HTC One launches at AT&T, Sprint on April 19 for $199.99[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:57:53 GMT ]AT&T will also offer an exclusive 64GB version for $299.99. Pre-orders for the AT&T version begin April 4, while Sprint pre-orders begin a day later. [Read more]

Apple patents way to show info to callers on hold[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:37:04 GMT ]Callers placed on hold could see anything from local news and weather reports to details about the person being called. [Read more]

Facebook and Gates Foundation join forces to promote education[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]After a successful education-focused hackathon last year, the two tech giants are expanding the program with two events, female teams, and prizes for the best ed tech apps. [Read more]

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg may testify in antitrust suit[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:37:47 GMT ]A former Google executive, Sandberg may be questioned as part of an antitrust case against Google, Apple, and other tech players. [Read more]

Google hitches Opus audio technology to WebRTC star[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:57:44 GMT ]The developer version of Chrome now relies by default on Opus, a royalty-free audio compression technology designed for voice and music. [Read more]

YouTube closed? April Fools![ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:18:46 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Check e-mails on your watch[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:56:21 EDT ]CNN's Dan Simon speaks to the inventor of the Pebble watch, which became an overnight success story in Silicon Valley.

Apple CEO apologizes to China[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:43:18 EDT ]Apple has published a letter to Chinese customers -- signed by CEO Tim Cook -- that addresses the growing controversy over the company's warranty policies there.

Smartphone as remote control[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:45:52 EDT ]Smartphones can now be used to turn on your lights, control your TV and even start your car.

Raspberry Pi comes to U.S., sells out in hours[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:02:42 EDT ]Raspberry Pi, the tiny, ultra-cheap, Linux-based PC, went on sale Monday in the U.S. through retailer Allied Electronics, but it's already out of stock.

The best and worst of April Fool's Day on the Internet[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:59:46 GMT ]A wise man once called April Fool's Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. It's April 1, the day when "don't trust anyone" isn't just a casual motto — one of very few mantras that'll help you retain your sanity.There, there. It'll be ok. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the b...

Pre-caffeine tech: Internet tricks, leftover Peeps![ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:49:47 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.A wise man once called April Fool's Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the best and worst April Fool's Day jokes on the Internet.A ...

Trove of Neanderthal fossils found in Greek cave[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:13:12 GMT ]By Charles ChoiLiveScienceA trove of Neanderthal fossils, including bones of children and adults, discovered in a cave in Greece hints the area may have been a key crossroad for ancient humans, researchers say.The timing of the fossils suggests Neanderthals and humans may have at least had the opportunity to interact, or cross paths, there, the researchers added.Neanderthals are the closest extinc...

Spoiler alert! April Fools' on the Internet[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:18:55 GMT ]A wise man once called April Fools' Day "the worst day of the Internet of the year," and odds are that you'll feel the same at some point on Monday. It's April 1, the day when "don't trust anyone" isn't just a casual motto — one of very few mantras that'll help you retain your sanity.There, there. It'll be ok. We're here to hold your hand through this terrible day by keeping track of some of the b...

What killed Elvis? 'Gulp' delves into mysteries that go for the gut[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:18:55 GMT ]In her latest book exploring the science that surrounds life's unmentionables, Mary Roach goes for the gut. Literally.Roach has already taken on sex ("Bonk"), death ("Stiff"), the afterlife ("Spook") and the final frontier ("Packing for Mars"). In "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal," she surveys centuries' worth of weird and wonderful discoveries about our digestive system, from the lips al...

Japan April Fools: Squid e-readers, flipping Google glasses[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:12:55 GMT ]Catch up on your favorite manga series with a squid reader from Kodansha. Yep, it's just a fish tale. [Read more]

Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops precede Galaxy S4 launch[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:31:25 GMT ]AT&T officially drops the price on its Samsung Galaxy S3, instantly making it a new bargain handset. [Read more]

3D printing stock scam, April Fool's joke, or both?[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:33:29 GMT ]Sketchy-looking 3D printing "company" finds snag in fabric of reality, pulls. [Read more]

Aereo wins a big one in streaming case against TV networks[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:41:36 GMT ]An appeals court agreed with an earlier ruling, finding that Aereo's technology is legal and should not be banned. [Read more]

Apple CEO apologizes to China over warranties, offers fixes[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:50:01 GMT ]Apple's chief executive issues an apology to Chinese customers, promising change to its warranty service in the region. [Read more]

How biotech helps us engineer animals[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:49:29 EDT ]A cyborg beetle or a pet fish engineered to glow under ultraviolet light might sound like something you'd see in a movie about the future.

5 video games to watch from GDC[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:02:24 EDT ]More than 20,000 current and aspiring game makers have converged in San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference, where the next wave of gaming trends is on display: next-generation consoles, the growth of free-to-play and independent games, and the explosion of mobile gaming.

Marriage debate hits 2.7M Facebook profiles[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:21:59 EDT ]You may have noticed something different about your friends' profile pictures as you scrolled through your Facebook feed this week. According to the social networking site, roughly 2.7 million users changed their profile image on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court pondered the future of same-sex marriage in the United States.

Smellable search and other April Fools' tech[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:21:23 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Smellable search and other April Fools' tech[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:59:03 EDT ]Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks. Few fooled anymore, but the annual tech ritual is still fun to watch.

Facebook data shows picture of same-sex marriage support[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:47:25 GMT ]Noticed a lot of profile pictures changing this week on Facebook? It was a nationwide trend, as users on the social network responded to the Human Rights Campaign's request for them to substitute a red-and-pink equal sign for their profile photos in support of same-sex marriage, with the nation's highest court hearing two cases on the issue.Facebook knows, of course, whenever someone changes their...

Drones over America: How unmanned fliers are already helping cops[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:06:33 GMT ]It was getting dark, and the sheriff of Nelson County, N.D., was in a standoff with a family of suspected cattle rustlers. They were armed, and the last thing anybody wanted was a shoot out.U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which monitors police radio chatter, offered to help. Their Predator was flying back to its roost at the Grand Forks Air Force base and could provide aerial support. Did the ...

Report: Saudi Arabia may try to end anonymity for Twitter users[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:40:50 GMT ]Saudi Arabia may try to end anonymity for Twitter users in the country by limiting access to the site to people who register their identification documents, the Arab News daily reported on Saturday.Last week, local media reported the government had asked telecom companies to look at ways they could monitor, or block, free internet phone services such as Skype.Twitter is highly popular with Saudis ...

End of the line for Roadrunner supercomputer[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:05:34 GMT ]It's the end of the line for Roadrunner, a first-of-its-kind collection of processors that once reigned as the world's fastest supercomputer.The $121 million supercomputer, housed at one of the nation's premiere nuclear weapons research laboratories in northern New Mexico, will be decommissioned Sunday.The reason? The world of supercomputing is evolving and Roadrunner has been replaced with someth...

Giant panda artificially inseminated at U.S. National Zoo[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:16:51 GMT ]Veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday after natural breeding failed to occur, zoo keepers said.Mei Xiang was put under general anesthesia and inseminated with a combination of fresh semen and frozen semen collected from the zoo's male giant panda Tian Tian. The scientists said they planned a second insemination later on Saturd...

Interactive panorama of Curiosity photos lets you take hi-rez Mars-walk[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:41:55 GMT ]Navigate around this supercrisp 4-gigapixel spherical view and get up close and personal with the Red Planet. [Read more]

Newt Gingrich among those who will get Google Glass[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:00:17 GMT ]He's one of the celebrities who won the competition to become Google Glass explorers. Soulja Boy, Brandy, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyssa Milano are others. [Read more]

Two unlikely PC makers emerge: Google, Microsoft[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:33:06 GMT ]The tech giants are certainly big enough to make waves in the market for personal computers. CNET's Brooke Crothers considers the potential impact of their entry into the arena. [Read more]

Apple fanboys mercilessly tweaked in cider ad[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:06:36 GMT ]Britain's Somersby Cider decides that it should attempt to tickle the ribs of Apple's faithful in a new ad. The difference between this cider and an Apple product? It works in direct sunlight. Ho. Ho. [Read more]

Dazzle your ears with KEF's X300A powered speakers[ Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:06:00 GMT ]Straight out of England, these small, self-powered speakers serve up big doses of high-end sound. [Read more]

Adult motorists text more than teens[ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:23:49 EDT ]If you're holding onto the stereotype about foolhardy teens fiddling with their smartphones while driving, you might want to look at yourself first.

Hacking the world's cheapest computer[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:58:48 EDT ]It may not be the prettiest, but the world's smallest, cheapest personal computer is inspiring a wave of delightful DIY innovation among tech hobbyists across the planet.

How biotech helps us engineer animals[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:49:29 EDT ]A cyborg beetle or a pet fish engineered to glow under ultraviolet light might sound like something you'd see in a movie about the future.

5 video games to watch from GDC[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:02:24 EDT ]More than 20,000 current and aspiring game makers have converged in San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference, where the next wave of gaming trends is on display: next-generation consoles, the growth of free-to-play and independent games, and the explosion of mobile gaming.

How biotech helps us engineer animals[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:47:01 EDT ]A cyborg beetle or a pet fish engineered to glow under ultraviolet light might sound like something you'd see in a movie about the future.

North Korea's Internet? What Internet? For most, online access doesn't exist[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:13:44 GMT ]You won't find people in North Korea checking Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates on the tense situation created by its leader, Kim Jong Un. That's because the nation of 24 million is largely shut out from the Internet. Few outside the government and military have ever been online."In North Korea, we don't see evidence that much of anyone has access," Jim Cowie, chief technology officer and...

Killer waves: Scientists study how tsunamis changed history[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:41:49 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceIn a jumbled layer of pebbles and shells called the "Dog's Breakfast deposit" lies evidence of a massive tsunami, one of two that transformed New Zealand's Maori people in the 15th century.After the killer wave destroyed food resources and coastal settlements, sweeping societal changes emerged, including the building of fortified hill forts and a shift toward a warrior cul...

Bungie shows off 'Destiny' characters on video[ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:41:50 GMT ]"Halo" creator Bungie has been sparing with details on the gameplay of its next big project, "Destiny," but liberal with concept art. The veil was lifted a little further Friday with the release of a video showing characters making the jump from concept to in-game model.The video was shown at Bungie's panel at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. While it doesn't contain any actual gam...

Facebook data shows picture of same-sex marriage support[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:47:25 GMT ]Noticed a lot of profile pictures changing this week on Facebook? It was a nationwide trend, as users on the social network responded to the Human Rights Campaign's request for them to substitute a red-and-pink equal sign for their profile photos in support of same-sex marriage, with the nation's highest court hearing two cases on the issue.Facebook knows, of course, whenever someone changes their...

Drones over America: How unmanned fliers are already helping cops[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:06:33 GMT ]It was getting dark, and the sheriff of Nelson County, N.D., was in a standoff with a family of suspected cattle rustlers. They were armed, and the last thing anybody wanted was a shoot out.U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which monitors police radio chatter, offered to help. Their Predator was flying back to its roost at the Grand Forks Air Force base and could provide aerial support. Did the ...

Congratulations, you are now paint[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:20:36 GMT ]Mix infrared light, a camera, and open-source software and you get "Watercolor Walls," a cool interactive art installation that visualizes how light bends to create your silhouette. [Read more]

See a pro photog's beautiful Instagram view of baseball[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]Veteran Sports Illustrated photographer Brad Mangin captures MLB's more intimate moments in these cool shots from his Instagram account that have been turned into a book. [Read more]

Tracking the rumor that just won't die: The Facebook phone[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]This urban legend is alive and well, despite regular denials. Here, we've rounded up the rumors from the past two-and-a-half years. [Read more]

In your face, Facebook style[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]commentary You won't be able to ignore ads on Facebook any longer, and that's going to thrill advertisers and Wall Street -- unless users are like me and hate it. [Read more]

When will Apple kill the iPod?[ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]Apple wants to move all of your "content" to the iCloud, so the Touch is probably safe, but the rumors about the Classic's demise have been churning for years. [Read more]