Amazon sets up Kindle store in China[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:04:52 GMT ]The retailer's new store offers Chinese-language e-books though Kindle tablets and e-readers aren't yet available in the country. [Read more]

Video app ShowYou works to make mobile couch surfing easier[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:08:19 GMT ]As YouTube works to get users to spend more time watching videos, one startup may have cracked the code. [Read more]

Apple offers free two- to three-day shipping on all products[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:17:18 GMT ]The holiday special applies to everything in Apple's store. [Read more]

Amazon Cloud Player arrives on Roku, Samsung Smart TVs[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:38:51 GMT ]Amazon's digital music storage and streaming app finally gives Roku a good response to Apple TV's iTunes Match. [Read more]

iPhone infringes on patents from MobileMedia, rules jury[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:43:39 GMT ]The jury found that Apple violated three patents from patent holding company MobileMedia. [Read more]

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.

Great gadgets for holiday giving[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:53:57 EST ]Gadgets aren't just for the tech-savvy people in your life.

Facebook to overhaul privacy controls[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:11:49 EST ]Facebook announced a major overhaul to its privacy controls Wednesday, adding a handful of features while simplifying and clarifying the ways users can already tweak their accounts.

7 tips for safer online shopping[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:59:00 EST ]Doing your holiday shopping online is generally preferable to braving the season's frantic mall crowds, slow moving checkout lines and tiresome holiday background music. But don't get too relaxed. There are still some security precautions everyone should take before sharing payment information online.

Schmidt: Android 'winning clearly' over Apple[ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:48:31 EST ]Google chairman Eric Schmidt has declared Android the winner in its mobile war with Apple.

Russian robotic space program reborn[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:33 GMT ]Russian space officials are rekindling their plans for moon exploration, and some say a rebirth of that country's robotic space endeavors beyond low-Earth orbit is on the horizon.

Facebook in 2012: A year of 'Hunger Games' and 'Duck Dynasty', TBH[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:54:07 GMT ]To be honest ("TBH"), you may be so busy having a real life that you might have missed Facebook's most-discussed trends and stories of the year. Fear not, because here they are.

Pre-caffeine tech: No email, Apocalypse dogs![ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:25:55 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today: Facebook users' seven-day voting period on the new privacy policy came to an end with far less than the 30 percent required to sway Facebook's opinion.

Middle East has the most politically vocal social networkers, says Pew[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:31:19 GMT ]According to a new report, social networking in the Middle East has become a vital tool for sharing views on politics, community issues and religion — much more so than anywhere else in the world.

Defiant North Korea launches long-range rocket[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:43:56 GMT ]North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday in defiance of its critics abroad — and claimed that the mission successfully put a satellite in orbit.

Google to shutter shopping search engine in China[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:21:19 GMT ]Search giant says the service did not produce the results it was seeking. The closure is coming three months after Google shut down its China-only music download service. [Read more]

Facebook privacy settings get reworked once again[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:50:40 GMT ]The social netwrok overhauls its settings, again, in an attempt to make things easier for people to understand, and phases out the option to block people from searching for your profile. [Read more]

iPad Mini to travel to Russia this Friday[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:56:55 GMT ]Apple's small tablet is wending its way toward Russian consumers for a December 14 launch, says one Russian retailer. [Read more]

Get a free office suite, help charity[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMT ]When you download SoftMaker FreeOffice for Windows or Linux, the developer will make a donation to betterplace.org. What's not to like? [Read more]

iPad Mini sales likely hurt by supply problems, Sterne Agee says[ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:01:00 GMT ]Analyst Shaw Wu says iPhone sales will likely be better than anticipated, but the iPad could actually be light because of supply shortages for the iPad Mini and because the iPad Mini is eating into sales of the larger model. [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.

Great gadgets for holiday giving[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:53:57 EST ]Gadgets aren't just for the tech-savvy people in your life.

Huge asteroid set to buzz Earth[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:27:56 GMT ]A giant asteroid will make a flyby of Earth over the next few days, and armchair astronomers can watch the action live on their computers.

Here's the real-life face of a 'Hobbit'[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:06:45 GMT ]Researchers have revealed what the face of a controversial ancient human nicknamed "the Hobbit" might have looked like.

See your Internet meltdowns acted out — by sock puppets[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:35:38 GMT ]A pair of otters peacefully floating on the water, holding hands, rafting — with more than 18 million views, it’s one of the most peaceful, popular videos on YouTube, and completely without drama. Until you read the comments, of course.

Hawking, CERN scientists win big physics prizes[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:42:03 GMT ]A Russian billionaire's foundation is awarding two special prizes of $3 million each to British cosmologist Stephen Hawking, and to seven scientists at the world's biggest particle collider.

Mom and dad will like these tech gifts[ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:20:13 GMT ]You don't need to be young or a techie to love tech. These great gifts provide entertainment, motivate you to stay active and just make your life easier.

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]