DOJ sends order to Twitter for Wikileaks-related account info[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:56:30 PST ]Virginia judge tells Twitter to cough up info on accounts including Icelandic politician and Tor programmer, who have 10 days to fight request that arose as part of Wikileaks criminal probe

Android invasion arrives at CES[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:54:18 EST ]Google doesn't have a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the company's Android software is practically everywhere.

The tech-geek side of Ludacris[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:48:11 EST ]This may be the new hip-hop career track: write a few hit tracks and then develop a line of headphones to help people bump to them at full volume.

When refrigerators tweet and ovens text[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:27:47 EST ]Phones are "smart." So are TVs.

Testing a hard drive, with a shotgun[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:14:38 GMT ]IOSafe claims that their hard drives can survive abuse, like shotgun blasts, underwater dunks, and crushing. At CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Wilson Rothman took a shot at the rugged drives to see how they performed.

How your tweets reveal where you're from[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:42:27 GMT ]Cosmic Log: Regional dialects and slang are emerging on the microblogging service Twitter, making it possible for people to know where you are, if not who you are.

CES: Four-wheeled computers take to the road[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:06 GMT ]With USB ports, WiFi, touchscreens, voice GPS — even Android — cars are on the verge of becoming indistinguishable from your desktop computer.

Verizon iPhone to be announced Tuesday: report[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 23:46:46 GMT ]The news many consumers have been waiting for, Apple's iPhone carried by Verizon Wireless, will be announced Tuesday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

CES in full color[ Sat, 8 Jan 2011 04:18:18 GMT ]As the electronics show in Las Vegas reaches its peak, we hit the floor to take in the sights, colors and characters of super geekdom.

CES: On Windows Phone 7's upcoming speed boost[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:13:31 PST ]Microsoft's first update to its Windows Phone 7 platform brings some improvements to app start-up times. But all apps are not equal. Some will be getting more of a boost than others.

Fitness TechZone debuts at CES 2011 (photos)[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:48:57 PST ]Health and fitness tech grab attention at the convention center's North Hall in Vegas.

Ford focuses on the electric vehicle (photos)[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:14:16 PST ]During Ford's CES keynote speech, Chief Executive Alan Mulally showcases the green shift in the company's vision, unveiling the Focus Electric.

CES: Tanita unveils wireless body fat monitor for kids[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:44:37 PST ]Tanita's BF-2000 IronKids scale actually hides the results from the user, and wirelessly transmits weight and body fat readings to an in-range dedicated device.

DOJ subpoenas Twitter over Wikileaks activists[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:56:30 PST ]Icelandic politician and Tor programmer, who have been affiliated with Wikileaks, say that Feds want info on their Twitter accounts in what appears to be part of ongoing criminal probe

Android invasion arrives at CES[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:54:18 EST ]Google doesn't have a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the company's Android software is practically everywhere.

The tech-geek side of Ludacris[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:48:11 EST ]This may be the new hip-hop career track: write a few hit tracks and then develop a line of headphones to help people bump to them at full volume.

When refrigerators tweet and ovens text[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:27:47 EST ]Phones are "smart." So are TVs.

Craigslist 'robberies by appointment' turn violent[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:04:12 GMT ]HASH(0x88e02f0)

Technology to blame for animal die-off panic[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:35:11 GMT ]Following reports of mass animal die-offs, blogs joked about the "aflockalypse" and others saw signs of something more sinister. In reality, they happen all the time and are unrelated, biologists say.

Fractured Android leaves orphan tablets behind[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:02:29 GMT ]Nearly every major computer maker already has an Android tablet or is debuting one (or more) at CES. But by mid-year, consumers will have to wade through a half-dozen different Android operating systems.

Testing a hard drive, with a shotgun[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:14:38 GMT ]IOSafe claims that their hard drives can survive abuse, like shotgun blasts, underwater dunks, and crushing. At CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Wilson Rothman took a shot at the rugged drives to see how they performed.

CES: Four-wheeled computers take to the road[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:06 GMT ]With USB ports, WiFi, touchscreens, voice GPS — even Android — cars are on the verge of becoming indistinguishable from your desktop computer.

Cisco, GE, Xerox share the stage at CES 2011 (live blog)[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:07:00 PST ]A networked dishwasher that also makes copies? We'll see what the three companies have to talk about at CES, and you can catch it live here.

CES: DisplayLink app makes iPad a wireless Windows monitor[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:09:22 PST ]The $1.99 app connects an iPad to a Windows PC, handy for keeping on top of more computing tasks at the same time.

Tazzle IT sends content from BlackBerry to PC[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:23:51 PST ]The new Tazzle IT device can wirelessly send e-mails, attachments, and other documents stored on a BlackBerry to a PC for easier access.

Bang & Olufsen signs chip cooperation deal with Intel[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:44:41 PST ]The chipmaker is now a partner of the audio, video, and home electronics company when it comes to silicon chip technology.

CES: Tablets, connectivity, and in 3D (week in review)[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:48:11 PST ]Going gaga for gadgets in the desert, while Facebook basks in new valuation. Also: are the DVD's days numbered?

Microsoft tries to redefine the couch potato[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:27:04 EST ]Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to redefine television as a medium that viewers can control by waving their hands and talking rather than clicking on remotes.

Alleged iPad 2 case is 'just a guess'[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:31:55 EST ]Tech-heads are drooling over the prospect of a second-generation iPad, widely expected to be unveiled in the next month or so.

Lady Gaga: I carry a photo printer in my purse[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:39:56 EST ]It's not just t-t-t-telephones for Lady Gaga.

Android invasion arrives at CES[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:54:41 EST ]Google doesn't have a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the company's Android software is practically everywhere.

Craigslist 'robberies by appointment' turn violent[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:04:12 GMT ]HASH(0xa6192fc)

Technology to blame for animal die-off panic[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:35:11 GMT ]Following reports of mass animal die-offs, blogs joked about the "aflockalypse" and others saw signs of something more sinister. In reality, they happen all the time and are unrelated, biologists say.

Fractured Android leaves orphan tablets behind[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:02:29 GMT ]Nearly every major computer maker already has an Android tablet or is debuting one (or more) at CES. But by mid-year, consumers will have to wade through a half-dozen different Android operating systems.

Testing a hard drive, with a shotgun[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:14:38 GMT ]IOSafe claims that their hard drives can survive abuse, like shotgun blasts, underwater dunks, and crushing. At CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Wilson Rothman took a shot at the rugged drives to see how they performed.

CES: Four-wheeled computers take to the road[ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:06 GMT ]With USB ports, WiFi, touchscreens, voice GPS — even Android — cars are on the verge of becoming indistinguishable from your desktop computer.

Ask Maggie: On smartphone battery life and rural wireless broadband[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:58:47 PST ]This week's Ask Maggie answers reader questions about how dual-core processors affect smartphone battery life, how to use an unlocked BlackBerry, and whether wireless broadband will ever come to rural America.

Cisco, GE, Xerox share stage Friday at CES 2011 (live blog)[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:07:00 PST ]A networked dishwasher that also makes copies? We'll see what the three companies have to talk about at CES, and you can catch it live here.

CES: DisplayLink app makes iPad a wireless Windows monitor[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:09:22 PST ]The $1.99 app connects an iPad to a Windows PC, handy for keeping on top of more computing tasks at the same time.

Tazzle IT sends content from BlackBerry to PC[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:23:51 PST ]The new Tazzle IT device can wirelessly send e-mails, attachments, and other documents stored on a BlackBerry to a PC for easier access.

Bang & Olufsen signs chip cooperation deal with Intel[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:44:41 PST ]The chipmaker is now a partner of the audio, video, and home electronics company when it comes to silicon chip technology.

Microsoft tries to redefine the couch potato[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:27:04 EST ]Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to redefine television as a medium that viewers can control by waving their hands and talking rather than clicking on remotes.

Alleged iPad 2 case is 'just a guess'[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:31:55 EST ]Tech-heads are drooling over the prospect of a second-generation iPad, widely expected to be unveiled in the next month or so.

Lady Gaga: I carry a photo printer in my purse[ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:39:56 EST ]It's not just t-t-t-telephones for Lady Gaga.

Android invasion arrives at CES[ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:54:41 EST ]Google doesn't have a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the company's Android software is practically everywhere.

T-Mobile reveals LG G-Slate, other 4G devices[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 19:34:16 GMT ]In the coming months, T-Mobile will be pushing out a 4G tablet by LG, called the G-Slate. But before that arrives, T-Mobile will launch the Dell Streak 7 on its 4G network.

Be the first to get your tablet...chair![ Fri, 7 Jan 2011 01:20:25 GMT ]We have computer chairs, so why not those made just for tablets? That's one company's thinking with its latest creations.

Woman announced suicide on Facebook, no one helped[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:56:50 GMT ]With Facebook expanding the center of our social life, we increasingly encounter the same fraught issues that stymie us face to face. Such seems to be the case of Simone Back.

Glimpses of CES 2011, Las Vegas[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 08:49:45 GMT ]As the curtain officially opened on the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, msnbc.com's John Brecher took a moment to turn away from the shiny objects, pointing his camera instead at the gadget lovers who come in droves, and at the places that are magically transformed, for the week, into a Disneyland of technology.

Fractured Android leaves orphan tablets behind[ Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:02:29 GMT ]Nearly every major computer maker already has an Android tablet or is debuting one (or more) at CES. But by mid-year, consumers will have to wade through a half-dozen different Android operating systems.