Social media's role in royal prank[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:25:08 EST ]One of the nurses duped by a prank phone call about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, committed suicide on Friday, and many social media users were quick to point fingers at the two radio hosts who made the call and then promoted it on Facebook.

Apparently This Matters: Puppy room[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:24:40 EST ]If you do a Google image search right now for "cute furry animals," you'll immediately find yourself in a fantastic world of kittens and hamsters and ducks and raccoons. And, oddly enough, if you scroll down a bit, there's even a bizarre Photoshopped image of Tom Hanks. It's his head on a bird's body.

An iPhone case you can eat[ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:40:54 EST ]Yes, critics of the sometimes disposable nature of today's tech world, it's come to this. You can now eat your iPhone case.

Police warn again Apple Maps flaw[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:10:01 EST ]Inaccurate, inconvenient, ill-conceived ... now add "potentially life-threatening" to the list of words being used to describe flaws in Apple's much maligned maps app.

Australian police: Apple Maps flaw could be deadly[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:37:24 EST ]Inaccurate, inconvenient, ill-conceived ... now add "potentially life-threatening" to the list of words being used to describe flaws in Apple's much maligned maps app.

Tell us which geek gift gets the goods[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 01:57:35 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: What kind of holiday gift is best-suited for a science geek? Here's your chance to decide which geeky gift suggestion takes the prize.

How often should you change your passwords?[ Sun, 9 Dec 2012 16:02:20 GMT ]Your company and some websites force you to regularly change your passwords, like every three months or so. How often do you need to change your passwords for all your other logins (if at all)?

Nifty tech gifts under $50[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:30:07 GMT ]While tech gifts tend to be the big-ticket items during the holidays, there are plenty of great, inexpensive gadgets and accessories that will delight the recipients on your gift list.

Bizarre creature found in 200-million-year-old cocoon[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:41:07 GMT ]About 200 million years ago, a leech released a slimy mucous cocoon that unwittingly encased and trapped a bizarre animal with a springy tail, preserving it until researchers discovered the teardrop-shaped creature in Antarctica recently.

What should you do to a computer before you sell it?[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 16:16:58 GMT ]You know you should securely wipe your hard drive before you sell a computer, but is there anything else you should do before you put it up on eBay?

Did Twitter's founder reveal its would-be Instagram killer?[ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 07:21:32 GMT ]Reports published today suggest Twitter plans on releasing its own photo filters feature by year's end, and co-founder Jack Dorsey may already be posting photos using it. [Read more]

Square launches gift cards[ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT ]New service lets anyone give gift cards to friends or family, and have the value stored in Square Wallet. The initiative could be aimed at attracting would-be Apple Passbook users. [Read more]

Aperion Audio's gorgeous Verus Grand bookshelf speaker[ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:06:00 GMT ]Aperion's best known for its spectacular home theater speakers, the Audiophiliac scrutinizes a pair of Verus Grand bookshelf speakers. [Read more]

Android fanboys rage at Microsoft's Droid Rage hype[ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:12:03 GMT ]In pushing its Windows Phone 8, Microsoft turns to Twitter to ask for examples of Droid Rage -- rage at Android malware. Androiders turn the account upside down. [Read more]

Thief steals iPhone from quadriplegic[ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:15:56 GMT ]A man who relies on an iPhone to communicate has it stolen from the tray of his wheelchair in the lobby of a Staten Island apartment building. [Read more]

How parents, kids talk on Facebook[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:24:18 EST ]As they move from their early teens to their late teens, kids no longer want to be pals with Mom and Dad. Teenage boys are much less likely than girls to initiate conversations with their parents. And moms baby their sons.

Social media's role in royal prank[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:25:08 EST ]One of the nurses duped by a prank phone call about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, committed suicide on Friday, and many social media users were quick to point fingers at the two radio hosts who made the call and then promoted it on Facebook.

Apparently This Matters: Puppy room[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:24:40 EST ]If you do a Google image search right now for "cute furry animals," you'll immediately find yourself in a fantastic world of kittens and hamsters and ducks and raccoons. And, oddly enough, if you scroll down a bit, there's even a bizarre Photoshopped image of Tom Hanks. It's his head on a bird's body.

An iPhone case you can eat[ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:40:54 EST ]Yes, critics of the sometimes disposable nature of today's tech world, it's come to this. You can now eat your iPhone case.

'Proud of you': How parents, kids talk on Facebook[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:01:53 EST ]As they move from their early teens to their late teens, kids no longer want to be pals with Mom and Dad. Teenage boys are much less likely than girls to initiate conversations with their parents. And moms baby their sons.

Bizarre creature found in 200-million-year-old cocoon[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:41:07 GMT ]About 200 million years ago, a leech released a slimy mucous cocoon that unwittingly encased and trapped a bizarre animal with a springy tail, preserving it until researchers discovered the teardrop-shaped creature in Antarctica recently.

What should you do to a computer before you sell it?[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 16:16:58 GMT ]You know you should securely wipe your hard drive before you sell a computer, but is there anything else you should do before you put it up on eBay?

Internet governance talks in jeopardy[ Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:20:55 GMT ]A landmark attempt to set global rules for overseeing the Internet threatened to fall apart on Friday as a rift pitting the United States and some Western countries against the rest of the world widened, participants in the talks said.

Slideshow: Apollo 17: The last moonshot[ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:42:28 GMT ]Click through historic photos from humanity's last trip to the moon, the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

Apollo 17 still leaves a mark on our memory[ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:43:33 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Forty years after the last moonshot, Apollo 17 still strikes a chord, even for Americans who weren't alive when the mission was launched.

HP to Apple: Hey, we already make PCs in the U.S.[ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:42:39 GMT ]Hewlett-Packard says it's way ahead of Apple in the race to bring more computer assembly back to the U.S. [Read more]

Hot new games for iOS[ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:37:20 GMT ]All of the games in this collection are new at the App Store, already well-known titles, and extremely entertaining. [Read more]

Apple and Google making joint bid for Kodak patents, report says[ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:54:52 GMT ]An Apple-Google joint effort to procure Kodak's patents could auger a somewhat less litigious atmosphere in the future. [Read more]

Android's Google Now services headed for Chrome, too[ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:14:05 GMT ]The all-purpose alert system isn't just for Android. Google Now is being built into Chrome as well, taking advantage of its notifications system. [Read more]

Gift ideas for the audiophile in your life[ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:06:00 GMT ]The Audiophiliac's budget-friendly gift ideas, and most are well under $100! [Read more]

How parents, kids talk on Facebook[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:24:18 EST ]As they move from their early teens to their late teens, kids no longer want to be pals with Mom and Dad. Teenage boys are much less likely than girls to initiate conversations with their parents. And moms baby their sons.

Social media's role in royal prank[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:25:08 EST ]One of the nurses duped by a prank phone call about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, committed suicide on Friday, and many social media users were quick to point fingers at the two radio hosts who made the call and then promoted it on Facebook.

Apparently This Matters: Puppy room[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:24:40 EST ]If you do a Google image search right now for "cute furry animals," you'll immediately find yourself in a fantastic world of kittens and hamsters and ducks and raccoons. And, oddly enough, if you scroll down a bit, there's even a bizarre Photoshopped image of Tom Hanks. It's his head on a bird's body.

An iPhone case you can eat[ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:40:54 EST ]Yes, critics of the sometimes disposable nature of today's tech world, it's come to this. You can now eat your iPhone case.

'Proud of you': How parents, kids talk on Facebook[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:01:53 EST ]As they move from their early teens to their late teens, kids no longer want to be pals with Mom and Dad. Teenage boys are much less likely than girls to initiate conversations with their parents. And moms baby their sons.

Pre-caffeine tech: Apple updates, apocalypse alpacas![ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 15:38:23 GMT ]Our roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. From socialist hair to serial killers, and all the Justin Bieber-related topics in between, Wikipedia does a fine job feeding fun facts to us ADHD Internet surfers — but when it comes to serious learning, Wikipedia may be leaving us in the dust.

Pinterest dumps 'suspicious, fake or spammy accounts'[ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:49:05 GMT ]While Pinterest encouraged its users to report naughty, hateful, violent, and otherwise undesirable pins, the virtual corkboard also had a team focus on hunting down "suspicious, fake or spammy accounts." On Thursday, those accounts were removed, "for good."

40 years later, astronaut recalls Apollo 17[ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:47:44 GMT ]The last manned mission to the moon launched 40 years ago today, but astronaut Harrison Schmitt remembers it like it was yesterday.

Slideshow: Apollo 17: The last moonshot[ Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:42:28 GMT ]Click through historic photos from humanity's last trip to the moon, the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

Golden Spike plans billion-dollar moon trips[ Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:54:12 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Big-name backers take the wraps off the Golden Spike Company, a venture that aims to send paying passengers to the moon and back at the price of $1.4 billion or more for two.

Sony begins testing online Entertainment Network Store[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:38:02 GMT ]Sony's store has not been officially announced, but the company has confirmed that it's testing out a new marketplace. [Read more]

This parrot doesn't fly -- it drives a buggy[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:08:07 GMT ]Flying is for the birds. Watch this video of a parrot that drives around in its own vehicle by using its beak. [Read more]

Samsung's Galaxy S3 to get Premium Suite Upgrade[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:09:15 GMT ]The device will get a host of new features, including multiple window support and the ability to see the most frequently used apps in a single pane. [Read more]

New 27-inch iMacs to now ship in January[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:37:57 GMT ]The new date is a change from the prior three-to-four week estimate, making the wait time even longer. [Read more]

Negative Yelp post lands reviewer with $750K suit[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:41:59 GMT ]A woman is so unhappy with the work of her contractor that she posts a scathing review on Yelp. The contractor claims he lost business because of it and is suing her. [Read more]

How devices make us superhuman[ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:07:48 EST ]What exactly is cyborg anthropology?

'Gangnam' to 'Kony': 2012's top videos[ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:58:03 EST ]With a K-pop sensation, a campaign film about an African warlord and a homegrown marriage proposal featuring 60 synchronized dancers among them, 2012's viral sensations are as varied as they are compelling.

Microsoft opens a social network[ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:07:36 EST ]After a long period of closed beta testing, Microsoft made the beta version of its social network, Socl, available to everyone on Tuesday.

New Orleans startups take flight[ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:44:01 EST ]When Kenneth Purcell emerged from his New Orleans home after Hurricane Isaac churned through the city in August, he couldn't believe what he saw. Nearly all of his neighbors had poured out into the streets to help each other clean up.

Apple and Samsung's $1 billion battle continues[ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:20:27 EST ]The $1 billion patent dispute between Apple and Samsung picked back up in federal court in San Jose on Thursday, with both sides arguing over issues of damages amounts, bans on product sales and allegations of dishonesty on the part of the jury foreman.