Thursday, May 16, 2013

CISPA cybersecurity bill backers hope second time's a charm
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:20 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six months after a U.S. cybersecurity bill died in the Senate, some Obama administration officials and lawmakers are optimistic they can get a new law passed amid heightened public awareness of hacking attacks and cyber espionage. With top intelligence officials warning that cyber attacks have replaced terrorism as the leading threat against the United States, the White Hous...
    


No cellphone, no Wi-Fi: Living in America's quietest place
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:20 GMT ]
By Kevin Monahan, Producer, NBC NewsGREEN BANK, W.Va. – Every week, Chuck Niday patrols Green Bank, W.Va., in a vehicle that looks a bit like something out of the movie “Mad Max,” aiming to protect the largest steerable radio telescope in the world.He searches for sources of interference, which can come from something as simple as a spark plug or an electric fence. And when Niday runs across illeg...
    


Pre-caffeine tech: Infinite porn, nerd fight!
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:58 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google's Larry Page is fed up with the heated "zero sum" competition among tech firms ... in case you were wondering. Speaking of Wednesday's Google I/O keynote, here's the latest on the tech giant's music service, revamped Maps, photo apps, Google + and more. How much porn is on the Interne...
    


Guy wins $10K getting iOS app, Apple's 50 billionth download
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:07 GMT ]
Owners of iPods and iPads and iPhones around the world have downloaded 50 billion apps from the App Store, Apple announced today. And counting. Google, meanwhile, declared it's almost neck and neck in the app count race, announcing 48 billion app downloads from its Play store at the I/O conference yesterday.Apple makes a point of saying its 50 billion doesn't include updates or re-downloads. NBC N...
    


Apollo astronaut Lovell again reaches for moon
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT ]
By Clara MoskowitzSpace.comLegendary Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has signed on with a commercial lunar exploration firm to help make private trips to the moon a reality, the company Golden Spike announced Wednesday.Golden Spike aims to launch private citizens on round-trip visits to the moon starting in 2020 for a fee of $1.5 billion per flight. The firm, named after the final spike that joined...
    


Nokia Lumia 928 launches for sale via Verizon
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:12 GMT ]
The new Lumia smartphone is available from Verizon Wireless for $99 with the usual two-year contract. [Read more]
    


Consumer spending on iOS games outpaces 3DS, Vita
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:04 GMT ]
That's the word from research firm IDC and App Annie, which released a study that found that App Store spending is easily outpacing gaming handhelds. [Read more]
    


New Mac spyware found in the Oslo Freedom Forum
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:34:32 GMT ]
One surprise is that the new spyware found on Oslo Freedom Forum members' systems has a valid Apple Developer ID. [Read more]
    


Lenovo's Windows 8 Yoga 11S convertible now up for sale
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:46 GMT ]
The new laptop/tablet takes off from the original Yoga 11 by offering Windows 8 instead of RT, but it won't ship to buyers until late June. [Read more]
    


Apple looks to move San Francisco store a few blocks away
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:49:49 GMT ]
The company's current store at Stockton and Ellis streets in San Francisco will be moved to Union Square, if all goes well. [Read more]
    


10 fun facts about Mark Zuckerberg
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 09:08:49 EDT ]
Tuesday is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's birthday. He's 29. If that seems insanely young for a billionaire, remember that he co-founded Facebook when he was a teenager.

Light-up bike like a 'Tron Cycle'
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:05 EDT ]
Anyone that bikes dreams of riding a Tron Light Cycle. Revolights, a set of wheel-mounted LEDs, now makes that dream a little closer to reality, and a new built-in version is helping that system become even more lightweight and simple than the original bolt-on setup.

Google announces music service
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:41 EDT ]
Google is taking on music-streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and Rdio with its own music subscription service called Google Play All Access.

'Star Trek' or 'Star Wars'?
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 18:28:41 EDT ]
Photon torpedoes and proton torpedoes. Warp speed and hyperspace.

Google Maps to get big, personal redesign
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 20:56:05 EDT ]
Google Maps are getting personal. The next version of the widely used maps tool, previewed on Wednesday at the Google i/o conference in San Francisco, will soon have a different look and some splashy new features including displays of real-time accidents and personalized recommendations.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Pre-tech caffeine: Google I/0, Brony Thank You!
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:32 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Google I/O is today, and we'll be covering it live: Expect a music service, revamped maps and more.A run-of-the-mill LinkedIn user agreement update has revealed that the professional networking site has been an unwilling host to the world’s oldest profession. (Um ... prostitution.)Meanwh...
    


LulzSec hackers 'at cutting edge' of cyber crime, court told
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:15 GMT ]
LONDON (Reuters) - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement", a court heard on Wednesday.The men, who have pleaded guilty to a variety of offences, were members of the hacking collective LulzSec that caused millions of dollars of damage to corporate and government ...
    

Syria's Internet is down again 
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:16 GMT ]
For the second time this month, Syria has gone dark.The global Internet tracking firm Renesys confirmed the outage began at exactly 3 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. in Syria, which is indicated on Google's Transparency report as well. "Ever since the top of the hour we have not been able to get any measurements to any of the machines that normaly respond in Syria," James Cowie, of Renesys, told NBC News. This i...
    


Spectacular 'fiery ribbon' captured in Orion bebula
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:57 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comA telescope in Chile has captured stunning new photos of a cosmic ribbon shimmering in the Orion nebula more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.The new images — released by the European Southern Observatory Wednesday — show what scientists described as a "fiery ribbon" of red gas and dust shining in the constellation Orion's belt. The ribbon is a small part of a huge star-f...
    


Commander Hadfield returns to Earth
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:58 GMT ]
    


How to get the Start menu back in Windows 8
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:00 GMT ]
Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen. [Read more]
    


One-third of all smartphone sales were prepaid in Q1
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:47 GMT ]
That's the word from The NPD Group, which found that 21 percent of purchased smartphones were prepaid last year. [Read more]
    


Android 4.3 pops up ahead of Google I/O
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:26:09 GMT ]
A leak tips off security enhancements in the Android update expected to be unveiled at Google I/O. [Read more]
    


Samsung grabs 95 percent of Android smartphone profits
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:39:47 GMT ]
The Korean handset maker earned $5.1 billion of the $5.3 billion in global profits seen by Android smartphone vendors last quarter, says research firm Strategy Analytics. [Read more]
    


Netflix: More work to do to rebuild customer relationship
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:33 GMT ]
Netflix Financial Chief David Wells also says the company won't be streaming live events or start selling ads for its U.S. site. [Read more]
    


Why the Web loves Charles Ramsey
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 14:04:49 EDT ]
Its a horrifying tale: Three young women abducted as teens are held captive for nearly a decade, spending some of that time in chains.

My year without the Internet
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 16:49:52 EDT ]
We are using the Internet wrong. Smartphones turn people into horrible listeners. And cat videos aren't as riveting as we think they are.

Tech could make movies look better
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:59 EDT ]
Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?

'Space Oddity,' in space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:32 EDT ]
Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

Whose tech is better: 'Star Trek' or 'Star Wars'?
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:20 EDT ]
Photon torpedoes and proton torpedoes. Warp speed and hyperspace.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

In Dan Brown's 'Inferno,' numeric riddles and controversial science mix
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 10:55:44 GMT ]
Dan Brown's "Inferno," the latest thriller from the author of "The Da Vinci Code," is another globe-trotting, world-saving adventure — and a chance for readers to ponder a new set of mathematical and scientific puzzles.In "The Da Vinci Code," Robert Langdon, the world's best-known fictional symbolologist, follows a trail that highlights a controversial reading of the relationship between Jesus and...
    


Pre-caffeine tech: Drone spies, everyday sexism
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:35 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Justice Department used a secret subpoena to obtain two months of phone records for Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying the news organization, say sources.Here's a dude who won't stop drone spying on this woman in Seattle. The future is now!And here's a Saudi telecom...
    


2,300-year-old Maya pyramid bulldozed for Belize road project
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:04:22 GMT ]
BELIZE CITY — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Maya pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced Monday.The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back ...
    


Astronaut Chris Hadfield welcomed by ground control
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:54 GMT ]
    


Anti text-and-drive 'rampage'  joined by top 4 cellphone carriers
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:28:48 GMT ]
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad campaign.The campaign is unusual not just because it ...
    


BlackBerry Messenger expands to Android, iOS
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:12 GMT ]
BlackBerry announces plans to offer BBM messaging to Andorid and iOS devices. [Read more]
    


BlackBerry Q10 lands at Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint this summer
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:21:36 GMT ]
The typist-friendly BlackBerry Q10 lands at three carriers this summer to prove its title as the keyboard master. [Read more]
    


Square unveils Stand for Register
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:17 GMT ]
Aiming for a common design aesthetic and user experience for merchants, the mobile payments company unveiled a new piece of hardware meant to provide that common experience. [Read more]
    


Analyst: Nintendo sold 55,000 Wii U units in April
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:36:22 GMT ]
That's just in the U.S., but it's a far cry from the 205,000 Xbox 360 units Michael Pachter believes Microsoft sold. [Read more]
    


Google I/O 2013: Join us Wednesday (live blog)
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]
Join CNET for live coverage from Google's event, which starts at 9 a.m. PT Wednesday. Our live blog will bring you news updates, photos, and running commentary. [Read more]
    


Why the Web loves Charles Ramsey
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 14:04:49 EDT ]
Its a horrifying tale: Three young women abducted as teens are held captive for nearly a decade, spending some of that time in chains.

My year without the Internet
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 16:49:52 EDT ]
We are using the Internet wrong. Smartphones turn people into horrible listeners. And cat videos aren't as riveting as we think they are.

Tech could make movies look better
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:59 EDT ]
Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?

'Space Oddity,' in space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:32 EDT ]
Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

Molding the next generation of computer scientists
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:05:56 EDT ]
Kevin Wang always had the teaching bug in him.

Monday, May 13, 2013

‘Floating in a most peculiar way’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings Bowie from space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:42 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
    


‘Floating in a most peculiar way’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie from space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:04 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
    


Pre-caffeine tech: Robots, cyber cops, wolves!
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 13:54:15 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Science fiction is quickly taking a back seat to science fact.! A new report by the country's leading roboticists says that by 2030, robots will be everywhere!Facebook Home, the Android launcher released to a skeptical public a month ago, is in for some changes. But is it too late? In other ...
    


Volcano in Mexico has towns on alert
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 14:38:56 GMT ]
    


A first look inside 'The Bureau: XCOM Declassified'
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:02:45 GMT ]
When "XCOM: Enemy Unknown" came out last year, some game critics equated it to a slower, more boring version of "Gears of War." Whether or not you agreed with that assessment, the influence of third-person cover-based shooters that "Gears of War" pioneered was hard to deny. "Enemy Unknown" publisher 2K must have felt similarly, because when the company brought the long-rumored "XCOM" shooter back ...