Bat sounds play 'Batman' theme song[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:57 GMT ]One European group has created a soundtrack to the "Batman" theme tune using the most natural of acoustic choices: The sounds of real bats. Because the call of bats is well, squeaky and less pleasant for the human ear to take in, the group transposed recorded sounds down a few octaves. Then they assigned sounds to keys on a keyboard, they explain on their YouTube page.A techno-flavored, but very c...

Bits of Arthur C. Clarke and 'Star Trek' celebs will sail into deep space[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:57 GMT ]When the Sunjammer solar sailis launched for a deep-space test next year, small samples from sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke and three pioneers of the "Star Trek" TV series will be going along for the ride. And you can send a message as well.It's all part of a memorial spaceflight organized by the Houston-based Celestis, which has been putting cremated remains into outer space for 16 years. Hundreds ...

Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in murder, divorce cases[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:58 GMT ]The National Security Agency has spent years demanding that companies turn over their data. Now, the spy agency finds the shoe is on the other foot. A defendant in a Florida murder trial says telephone records collected by the NSA as part of its surveillance programs hold evidence that would help prove his innocence, and his lawyer has demanded that prosecutors produce those records. On Wednesday,...

Spectacular sun eruption sheds light on star formation[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:57 GMT ]By Mike WallSpace.comA stunning eruption unleashed by the sun two years ago is providing clues about how stars form, scientists say.On June 7, 2011, the sun blasted out an enormous cloud of superheated plasma called a coronal mass ejection. Some of this material rained back down on the sun in a dazzling display that researchers say is helping them understand how newborn stars suck up plasma from t...

Sunday's 'supermoon' won't really drive you mad[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:58 GMT ]By Stephanie PappasLiveScience The full moon that will rise Sunday will be the largest of the year, a "supermoon" caused by the slightly asymmetrical orbit of the moon around Earth.A supermoon is a full moon that happens within 12 hours of the lunar perigree, or the point in the lunar orbit that brings the moon closest to Earth. The moon's orbit is slightly elliptical; at its closest approach, the...

Impulse buy? Sagita to sell $200,000 personal helicopter[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:27:22 GMT ]A Belgian company hopes to persuade wealthy people as well as businesses to buy its ultralight two-seater helicopter. It showed a prototype at the Paris Air Show. [Read more]

Sony may unveil new smartwatch next week[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:29:09 GMT ]Recent tweets from Sony hint at a new version of its smartwatch on tap for next week's Mobile Asia Expo. [Read more]

Tesla demos electric battery swap in just 90 seconds[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:28:05 GMT ]The electric automaker shows how quickly a battery can be switched in its Model S sports sedan. [Read more]

Apple wins patent case against Samsung in Japan[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:50:35 GMT ]Tokyo court rules in favor of Apple, which claimed Samsung copied a patent detailing how icons on smartphones and tablets quiver back when users scroll to end of an electronic document. [Read more]

HTC executive compensation cut by 51 percent after poor year[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:43:36 GMT ]The company's top executives were paid a total of $22 million in 2012, less than half of what they made in the previous year. [Read more]

How to hide your data from the NSA[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:24:33 EDT ]Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny.

Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:49:44 EDT ]Reacting to "feedback from the Xbox community," it appears Microsoft is reversing course and changing two key components to policies for its new Xbox One video game console.

Instagram launches video feature[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:16:46 EDT ]Look out Vine: Instagram isn't just about sharing arty photos anymore.

Gamers are sweet on 'Candy Crush'[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:24:54 EDT ]Julia Enright often plays at night while watching TV. Billy Byler plays in the airport while waiting for his flight. University student Breanna Reboca, a skilled multitasker, plays on her phone while walking to class.

It's one delicious drone -- the Burrito Bomber[ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:29:16 EDT ]On a sunny Monday morning, over the open fields of Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, California, an unmanned aerial vehicle was turning heads -- and it came with a cargo of carne asada.

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

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 ...

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...

Netflix's blink-and-you-missed-it 'Hemlock Grove' to return[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:03:58 GMT ]Netflix greenlights a shorter second season of the supernatural horror thriller that flew under the radar, sandwiched between the hyper-hyped "Arrested Development" and critical darling "House of Cards." [Read more]

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

Microsoft on Xbox One reversal: Dude, E3 held us up[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:06:39 GMT ]The company says it felt E3 was its first chance to explain its ideas on digital rights management to the world. [Read more]

Nvidia trims price of Shield gaming device to $299[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:09:12 GMT ]With a release date set for June 27, the portable gaming console will now cost $50 less than its original $349 price tag. [Read more]

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...

Pirate Bay founder gets two-year sentence in hacking case[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:00:08 GMT ]Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been sentenced to jail time for allegedly hacking into a company from which he made illegal money transfers. [Read more]

How to hide your data from the NSA[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:24:33 EDT ]Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny.

Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:49:44 EDT ]Reacting to "feedback from the Xbox community," it appears Microsoft is reversing course and changing two key components to policies for its new Xbox One video game console.

Vine, Instagram and the rise of bite-sized video[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:25:26 EDT ]Thanks to technology, most of us now have the ability to shoot and edit long, high-quality videos on our phones, to upload them and to share them socially with everyone we know.

Dolphin spiffs up its browser for Android[ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:47:55 GMT ]Version 10 of the app offers a redesigned interface, customizable home page, and support for Adobe Flash. [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.

Gamers are sweet on 'Candy Crush'[ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:24:54 EDT ]Julia Enright often plays at night while watching TV. Billy Byler plays in the airport while waiting for his flight. University student Breanna Reboca, a skilled multitasker, plays on her phone while walking to class.

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...