Judge reduces Apple jury award from Samsung[ Sat, 2 Mar 2013 01:41:25 GMT ]Apple had a major setback in its ongoing mobile patents battle with Samsung Electronics on Friday, as a federal judge slashed a $1.05 billion jury award by more than 40 percent and set a new trial to determine damages. Apple won the award last year against Samsung in what was the biggest and highest-profile of a number of legal trials around the world, centered on the use and alleged abuse of patents in a highly competitive mobile market.

Sequester would whack away at science funding[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 23:12:31 GMT ]With the deadline for government-wide spending cuts just hours away, attempts to avert the cuts — which would affect medical research, space exploration and defense spending — have all but failed.

Joke's on you, nerds! Obama troll quote is greatest 'Jedi mind meld' ever[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:03:17 GMT ]On Friday, President Barack Obama successfully distracted a tense nation from the mandatory spending cuts that are due to begin in mere hours through a sci-fi malapropism so egregious it caused the Twitterverse to explode ... metaphorically, anyway.

Sinkholes are common, but rarely catastrophic[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:48:55 GMT ]A Florida man is missing after an apparent sinkhole opened in his bedroom in the middle of the night, sucking him and his bed deep into the earth. As frightening as it sounds, sinkholes happen all the time, according to geologists.

SpaceX fixes spaceship glitch after launch[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:37:09 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: SpaceX solved a problem with the thruster system on its freshly launched Dragon cargo capsule, but not before it forced at least a day's delay in the unmanned craft's arrival at the International Space Station.

Microsoft's little-screen, big-screen interactive future[ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:18:31 GMT ]Big and little screens interacting. That's Microsoft's vision of a collaborative future nirvana. [Read more]

Crave Ep. 111: Man vs. jetpack[ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:21:21 GMT ]A German inventor builds a DIY jetpack. Plus, Trekkies win a space battle by voting to rename a Pluto moon "Vulcan." All that and more on this week's episode of Crave. [Read more]

6 things I want to do with NFC (Smartphones Unlocked)[ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:58:17 GMT ]Uses for NFC are endless, but we have a long way to go until the protocol goes mainstream. Here's my personal wish list. [Read more]

Why teens are tiring of Facebook[ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]Facebook has become a social network that's often too complicated, too risky, and, above all, too overrun by parents to give teens the type of digital freedom they crave. [Read more]

Audiophiliac readers' show off their hi-fis and home theaters[ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:56:00 GMT ]Responding to Steve's request, Audiophiliac readers sent loads of images of their budget systems, homemade speakers, tube amps, and groovy turntables. [Read more]

Gates, Zuckerberg: Learn to code[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:11 EST ]Hey kids! Forget trying to become a doctor or rapper or a football star, not to mention all the teasing you may get in school for being a nerd -- computers are where it's at.

Are e-readers doomed?[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:38 EST ]One thing appeared certain when Barnes & Noble announced Thursday how much money its Nook e-readers brought in over the past three months: The news would be lousy.

Mozilla launches Firefox OS[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:57:39 EST ]Mozilla Chairwoman, Mitchell Baker talks to CNN's Kristie Lu Stout about introduction of their new Firefox OS.

Why online 'daily deals' fizzled[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:46:45 EST ]On Thursday, Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason summed up his day, and perhaps an entire niche industry, with a joke.

Why the online 'daily deals' craze fizzled[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:44:21 EST ]On Thursday, Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason summed up his day, and perhaps an entire niche industry, with a joke.

National Day of Unplugging is here: Will you power down for 24 hours?[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:35:36 GMT ]From sundown to sundown, beginning Friday (March 1), some are putting down their cellphones, shutting off computers, and ignoring the Internet in celebration of the fourth annual National Day of Unplugging.

Odd molecular hoops dispel 'junk DNA' myth[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:55:26 GMT ]The human genome can generate molecular hoops similar in makeup to DNA that could potently interfere with genetic activity.

Pre-caffeine tech: Moon marvel, pugs on a sled![ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:52:36 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. It's prime time to marvel at the moon.

Two rats cooperate telepathically via brain implant[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:18:34 GMT ]The Duke University experiment is the first time two animals have collaborated through such an artificial link, and shows that the mammal brain can be trained to act on to electrical signals from another animal.

SpaceX reports problem after Dragon launch[ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 15:07:18 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Friday to send an unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on its quickest trip yet to the International Space Station, but the company reported that a problem was encountered in orbit.

Facebook testing new Timeline design[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:25:55 GMT ]The company is eyeing a round of changes to the Timelines of its members. [Read more]

Google CFO denies Samsung conflict[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:55:04 GMT ]"I think that both Samsung and ourselves have benefited not only on the Android side but also on the Chrome side," says Google CFO Patrick Pichette. [Read more]

Logitech looks to lay off 140 employees as trouble persists[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:26:28 GMT ]The company's workforce reduction is equal to about 5 percent of its total worldwide employee base. [Read more]

Picture this: Photosynth debuts for Windows Phone 8[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:46:24 GMT ]The popular app for stitching together photos includes new features such as camera lens integration, more camera controls, and the ability to view shared panoramas. [Read more]

Mac sales should recover after December drop, says analyst[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:00:56 GMT ]Shipments of the Mac plummeted by 22 percent in December, but Needham analyst Charlie Wolf expects sales to recover this month. [Read more]

Why Apple may owe you $5[ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:54:49 EST ]Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by parents who say their kids downloaded free games from the mobile App Store and then proceeded to rack up hefty bills buying in-game extras.

Yahoo office-work edict riles workers[ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:56:39 EST ]When Stephanie Van Pelt needed to care for her son after surgery, her company gave her the option to work from home.

Gates, Zuckerberg: Learn to code[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:11 EST ]Hey kids! Forget trying to become a doctor or rapper or a football star, not to mention all the teasing you may get in school for being a nerd -- computers are where it's at.

Are e-readers doomed?[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:38 EST ]One thing appeared certain when Barnes & Noble announced Thursday how much money its Nook e-readers brought in over the past three months: The news would be lousy.

Odd gadgets: Robotic balls and GPS walking sticks[ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:07:55 EST ]There were no major announcements and no breathtaking new gadgets, but this year's Mobile World Congress did offer up more than its fair share of unexpected uses for digital technology.

Two rats cooperate telepathically via brain implant[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:18:34 GMT ]The Duke University experiment is the first time two animals have collaborated through such an artificial link, and shows that the mammal brain can be trained to act on to electrical signals from another animal.

5 reasons Google should be afraid of Samsung[ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:00:34 GMT ]Google takes pride in the fact that its Android mobile operating system has outpaced Apple's. But the truth is, Android phones don't outsell Apple phones, Samsung phones do. Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft — these may be Google's main competitors, but it's Samsung that could be the search giant's biggest threat.

Preserving Richard the Lionheart's heart[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:49:32 GMT ]The heart of Richard the Lionheart was preserved with frankincense, mercury and mint among other sweet-smelling plants when he died in 1199, a new study finds.

Pre-caffeine tech: Goat remixes, Google Glass![ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:59:15 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Google Glass is an all-knowing virtual assistant — is your head ready?

Mars plan could be crazy enough to work[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:41:37 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A millionaire's plan to send a man and a woman to Mars and back by 2019 may sound crazy — but it might be just crazy enough to work.

China blames U.S. for most cyberattacks against military Web sites[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:27:45 GMT ]China's Defense Ministry claims that almost two-thirds of the cyberattacks against its military sites have come from the United States. [Read more]

iCloud nearly back to normal after early morning outage[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:43:34 GMT ]Apple has said that multiple iCloud services are experiencing a problem, but as of this writing, less than 1 percent of users are affected. [Read more]

Facebook reminds you that Graph Search is too cool for you[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT ]So you want Graph Search? Too bad. But here are some neat ways to dream about how you might search on the social network, courtesy of Facebook. [Read more]

Koozoo pitches surveillance for the masses via smartphones[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT ]The San Francisco-based startup envisions a world where a network of smartphone cameras will a anticipate your needs and offer streaming video that fills them. But that's future talk. For now, it will just put up cameras anywhere it can. [Read more]

Name your own price for fantasy e-book bundle[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT ]The regular bundle includes eight full-length novels, but if you're willing to pay at least $10, you can get 10 of them. Score! [Read more]

Why Apple may owe you $5[ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:54:49 EST ]Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by parents who say their kids downloaded free games from the mobile App Store and then proceeded to rack up hefty bills buying in-game extras.

Yahoo office-work edict riles workers[ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:56:39 EST ]When Stephanie Van Pelt needed to care for her son after surgery, her company gave her the option to work from home.

Gates, Zuckerberg: Learn to code[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:11 EST ]Hey kids! Forget trying to become a doctor or rapper or a football star, not to mention all the teasing you may get in school for being a nerd -- computers are where it's at.

Are e-readers doomed?[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:38 EST ]One thing appeared certain when Barnes & Noble announced Thursday how much money its Nook e-readers brought in over the past three months: The news would be lousy.

As tablets boom, e-readers feel the blast[ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:21:12 EST ]One thing appeared certain when Barnes & Noble announced Thursday how much money its Nook e-readers brought in over the past three months: The news would be lousy.

Hubble reveals Milky Way's cannibal past[ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:27:50 GMT ]The Milky Way's far outer reaches may harbor a shell of stars left over from a long-ago act of galactic cannibalism, a new study hints.

Google Glass is all-knowing — is your head ready?[ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:56:45 GMT ]"One thing that we're really excited about and working hard on is transforming the way that people interact with Google." The words of Scott Huffman, Google's vice president of engineering for Search, echoed through my head as I watched a video demonstrating the search engine giant's latest sensation, Project Glass.

Experts getting ready for the next asteroid[ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:34:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The meteor that blew up over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk has provided a new focus for the effort to set up an international asteroid warning system, one of NASA's top experts says.

These fish migrate to stay off the menu[ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:57:31 GMT ]Numerous animal species migrate each year to find more food, pleasant weather or the perfect place to breed. But at least one species migrates to avoid getting eaten.

Stretchable batteries are here![ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:43:16 GMT ]The next frontier in electronics are the flexible, stretchable kind. Yes, that means a rubber, bouncy smartphone (eventually), but it also means heart monitors threaded into cardiac tissue.