Sex, death and Grumpy Cat: The true meaning of SXSW[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 23:00:58 GMT ]Famous memes and hot technologies mix at South by Southwest Interactive, an increasingly commercialized "Fashion Week for Geeks" in Austin, Texas.

Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors[ Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:49:37 GMT ]CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An asteroid as big as a city block shot relatively close by the Earth on Saturday, the latest in a series of visiting celestial objects including an asteroid the size of a bus that exploded over Russia last month, injuring 1,500.

How do critters survive in the concrete jungle? It takes smarts[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 18:48:43 GMT ]Foxes, songbirds, crows — even whales — have come up with new tricks to survive in a man-made city habitat (or a human-impacted area). What about the animals that can't adapt so well? It's up to humans to adjust their behavior for the sake of the critters, say researchers.

SpaceX shows off Grasshopper rocket's hop[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 23:22:49 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: SpaceX's billionaire founder, Elon Musk, gave attendees at the SXSW festival the first public look at the fourth flight test carried out by his company's reusable self-landing rocket, nicknamed the Grasshopper.

Tech vs. society: Why the Unabomber still makes us think[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 20:01:02 GMT ]Having a friend behind bars is never easy. Being a self-appointed literary agent is always a challenge. But it's even tougher when your penitentiary-bound writer is a notorious domestic terrorist and enemy of the state who calls for the destruction of civilization.

The astoundingly cheesy iPhone app launch from Domino's[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:22:07 GMT ]See what you make of Domino's Pizza Japan President Scott Oellkers as he grins and poses and, perhaps, sells his company's new iPhone app. [Read more]

Elon Musk at SXSW: 'I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact'[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:26:02 GMT ]During a keynote address in which the SpaceX and Tesla founder talked about both his companies, the highlight was probably a video showing a Grasshopper rocket landing like a helicopter. [Read more]

Four months in, Windows 8 needs help[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:24:13 GMT ]Microsoft needs to fix Windows 8 to make it easier for the average consumer to use, says IDC. [Read more]

Al Gore credits Snapchat's success to 'stalker economy'[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:07:20 GMT ]During a talk at SXSW 2013, the former vice president says the popular photo app appeals to people because it erases the risk of a permanent record. [Read more]

A new high in high-end headphone amplifier design[ Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:06:00 GMT ]If you already own a great set of full-size headphones, the Fosgate Signature Headphone Amplifier will make them sound better than ever. [Read more]

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.

Musk: Space future depends on reusable rockets[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:54:35 EST ]The future of space travel will depend on our ability to make rockets that can be used more than once, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. And on Saturday, he gave a crowd at the South by Southwest Interactive festival the world's first look at a step in that direction.

Why rats sniff each other[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 16:44:47 GMT ]Without being able to talk to each other, rats use sniffing as one way to answer key questions about strangers. But new research shows that the act of sniffing itself might also allow rats to reaffirm their hierarchical status.

Study: Facebook nudges users toward less privacy[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 08:45:17 GMT ]A study published this week by Carnegie-Mellon University suggests that some design changes to the social media site have nudged users into sharing more information than they want to.

Sex, death and Grumpy Cat: The true meaning of SXSW[ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 23:00:58 GMT ]Famous memes and hot technologies mix at South by Southwest Interactive, an increasingly commercialized "Fashion Week for Geeks" in Austin, Texas.

Slideshow: Catch the coolest comets[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 00:29:46 GMT ]Cast your eyes on pictures featuring PanSTARRS, Hale-Bopp and other crowd-pleasing comets.

'Marsageddon' adds to concerns about comets[ Sat, 9 Mar 2013 03:00:47 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A supermassive comet isn't likely to hit Mars in 2014, according to NASA, but it is likely to add to concerns about potential cosmic threats.

Judge says Apple's Siri case against Samsung can proceed[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:48:29 GMT ]U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh had said last month that a second patent case pitting Apple against Samsung in Northern California might be put on hold. Now she says otherwise. [Read more]

'Weapons of Mass Destruction' discussion lands at SXSW[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:26:04 GMT ]South by Southwest has gotten so big that the top arms control official in the United States decided to stop by the conference with a message for its techies: We come in peace. [Read more]

At SXSW, brands take over[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]This year's interactive festival is dominated by marketers and corporations with high-priced agendas. Even Oreo cookies are part of the mix. [Read more]

'Trek' visions unite at Beam Me Up art expo[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]Creativity goes warp speed at a recent exhibit featuring 80 artists' wonderful (and wacky) works dedicated to "Star Trek." [Read more]

How do you like your headphone sound: accurate or bassy?[ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:46:00 GMT ]Sound preferences are always a matter of personal taste, especially when it comes to headphones. [Read more]

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.