App shows how alcohol ages you[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:16 EST ]If you're the kind of gal whose "me time" includes a glass or two of wine after work, you might want to consider how those drinks could affect your looks.

Apple still casts a shadow over CES[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:35:58 EST ]For a company that hasn't attended CES since 1992, Apple dominates the show.

Web access for the disabled[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:01 EST ]Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

Facebook birthday app not malware[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:48:39 EST ]Relax. Those "My Birthday Calendar" requests on Facebook might be annoying, but they're not dangerous.

Online activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide[ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:04:14 EST ]Aaron Swartz, the Internet political activist who co-wrote the initial specification for RSS, has committed suicide, a relative told CNN Saturday. He was 26.

A few of our favorite things: The coming year's most thrilling technologies[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:14:03 GMT ]Every January, reporters on the tech beat kiss their families goodbye and surrender a week of their lives to the concrete fauxtopia of Las Vegas, in exchange for knowledge of the things to come. This year, at that Consumer Electronics Show of which I speak, we saw forks that track what you eat, robots that cling to windows, chairs that block out unwanted noise, and other wonders.

Report: Climate shifts are changing life in US[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:06:47 GMT ]A massive new federal scientific report says global warming is already changing America from sea to rising sea and how Americans live.

Inside the underweb: Home to pedophiles, hitmen, drug dealers — and free speech[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:09:45 GMT ]Tor's networkv exists beneath the sanitized experiences of Facebook, Google, and Amazon. It exists way down deep, in a walled-off Web threaded with secure communication routes and populated with political dissidents, spies, and ne'er-do-wells.

Aaron Swartz's family blasts government in death[ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:25:47 GMT ]In the 24 hours since Aaron Swartz, a prodigy programmer turned Internet folk hero, hanged himself, his family has expressed devastation – and anger.

White House: Thumbs down on Death Star[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:58:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: In its official response to a popular online petition, the White House says building a Death Star would be an out-of-this-galaxy waste of money.

CES postscript: The touch laptop, like it or not[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:02:41 GMT ]Touch is coming in a big way to Windows 8 laptops. And if Intel has its druthers, pretty much everything coming down the pike will be touch-capable. [Read more]

CES postscript: The touch laptop, like it or not[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:02:41 GMT ]Touch is coming in a big way to Windows 8 laptops. And if Intel has its druthers, pretty much everything coming down the pike will be touch-capable. [Read more]

Tech VIPs, family take to Web with sorrow, anger over Swartz[ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:20:09 GMT ]Tim Berners-Lee and Lawrence Lessig are among those who express sorrow and/or anger at Aaron Swartz's suicide. Swartz's family announces memorial Web site, and also points finger at federal prosecutors and MIT. [Read more]

JSTOR says it mourns `tragic loss' of Aaron Swartz[ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:32:51 GMT ]Digital archive issues statement reacting to uproar over Swartz suicide, saying it regretted' having been drawn to `this sad event.' [Read more]

New-to-vinyl converts talk about the joys of playing LPs[ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT ]The Audiophiliac talks with a few music lovers who grew up in a mostly digital world and are just now starting to play LPs. [Read more]

Web access for the disabled[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:01 EST ]Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

App shows how alcohol ages you[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:16 EST ]If you're the kind of gal whose "me time" includes a glass or two of wine after work, you might want to consider how those drinks could affect your looks.

Apple still casts a shadow over CES[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:35:58 EST ]For a company that hasn't attended CES since 1992, Apple dominates the show.

Facebook birthday app not malware[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:48:39 EST ]Relax. Those "My Birthday Calendar" requests on Facebook might be annoying, but they're not dangerous.

The scattered, futuristic world of home automation[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:16:22 EST ]The world of automated home gadgets is young and exciting, filled with an abundance of promising new products. It's also a bit of a mess.

Video shows parting shots from the moon[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:36:04 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Grail mission bit the moondust last month — but images captured by the twin probes' cameras bring the yearlong lunar mission back to life in a two-minute video.

Video: Smartphones in the driver seat for new car tech[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:57:49 GMT ]Never before has the relationship between the car and the smartphone been so vital – and on display – as at the Consumer Electronics Show. NBCNews.com's Matt Rivera reports. (NBCNews.com)

A few of our favorite things: The coming year's most thrilling technologies[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:14:03 GMT ]Every January, reporters on the tech beat kiss their families goodbye and surrender a week of their lives to the concrete fauxtopia of Las Vegas, in exchange for knowledge of the things to come. This year, at that Consumer Electronics Show of which I speak, we saw forks that track what you eat, robots that cling to windows, chairs that block out unwanted noise, and other wonders.

Report: Climate shifts are changing life in US[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:06:47 GMT ]A massive new federal scientific report says global warming is already changing America from sea to rising sea and how Americans live.

White House: Thumbs down on Death Star[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:58:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: In its official response to a popular online petition, the White House says building a Death Star would be an out-of-this-galaxy waste of money.

Will 2013 be the year of the smartwatch?[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT ]In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon highlights some new devices in the smartwatch category and discusses why this may finally be the year the gadgets take off. [Read more]

ZTE readies itself for U.S. expansion in 2013[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:19:41 GMT ]Lixin Cheng, the department head of ZTE's U.S. division, sits down with CNET during CES 2013 to detail the company's future goals. [Read more]

From iPad toilets to alien apps, CES brims with oddities[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]With 3,000 exhibitors, you're bound to bump into something from way outside the box. Crave scoped out some of the weirder finds at the show. [Read more]

Internet activist co-founder Aaron Swartz commits suicide[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:13:52 GMT ]26-year-old hacker and information activist faced charges for alleged role in making MIT academic journal articles public. [Read more]

A headphone amp and USB digital-to-analog converter for just $99 each[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:36:00 GMT ]Schiit Audio doesn't mess around. It offers U.S.-made high-performance audio products for super-affordable prices -- and here are two that are even cheaper. [Read more]

App shows how alcohol ages you[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:16 EST ]If you're the kind of gal whose "me time" includes a glass or two of wine after work, you might want to consider how those drinks could affect your looks.

Apple still casts a shadow over CES[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:35:58 EST ]For a company that hasn't attended CES since 1992, Apple dominates the show.

Web access for the disabled[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:01 EST ]Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

Facebook birthday app not malware[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:48:39 EST ]Relax. Those "My Birthday Calendar" requests on Facebook might be annoying, but they're not dangerous.

The scattered, futuristic world of home automation[ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:16:22 EST ]The world of automated home gadgets is young and exciting, filled with an abundance of promising new products. It's also a bit of a mess.

Simplest clock yet has but a single atom[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:41:13 GMT ]A clock based on just a single atom — the simplest clock yet — has now been devised, researchers say.

Holiday PC sales slide for first time in 5 years[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:14:13 GMT ]Holiday season sales of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years, according to industry tracker IDC, as Microsoft's Windows 8 failed to excite buyers and many opted for tablet devices and powerful smartphones instead.

Vodafone apologizes for BlackBerry lost emails[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:41:26 GMT ]Mobile operator Vodafone apologized on Friday after some customers using Research in Motion's BlackBerry handset lost emails in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Vodafone, the world's second-largest mobile operator with 407 million customers globally, said the problem was due to a router error and said services were now being restored.

No doomsday: Asteroid won't hit in 2036[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:12:56 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Radar observations made during this week's close encounter with the asteroid Apophis have ruled out the risk of a collision with Earth in 2036, NASA says.

A few of our favorite things: The coming year's most thrilling technologies[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:14:03 GMT ]Every January, reporters on the tech beat kiss their families goodbye and surrender a week of their lives to the concrete fauxtopia of Las Vegas, in exchange for knowledge of the things to come. This year, at that Consumer Electronics Show of which I speak, we saw forks that track what you eat, robots that cling to windows, chairs that block out unwanted noise, and other wonders.

Car owners frustrated with onboard GPS[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:44:33 GMT ]Satisfaction with integrated auto navigation systems is down, according to a new J.D. Power study. [Read more]

Two amazing deals on PC games[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:48:49 GMT ]Get a whopping 17 Command & Conquer games for $17 and an indie-game bundle absolutely free. [Read more]

FCC, stakeholders align on communications policy -- for now[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:54:20 GMT ]Relative ease in relations among government and private interests in the Internet ecosystem are a welcome change of pace at CES. But it could be the calm before the storm. [Read more]

Xerox CFO heading to Apple to assume controller position[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:15:10 GMT ]Luca Maestri will be leaving Xerox at the end of February. [Read more]

New intrigue on trail of cheaper iPhone[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:26:16 GMT ]Reuters has cryptically withdrawn a story pegged to remarks purportedly made by Apple's Phil Schiller in China. [Read more]

App shows how alcohol ages you[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:16 EST ]If you're the kind of gal whose "me time" includes a glass or two of wine after work, you might want to consider how those drinks could affect your looks.

Apple still casts a shadow over CES[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:35:58 EST ]For a company that hasn't attended CES since 1992, Apple dominates the show.

Web access for the disabled[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:01 EST ]Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

Facebook birthday app not malware[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:48:39 EST ]Relax. Those "My Birthday Calendar" requests on Facebook might be annoying, but they're not dangerous.

Facebook app My Birthday Calendar is OK[ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:41:49 EST ]Relax. Those "My Birthday Calendar" requests on Facebook might be annoying, but they're not dangerous.