Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook's got ideas, Google's challenging things[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:46:13 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Facebook's throwing a press event to unveil some "big ideas" on Thursday. Rumor is that those ideas involve videos on Instagram.Speaking of Facebook ... the social network suffered some "internal issues" on Tuesday night.Google asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow ...

Groovy! Watch this robot dance ‘Gangnam Style’[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:32 GMT ]

House GOP: Don't grab an asteroid — let's put bases on moon and Mars[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:46:14 GMT ]House Republican leaders want to push for outposts on the moon and Mars — and they want to push NASA's plan to snare an asteroid into the dustbin, according to a discussion draft of their space spending plan."It is the policy of the United States that the development of capabilities and technologies necessary for human missions to lunar orbit, the surface of the moon, the surface of Mars, and beyo...

How the PlayStation 4's hardware will bring a new realism to video games[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:31:42 GMT ]

Battery tests show Apple's new MacBook Air beats competitors by a mile[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:46 GMT ]If the new MacBook Air looks identical to its predecessor, then why is everyone making such a big deal about it? Because this ultraportable laptop beats the last Air and every Windows Ultrabook by a mile when it comes to endurance. Thanks to Intel’s new 4th generation Core (Haswell) processor and a beefier battery on the inside, the new Air doesn’t need an extended battery or slice to last all day...

ESPN, HBO come to Apple TV[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:57:35 GMT ]Two of the most popular on-demand streaming apps will be funneled directly to Apple's set-top box, but you need a pay-TV subscription for most content [Read more]

Steve Jobs expected to be forgotten by history[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:29:55 GMT ]In a previously unseen video clip from 1994, in between his gigs at Apple, Jobs says he expected his life's work to be obsolete by now. [Read more]

Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:41:46 GMT ]Google's super-fast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City. CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup scene. [Read more]

Boeing shows off its Dreamliner in Paris, touts 787-10 deals[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:05 GMT ]Right after Airbus took its rival A350 XWB on its first flight, Boeing announces customers planning to buy 102 of a new long version of its energy-efficient 787 Dreamliner. [Read more]

Rdio's Vdio service now available to everyone in U.S., U.K.[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:02:03 GMT ]The company's application was previously only available to Rdio customers. [Read more]

Facebook finally gets #hashtags[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:51:31 EDT ]Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations.

With ESPN out, is 3-D TV dead?[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:45 EDT ]Three or four years ago, it was supposed to be the next big thing in consumer tech: the magic of 3-D, right in your living room.

Can Nintendo get its mojo back?[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:38:06 EDT ]It hasn't been a blockbuster year for Nintendo, the video-gaming company that brought us "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and the Wii.

The top games of E3 2013[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:02 EDT ]The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming.

How to hide your data from Internet snoops[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:49 EDT ]Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny.

Pre-caffeine tech: Instagram updates, Xbox owners[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:58 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Instagram is fixin' to add video-sharing, according to reports. After four years of altering grades using credentials gained with keylogger equipment installed on professors' keyboards, three Purdue University students were finally busted. Check out the "Cheetah-Cub" — looks like a robot, ru...

Tech companies changing face of education[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:42 GMT ]

Modern medical woes: Handling tech aches and pains[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:42:28 GMT ]

Facebook may add videos to Instagram, rumors suggest[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:33 GMT ]Facebook invited members of the press to its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. to "learn about a new product" on Thursday. Rumor is that this new product might be a video feature on Instagram.According to Facebook's invitation, a "small team has been working on a big idea," and TechCrunch reports that video support on Instagram, the photo-sharing service acquired by Facebook for a cool billion do...

Europe's 2016 Mars mission passes key milestone[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:05 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comEurope's next mission to Mars has passed a key milestone to enter its final construction phase in pursuit of a planned 2016 launch toward the Red Planet.European Space Agency officials signed the last construction contract for the 2016 ExoMars mission on Monday, a deal between ESA and the Mars orbiter's prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space. The ExoMars orbiter mission aims to...

Microsoft targets schools with Surface RT discount[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:38 GMT ]Company is reaching out directly to schools and universities with a Surface RT discount offer during the summer buying season. [Read more]

Smash Lego atoms with a Large Hadron Collider model[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:43:28 GMT ]A physicist is gathering supporters for an ATLAS experiment Lego mini model that could put a piece of the Large Hadron Collider in the hands of Lego fans everywhere. [Read more]

HP shifts PC chief to China, global focus[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:21 GMT ]Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping the two can form an executive tag team to tackle China and Lenovo. [Read more]

Dish bashes Sprint's 'transparent' attempt to block Clearwire deal[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:41:29 GMT ]The satellite television provider says the lawsuit is a "transparent" attempt to divert attention from its failure to offer a fair deal to Clearwire shareholders. [Read more]

Curved OLED HDTV screens are a bad idea (for now)[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:00 GMT ]OLED is a great idea, curved screens can be a great idea, but curved OLED screens are not. [Read more]

With ESPN out, is 3-D TV dead?[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:45 EDT ]Three or four years ago, it was supposed to be the next big thing in consumer tech: the magic of 3-D, right in your living room.

Facebook finally gets #hashtags[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:51:31 EDT ]Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations.

Can Nintendo get its mojo back?[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:38:06 EDT ]It hasn't been a blockbuster year for Nintendo, the video-gaming company that brought us "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and the Wii.

The top games of E3 2013[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:02 EDT ]The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming.

Tech companies jockey to seem most transparent[ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:25:09 EDT ]Trust us, we're from Silicon Valley.

Why Gene Wilder is a hot Google search[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:30:07 GMT ]

Possible piece of Mir space station found in man's yard[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:03:50 GMT ]

Anti-social media app helps you avoid Foursquare friends[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26:10 GMT ]While Hell Is Other People is described as "partially a satire" by its creator, the Web app might be a blessing to those who just want to feel alone in a crowd.The app looks at your Foursquare friends' recent check-ins, calculates "optimal locations for avoiding them," and slaps everything onto a nice Google Maps interface. Follow its guidance while strolling through a city and you should be able ...

Snowden: Feds can't plug leaks by 'murdering me'[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:25:12 GMT ]Ex-NSA analyst Edward Snowden explains his decision to Guardian readers. Hong Kong was a better safe haven than Iceland, he says. [Read more]

Buy a $900 Porsche designed for a 5-year-old[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:56:54 GMT ]Porsche offers what may be its cheapest car ever, except that it's pedal-powered and has a 110-pound weight limit. [Read more]

Manned sub to explore South China Sea[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:37:14 GMT ]

Past megaquakes left mark on Canadian coast[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:05:49 GMT ]By Becky OskinLiveScienceThanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest.Born from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the earthquake may have cleaved the 620-mile-long (1,000 kilometers) offshore fault from Northern California to Canada. Researchers don't yet know; they must play connect the dots ...

Skype launches video messaging to all users[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:45:10 GMT ]Baked into Skype's mobile and desktop apps, the new video-messaging feature has emerged from beta mode and is now available for everyone. [Read more]

TV weight: Fact and fiction[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:55:00 GMT ]How much do TVs weigh? Surprisingly, it's a concern (for some). [Read more]

Microsoft revs speedier, smarter speech recognition for phones[ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]Using a novel method that mimics brain functions, Microsoft researchers say they've doubled the speed at which speech is recognized and results are returned. They've also improved accuracy by 15 percent. [Read more]

The top games of E3 2013[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:02 EDT ]The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming.

Solutions to smartphone theft[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:57:58 EDT ]CNN's Samuel Burke reports on new ways police and companies are working to protect against rising smartphone theft.

Facebook finally gets #hashtags[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:51:31 EDT ]Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations.

With ESPN out, is 3-D TV dead?[ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:45 EDT ]Three or four years ago, it was supposed to be the next big thing in consumer tech: the magic of 3-D, right in your living room.

Can Nintendo get its mojo back?[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:38:06 EDT ]It hasn't been a blockbuster year for Nintendo, the video-gaming company that brought us "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and the Wii.

Solar-powered plane zeroes in on Washington after 'pit stop' in Ohio[ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:57:47 GMT ]The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane took off from Cincinnati on Saturday and headed for Washington, the penultimate stop in a cross-continent, solar-powered odyssey.The overnight layover at Cincinnati Lunken Municipal Airport added a few new twists to the Solar Impulse routine: Cincinnati was added to the schedule just a few days ago when flight planners determined that cross winds and head winds w...

Big Brother may not be listening, but he's watching: Why metadata snooping is legal[ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:14:45 GMT ]The debate about the NSA spying program feels like a bad game of charades. Members of Congress and leaders of three-letter agencies keep saying how much they welcome public debate about spying, then immediately regretting that they're unable to talk in public about it. Winks and ear pulls follow. But one phrase has permeated the discussion over and over.“Nobody is listening to your phone calls.”It...

How duct tape patched up the world – and why we're still sticking with it[ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:20:41 GMT ]Over the past half a century, duct tape has been keeping NASA's astronauts alive, putting airplanes back together, making race cars speedier and patching up millions of fix-it projects. It's even been used to remove warts. But the makers of duct tape aren't resting on their sticky, gray laurels: On the contrary, engineers and designers are adding some new twists to the decades-old standby."Ten yea...

Solar-powered plane lands in Washington after 'pit stop' in Ohio[ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:37:56 GMT ]The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane made a smooth landing in Washington early Sunday, leaving just one more solar-powered hop to go in its cross-continent odyssey.The 208-foot-wide (63-meter-wide) aircraft set down at Dulles International Airport at 12:15 a.m. ET, with Solar Impulse chairman Bertrand Piccard at the controls. The trip from Cincinnati Lunken Municipal Airport took more than 10 hours ...

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine[ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:19:23 GMT ]Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so.Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains — and a few robots — in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies. Itskov, who looks younger than his 32 years, has an aggressive timetable in which he'd like to see milestones toward that goal m...