Facebook revamps site and mobile apps[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:40:38 EST ]Facebook announced it is redesigning its News Feed to cut clutter. It will resemble the feeds on mobile devices.

How will the web change in 2013?[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:25:47 EST ]Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, Joanna Shields from Tech City, and Google's Eze Vidra share their tech tips for 2013.

What to watch for at South by Southwest[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:32:09 EST ]It's a spring break with a purpose: Ten days in Texas when the entertainment and tech worlds collide on the neo-bohemian streets of this Texas party town.

Startup unveils 3-D scanner at SXSW[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:25:54 EST ]Four years ago an unknown startup called MakerBot showed up at the South by Southwest Interactive conference here with a prototype of its first desktop 3-D printer, which spit out plastic replicas of small objects.

MakerBot unveils 3-D scanner at SXSW[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:25:11 EST ]Four years ago an unknown startup called MakerBot showed up at the South by Southwest Interactive conference here with a prototype of its first desktop 3-D printer, which spit out plastic replicas of small objects.

Comet strikes may have spurred life on Earth[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:55:40 GMT ]Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Pre-caffeine tech: 'Harlem Shake,' cold dogs[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:08:06 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Today: Too much "Harlem Shake," chilly weather, and some more Facebook news.

Say hello to the redesigned Facebook News Feed[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 18:01:36 GMT ]"What we're trying to do is give everyone in the world, the best possible newspaper we can," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said when he stepped onto the stage during a press event in Menlo Park, Calif. on Thursday. A News Feed redesign is the topic of the day.

Rare Fukushima tour reveals colossal cleanup effort[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 11:35:32 GMT ]Journalists have been given a rare glimpse inside Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled in the 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit the country two years ago.

How to see Comet PanSTARRS at its peak[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:43:43 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: You'll be hearing a lot about Comet PanSTARRS now that it's become visible in the Northern Hemisphere — but if you're not properly prepared, the experience can be underwhelming.

How Skype monitors and censors its Chinese users[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:25:52 GMT ]One U.S. researcher has deconstructed a constantly updated file in the China-only version of Skype that contains a list of more than 1,100 words used to censor and monitor its users. [Read more]

Google Fiber TV adds 3D channels[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:37:01 GMT ]The search giant has beefed up its TV lineup with two new 3D channels. [Read more]

Judge: We can't rely on what Apple tells court in privacy suit[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:33:29 GMT ]U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal orders Apple to show the court what it's doing to produce documents in a suit related to the gathering of location-tracking data in iOS. [Read more]

Get three months of unlimited magazines for free[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:39:20 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]

Friday Poll: Is Facebook your top social-media news source?[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:56:43 GMT ]With the announcement of changes to the Facebook News Feed, the social-media giant is moving into territory previously cornered by Twitter. Is it your top news source, or do you get your social-media news fix elsewhere? [Read more]

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.

Has the hype peaked over SXSW?[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:51:16 EST ]In South by Southwest Interactive, the tech-geek festival that begins here Friday, some see a five-day spring break of sorts: a chance to discover some buzzy new apps, catch a few panels and party alongside Web celebrities, futurists and many, many bloggers.

Facebook revamps site and mobile apps[ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:40:38 EST ]Facebook announced it is redesigning its News Feed to cut clutter. It will resemble the feeds on mobile devices.

What to watch for at South by Southwest[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:51:02 EST ]It's a spring break with a purpose: Ten days in Texas when the entertainment and tech worlds collide on the neo-bohemian streets of this Texas party town.

What to watch for at South by Southwest[ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:51:02 EST ]It's a spring break with a purpose: Ten days in Texas when the entertainment and tech worlds collide on the neo-bohemian streets of this Texas party town.

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.

It's the pits: There's an olive oil shortage[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:02:58 GMT ]Erratic weather, including a devastating drought in Europe and a freak hailstorm in Australia, has left the world with a looming shortage of olive oil.

Stone Age skeletons unearthed in Sahara[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:39:50 GMT ]Archaeologists have uncovered 20 Stone Age skeletons in and around a rock shelter in Libya's Sahara Desert. The skeletons date between 8,000 and 4,200 years ago, meaning the burial place was used for millennia.

Feds crack down on text-messaging spammers[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:30:37 GMT ]The Federal Trade Commission has gone to court to stop companies from allegedly bombarding cell phone users with hundreds of millions of unwanted text messages that promised “free” gift cards. The FTC complaints, filed in courtrooms around the U.S., charge 29 defendants with sending more than 180 million of these spam texts.

Trips to the moon and Mars are catching on[ Thu, 7 Mar 2013 01:15:09 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Selling trips to the moon? Sending astronauts to Mars and back? Meet the folks who want to turn these science-fiction dreams into reality by the end of the decade.

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.