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.

50 million compromised in Evernote hack[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:46:18 EST ]Tens of millions of online note-takers found themselves worrying about their security Monday, as questions remained about a weekend hack of Evernote.

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.

Evernote resets passwords after data breach[ Sun, 3 Mar 2013 06:54:25 GMT ]Evernote, a Web-based note-sharing service, said it was resetting the passwords of its 50 million users because hackers managed to breach its computer network and access some user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords.

Space station grabs Dragon cargo craft[ Sun, 3 Mar 2013 10:20:01 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Astronauts used the International Space Station's robotic arm to grab SpaceX's Dragon capsule after the unmanned spacecraft made a dramatic recovery in orbit.

The top 8 products from Mobile World Congress[ Sat, 2 Mar 2013 17:26:57 GMT ]Did you hear about the world's thinnest slate? A whole new way to make your own apps? Check out the eight best mobile products from Mobile World Congress 2013.

Meteor stalked us for millennia, experts say[ Sat, 2 Mar 2013 20:52:13 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Now that they've worked out the orbital path of the meteor that blew up over Russia, scientists are saying that the asteroid behind the blast crossed Earth's orbit regularly for thousands of years.

SpaceX cargo ship cleared for Sunday station capture[ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:39:54 GMT ]After assessing the health of a SpaceX cargo ship in the wake of thruster problems Friday, NASA managers cleared the craft for a Sunday linkup with the International Space Station. [Read more]

The world is better off with Best Buy alive than dead[ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:49:43 GMT ]commentary Best Buy talks a lot about survival these days. It would be the last big box specialty electronics retailer to go. [Read more]

LG notches 10M worldwide sales of LTE-enabled smartphones[ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:26:25 GMT ]South Korean handset maker achieves milestone despite losing market share. [Read more]

Cargo ship attached to station after smooth rendezvous[ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:53:37 GMT ]A commercial cargo ship built by SpaceX was successfully attached to the International Space Station Sunday, two days after thruster problems threatened to derail the resupply mission. [Read more]

Poll: Should music be free?[ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:06:00 GMT ]Paying for music is now a voluntary act, so why would anyone ever buy a CD, LP, or download? [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.

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.