline of the New York Times read, "MEN WALK ON MOON."

Prisoners founding startups
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:47:23 EDT ]
The Last Mile offers prisoners at California's San Quentin State Prison a chance at rehabilitation through tech training.

OkCupid boycotts Firefox
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:24:22 EDT ]
Dating site OkCupid is calling for its members to ditch Firefox and use another browser to search for love. The company is protesting Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. Firefox is owned by Mozilla.

10 ways Gmail changed e-mail
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:24:03 EDT ]

OkCupid calls for Firefox boycott
[ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:29:25 EDT ]
Dating site OkCupid is calling for its members to ditch Firefox and use another browser to search for love. The company is protesting Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. Firefox is owned by Mozilla.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reshuffles Senior Ranks
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:12:30 GMT ]
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Monday named three executives to its cloud, devices and Xbox gaming divisions in one of new Chief Executive Satya Nadella's first management shakeups.

    






Apps to Help You Keep Up With the Latest Apps
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:43:35 GMT ]

Tech guru PC Mike Wendland goes over the apps that help you keep up with all of the latest and greatest apps available.


    






Computer Whizzes Do Battle With 'Blizzard' and a 'Cyberattack'
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:02:45 GMT ]
LAUREL, Md. -- As a major winter storm lashes Maryland, causing “catastrophic damage,” a group of malevolent hackers decides to compound the chaos by attacking the emergency management computer infrastructure.

    






Apple Lets Parents Get Refunds for In-App Purchases
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:33:48 GMT ]
A $10 bribe to keep her kid quiet on an airplane ride turned into a $450 App Store spending spree.On the way to her parents' house, Jen Appel-Longtin, 43, told her 8-year old son he could spend a little extra real world cash in his favorite iOS game, "Clash of Clans.

    






5 Simple Steps to Lock Up Your Personal Data
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:33:49 GMT ]

Short Cuts: To protect personal details like your bank account info or your location, three security experts outlined simple steps you can take on any computer or device.


    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Why Facebook paid $2B for Oculus
[ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:28:56 EDT ]
On the surface, Facebook's $2 billion purchase of Oculus VR, which develops virtual-reality technology, doesn't make a lot of sense.

The future of smartwatches
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:07:18 EDT ]
Smartwatches are becoming more established and competition is growing as companies like Google step into the business.

Food app, Facebook 'break up'
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:09:41 EDT ]
A food-delivery website is parting ways with Facebook in a snarky "breakup" letter. And Facebook, like spurned lovers through the ages, is telling the cheeky startup not to let the door hit it on the way out.

10 ways Gmail changed e-mail
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:24:03 EDT ]

Why Gmail, other e-mail services aren't really free
[ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:31:10 EDT ]
Gmail doesn't cost any money to use, but it's not free.