V-Moda's outrageously sweet portable DAC and headphone amp[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:36:00 GMT ]There are lots of headphone amps, but only the Vamp Verza works with the digital output of an iPhone or Android device, and that's a difference you can hear. [Read more]

'Hitler' teapot goes viral[ Thu, 30 May 2013 12:04:21 EDT ]CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini breaks down the JCPenney "Hitler Teapot."

Film to digital: Movies in a new light[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:54 EDT ]Vast majority of theaters have changed to digital projection. Lots of pros, including sharp picture and less wear, but some still miss film.

Gripes about new PlayStation, Xbox[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:40 EDT ]With E3, the world's biggest video game expo, approaching, Sony and Microsoft are getting ready to wow the entertainment world with their next generation consoles.

The startup behind 'Dots'[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:25 EDT ]The failed-startup story is familiar by now.

Film to digital: Seeing movies in a new light[ Fri, 31 May 2013 12:17:45 EDT ]Vast majority of theaters have changed to digital projection. Lots of pros, including sharp picture and less wear, but some still miss film.

Pre-caffeine tech: Grumpy Cat, secret pigs[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Grumpy Cat is going to the big screen.Evernote now offers two-factor verification in wake of a recent hack.Researchers say they've recovered blood samples from a 10,000-year-old mammoth, but outside experts are skeptical about the claims — and particularly about suggestions that the mammoth ...

S. Korea tests US wheat crop for tainted grains[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:07 GMT ]

Giant asteroid and its moon set to fly by Earth[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:08 GMT ]

Why you cringe at the sound of your voice[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:08 GMT ]

Shaman 'rainmaking' center discovered in South Africa[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT ]By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Botswana and Zimbabwe, the site of Ratho Kroonkop (RKK) sits atop a 1,000-foot-tall (300 meters) hill and contains two naturally formed "rock tanks." These tanks are depressions in th...

Google Doodle dishes out a tribute to Petri[ Fri, 31 May 2013 13:45:37 GMT ]Friday's Google Doodle salutes the man who invented the Petri dish. See bacteria. See bacteria grow. Grow bacteria, grow. [Read more]

Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov launches iOS game Marbly[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:05:31 GMT ]The title is the first Pajitnov has ever designed exclusively for mobile devices. [Read more]

Surface RT buyers in the U.S. now get a free cover[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:52:59 GMT ]Starting Friday, May 31, consumers in the U.S. and Canada who buy a Surface RT tablet can score a free Touch or Type cover. [Read more]

Work wrapping up on global deal to nix tech product duty[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:01:53 GMT ]According to U.S. tech groups, a deal among more than a dozen countries could be completed this summer. [Read more]

'Internship' stars Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson face Google interns[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:55:24 GMT ]Two years after a call from Vince Vaughn to Google about a movie idea, a San Francisco theater packed with Googlers, including 100 interns, had their chance to preview the film and ask the stars questions. [Read more]

Facebook targets sexist hate speech[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:07:49 EDT ]Under mounting pressure from activists and advertisers, Facebook is ramping up efforts to stamp out hate speech, particularly depictions of violence against women.

Teen builds submarine [ Wed, 29 May 2013 18:35:19 EDT ]An 18-year-old high school student, Justin Beckerman, has built a one-man submarine. The Nautilus took its teen inventor six months and US$2,000 to put together. All while keeping on top of his homework.

The rise of Chinese smartphones[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:44:44 EDT ]CNN's Kristie Lu Stout vistis Huawei's headquarters for a look at how the company's trying to take on Apple and Samsung.

'Hitler' teapot goes viral[ Thu, 30 May 2013 12:04:21 EDT ]CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini breaks down the JCPenney "Hitler Teapot."

Motorola's Moto X phone to be made in the U.S.[ Thu, 30 May 2013 11:19:18 EDT ]Motorola says it will produce the first smartphone manufactured in the United States.

Windows 8.1: Microsoft doubles down on new touch interface[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:32:28 GMT ]Windows 8, a touch-friendly reimagining of Microsoft's age-old point-and-click operating system, still seems to have a problem winning people over. To that end, Windows 8.1 — announced Thursday but not available until late 2013 — will bring new functionality, while smoothing over some of the prickliest areas of the touchscreen interface.Before we get any further, let me answer the biggest question...

How many hashtags in a tweet is too many?[ Thu, 30 May 2013 14:53:50 GMT ]

Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:08 GMT ]Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary.The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't pose any threat to our planet: Its orbit will bring it no closer than 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers). Nevertheless, it's sparking interest ...

Can 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' bring hardcore gaming to iOS?[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:10 GMT ]If you've ever played a game on your smartphone, it was probably something like like "Angry Birds" or "Temple Run" — seemingly simple apps that can be enjoyed in short spurts. Recently, the runaway success of flinging birds at cartoon pigs has attracted game industry heavyweights like Activision and Electronic Arts to the mobile playing field as well. But as bigger and bigger publishers flock to t...

Sonar image hints Amelia Earhart's plane found[ Thu, 30 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT ]By Rossella LorenziDiscovery NewsA grainy sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati might represent the remains of the Electra, the two-engine aircraft legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was piloting when she vanished on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator.Released by The International Group for Histor...

Glu Mobile to offer cash for gaming[ Thu, 30 May 2013 15:00:37 GMT ]The company says that it will use the Skillz platform on its hunting-simulation title Deer Hunter Reloaded to offer cash prizes for marksmen. [Read more]

BlackBerry Q10 landing on Verizon June 6[ Thu, 30 May 2013 15:10:07 GMT ]Verizon officially confirms June 6th for the BlackBerry Q10. [Read more]

Evernote locks down three new security features[ Thu, 30 May 2013 15:48:42 GMT ]The company's service now includes two-step verification, access history, and authorized application support. [Read more]

Google shows off vision of connected life[ Thu, 30 May 2013 15:55:46 GMT ]With Google Now, Google Glass, and an array of future, Google wants to serve every facet of your life -- even the parts you didn't know needed assistance. [Read more]

HTC One Nexus User Experience confirmed[ Thu, 30 May 2013 16:01:23 GMT ]HTC made its plans for an HTC One model with stock Android official. [Read more]

Facebook targets sexist hate speech[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:07:49 EDT ]Under mounting pressure from activists and advertisers, Facebook is ramping up efforts to stamp out hate speech, particularly depictions of violence against women.

Apple's iOS 7 may go black, white and flat[ Mon, 27 May 2013 12:56:00 EDT ]Rumors that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic.

Teen builds submarine [ Wed, 29 May 2013 18:35:19 EDT ]An 18-year-old high school student, Justin Beckerman, has built a one-man submarine. The Nautilus took its teen inventor six months and US$2,000 to put together. All while keeping on top of his homework.

Motorola's Moto X phone to be made in the U.S.[ Thu, 30 May 2013 11:19:18 EDT ]Motorola says it will produce the first smartphone manufactured in the United States.

'Hitler' teapot goes viral[ Thu, 30 May 2013 12:04:21 EDT ]CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini breaks down the JCPenney "Hitler Teapot."

Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook fixes policies, YouTube slows things down[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.PlayStation fans are flocking to Twitter, to express their disdain for DRM.Tablet sales are expected to surpass laptop sales this year. (And by 2015, the tablets may also surpass PCs as well!)Facebook is changing its policy on "humorous" posts and images that make light of rape and violence ...

60 years after first Everest ascent, anyone can climb (online)[ Wed, 29 May 2013 04:17:34 GMT ]Sixty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay struggled to make the first ascent of Mt. Everest — but today, anyone with an Internet connection can easily trek to basecamp, take a virtual flight over the region's glaciers, and see how the mountain has changed over the years. "What we've heard from the scientists that study these specific glaciers is that the melt rate is increasing dramat...

Space station welcomes 3 new astronauts[ Wed, 29 May 2013 12:04:17 GMT ]

Listen to this: Spotify adds personalized music recommendations[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:53:34 GMT ]With over 20 million tracks, Spotify was never lacking in tunes — it just needed a decent way to help you discover new songs and artists. And now the popular music streaming service has just that.The new feature is dubbed Discover and it — quite obviously — is there to help you find some sweet sounds. Discover is being added to Spotify's Web player first and it's basically a news feed of sorts. Yo...

Putting the start in the new Windows Blue Start button[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:19:43 GMT ]With Windows Blue, aka Windows 8.1, Microsoft is reintroducing a Start button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work. [Read more]

Space plane's secret mission hits 5-month mark[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:36:29 GMT ]By Leonard DavidSpace.comThe U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has quietly passed the five-month mark on its latest secret mission in Earth orbit.The unmanned X-37B spacecraft launched into space atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 11, 2012, kicking off a mission whose objectives and payloads are classified.The winged craft is known as Orbital Te...

Razer thin One Touch Idol heading to the U.S.[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:34:39 GMT ]Alcatel's svelte One Touch Idol now on sale for $299 in the U.S. [Read more]

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends 2013[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:45:41 GMT ]If you want to know what's ahead in the technology industry, Meeker's report offers a panoramic view of the future based on real data. [Read more]

Dish Network dishes out social app for its subscribers[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:54:42 GMT ]The new social app will let Dish subscribers interact with Facebook and Twitter feeds related to the show or channel they're currently watching. [Read more]

New Gmail look blings up your inbox with tabs[ Wed, 29 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]Google refreshes Gmail for the Web, Android, and iOS with new default categories and tabs to organize your e-mail. [Read more]

Rare Apple 1 computer sold for $671,000[ Tue, 28 May 2013 10:07:05 EDT ]A rare working model of the Apple 1, the tech giant's first desktop computer, sold for more than $671,000 over the weekend at an auction in Germany.

Google wants more women in tech[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.

Video game helps kids fight cancer[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:36:43 EDT ]In the battle against cancer, one video game is taking the deadly disease head-on. And some young patients are the winners.

Apple's iOS 7 may go black, white and flat[ Mon, 27 May 2013 12:56:00 EDT ]Rumors that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic.