How wearable tech tracks your life[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:06:08 EDT ]CNN takes a look at the future of interactive technology.

Startup making cheap 3-D printers[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:18:13 EDT ]There is no shortage of amazing industrial commercial applications for 3-D printing -- internal organs, stem cells, artificial limbs, art, cars, customizable furniture.

Next iPhone could land this summer[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:38:23 EDT ]Let the iPhone 6 speculation begin.

Was this Zuckerberg's first site?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:11:38 EDT ]A blinking dinosaur eye. A nod to Eminem. A crude effort at connecting friends and "friends of friends." Were these the awkward first steps toward a multibillion-dollar social media empire?

Coming today: A Facebook phone?[ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:06:27 EDT ]The long-rumored Facebook phone might finally be ready to make its debut.

Google to sell second-gen Nexus 7 tablet in July, say sources[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:43:01 GMT ]TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of the year, throwing down the gauntlet to other low-end tab...

Space station's antimatter detector finds its first evidence of dark matter[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:28:50 GMT ]Scientists say a $2 billion antimatter-hunting experiment on the International Space Station has detected its first hints of dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up almost a quarter of the universe.The evidence from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, revealed Wednesday at Europe's CERN particle physics lab, is based on an excess in the cosmic production of anti-electrons, also known as posit...

iOS 7 will bring huge redesign — but is behind schedule — rumors suggest[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:48:44 GMT ]Word is that iOS 7 will bring a significant design overhaul to Apple's mobile operating system. That's potentially good news, but there's also some bad: The new software might be behind schedule.According to Daring Fireball's John Gruber— who has a decent track record when it comes to Apple rumors — "iOS 7 is running behind, and engineers have been pulled from OS X 10.9 to work on it."This isn't t...

Recipe for vivid Maya Blue paint deciphered[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:28:51 GMT ]By Megan GannonLiveScienceThe ancient Maya used a vivid, remarkably durable blue paint to cover their palace walls, codices, pottery and maybe even the bodies of human sacrifices who were thrown to their deaths down sacred wells. Now a group of chemists claim to have cracked the recipe of Maya Blue.Scientists have long known the two chief ingredients of the intense blue pigment: indigo, a plant dy...

So that's what human cells look like in space![ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:02:36 GMT ]By Tariq MalikSpace.comAstronaut photos of Earth from space are undeniably amazing, but snapshots of inner space — particularly human cells — can be spectacular, too.A new photo of human cells in space taken on the International Space Station looks more like art than science. The image, titled "Goldfinger" by scientists, reveals a monocyte immune cell as a hauntingly translucent, reddish-orange ob...

AT&T's 4G LTE hits 175 markets[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:35 GMT ]The carrier adds 14 new LTE markets to its total U.S. coverage, bringing the grand total to 175 areas. [Read more]

FCC refuses to state the obvious: Mobile market is competitive[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:57:30 GMT ]As FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski prepares to exit, the commission issues its annual mobile competition report. [Read more]

Samsung joins Mozilla's quest for Rust[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:03:46 GMT ]Samsung is chipping in some engineering know-how toward Mozilla's pursuit of a new programming language that it hopes will be a holy grail of code. [Read more]

AT&T clarifies Galaxy S4 price: Now it starts at $199.99[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:25:08 GMT ]Preorders for the smartphone will begin on April 16, although the carrier has yet to provide a release date. [Read more]

Get a Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hot spot for $83.99[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:31:38 GMT ]That's the lowest price to date for this no-contract hot spot, which offers unlimited 4G service (where there's coverage) for as little as $35. [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.

Report: Next iPhone could land this summer[ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:10:48 EDT ]Let the iPhone 6 speculation begin.

This sea lion grooves to a disco beat[ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:57:03 GMT ]Ronan the sea lion is as cute as a cockatoo when she bobs her head in time with "Boogie Wonderland," but this isn't just one more viral video: The researchers behind the experiment say it challenges current conceptions about how animals keep the beat.A team from the University of California at Santa Cruz says Ronan is the first non-human mammal to show convincing scientific evidence of beat-keepin...

Windows Phone holds fast in tumultuous market[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:24:41 GMT ]Windows Phone may not be taking over the world, but it's not disappearing, either. Microsoft's latest mobile operating system is seeing small but real growth in a number of markets around the world.Kantar World Panel has issued a report showing mobile phone OS share in a few key markets for the first quarter of 2013, and while the big gains are being made by Android, Windows Phone makes a surprisi...

Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook phones, pug getaways![ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:41:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Everybody's really sick of Google's April Fools' pranks... apparently. Scientists are totally freaking out over this sea lion that grooves to a disco beat ... and that's no prank!The Facebook mystery Android news may be a home screen launcher ... according to this one report. And when it com...

'I am Apple!' roars 'Steve Jobs' in trailer for 'first' Steve Jobs movie, 'iSteve'[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:51:42 GMT ]While many will be thinking about their income taxes on April 15, we'll have our eyes glued to Funny or Die — Will Ferrell's website of comedy shorts. That's when a full-length biopic about Steve Jobs, dubbed iSteve, will be released on the site. Until then, we'll have to be satisfied with the teaser trailer released Tuesday.The brief clip can be viewed on Funny or Die. It doesn't give away much a...

Russia shoots for the moon with new wave of lunar robots[ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:18:03 GMT ]By Leonard DavidSpace.comRussia is developing a renewed robotic moon exploration program, building upon the history-making legacy of orbiters, landers, rovers and sample-return missions the country launched decades ago.Russia's rekindling of an aggressive moon exploration plan was unveiled by Igor Mitrofanov of the Institute for Space Research (IKI) in Moscow during Microsymposium 54 on "Lunar Far...

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.