Galaxy S4 Group Play makes sharing easier (hands-on)[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]CNET tested out the new-and-improved feature that allows you to share music and play games with friends nearby. It's pretty easy to set up -- at least after a quick demo. [Read more]

New Legoland Hotel aims for brick bliss[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT ]The Legoland California resort adds a massive hotel filled with millions of Lego bricks. Take a tour with us. [Read more]

Boeing's futuristic X-48C makes final flight[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:20:00 GMT ]The aerospace giant and NASA say the distinctive "blended wing body" design flew like a champ in low-speed tests and holds promise for quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft yet to come. [Read more]

Things to think about when buying speakers[ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]For starters, there's speaker size and price, but room size is also a major factor. Also, do you listen to more music than movies? [Read more]

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:54 EDT ]Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:31 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Can app help hijack planes?[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:48 EDT ]CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Why everybody is building a Web music service[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:21:05 EDT ]By the time you read this Twitter may have already announced it's getting into the online-music business. If so, they will have plenty of company -- courtesy of some of the tech world's biggest names.

No GPS? Ultra-tiny positioning chip points the way[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:51:59 GMT ]When you need to get from here to there, you may not always be able to rely on satellite signals like GPS to guide you. This incredibly tiny chip allows position to be tracked and determined, and can be embedded in the smallest of devices.The chip takes up just 10 cubic millimeters, and as the picture shows, fits neatly into the Lincoln Memorial on the back of a penny. It contains three gyroscopes...

Pre-caffeine tech: Google death, Bitcoin blah blah blah[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:32:38 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Good news everybody! Google wants to help you plan for your digital afterlife!Looks like Twitter is fixin' to launch a music app, just in time for Coachella. Nevermind Facebook! The Winklevi now own 1 percent of that Bitcoin everybody won't shut up about. A San Diego man was arrested for usi...

Ant-icipation: Insects know when earthquakes are coming[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:32:40 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceAnts with the world's worst taste in real estate seem to sense earthquakes before they strike, according to research presented Thursday at the European Geosciences Union annual meeting in Vienna.Active faults, fractures where the Earth violently ruptures in earthquakes, are the preferred housing site for red wood ants in Germany. Researcher Gabriele Berberich of the Univer...

New Twitter music app expected to launch today[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:38:09 GMT ]Facebook isn’t the only social media giant launching something new today. Following its acquisition of music service We Are Hunted, Twitter could be quietly rolling out a music of its own.Twitter hasn’t made any official announcements, but a new Web page at music.twitter.com went live on Friday morning. The website is pretty bare at the moment—it just contains the Twitter logo and text that ...

Ötzi the Iceman could have used a dentist[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:55:16 GMT ]By Tia GhoseLiveScienceÖtzi the Iceman could have used a dentist. The amazingly preserved Neolithic mummy found in the Italian Alps had tooth decay, gum disease and dental trauma, new research suggests.The new findings, published Tuesday in the European Journal of Oral Sciences, suggest that the Iceman mummy's grain-heavy diet took a toll on his dental health."It's surprising how bad condition he ...

Google adds local safety alerts to search results[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:04:01 GMT ]A partnership between Google and tech startup Nixle will allow safety notifications from local authorities to appear at the top of search results. [Read more]

Amazon's Bezos defends heavy investments in Prime, Kindle[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:05:18 GMT ]Regulatory filings by the online retail giant also revealed Bezos' total compensation remained steady at $1.68 million in 2012. [Read more]

LED lights could become network devices, too[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:34:28 GMT ]Fraunhofer Institute has demonstrated how conventional LED lighting could be used to send and receive data to laptops or smartphones, with speeds up to 3Gbps. [Read more]

Low Latency No. 58: Tragic Kingdom[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:37:44 GMT ]This week we say goodbye to the timeless game development studio, LucasArts. [Read more]

Nintendo to shut down Wii channels in Japan, Australia[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:48:01 GMT ]The Wii's Weather Channel, News Channel, and other services will be retired in both countries on June 28. [Read more]

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:54 EDT ]Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

Hacker says phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:04:09 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

My month with the Chromebook Pixel[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:16 EDT ]When Google announced its cloud-based Chromebook Pixel laptop, the tech community was left puzzled.

Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:31 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Why you want Google Fiber[ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:42 EDT ]This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

Brief Twitter outage leads to broken links[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:46:28 GMT ]For a brief period this morning, many links on Twitter led nowhere. Clicking any link on any tweet led to an "Oops" page on Twitter that said that "Something is technically wrong."Links on old tweets, tweeted days ago, and fresh links tweeted just a few moments before this post went live, brought up the same message. Links seem to be working fine now, however. Twitter's blog and status page don't ...

Pre-caffeine tech: Killer apps, Etsy hats![ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:40:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The IRS may be reading your email without a warrant, these documents suggest. Meanwhile, Cancelled comic causes Internet outrage over Apple's "porn problem."Check it out wannabe spies! You can totally hide secret messages in Facebook photos with this online tool.Also, Facebook is fixing to a...

Secret orangutan population found on Borneo[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13:53 GMT ]By LiveScience A population of 200 of the world's rarest orangutans was found tucked away in the forests of the island of Borneo, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).All subspecies of Bornean orangutans are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. But scientists estimate just 3,000 to 4,500 individuals are left in the subspecies known as Pongo py...

5 areas of science that get boost in Obama budget[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:46:59 GMT ]By Tanya LewisLiveScience The proposed 2014 budget released by the White House Wednesday brings good news for science: Under the budget, civilian research spending would swell by 9 percent from 2012 levels.President Barack Obama's budget provides a total of $143 billion for research and development (R&D), which includes investments in energy, space exploration, basic research and STEM (science...

Adam Orth leaves Microsoft after telling Xbox 'always online' critics to 'deal with it'[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:03:50 GMT ]Adam Orth, the Microsoft executive who became Internet-famous last week after tweeting a series of harsh rejoinders against critics of the next Xbox's controversial 'always online' functionality, has left his position at the company.According to a report from Game Informer, the former Microsoft Studios creative director left his position this week — less than a week after he riled up many gamers...

Uber clears up San Francisco taxi ownership concerns[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:38:07 GMT ]Car-summoning app Uber has issued a statement to quash rumors the startup operates taxi cabs in San Francisco. [Read more]

Sprint ups Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE to Android 4.1[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:41:19 GMT ]The Android Jelly Bean 2 update begins rolling out for the budget-friendly smartphone. [Read more]

Microsoft's tweener plans for Surface and Windows Phone[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:48:08 GMT ]With Windows Blue and a coming Windows Phone 8 update, Microsoft will open the door for smaller-screen tablets and bigger-screen phones from a variety of device makers, including itself. [Read more]

Messaging app Kik adds 200,000 users -- each day[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]The messaging app, which now has 50 million users in total, is rolling out new versions for both Android and iOS. [Read more]

Google proposes fix for Europe's search competition concern[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:58:37 GMT ]A years-long competition inquiry into Google's search dominance is entering a new chapter as the European Commission and Google competitors evaluate a proposed remedy. [Read more]

Smartwatches: Failure, a new hope[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:16 EDT ]In that never-ending search for "the next big thing in tech," talk has turned to wearable gadgets, especially in the form of a smartwatch that syncs with your smartphone.

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.

Hacker says phone app could hijack plane[ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:04:09 EDT ]Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

North Korea website hacked[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:36:28 EDT ]Kim Jong Un was dressed as a pig on North Korea's government website after it was hacked. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

Map apps & driving: against the law?[ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:26 EDT ]It's weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone's map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.

Stephen Hawking visits LA stem cell lab where his disease is studied[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:40:40 GMT ]By Alicia Chang, The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Stephen Hawking on Tuesday toured a stem cell laboratory where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurological disorder that has left the British cosmologist almost completely paralyzed.After the visit, the 71-year-old Hawking urged doctors, nurses and staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to support the...

Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty' charity for veterans[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:34 GMT ]"Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard has donated $2 million to Call of Duty Endowment (CODE), a charitable organization the video game industry giant founded in 2009 "to help soldiers transition to civilian careers after their military service," according to the nonprofit's mission statement. The $2 million from Activision comes on top of an additional $1.7 million that was raised by selling l...

Pre-caffeine tech: George Takei, Grumpy Cat, Help Find Nancy[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:34 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morniJo Spencer Zinser is looking for her mom. Join her "Please Find Nancy" Facebook page and see if you can help. Pilot texting was indeed a "self-induced distraction" in a helicopter crash, says the official NTSB report. Is iPhone going to get bigger screens? Here's some speculation and analysis....

Mysterious stone structure found beneath Sea of Galilee[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:37 GMT ]By Owen JarusLiveScienceA giant "monumental" stone structure discovered beneath the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its purpose and even how long ago it was built.The mysterious structure is cone shaped, made of "unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders," and weighs an estimated 60,000 tons, the researchers said. That makes it heavier than most modern-day warships...

'Dark lightning' zaps airline passengers with radiation[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:02:57 GMT ]By Charles ChoiLiveScience "Dark lightning" that is almost invisible within clouds may regularly blast airline passengers with large numbers of gamma rays, scientists find.However, these outbursts do not seem to reach truly dangerous levels, researchers added.More than a decade ago, researchers unexpectedly discovered thunderstorms could generate brief but powerful bursts of gamma rays, the highes...

Deletion of Apple's AppGratis a sign of things to come -- report[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:38:13 GMT ]A new report claims Apple will remove app-discovery programs from its App Store for fear they will threaten the App Store's rankings. [Read more]

IRS claims it can read your e-mail without a warrant[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:18:30 GMT ]The ACLU has obtained internal IRS documents that say Americans enjoy "generally no privacy" in their e-mail messages, Facebook chats, and other electronic communications. [Read more]

See ya, Segway! We've got a suitcase electric scooter now[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:40 GMT ]A designer with sports car design street cred creates a sleek, easy-to-pack electric scooter for commuters. [Read more]

Foxconn sees sales drop 19 percent in first quarter[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:45:40 GMT ]The company draws between 60 percent and 70 percent of its revenue from assembling iPhones and iPads and working on other Apple products. [Read more]

Apple bans digital comic over gay sex images, say its creators[ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:57:06 GMT ]Writer Brian K. Vaughan claims that issue 12 of his Saga comic has been removed from the all iOS apps "because of two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex." [Read more]

Computer + banana = fun[ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:06 EDT ]To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife.