How e-wallets could be a gold mine for credit card companies[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:05:02 GMT ]Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover see a big payday ahead in the emerging digital payment business. They're making sure they're in the game along with tech companies, retailers and phone companies. [Read more]

Get three months of unlimited magazines for free[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:12:48 GMT ]If you have an iPad, Android tablet, or Windows 8 device, you can try awesome magazine-subscription service Next Issue free of charge for three months. [Read more]

EU feeling pressure to tweak data, privacy legislation[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:27:16 GMT ]Some European Union member states want the European Commission to ease off certain elements of proposed legislation concerning data protection and privacy. [Read more]

Cause of Boeing Dreamliner battery fire is still unknown[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:56:06 GMT ]An interim report from the National Transportation Safety Board gives information into the condition of the battery involved in a Japan Airlines fire in January, but the group said its investigation into the probable cause of the battery fire is continuing. [Read more]

Nokia backs Apple in legal skirmish against Samsung[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:56:15 GMT ]Apple has received support from the Finnish phone maker in one of its many patent battles with Samsung. [Read more]

Galaxy phone may be 'eye controlled'[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:59:25 EST ]Samsung's next Galaxy smartphone might be controlled by nothing more than the user's eyes, according to a new report in advance of its March 14 unveiling.

Meet the man behind 'Lara Croft'[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:03:30 EST ]Ian Livingstone is a legend in the fantasy games world. In 1995, he stumbled upon "Lara Croft" and the rest is history.

20 fun and useful new mobile apps[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:12:49 EST ]With a flood of new mobile apps seemingly hitting the market every day, it's sometimes hard to keep up with everything that's out there.

Facebook: New look for News Feed [ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:27:37 EST ]Facebook is rolling out a fresh design for its central page, the News Feed, at an event Thursday.

Facebook to announce new look for News Feed [ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:41:16 EST ]Facebook is rolling out a fresh design for its central page, the News Feed, at an event Thursday.

Dragon delivers a load of science to ISS[ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:02:26 GMT ]The International Space Station is now home to over 1,200 pounds of supplies delivered by a privately built space capsule that reached the orbiting science laboratory on Sunday.

Pre-caffeine tech: Lara Croft, Mamma Biscuit! [ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:35:14 GMT ]Hot on the heels of a White House statement supporting unimpeded mobile phone unlocking, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) has announced that she will introduce legislation to reverse the ban imposed in January. Meanwhile, Microsoft just got slapped with a $733M fine by EU for breaching browser pact.

Facebook's new News Feed design may separate posts based on content[ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:47:17 GMT ]We know Facebook's showing off "a new look for News Feed" on Thursday, but the social network is tight-lipped on the specifics. Thankfully, the rumor mill is filling in some blanks.

What killed Neanderthals? Blame those rascally rabbits[ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:35:14 GMT ]Neanderthals were big game hunters who feasted on mammoth and rhino but didn’t or couldn’t eat smaller, leaner meat.

Why space glitches aren't hurting SpaceX[ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 05:08:18 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Should NASA be upset about the glitches that have cropped up during SpaceX's commercial cargo missions to the International Space Station? Not really.

Compact widgets turn tables into loudspeakers[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:19:00 GMT ]Vibration speakers can convert windows, floors, and car roofs into loudspeakers. A range of the fist-sized devices are on display at CeBIT. [Read more]

AT&T could sell BlackBerry Z10 March 15[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:19:09 GMT ]An early AT&T launch of BlackBerry's touchscreen phone are more signs of impending doom. [Read more]

Microsoft cuts Windows 8 OEM prices to spur demand -- WSJ[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:38:06 GMT ]Priced charges to device makers have dropped in a bid to convince them to develop small touch-enabled laptops, says the Wall Street Journal. [Read more]

How YouTube could make streaming music a hit[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:50:18 GMT ]The service the entertainment industry has loved to hate (but still use for promotional purposes) is in talks to take streamed music to its hundreds of millions of customers. It's all about mobile. [Read more]

Organic Transit hopes Elf will lure eco-commuters[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:51:23 GMT ]The startup hopes bicycle-phobic people will like its lightweight three-wheeler, whose battery gives it a 30-miles range before pedaling. [Read more]

Phones and tablets go waterproof[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:36:10 EST ]Call it a tech-induced hydrophobia.

Blocking pimps from social networks[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:07:20 EST ]CNNMoney's Laurie Segall helps you navigate your privacy settings on Facebook and Tag to avoid sex traffickers.

Galaxy phone may be 'eye controlled'[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:59:25 EST ]Samsung's next Galaxy smartphone might be controlled by nothing more than the user's eyes, according to a new report in advance of its March 14 unveiling.

Meet the man behind 'Lara Croft'[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:03:30 EST ]Ian Livingstone is a legend in the fantasy games world. In 1995, he stumbled upon "Lara Croft" and the rest is history.

20 fun and useful new mobile apps[ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:12:49 EST ]With a flood of new mobile apps seemingly hitting the market every day, it's sometimes hard to keep up with everything that's out there.

Outlook brightens for Comet PanSTARRS[ Tue, 5 Mar 2013 01:17:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Observers in the Northern Hemisphere are just about to get their first look at Comet PanSTARRS, one of the year's most eagerly anticipated sky extravaganzas.

Grotesque mummy head and medieval science[ Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:55:03 GMT ]Doctors in medieval Europe weren't as idle and backward as it may seem, as a new analysis of the oldest-known preserved human dissection there by "the doctor to the gladiators" reveals.

Pre-caffeine tech: iPhone rumor, pug rule![ Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:06:29 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. The iPhone 5S arrives this summer!

From hero to human: Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are reborn[ Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:10:52 GMT ]There was a time when superheroes were, well, superheroes. That is, they were everything we mere mortals wished we could be ...

Modern camel's ancestor was an Arctic giant[ Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:19:43 GMT ]The ancestors of the modern camel included an Arctic giant that lived in chilly coniferous forests about 3.5 million years ago — and weighed a ton.

Officials: China is 'too dependent on Android'[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:10 GMT ]That's the word from the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which complained that the core Android technology is "strictly controlled by Google." [Read more]

Netflix won't make its way to BlackBerry 10 -- report[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:18:11 GMT ]The fact that Netflix isn't planning to bring its app to BlackBerry 10 is a huge issue for the recently released operating system. [Read more]

Google Maps for iOS gets first big update[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:54:38 GMT ]Google's standalone maps application for iOS gets Google Contacts integration as well as more local search options. [Read more]

Fitbit adds $30M to its coffers[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:21:03 GMT ]Apparently fitness technology firm Fitbit has gained an additional $30M dollars in funding. [Read more]

Google at work Amazon Prime competitor -- report[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:00:18 GMT ]The service will be known as Google Shopping Express and could cost $10 to $15 less than Amazon's Prime. [Read more]

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.

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.

50M compromised in Evernote hack[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:34:37 EST ]Tens of millions of online note-takers found themselves worrying about their security Monday, as questions remained about a weekend hack of Evernote.

Phones and tablets go waterproof[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:36:10 EST ]Call it a tech-induced hydrophobia.

Waterproof phones and tablets make a splash[ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:36:10 EST ]Call it a tech-induced hydrophobia.

Spaceflight safety: Lessons from the 1960s[ Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:42:25 GMT ]The safety of the emerging suborbital spaceflight industry is getting a hard look these days, and some researchers think the test program of the 1960s-era X-15 rocket plane can offer some insights.

'What's in the box?' Samsung video teases Galaxy S 4[ Mon, 4 Mar 2013 15:36:36 GMT ]Samsung won't let the world "meet the next Galaxy" until March 14, but that's not stopping the company from putting out a video to tease the highly anticipated follow-up to the Galaxy S III smartphone.

How to keep Facebook from annoying your friends[ Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:11:01 GMT ]Facebook is using you, whether you know it or not. Sometimes it's obvious: you like a page, you click share, Facebook benefits. Find out how to keep the obvious and not-so-obvious annoyances down to a minimum.

Pre-caffeine tech: 4,000 lattes, matzoh crafts! [ Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:45:04 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Mobile World Congress remains the world’s biggest dedicated mobile technology event, and this year’s show saw more than 70,000 people converge in Barcelona to find out what’s next in smartphones:Here are eight of them.

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.

Minor security flaw found in Samsung's Galaxy Note 2[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:11:49 GMT ]A flaw finds that certain apps and widgets can be briefly accessed from the lock screen. [Read more]

Nokia 'Catwalk' phone aims to top Lumia 920[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:18:18 GMT ]Demoed at a closed-door session at MWC last week, the Catwalk phone is designed to improve on the Lumia 920, says a blogger who was there. [Read more]

Smartphones to outsell feature phones in 2013 for first time ever[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:44:28 GMT ]Market research firm IDC says the day when smartphone sales will outpace those of feature phones globally is upon us, thanks to lower-cost devices and more 4G wireless networks. [Read more]

Microsoft may owe Denmark $1B in back taxes, report says[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:47:43 GMT ]Danish authorities want Microsoft to do some explaining about the Navision acquisition it made in 2002 and how that business was then accounted for. [Read more]

Sprint unveils shared data plans for businesses[ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:51:54 GMT ]As of Friday, the carrier now lets small businesses share a pool of data among as many as 30 different mobile devices. [Read more]