Instagram launches Web profiles[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:03:43 EST ]Photo-sharing app Instagram has attracted more than 100 million users by encouraging people to snap pictures with their smartphones, dress them up with filters and share them with friends.

Web series builds frenzy for 'Halo 4'[ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:29:38 EST ]After announcing that 343 Industries was taking over the blockbuster "Halo" franchise, Microsoft has faced plenty of speculation about what the new developer would do with one of the most popular video games.

Which phone OS is right for you?[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:01:22 EST ]A dizzying number of smartphones is now available in the United States. Picking one is a big commitment, especially when you're signing up for a two-year wireless contract.

Review: iPad Mini a whole new product[ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:31:53 EST ]Apple's latest tablet comes in a smaller, pocketable, gripable, adorable new travel size. But the iPad Mini is more than just a smaller face -- it's a whole new product with its own killer features and disappointments.

Which smartphone system is right for you?[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:54:04 EST ]A dizzying number of smartphones is now available in the United States. Picking one is a big commitment, especially when you're signing up for a two-year wireless contract.

Nexus 4 review: Amazing phone with a deal-breaker flaw[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 03:36:21 GMT ]

How astronauts cast ballots from space[ Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:40:35 GMT ]Call it the ultimate absentee ballot. NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the option of voting in Tuesday's presidential election from orbit, hundreds of miles above their nearest polling location.

Quantum mystery of light revealed[ Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:40:16 GMT ]Is light made of waves, or particles? This fundamental question has dogged scientists for decades, because light seems to be both. However, until now, experiments have revealed light to act either like a particle, or a wave, but never the two at once.

Apple sells 3 million iPads in 3 days[ Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:06:02 GMT ]The iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad became available on Friday morning, in the three-day period since then, Apple says it has sold three million new tablets.

iPad Mini is fun but you may want to wait[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 00:12:21 GMT ]I think the best way to review the iPad Mini is to pit it against competitors in a series of death matches. After all, come holiday time, you'll likely put your money down on just one tablet — or none.

Uber gives free ride to voters[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:39:29 GMT ]But there are a few catches to the offer. Passengers have to be first-time users of the car-service app, and they have to be going to or from polling stations. And fares have to be less than $20.12. [Read more]

Microsoft posts Build Conference videos online[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:56:20 GMT ]The videos show everything from Steve Ballmer's keynote to information on building games for Windows 8. [Read more]

Apple unlikely to approve Google Maps app for iOS, report says[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:00:24 GMT ]People at Google that are working on the dedicated application say that they are "not optimistic" that Apple will approve the software for iOS. [Read more]

iPad Mini eating into iPad sales?[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:09:55 GMT ]Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimates the bulk of first-weekend iPad sales -- 2 million to 2.5 million out of a total 3 million -- were for the smaller tablet. [Read more]

Torture testing the Nexus 7, iPad, and iPad Mini[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:43:17 GMT ]While the Google tablet freaks out and shuts down when submerged in water, it holds up better in drop tests done by warranty company SquareTrade. [Read more]

Report: Facebook tweaking Timeline[ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:38:04 EDT ]Be prepared for another change to your Facebook profile: Timeline could soon be getting a makeover.

Fewer fans line up for iPad Mini[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:37:33 EDT ]The iPad Mini made its global sales debut in several Asian markets Friday, but the lines of fans were much smaller than previous Apple debuts.

Sizing up Google's Nexus 10 tablet[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:08:23 EDT ]While Apple is busy pushing a smaller tablet to take on Google and Amazon's 7-inch offerings, Google is thinking big.

Bye bye, Buckyballs[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:05:50 EDT ]There's a man defecating on my desk. He's Spanish. But, sadly, it's not Rafa Nadal. For surely that might count, then, as an oddly spectacular life moment worth Instagramming.

New Jersey lets Sandy victims vote via e-mail[ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:48:10 EST ]New Jersey residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy will be allowed to vote in Tuesday's elections via e-mail or fax, the first time civilians in the state have been allowed to vote remotely.

How to use the Internet when the Internet is gone[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 14:29:26 GMT ]OK, here's the scenario: A storm plows through your hometown, knocking out the electricity. Your lights go out, and with it your Wi-Fi. Your laptop, still charged, is without Internet. What do you do?

Free Android apps cost users security, privacy[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 14:48:29 GMT ]An 18-month study shows that Android users who download and install free apps end up paying in compromised privacy and security.

California also worries about extreme storms after Sandy[ Sun, 4 Nov 2012 15:09:49 GMT ]In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, researchers in California are grappling with their own questions about increasingly extreme weather.

Nexus 4 review: Amazing phone with a deal-breaker flaw[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 03:36:21 GMT ]

iPad Mini is fun but you may want to wait[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 00:12:21 GMT ]I think the best way to review the iPad Mini is to pit it against competitors in a series of death matches. After all, come holiday time, you'll likely put your money down on just one tablet — or none.

Latest Curiosity image perhaps best yet[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:14:47 GMT ]NASA's Mars rover snaps a series of photos that are assembled into a vivid self-portrait, with a martian mountain as backdrop. [Read more]

Sixers unleash world's largest T-shirt cannon on fans[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:25:20 GMT ]Attending a Sixers game this season? Keep an eye out for the biggest T-shirt bazooka ever conceived. [Read more]

Apple's vanishing iPad[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:33:12 GMT ]Call it the featherweight KO'ing the heavyweight. On the first day of sales, the 312-gram Mini knocked the 652-gram fourth-generation iPad into quick obscurity. [Read more]

Apple accused of hiding U.K. Samsung 'apology' with code[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:41:23 GMT ]Users of news-sharing site Reddit have accused Apple of deliberately hiding the court-ordered Samsung "apology" statement on the U.K. Apple Web site. [Read more]

Being there: The Hifiman HE-6 headphones[ Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:06:00 GMT ]Is the Hifiman HE-6 a truly world class headphone? The Audiophiliac auditions a pair to find out. [Read more]

Report: Facebook tweaking Timeline[ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:38:04 EDT ]Be prepared for another change to your Facebook profile: Timeline could soon be getting a makeover.

Fewer fans line up for iPad Mini[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:37:33 EDT ]The iPad Mini made its global sales debut in several Asian markets Friday, but the lines of fans were much smaller than previous Apple debuts.

Sizing up Google's Nexus 10 tablet[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:08:23 EDT ]While Apple is busy pushing a smaller tablet to take on Google and Amazon's 7-inch offerings, Google is thinking big.

Bye bye, Buckyballs[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:05:50 EDT ]There's a man defecating on my desk. He's Spanish. But, sadly, it's not Rafa Nadal. For surely that might count, then, as an oddly spectacular life moment worth Instagramming.

How secure is your electronic vote?[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:08:46 EDT ]In an era when shadowy hackers can snatch secret government files and humble big businesses with seeming ease, it's an unavoidable question as Election Day approaches: When we go to the polls, could our very votes be at risk?

Mars rover snaps spooky self-portraits[ Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:53:11 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: It looks as if someone is taking portraits of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars from a few feet away — but who's the photographer?

How to use the Internet when the Internet is gone[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 14:29:26 GMT ]OK, here's the scenario: A storm plows through your hometown, knocking out the electricity. Your lights go out, and with it your Wi-Fi. Your laptop, still charged, is without Internet. What do you do?

Free Android apps cost users security, privacy[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 14:48:29 GMT ]An 18-month study shows that Android users who download and install free apps end up paying in compromised privacy and security.

Nexus 4 review: Amazing phone with a deal-breaker flaw[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 03:36:21 GMT ]

iPad Mini is fun but you may want to wait[ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 00:12:21 GMT ]I think the best way to review the iPad Mini is to pit it against competitors in a series of death matches. After all, come holiday time, you'll likely put your money down on just one tablet — or none.

Apple's mea culpa: U.K. site posts apology, new statement[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:46:25 GMT ]After testing a British court's patience with a not so apologetic public statement, the iPhone and iPad maker is finally eating humble pie. [Read more]

This week in Crave: The bright and shiny edition[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMT ]Hurricane Sandy left many in the dark this week, but stories about a solar-powered South African school, and a lower-leg amputee set to make a big climb, brought some light. [Read more]

Big speaker sound: The Tekton M-Lore[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:36:00 GMT ]Who needs big speakers? Anyone who wants to feel the music, which is exactly what makes the Tekton M-Lore towers so much better than any small speaker. [Read more]

B&N drops prices on Nook Tablet and Nook Color[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:44:57 GMT ]With the release of the new Nook HD and Nook HD+, B&N is discounting its older tablets -- the Nook Color is down to $139. [Read more]

Your vote costs Obama and Romney about $22[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:00:00 GMT ]My vote's worth $30 to the U.S. presidential campaigns, according to Abine's vote calculator, which puts a fun spin on several factors that determine the cost of online ads. How cheap will yours turn out to be? [Read more]

Report: Facebook tweaking Timeline[ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:38:04 EDT ]Be prepared for another change to your Facebook profile: Timeline could soon be getting a makeover.

Fewer fans line up for iPad Mini[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:37:33 EDT ]The iPad Mini made its global sales debut in several Asian markets Friday, but the lines of fans were much smaller than previous Apple debuts.

Sizing up Google's Nexus 10 tablet[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:08:23 EDT ]While Apple is busy pushing a smaller tablet to take on Google and Amazon's 7-inch offerings, Google is thinking big.

Bye bye, Buckyballs[ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:05:50 EDT ]There's a man defecating on my desk. He's Spanish. But, sadly, it's not Rafa Nadal. For surely that might count, then, as an oddly spectacular life moment worth Instagramming.

How secure is your electronic vote?[ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:08:46 EDT ]In an era when shadowy hackers can snatch secret government files and humble big businesses with seeming ease, it's an unavoidable question as Election Day approaches: When we go to the polls, could our very votes be at risk?