Monday, July 8, 2013

Solar Impulse airplane hits a snag on last leg of American odyssey
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:26 GMT ]
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse airplane suffered some damage during its Washington-to-New York flight on Saturday, forcing a slightly early end to its coast-to-coast, solar-powered odyssey.

Solar Impulse plane ends American odyssey with fears, tears and cheers
[ Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:23:18 GMT ]
The Swiss-built Solar Impulse airplane ended its two-month-long, solar-powered trip across America with a nail-biter of a flight from Washington to New York on Saturday.

After tweaks, Facebook unleashes 'Graph Search' on the world
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:20:10 GMT ]
NEW YORK รข€” Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook's rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site.

App store in the driver's seat: Here comes your next car
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 07:01:00 GMT ]
The automotive industry is getting in on the app craze with programs that can be downloaded directly to the car. CNET looks at the potential benefits -- and headaches -- of having an app store on wheels. [Read more]
    


Flickr users screech as new Yahoo menu bar arrives
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
A pale menu showing links to assorted Yahoo properties has arrived atop Flickr, angering those who'd rather see photos. But Yahoo says its approach means a "wider audience" sees Flickr. [Read more]
    


Restoring Frank Lloyd Wright's marvelous Robie House
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
More than a century old, the famed architect's Chicago masterpiece is undergoing an $11 million restoration. CNET's Daniel Terdiman checks out its return to glory as part of Road Trip 2013. [Read more]
    


Garmin HUD projects directions onto your windshield
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:01:00 GMT ]
Elevating navigation data into the driver's line of sight, Garmin's first ever head-up display aims to reduce distraction and looks pretty cool. [Read more]
    


ABB wins contract for Dutch electric vehicle charging stations
[ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:49:30 GMT ]
The Swiss company will supply high-voltage chargers for Fastned's network of 200 fast-charging stations in the Netherlands. [Read more]
    


Anti-NSA protests on July 4
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:43 EDT ]
Anti-NSA protesters took to the streets in cities across the United States on Thursday, using the Independence Day holiday to call attention to recent disclosures about the U.S. government's telephone and Internet surveillance programs.

Could this table save lives?
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:58:51 EDT ]
Two Israeli inventors have built a revolutionary earthquake-proof table -- an invention that could save the lives of school children around the world, especially those who live near geological fault lines or in developing countries

Don't get hacked on vacation
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:59:25 EDT ]
Most of us want to stay connected on vacation. That can make travelers an easy target for hackers, says Karin Caifa.

Raspberry Pi robot makes you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:29 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Raspberry Pi robot will make you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:26:13 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

July is prime TV-buying time รข€” and these tips can help you beat the retailers
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:31:11 GMT ]
July is a terrible time for TV makers and retailers, but that means it's a great time for anyone buying a TV, thanks to high inventories and low store traffic.

Solar Impulse airplane hits a snag on last leg of American odyssey
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:26 GMT ]
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse airplane suffered some damage during its Washington-to-New York flight on Saturday, forcing a slightly early end to its coast-to-coast, solar-powered odyssey.

Solar Impulse plane ends American odyssey with fears, tears and cheers
[ Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:23:18 GMT ]
The Swiss-built Solar Impulse airplane ended its two-month-long, solar-powered trip across America with a nail-biter of a flight from Washington to New York on Saturday.

Facebook's Sandberg says she had planned to be aboard reportedly fatal flight
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 21:14:45 GMT ]
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg posts to the social network, saying she was originally planning on taking an Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, that wound up crashing at San Francisco's main airport. Two people have reportedly died as a result of the crash. [Read more]
    


Apple makes boffo battery life new killer tech spec
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:06:33 GMT ]
All-day battery life has become the sine qua non of any new thin and light laptop worth its salt, thanks to Apple's newest MacBook Air. [Read more]
    


Leaning on a window? Hey, here's an ad pumped into your brain
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:15:16 GMT ]
Broadcaster Sky Deutschland claims that it may soon pump ads directly into the brain of passengers who lean their heads on train windows. [Read more]
    


Kobe, Lakers, and Dwight Howard: Antisocial media
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:37:38 GMT ]
The minute Dwight Howard decides to leave the Lakers for Houston, he is unfollowed on Twitter by Kobe Bryant. Then an Instagram account purporting to be that of the Lakers' Jodie Meeks posts a pic of Howard as a woman. [Read more]
    


Solar Impulse ends journey early due to rip in wing
[ Sun, 07 Jul 2013 05:51:16 GMT ]
A fabric rip causes the solar-powered plane to complete the last leg of its historic flight three hours earlier than scheduled. [Read more]
    


Anti-NSA protests on July 4
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:43 EDT ]
Anti-NSA protesters took to the streets in cities across the United States on Thursday, using the Independence Day holiday to call attention to recent disclosures about the U.S. government's telephone and Internet surveillance programs.

Could this table save lives?
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:58:51 EDT ]
Two Israeli inventors have built a revolutionary earthquake-proof table -- an invention that could save the lives of school children around the world, especially those who live near geological fault lines or in developing countries

Don't get hacked on vacation
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:59:25 EDT ]
Most of us want to stay connected on vacation. That can make travelers an easy target for hackers, says Karin Caifa.

Raspberry Pi robot makes you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:29 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Raspberry Pi robot will make you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:26:13 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Jay-Z's 100th problem: Hackers busted his Android app
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:47:41 GMT ]
In order to promote his latest album, "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail," musician Jay-Z partnered with Samsung to release an app exclusively to Galaxy smartphone owners.

Gatling laser cannon of sci-fi lore now a reality (kind of)
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:58:37 GMT ]
Many fans of sci-fi books, movies and video games have encountered the concept of a "Gatling laser gun" or something like it, with rotating barrels and exotic projectiles.

Follow Egypt unrest using experimental Twitter translator
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:48:17 GMT ]
As the strife in Egypt continues, Twitter is testing out a translation service that lets users worldwide read the tweets of high-profile Egyptians in the users' own languages."Watching Egypt?

FOR SATURDAY Privacy vs. security: 'False choice' poisons debate on NSA leaks
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:10:31 GMT ]
A mystery gunman who allegedly fired 700 road-rage-inspired bullets at German drivers during the past five years was finally arrested in late June.

Fuel-free Solar Impulse airplane is finishing up its American odyssey
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:09:01 GMT ]
A solar-powered plane took off from Washington, D.C., on Saturday and headed for New York City on the final leg of its unprecedented trip across the United States.

FCC approves Sprint-Softbank deal
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:37:03 GMT ]
The FCC unanimously gives the green light to Softbank's $21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel as well as Sprint's purchase of Clearwire. [Read more]
    


iPhone 5 trumped Galaxy S4 on user complaints at launch -- study
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:20:14 GMT ]
The iPhone 5 received nearly twice the rate of negative comments at launch compared with the Galaxy S4, but Apple clearly wins in the most important metric of all, according to social media analysts We Are Social. [Read more]
    


Who will buy Hulu? At least one contender drops out
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:35:38 GMT ]
Speculation about who will purchase the online video service continues to run rampant, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it's down to three bidders. [Read more]
    


Samsung's weirdest 'Apple is rotten' ad ever
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:47:17 GMT ]
Apparently, Apple phones just don't work. They make you suffer terribly. Once you get a Samsung, you perform a mating dance toward a mountain goat. At least that's what this new ad from Iceland says. [Read more]
    


The brains behind BitTorrent get on TV's good side (Q&A)
[ Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:01:00 GMT ]
The ex president of BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file-sharing service many associate with piracy, has jumped to the same team as television broadcasters with Flingo, a Shazam for video. And engineers from BitTorrent have joined him. [Read more]
    


Anti-NSA protests on July 4
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:43 EDT ]
Anti-NSA protesters took to the streets in cities across the United States on Thursday, using the Independence Day holiday to call attention to recent disclosures about the U.S. government's telephone and Internet surveillance programs.

Could this table save lives?
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:58:51 EDT ]
Two Israeli inventors have built a revolutionary earthquake-proof table -- an invention that could save the lives of school children around the world, especially those who live near geological fault lines or in developing countries

Don't get hacked on vacation
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:59:25 EDT ]
Most of us want to stay connected on vacation. That can make travelers an easy target for hackers, says Karin Caifa.

Raspberry Pi robot makes you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:48:29 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Raspberry Pi robot will make you coffee
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:26:13 EDT ]
Rapiro is a humanoid robot that can be programmed to do various tasks รข€” including make you coffee.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Imprisoned hacker 'Weev' challenges computer law
[ Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:20:38 GMT ]


Solar Impulse airplane gets set for a clean, big finish in the Big Apple
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 03:28:08 GMT ]
WASHINGTON รข€” In noisy, energetic New York City, the pilots of a spindly plane that looks more toy than jet hope to grab attention in a surprising way: by being silent and consuming little energy.

Pre-caffeine tech: Toilet dragons, feral pigs!
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 13:59:32 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Twitter wants to start tracking you on the Web, here's how to opt-out.

Vine gets new powers (revine!) in fight against Instagram
[ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:17:24 GMT ]
As soon as Facebook added video support to Instagram, it was clear that Twitter's video-sharing service, Vine, would need some updates to stay competitive.Well, these update are here now.