TV that's way sharper than HD[ Thu, 02 May 2013 14:25:50 EDT ]Are you starting to take for granted the popping colors and hyper-detail of your HDTV? Fear not. 4K television is on the way, with screens that promise four times better resolution than today's best high-definition offerings.

Test-driving Google Glass[ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:44:04 EDT ]CNN's Maggie Lake gets a chance to take Google Glass for a test drive around New York City.

Making Google Glass look dorky[ Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:06 EDT ]The Segway. The Bluetooth headset. The pocket protector.

A tech take on arts and crafts[ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:45:06 EDT ]Some people hire florists and caterers when planning their wedding. Former Google employee Brit Morin brought on a programmer to create a custom app.

Will these guys make Google Glass uncool?[ Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:06 EDT ]The Segway. The Bluetooth headset. The pocket protector.

Man hopes to be youngest pilot to fly solo around world[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:02:08 GMT ]

Ancient Roman cemetery unearthed; remains of 13 found[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:18:48 GMT ]By Jeanna BrynerLiveScienceHidden beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery that seemed to show no religious bias.The new discovery, found at the junction of Newarke and Oxford Streets, includes numerous burials and skeletal remains from 13 individuals, both male and female of various ages. The cemetery is estimated to date back to ...

How to pack a big solar sail in a tiny cubesat[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]By Tia GhoseSpace.comA simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say.The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, could be used to pack relatively large sails into miniature satellites known as cubesats. When the sails pop out, they...

Air Force's X-51A hypersonic aircraft sets record during its final test[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]The U.S. Air Force's $300 million, nine-year test program for a hypersonic plane ended on a high note this week, when the last of its X-51A Waverider vehicles made the longest flight of its kind. The success was made sweeter by the fact that it followed last year's high-profile failure."I believe all we have learned from the X-51A Waverider will serve as the bedrock for future hypersonics researc...

Samsung, BlackBerry devices cleared for use on US defense networks[ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:28 GMT ]WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and Bla...

Acer launches 2 notebooks, tablet that emphasize touch[ Fri, 03 May 2013 14:45:19 GMT ]The Taiwanese computer maker showed off the Aspire R7 notebook, Aspire P3 Ultrabook, and Acer Iconia A1 tablet during an event in New York. [Read more]

Spotify buys music discovery company Tunigo[ Fri, 03 May 2013 14:57:31 GMT ]The music service has bought Tunigo, a long-time partner that has had its own discovery app on Spotify. [Read more]

Mozilla: Look ma, no plug-in for video, apps[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]The makers of Firefox team up with the 3D graphics gurus at OTOY to show off a new codec that can run high-end video and desktop apps in the browser. [Read more]

U.S. Cellular to sell 'Apple products' this year[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:02:11 GMT ]It's circumspect about which products, but surely a carrier that sells devices like Samsung's Galaxy S3 and the HTC One would also want to offer the iPhone. [Read more]

BlackBerry's Q10 is selling well in Canada, U.K.[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:07:36 GMT ]According to a research note from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, he's seeing "broad sellouts" across the two countries. [Read more]

TV that's way sharper than HD[ Thu, 02 May 2013 14:25:50 EDT ]Are you starting to take for granted the popping colors and hyper-detail of your HDTV? Fear not. 4K television is on the way, with screens that promise four times better resolution than today's best high-definition offerings.

Test-driving Google Glass[ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:44:04 EDT ]CNN's Maggie Lake gets a chance to take Google Glass for a test drive around New York City.

A tech take on arts and crafts[ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:45:06 EDT ]Some people hire florists and caterers when planning their wedding. Former Google employee Brit Morin brought on a programmer to create a custom app.

Making Google Glass look dorky[ Fri, 03 May 2013 11:33:39 EDT ]The Segway. The Bluetooth headset. The pocket protector.

What to do when your favorite site closes[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:48:21 EDT ]Minimalist blogging platform Posterous drew its last breath earlier this week.

Pre-caffeine tech: Pope tweets, power pugs! [ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Turns out, the Pope is a leftest! (Or at least, he tweets like one.) Keith Richards says Apple's iPod shortchanges customers. What the f***?! Turns out, Google Glass censors foul language.iOS 7 likely to bring big changes to iPhone, iPad — but when will it launch?Come at me bro! Google, Nike...

Killer cave lured ancient carnivores to their deaths[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:09 GMT ]By Tia Ghose, LiveScienceA cavern in Spain may have lured ancient carnivores to their deaths by offering the promise of food and water, new research suggests.The new study, published May 1 in the journal PLOS ONE, may explain how the carcasses of several carnivore species, including saber-toothed cats and "bear dogs," wound up in an underground cavern millions of years ago."Only the carnivores...

Astronaut photographs cosmic 'bullet hole' in space station[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT ]By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have dodged a cosmic bullet ... literally.A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a ph...

Late-night Spotify users close the deal with Justin Timberlake and Imagine Dragons[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:24 GMT ]If you're streaming music, odds are that you're not snoozing. And if you're not snoozing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., chances are that you might be snuggled up with your sweetheart. At least that's what the folks at Spotify are assuming when they reveal the top "after hours" tracks — the ones most popular during hours associated with late night make-out sessions."Top tracks streaming on Spotify bet...

Help save humanity in 'After Earth' Challenge[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:12 GMT ]By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.The "After Earth" Challenge, sponsored in part by the X Prize Foundation, involves two phases that focus on robotics, sustainability and space travel. One winning team will be featured in a special segment on th...

NASA's Fermi telescope dodges a 3,100-pound bullet[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:52:46 GMT ]Evasive actions had to be taken to ensure the spacecraft wouldn't end in a massive collision high above Earth. [Read more]

The big picture: Projection screen basics[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:55:00 GMT ]Thinking about getting a projector? Don't forget the screen! [Read more]

New digital camera tech uses a bug's view on the world[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:31 GMT ]A team of researchers have created a new digital camera technology that can provide full, 180-degree fields of view with no interpretive mistakes in image quality. [Read more]

Facebook puts account security in the hands of your friends[ Thu, 02 May 2013 16:00:18 GMT ]With Trusted Contacts, your closest friends are the key to getting back into your account. [Read more]

iMac buyers can now opt for a solid-state drive[ Thu, 02 May 2013 16:01:54 GMT ]Kicking in some extra cash to the purchase can swap out a conventional disk drive for some fast flash storage. [Read more]

Google Glass: Wearable surveillance?[ Wed, 01 May 2013 10:14:48 EDT ]Michael Chertoff says imagine wearing the equivalent of a drone on your head everyday. Scary, isn't it?

Is MindMeld app useful or creepy?[ Wed, 01 May 2013 14:17:24 EDT ]Kristie Lu Stout and NewYorker.com's Nicholas Thompson take on the great gadget debate: privacy versus utility

No gadgets at 'digital detox' camp[ Wed, 01 May 2013 16:32:39 EDT ]If your smartphone is attached to your hip, your blood flows like a Twitter feed and you're fairly certain your eyes permanently see through an Instagram filter, then maybe it's time to disconnect for a bit?

This camera acts like a bug's eye[ Wed, 01 May 2013 16:32:32 EDT ]The next generation of digital cameras could show us how bugs see the world.

Tiny flying robots! Meet the quadrotor[ Thu, 02 May 2013 08:07:49 EDT ]It's a mesmerizing, surreal scene. Eight tiny, unmanned aerial vehicles -- called quadrotors -- begin to rise from the ground in unison.

'MythBusters' goes back to the beginning[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:14:53 GMT ]

Student program wins $100K prize for health innovations for developing world[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:14:54 GMT ]Getting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that fits into the barrel of a standard oral syringe to ensure accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.The gadget is the brainchild of Rice University's Beyon...

Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:25:56 GMT ]Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis.Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the ...

How flower petals get their shape[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:05 GMT ]By Denise ChowLiveScience The shape of a flower's petals and leaves are dictated by a biological map hidden inside the flower's growing bud, a new study finds.Researchers at the John Innes Center and the University of East Anglia, both located in Norwich in the United Kingdom, studied how petals and leaves grow in a type of small flowering plantcalled Arabidopsis. They discovered that concealed ma...

Space may be next frontier for Stephen Hawking[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:59:02 GMT ]

LinkedIn turns online resumes into professional portfolios[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT ]Now users can upload videos, images, and other rich media to showcase their work and skills on the professional social network. [Read more]

Hey Google Glass, are you recording me?[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:15:28 GMT ]The Glass display is on when in record mode, but it's not easy to detect from a distance or if you are unaware that someone with strange glasses is staring at you. [Read more]

Sprint on track to shut down Nextel iDEN network on June 30[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:21:37 GMT ]If you're one of the last million Nextel customers still on the network, it's time to look elsewhere. [Read more]

Smartphone safety lagging, Consumer Reports finds[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:26:40 GMT ]The magazine releases its annual "State of the Net" report, and some findings offer a rude awakening for smartphone users. [Read more]

Exclusive: Zelda 3DS "feels totally different," needs to be played in 3D for "intended experience"[ Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:42 GMT ]In an exclusive interview, Zelda series director and producer Eiji Aonuma talks to CNET's Jeff Bakalar about the sequel to 1992's A Link to the Past on the Nintendo 3DS. [Read more]

Africa's sexy tech[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:14:30 EDT ]Africa's trendy tech scene is working too hard to create the next Facebook, instead of building solid businesses.

Team rebuilding world's first website[ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:33:54 EDT ]Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.

Google Glass: Wearable surveillance?[ Wed, 01 May 2013 10:14:48 EDT ]Michael Chertoff says imagine wearing the equivalent of a drone on your head everyday. Scary, isn't it?

Forget gadgets at 'digital detox' camp[ Wed, 01 May 2013 10:15:48 EDT ]If your smartphone is attached to your hip, your blood flows like a Twitter feed and you're fairly certain your eyes permanently see through an Instagram filter, then maybe it's time to disconnect for a bit?

Forget your gadgets at 'digital detox' camp[ Wed, 01 May 2013 10:12:35 EDT ]If your smartphone is attached to your hip, your blood flows like a Twitter feed and you're fairly certain your eyes permanently see through an Instagram filter, then maybe it's time to disconnect for a bit?