Google's Schmidt to preach Internet gospel in Myanmar[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:32:34 GMT ]His controversial North Korea junket behind him, Eric Schmidt heads to a country that Reporters Without Borders last year listed as an "enemy of the Internet." [Read more]

Android tablets set to wrest throne from iPad in 2013[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:35:44 GMT ]Sorry, Apple, the tablet market is beginning to look more like a democracy. [Read more]

Catch a wave with Kymera electric body board[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:38:39 GMT ]This motorized jet board on Kickstarter can zip along at 15 mph, and could become a useful tool for lifeguards. [Read more]

Get Norton AntiVirus 2013 (3 PCs) free after rebate[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:55:49 GMT ]Widely praised as the best malware removal and prevention tool, it normally sells for around $50. [Read more]

Samsung Galaxy S4 display looking good, expert says[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:51 GMT ]Screen specs point to more natural-looking colors in the Samsung Galaxy S4 and other future Samsung phones. [Read more]

How the Web built a $100,000 car[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:06:52 EDT ]With its orange paint, muscular look and mounted steer horns, an unusual race car has been turning heads on the streets of this capital city.

Facebook friends? No, we're family[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:37:02 EDT ]A post about a woman's niece that was put up for adoption and led to a family reunion. WQAD reports.

5 things we learned at SXSW 2013[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:09:41 EDT ]Hoopla surrounding South by Southwest Interactive, the techie festival that wrapped up here Tuesday, has exploded in recent years.

Scientists think particle is Higgs boson[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:14:01 EDT ]Just in time for Albert Einstein's birthday Thursday, scientists delivered exciting news about how the universe works.

Is Samsung's Galaxy S IV worthy?[ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:16:54 EDT ]Samsung's new smartphone arrived in style. But does it have substance? Kristie Lu Stout and The Verge's Nilay Patel talk

See Jupiter and moon shine with a comet[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:56:35 GMT ]If you step outside shortly after twilight on Sunday night, you may catch a spectacular heavenly panorama involving the moon, a planet and a visiting comet.

Twitter suspends @JMBergoglio after pope election[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:26:27 GMT ]Twitter Wednesday suspended the account of an Argentinian using the name of the new pope, although the account — a fake — appears to have been active since last summer, long before Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis.

Moon and comet pair up for a stellar show[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:54 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Check out the show that two elusive superstars — Comet PanSTARRS and a thin crescent moon — put on for their adoring fans at sunset.

Teen's decoder tool points to new cancer drugs[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:03:34 GMT ]A new class of drugs may soon be developed to treat everything from breast and ovarian cancer to tuberculosis, thanks to a 17-year-old’s system for declassifying the interactions between two types of proteins.

Confirmed! New particle is a Higgs boson[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:28:26 GMT ]A newfound particle discovered at the world's largest atom smasher last year is indeed a Higgs boson, which plays a role in giving other particles their mass, scientists reported Thursday.

Google to split mapping, commerce ops, WSJ reports[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:34:54 GMT ]As part of the move, Jeff Huber, head of the combined operation, will be moved to the Google X team, the publication reported. [Read more]

Revived BlackBerry still needs to prove itself in U.S.[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:34:56 GMT ]The BlackBerry Z10 is off to a good start, but it can't declare mission accomplished on its turnaround until it shows it can be competitive in the U.S. [Read more]

CBS launches full-episode streaming for iPad, iPhone[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:38:13 GMT ]The company's most popular shows, including "NCIS," and "The Good Wife," are available for streaming to the products. [Read more]

Samsung Swagger: Plans for 10M Galaxy S4 sales in a month[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:54:07 GMT ]It's reported that Samsung is prepared to move many more phones out the door this time around. Millions more. [Read more]

Netflix launches $100K Cloud Prize competition[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:59:51 GMT ]Developers, Netflix wants you to come up with new ways to improve the video service's features, usability, quality, reliability and security. [Read more]

Digital comics offer crashes[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:06:29 EDT ]Marvel tried to offer free No. 1 issues through its app -- but had more interest than its partner could handle.

Facebook friends find out they're family[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:13:26 EDT ]A post about a woman's niece that was put up for adoption and led to a family reunion. WQAD reports.

5 things we learned at SXSW 2013[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:09:41 EDT ]Hoopla surrounding South by Southwest Interactive, the techie festival that wrapped up here Tuesday, has exploded in recent years.

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S IV [ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:56:43 EDT ]The release of the new Samsung Galaxy S IV could give the iPhone a run for its money, CNN's Maggie Lake reports.

Google Reader shutting down on July 1[ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:54:05 EDT ]Google Reader, one of the best-known feeds through which users can pull together their favorite Web content in one place, will be shutting down, the company announced.

Martian rock points to life-friendly conditions[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:06:03 GMT ]The science team behind NASA's Curiosity rover says they're seeing signs of a once-habitable environment in the chemical makeup of powder drilled out from a Martian rock.

In pictures: Endeavour's final journey[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:42:03 GMT ]Space shuttle Endeavour's final journey to become a museum display last year is now the focus of a new photo exhibit at its L.A. home.

For 1 in 4 teens, phones key for Internet access[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:12:14 GMT ]Using the computer for Internet access is so 2004, at least for many teens: One in four now skip laptops and desktop computers for their phones, preferring to be "cell-mostly" Internet users. And among the teens lucky enough to own a smartphone, half use that device as their primary means of accessing the Internet.

Chase Bank site attacked, suffers intermittent outage[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:48:17 GMT ]The website of Chase Bank was inaccessible on Tuesday because of a denial-of-service attack. A Muslim hacking group took responsibility, blaming the attack on continued refusals to remove an offensive YouTube video.

Whiz kid grows algae under her bed, wins science fair[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:21:46 GMT ]Sara Volz, 17, from Colorado Springs, Colo., joined the quest for practical alternatives to petroleum-based fuels in the seventh grade. Now a high school senior, she may have found an answer in the oily pond scum growing under her bed.

Pebble smartwatch hard to fix without breaking it, says iFixit[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:11:07 GMT ]An inner exam of the watch reveals that it can't be opened without destroying it, making repairs difficult at best. [Read more]

HTC brings One Developer Edition to America[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:28:07 GMT ]HTC One fans in the U.S. have a new Developer model just for them. [Read more]

Outlook, Hotmail are back up following lengthy outage[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:32:19 GMT ]Microsoft says it's resolved the problems that took down its Outlook and Hotmail services since yesterday. [Read more]

FTC places new rules on celebrity tweeters[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:45:01 GMT ]The agency says that when celebrity tweeters want to promote something, they have to follow some new guidelines -- or else. [Read more]

Anti-aging cream made with 'space diamonds'[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:58:42 GMT ]Beautify yourself like an astronaut. 111 Skin unveils an anti-aging cream it claims is made from black diamond particles formed in space. [Read more]

Telecommuting isn't just for parents[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:07:40 EDT ]Do we have to have kids at home in order to have a valid "excuse" to benefit from the 21st century reality of virtual work?

How the Web built a $100,000 car[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:06:52 EDT ]With its orange paint, muscular look and mounted steer horns, an unusual race car has been turning heads on the streets of this capital city.

Digital comics offer crashes[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:06:29 EDT ]Marvel tried to offer free No. 1 issues through its app -- but had more interest than its partner could handle.

5 things we learned at SXSW 2013[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:09:41 EDT ]Hoopla surrounding South by Southwest Interactive, the techie festival that wrapped up here Tuesday, has exploded in recent years.

5 things we learned at South by Southwest 2013[ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:10:02 EDT ]Hoopla surrounding South by Southwest Interactive, the techie festival that wrapped up here Tuesday, has exploded in recent years.

Comet's easier to see online than in the sky[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:32:27 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Comet PanSTARRS has proved harder to spot in the Northern Hemisphere than some might have expected — but some hardy souls have captured time-lapse videos of the sparkle in the sky.

Russia unlikely to sue China over space junk[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:01:05 GMT ]The apparent destruction of a tiny Russian satellite by a piece of Chinese space junk won't likely result in legal action, experts say.

Telescope to let us see alien planet birth[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:30:49 GMT ]The world's most powerful radio telescope will pull back the curtain on the dusty veil obscuring planet birth, its backers say.

Man tries to return printer ... with fake money still inside[ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:13:25 GMT ]Pop quiz: If you are trying to print counterfeit bills and your printer breaks down, do you: a) Try to return the broken printer, with parts missing, to the nearest Walmart? b) Play dumb when one of your sheets of fake $100s is still in the disputed printer?

Wii U in February: 80,000 units sold -- analyst[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:50:52 GMT ]Nintendo might have had another abysmal month on U.S. store shelves, according to one analyst. [Read more]

Kim Dotcom is anti-Zuckerberg: Share nothing, encrypt all[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:41:45 GMT ]Appearing like a retro-futuristic apparition, digitally transmitted through pneumatic tubes from a future that was but will never be, the disembodied head of Kim Dotcom, the Osama bin Laden of file sharing, shared his vision of the future.

China claims it's willing to talk to U.S. about cybersecurity[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:11:54 GMT ]Responding to a U.S. request for "constructive direct dialogue" about cyberattacks, the Chinese government says it's ready to sit down and talk. [Read more]

Apple delays iTV to next year, Jefferies says[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:16:43 GMT ]Analyst Peter Misek also says an iPhone 5S and low-cost iPhone will likely launch in the calendar third quarter, followed by an iPhone 6 in the first quarter. [Read more]

Google Now starts arriving in latest Chrome, Chrome OS[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:24:22 GMT ]It's not usable yet by the public, but Google has begun folding its smart notification system into its browser and its Chrome OS. [Read more]

Skype, scofflaw? France says it could be[ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:39:05 GMT ]French authorities have referred the Microsoft-owned division to Paris prosecutors for failing to declare itself as an electronic communications operator. [Read more]