Larry Page: Steve Jobs and I were friendly 'at times'[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:13:29 GMT ]The Google CEO says that while Apple is a competitor, discussions between his company and Apple are ongoing. [Read more]

HTC's Windows Phone 8X receives first Microsoft update[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:17:51 GMT ]The 'Portico' update includes a number of new features, including Wi-Fi options and rejecting calls with SMS. [Read more]

Newly flush with wine, Facebook Gifts rolls out to all U.S. users[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:19:39 GMT ]The social network brings the first alcoholic beverage to its e-commerce offering. [Read more]

BlackBerry 10 goes 'gold' for developers[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:32:57 GMT ]RIM has released the final version of its BlackBerry 10 OS software for developers to start writing apps. [Read more]

Netflix ranks ISPs by streaming performance, Google Fiber wins[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:49:41 GMT ]Netflix uses its copious streaming-video data to rank ISP performance in November, with Google Fiber easily taking the top spot. [Read more]

Police warn again Apple Maps flaw[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:06:38 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.

Why Instagram pulled Twitter photos[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:20:01 EST ]Images from Instagram, the photo-sharing app that lets user spruce up their work with a slate of arty and retro filters, no longer show up on Twitter, a popular place to share them.

Vote closes on Facebook changes[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:34:54 EST ]Facebook's flirtation with democracy has come to an end. If it wants to, the social network can now change its policies without user approval.

Twitter adds its own photo filters[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:33:33 EST ]A day after confirming it had lost the ability to display Instagram images, Twitter has rolled out its own library of retro filters for its Android and iPhone apps.

Feds: Apps are compromising kids' privacy[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:28:46 EST ]Parents are finding it more difficult to keep their children's private personal data from being collected by mobile phone apps, according to a new report.

Pre-caffeine tech: Internet dictators, ruined holidays![ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:07:46 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Secret military space plane set to launch[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:50:51 GMT ]The secretive U.S. Air Force X-37B robotic space plane has been cleared to lift off Tuesday. The X-37B vehicle and its cargo bay packed with a classified payload is set to make the third mission of the program.

Twitter and Instagram now bitter enemies in war for your photos[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:45:16 GMT ]On Wednesday, Twitter users noticed something strange when they tried to view tweeted Instagram photos. Images were oddly cropped and not displaying properly.

South Korea's porn fight 'like shoveling in a blizzard'[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:27:22 GMT ]Unlike most developed nations, pornography is illegal in South Korea, though it remains easy for its tech-savvy population to find.

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?

Ada Lovelace, early computer whiz, gets Doodle love[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:16:12 GMT ]Seen by some as the world's first programmer, Lovelace created technical notes for the Analytical Engine conceived by Charles Babbage. [Read more]

Samsung video hints at big release at CES[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:23:11 GMT ]The company tells consumers to "get ready" for a reveal. Could it be a successor to the Galaxy S3 smartphone? [Read more]

BlackBerry Messenger 7 lets you make phone calls via Wi-Fi[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:06:56 GMT ]The latest update to RIM's BlackBerry Messenger adds voice support, so people can call their contacts over a Wi-Fi connection. [Read more]

Get a wireless HDMI transmitter for $149.96[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:11:49 GMT ]The top-rated Nyrius Aries NAVS500 can beam signals from any HDMI source to your HDTV or projector. It normally sells for $200. [Read more]

Google saves $2B in taxes by sheltering $10B in revenue in Bermuda[ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:52:47 GMT ]The search and software giant's tax avoidance is being investigated by governments in France, the U.K., Italy, and Australia, Bloomberg reported. [Read more]

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]