5 viral myths about Boston attacks [ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:38 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

Virtual reality blows grandma away[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:01:20 EDT ]HLN's Showbiz Tonight features this now viral clip of a 90-year-old grandma sporting a virtual reality headset.

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

Tweets, pics from the Boston manhunt[ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:54:56 EDT ]Twitter lit up Friday morning with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

Robot pharmacist fills patient prescriptions[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:52:38 GMT ]

Twitter #Music comes to iOS and Web, will help you discover new tunes[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:29:42 GMT ]Twitter #Music, a service which'll help you discover tunes based on Twitter activity, doesn't exactly come as a surprise. The social network's been teasing this one for a while and the rumor mill's been steadily churning out its secrets. But, as of Thursday, the service is finally official and you'll be able to start using it on the Web or iOS shortly.Twitter #Music relies on tweets and engagement...

Pre-caffeine tech: Sext spam, double Doctor Whos[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:41:44 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Anonymous "brandjacked" Westboro Baptist Church on Facebook. Lots of people found it to be hilarious. Is is any wonder Anonymous just raised $54,000 on Indiegogo launch its own news website. Thousands Of people tweeted Rep. Mike Rogers to let him know they're Not 14, not in their basement, a...

Defeated once, CISPA info-sharing bill up for vote again[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:08 GMT ]CISPA, the controversial bill intended to let Internet companies share information about users more freely with the government, is up for vote in the House of Representatives after being killed off in the Senate last year. The bill has been touched up, but some are suspicious after what they view as years of misguided tech legislation, and both critics and the White House say CISPA is fundamental...

First Google Glass users can't sell — or even loan — their devices[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:09 GMT ]Google Glass hitting eBay soon? Don't count on it. The first wave of Google Glass "Explorers" won't be able to cash in on the fact that they're scoring the futuristic head-worn camera-equipped computer before anybody else. Google's terms of sale strictly forbid them from selling, loaning, or otherwise giving away Glass. "Unless otherwise authorized by Google ... you may not resell, loan, transfer ...

Sprint expands LTE to 21 new markets, including Los Angeles[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:03:57 GMT ]Dan Hesse, speaking at an industry conference, also says the carrier has an LTE roaming agreement with a small Mississippi carrier called CSpire. [Read more]

Tech luminaries dominate Time's 100 Most Influential People[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:25:47 GMT ]Each year, the publication releases its list of the most influential people in the world, and once again, technology bigwigs are among the pack leaders. [Read more]

Yahoo launches Mail app for iPad, Android tablets[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:29:06 GMT ]The Yahoo Mail app extends its reach to the iPad and Android tablets, while a new Yahoo Weather app showers down upon the iPhone. [Read more]

iPhone March quarter sales forecast at 35 million -- analyst[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:05 GMT ]Taking in Verizon's iPhone sales for the March quarter, analyst Gene Munster is sticking with an overall iPhone sales forecast of 35.5 million. [Read more]

Lower-cost iPhone with plastic case leaks[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:50 GMT ]The image shows a white iPhone with a plastic backing, following earlier reports that Apple might try to sell a cheaper handset without the aluminum finish in its previous devices. [Read more]

5 viral myths about Boston attacks [ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:38 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

Virtual reality blows grandma away[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:01:20 EDT ]HLN's Showbiz Tonight features this now viral clip of a 90-year-old grandma sporting a virtual reality headset.

Verizon urged to nix contracts[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:14 EDT ]A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Got robot? Try your phone[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:37:50 EDT ]Keller Rinaudo of Romotive talks about the company's new personal, programmable robot, Romo.

When oversharing online can get you arrested[ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:23:55 EDT ]The five-minute video opens with a man cruising along in his car, cracking open a bottle of what appears to be Beck's beer and taking a swig.

Big-time players are getting serious about asteroid perils and profits[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:28:35 GMT ]Experts on near-Earth objects wondered whether February's meteor blast over Russia would serve as a wakeup call about asteroids — and two months later, there's ample evidence that it has. But there are two sides to that wakeup call, having to do with potential opportunities as well as potential threats.Nothing illustrates that better than this week's developments: In Flagstaff, Ariz., researchers ...

Orbital's Antares rocket cleared for its maiden launch into orbit[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:28:35 GMT ]By Tariq Malik, Space.comWALLOPS ISLAND, Va. —The biggest private rocket ever to launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore is ready to take its maiden voyage on Wednesday, the rocket's builders say.NASA and the commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corp. have officially cleared the company's new Antares rocket for launch, setting the stage for what will be a critical test flight from NASA's...

Pre-caffeine tech: Random acts of pizza[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:09:16 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.When bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday, there were nearly as many camera-equipped smartphones as people there in Copley Square. Now, as photos and videos pour in from bystanders, where do investigators begin?No shock here: Bomb-Making 101 is available online.Via Reddit...

Gmail, Google Drive and Apps suffer partial outage[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:16:13 GMT ]Google is reporting "issues" with Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive, but says very few of its customers are experiencing the trouble.The search giant began posting notices to its Apps Status Dashboard early Wednesday morning, announcing that it was investigating problems with the Admin control panel, then with Google Mail, then Google Drive, and later, Google Documents, Spreadsheets and Presenta...

Hop aboard the space station in Houston -- at NASA exhibit[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:15 GMT ]By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comNASA has a new "stage" to expose and educate the public about the work behind — and on board — the International Space Station.More than a year in the making, NASA and Space Center Houston, the visitor center for the agency's Johnson Space Center in Texas, put the final touches on a new interactive exhibit and special effects live stage show that highlights how the or...

Photoshop update to let people fix photo blur[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:37:05 GMT ]Adobe promises that a new version of its image-editing tool will be able to unwobble photos taken with a wobbly camera. [Read more]

EU puts Huawei, ZTE in crosshairs, but who will help?[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]The European Union's trade chief would like to go after China-based companies Huawei and ZTE, but firms that would back the effort have shied away from helping the commission. [Read more]

Microsoft reportedly testing smartwatch prototypes[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:32:29 GMT ]The company has been working on a smartwatch for the past year with help from teams who worked on accessories for the Xbox, a source tells The Verge. [Read more]

Name your own price for a $399 Mac software bundle[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:49 GMT ]For as little as a buck, you can get three handy apps. And for as little as $7.35, you can score 10. Either way, you come out a winner. [Read more]

Google Drive, Apps, Gmail all back online, says Google[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:50:32 GMT ]All three services are up and running again for Google users, according to the company's status page. [Read more]

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.

Meet a tiny fisheye camera[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:07 EDT ]Twenty-five year-old student Greg Dash was frustrated. He wanted to take "fisheye"-style camera pictures without having to pay for an expensive lens, or fiddle around with a smartphone app. He wanted something light and small that he could pull from his pocket at a moment's notice. Unfortunately such a device did not exist.

New player in Web music?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:27 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.

Post on bombings goes viral[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:30:22 EDT ]Comedian-actor Patton Oswalt may not seem the most likely person to soothe the wounded national psyche after the deadly bombs that struck the Boston Marathon. Oswalt has no obvious ties to Boston, and he makes a living telling jokes, not comforting the afflicted.

5 viral stories about Boston attacks that aren't true[ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:34:23 EDT ]In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:28:33 GMT ]By Megan GannonLiveScienceArchaeologists in Jerusalem say they've found a 2,000-year-old ritual bath with a sophisticated system to keep water pure, Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.The bath, known as a miqwe or mikveh, was found at a site in southwest Jerusalem's Kiryat Menachem quarter, and researchers say it had a unique water supply system. The miqwe collected rainwater from thre...

Pre-caffeine tech: Boston[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:11:09 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Following the confusion and panic caused by the Boston Marathon bomb blasts, websites have been set up for people to report that they're safe, or check in on a loved one.YouTube created an "Explosions at Boston Marathon" video page.Cellphone congestion following the Boston Marathon bombings ...

'Painstaking work' ahead for Boston Marathon investigators[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:28:32 GMT ]

Sony wants the PS4 tobe cheaper at launch than the PS3[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:01:40 GMT ]With the launch of the PlayStation 4 just months away from its planned 2013 holiday release, Sony has still been exceptionally tight-lipped when it comes to key details like how much the new console will cost and what it even looks like. But as the British gaming site MCV points out, the Japanese gaming giant has at least owned up to some mistakes it made with the launch of the PlayStation 3 in 20...

A new argument that Admiral Byrd didn't make North Pole[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:07:08 GMT ]By Andrea ThompsonLiveScienceOn May 9, 1926, famed American explorer Richard Byrd took off from the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen along with his pilot, Floyd Bennett, in an attempt to be the first to fly to the North Pole. About 16 hours later, the pair returned to the island in their Fokker tri-motor airplane, the Josephine Ford, saying they had indeed accomplished the feat.Byrd submitte...

Facebook Home on Android? Good stuff, says Eric Schmidt[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:13:10 GMT ]Google's chairman says you can't do open source halfway. And he applauds Facebook's newly unveiled Home app that completely alters the smartphone experience on Google Android devices. [Read more]

Google still wants Apple to use its maps, Eric Schmidt says[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:16:08 GMT ]The Google chairman doesn't specify whether the two companies are still in talks but says it would be easy for Apple to shift to making Google Maps the default navigation tool for iOS. [Read more]

WhatsApp CEO: We're bigger than Twitter[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:03 GMT ]While unwilling to go into specifics, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum says it has more than 200 million monthly users. [Read more]

Apple wins patent for iOS app folders and 'jiggle mode'[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:35 GMT ]The newly-awarded patent describes the popular app and folder management feature first unveiled in iOS 4. [Read more]

Swag Bucks: Yeah, it's still a thing[ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:50:45 GMT ]The service continues to offer rewards -- real ones -- for things you already do online, like searching the Web and watching videos. [Read more]

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.

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.

Meet a tiny fisheye camera[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:07 EDT ]Twenty-five year-old student Greg Dash was frustrated. He wanted to take "fisheye"-style camera pictures without having to pay for an expensive lens, or fiddle around with a smartphone app. He wanted something light and small that he could pull from his pocket at a moment's notice. Unfortunately such a device did not exist.

New player in Web music?[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:38:27 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.

Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:20:00 EDT ]Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within seven years. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend in public comments that inspired everything from excitement to incredulity.