Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter murder, Ron Paul memes![ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:44 GMT ]Besides some slight technical difficulties at the beginning, the livestream Monday was nearly flawless on YouTube, and the first Google+ Hangout broadcast publicly with President Barack Obama lasted just over 49 minutes.

Report: Megaupload data safe for two more weeks[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:12:57 GMT ]On Monday, federal prosecutors said that data from Megaupload's 50 million users could be deleted as soon as Thursday. A new report, however, offers fresh hope to those desperate to save their data — which includes personal photos and documents.

Did Leonardo da Vinci copy 'Vitruvian Man'?[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:31 GMT ]New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of a male figure perfectly inscribed in a circle and square, known as the "Vitruvian Man," may be a copy of an earlier drawing by Leonardo's friend.

Video: 'Soul Calibur V' is a beautiful button smasher[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:38:18 GMT ]The popular fighting game franchise and returned swords swinging. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reviews the game. (In-Game)

To the moon? The idea isn't that loony[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:21:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Newt Gingrich's pledge to put Americans back on the moon in 2020 may be a political ploy and an economic fantasy, but it's still a technological possibility.

MegaUpload ripped off YouTube, tried smearing rivals, U.S. says[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:10:22 PST ]In the indictment filed in a New Zealand court earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department says Kim DotCom oversaw an attempt to copy all of YouTube's videos and tried to inform on rivals.

T-Mobile to small-biz owners: Let's get Square[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:36:20 PST ]The carrier will offer Square credit-card readers in select T-Mobile stores around the country.

Kyocera DuraPlus to bolster Sprint's rugged phone lineup[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:46:12 PST ]Joining the ranks of Sprint's rugged handset roster, the Kyocera DuraPlus is built to military toughness specs and even sports an LED flashlight.

Woman claims Facebook comments world record[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:19 PST ]How can everyone not be excited when there are more than 1 million comments on a Facebook post? A woman and more than 100 fellow FrontierVille aficionados claim to have achieved this.

Samsung's Galaxy Note and S II getting Ice Cream Sandwich soon[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:47 PST ]New flagship phones will join Galaxy Nexus to run Android 4.0 by end of March

An airplane in your garage?[ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:12:51 EST ]Anna Dietrich is working on an aircraft that can fold its wings and drive on the road

Kinect could make its way to laptops[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:42:29 EST ]The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought.

Megaupload files might still be saved[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:01:54 EST ]Federal prosecutors who accuse file-sharing site Megaupload of being a hotbed of digital piracy say the site's customer files, presumably including perfectly legal ones, may be deleted starting Thursday.

With Facebook IPO, Zuckerberg faces reality[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:37:50 EST ]Douglas Rushkoff says Facebook going public would not be about continuing to redefine the world but about a company forced by its own success to yield to market forces

Should you feel guilty for buying your iPhone?[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:36:59 EST ]Last week, The New York Times gave us an inside look at what it's like to work at Foxconn, the manufacturing company that owns several China-based factories that crank out Apple's iPads, iPhones and iPods by the millions.

Pre-caffeine tech: Twitter murder, Ron Paul memes![ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:44 GMT ]Besides some slight technical difficulties at the beginning, the livestream Monday was nearly flawless on YouTube, and the first Google+ Hangout broadcast publicly with President Barack Obama lasted just over 49 minutes.

Report: Megaupload data safe for two more weeks[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:12:57 GMT ]On Monday, federal prosecutors said that data from Megaupload's 50 million users could be deleted as soon as Thursday. A new report, however, offers fresh hope to those desperate to save their data — which includes personal photos and documents.

Did Leonardo da Vinci copy 'Vitruvian Man'?[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:31 GMT ]New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of a male figure perfectly inscribed in a circle and square, known as the "Vitruvian Man," may be a copy of an earlier drawing by Leonardo's friend.

Video: 'Soul Calibur V' is a beautiful button smasher[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:38:18 GMT ]The popular fighting game franchise and returned swords swinging. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reviews the game. (In-Game)

To the moon? The idea isn't that loony[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:21:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Newt Gingrich's pledge to put Americans back on the moon in 2020 may be a political ploy and an economic fantasy, but it's still a technological possibility.

MegaUpload ripped off YouTube, tried smearing rivals, U.S. says[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:10:22 PST ]In the indictment filed in a New Zealand court earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department says Kim DotCom oversaw an attempt to copy all of YouTube's videos and tried to inform on rivals.

T-Mobile to small-biz owners: Let's get Square[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:36:20 PST ]The carrier will offer Square credit-card readers in select T-Mobile stores around the country.

Kyocera DuraPlus to bolster Sprint's rugged phone lineup[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:46:12 PST ]Joining the ranks of Sprint's rugged handset roster, the Kyocera DuraPlus is built to military toughness specs and even sports an LED flashlight.

Woman claims Facebook comments world record[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:19 PST ]How can everyone not be excited when there are more than 1 million comments on a Facebook post? A woman and more than 100 fellow FrontierVille aficionados claim to have achieved this.

Samsung's Galaxy Note and S II getting Ice Cream Sandwich soon[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:47 PST ]New flagship phones will join Galaxy Nexus to run Android 4.0 by end of March

An airplane in your garage?[ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:12:51 EST ]Anna Dietrich is working on an aircraft that can fold its wings and drive on the road

Kinect could make its way to laptops[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:42:29 EST ]The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought.

Megaupload files might still be saved[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:01:54 EST ]Federal prosecutors who accuse file-sharing site Megaupload of being a hotbed of digital piracy say the site's customer files, presumably including perfectly legal ones, may be deleted starting Thursday.

With Facebook IPO, Zuckerberg faces reality[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:37:50 EST ]Douglas Rushkoff says Facebook going public would not be about continuing to redefine the world but about a company forced by its own success to yield to market forces

Should you feel guilty for buying your iPhone?[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:36:59 EST ]Last week, The New York Times gave us an inside look at what it's like to work at Foxconn, the manufacturing company that owns several China-based factories that crank out Apple's iPads, iPhones and iPods by the millions.

Twitter censorship #outrage, now in cartoon form![ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:50:33 GMT ]Twitter's recent announcement that it will censor specific tweets from some countries resulted in an anti-climatic "boycott" of the microblogging service on Saturday, and more importantly, a cartoon-ified interpretation by those clever kids at Taiwan's New Media Animation.

Video: Mass Effect's galactic war[ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:21 GMT ]Our first look at the multiplayer in "Mass Effect 3." In-Game's Todd Kenreck (In-Game)

If E.T. exists, he's avoiding us, scientists say[ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:40:46 GMT ]Mathematically speaking, E.T. would have found us by now — if he exists — so we’re being consciously avoided for some reason, a new study concludes.

Tourists banned from U.S. over Twitter jokes?[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:14:03 GMT ]A handful of ominous Twitter jokes apparently got some young tourists kicked out of the U.S. before they could begin their vacation, according to UK tabloids and our own investigation.

To the moon? The idea isn't that loony[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:21:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Newt Gingrich's pledge to put Americans back on the moon in 2020 may be a political ploy and an economic fantasy, but it's still a technological possibility.

Reprieve: MegaUpload's data safe for two more weeks[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:08:28 PST ]MegaUpload's attorney says a deal has been worked out with hosting companies that will give managers time to find a more permanent fix.

Samsung's Super Bowl ad: Farrelly brother, Apple-baiting?[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:21:35 PST ]In a series of tweets, Samsung teases a major Super Bowl spot, directed by Bobby Farrelly. Is this the launch of the Galaxy Note?

Obama's staffers to use Square mobile in fundraising[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:35:48 PST ]President Obama's re-election campaign donations can now be processed with smartphones using Square mobile.

Apple iPad breaks HP's hold on top PC spot[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:11:41 PST ]With popularity of the iPad undiminished, Apple easily surges past Hewlett-Packard as the top PC marker in the world, according to Canalys.

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo talks censorship[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:29:31 PST ]In a live interview, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo talked about why Twitter announced it would withhold tweets when they violate a country's local laws.

UFC's White hacked after scrap with Anonymous[ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:26:37 EST ]Dana White loves a good fight.

Google seeks to clarify new privacy policy[ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:32 EST ]Seeking to blunt a sharp backlash to its latest privacy changes, Google on Friday offered to share "the real story" about a new system that creates a profile on users based on their activity on all of Google's sites and products.

An airplane in your garage?[ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:12:51 EST ]Anna Dietrich is working on an aircraft that can fold its wings and drive on the road

Kinect could make its way to laptops[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:42:29 EST ]The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought.

Feds: Megaupload files may be deleted this week[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:49:09 EST ]Federal prosecutors who accuse file-sharing site Megaupload of being a hotbed of digital piracy say the site's customer files, presumably including perfectly legal ones, may be deleted starting Thursday.

Kindle Fire No. 1 in Android tablet use: report[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:47:21 GMT ]A new report analyzing app usage purports to show that, in just three months, Amazon's Kindle Fire has dethroned the Samsung Galaxy Tab as the top Android tablet — at least when it comes to people actually spending time on their devices.

Teens migrating to Twitter — for privacy?[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:06:57 GMT ]Teens never used to tweet — too public, too many older users. Not cool. But then their parents started friending them on Facebook. Suddenly, their space wasn't just theirs anymore, and many young people turned to Twitter.

Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday[ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:34:14 GMT ]Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

Teens send 'Lego Man' above the clouds[ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:46:10 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: It's very cool that two Canadian teens have become celebrities for sending a flag-toting toy into the stratosphere – just don't say they put a "Lego Man in Space."

Video: Mass Effect's galactic war[ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:21 GMT ]Our first look at the multiplayer in "Mass Effect 3." In-Game's Todd Kenreck (In-Game)