Motorola to show off Moto X on Aug. 1[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:18:16 GMT ]Motorola will show off the highly anticipated Moto X smartphone on Aug. 1 in New York City.Motorola has teased that the new device will be "designed by you," and so expectations are that it will be highly user-customizable.

George W. Bush, Gypsies, and Jesus: Wikipedia's most controversial articles[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:13:27 GMT ]George W. Bush and pro wrestling may be the most controversial topics on Wikipedia when it comes to English-language entries, but you won't find them causing a stir in Czechoslovakia or Germany, where instead, Psychotronics and Homeopathy are hotly contested.

Score! Professional video gamers awarded athletic visas[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:36:17 GMT ]The burgeoning world of professional video gaming known as electronic sports (eSports) scored a big win this week when Riot Games, creators of the popular online competitive game "League of Legends," announced that it had successfully lobbied the U.S.

UN group to issue warning about mobile phone hacking[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 02:38:31 GMT ]BOSTON — A U.N. group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could let hackers attack at least half a billion phones.

Britain's Cameron toughens his stance against online porn searches[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 03:01:00 GMT ]LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography.

Images of alleged Motorola Moto X specs, benchmarks leak[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 04:35:22 GMT ]New flagship smartphone will have a 4.5-inch screen and be powered by a dual-core Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, according to images published by Android Police. [Read more]

Apple reportedly tinkering with larger screens for iPhone, iPad[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 05:09:56 GMT ]Apple has been testing iPad screens in recent months that measure almost 13 inches diagonally, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Read more]

B-2s, B-52s, and the plane that ended World War II[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, can come face to face with the best collection of military aircraft in the world. CNET Road Trip 2013 checked it out. [Read more]

For Apple's earnings, it's all eyes on the iPhone[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]The company will report its fiscal third-quarter results Tuesday, and Wall Street will be looking at the iPhone for a bright spot. [Read more]

Furby Boom: it's back, and making offspring on your tablet[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:45:00 GMT ]Hasbro's newly announced follow-up to last year's Furby reboot gets even stranger than before: breeding new Furbies, earning Furbucks...and making poop. [Read more]

Here comes the Moto X phone [ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:26:55 EDT ]Here comes the Moto X. If you haven't heard about it already, you will.

'Smart' streetlamps light up when you're near[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:35:12 EDT ]Imagine if a street lamp knew you were coming. It could announce your arrival from a distance. If you were on a date, it could help set the mood. It could ring in the new year with dazzling effects, change color at will, even announce days in advance when its bulb was set to blow.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:49:34 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Elon Musk's dream: NY to LA in 45 minutes[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:55:15 EDT ]Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation. Again.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:12:46 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Apple software update to fix new MacBook Air's Wi-Fi and Photoshop bugs[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:00:16 GMT ]Is your shiny new MacBook Air occasionally losing Wi-Fi connectivity for no apparent reason? Is its screen flickering when you use Adobe's Photoshop software? Then you'll be particularly happy about a software update issued by Apple.

NJ cops can't track cellphones without warrant, court rules[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:43:39 GMT ]Police in New Jersey will soon have to get warrants if they want to track suspects using cellphone data, the state's Supreme Court ruled in a decision that affords citizens here more privacy protections than they enjoy under federal law.

Motorola to show off Moto X on Aug. 1[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:18:16 GMT ]Motorola will show off the highly anticipated Moto X smartphone on Aug. 1 in New York City.Motorola has teased that the new device will be "designed by you," and so expectations are that it will be highly user-customizable.

George W. Bush, Gypsies, and Jesus: Wikipedia's most controversial articles[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:13:27 GMT ]George W. Bush and pro wrestling may be the most controversial topics on Wikipedia when it comes to English-language entries, but you won't find them causing a stir in Czechoslovakia or Germany, where instead, Psychotronics and Homeopathy are hotly contested.

Score! Professional video gamers awarded athletic visas[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:36:17 GMT ]The burgeoning world of professional video gaming known as electronic sports (eSports) scored a big win this week when Riot Games, creators of the popular online competitive game "League of Legends," announced that it had successfully lobbied the U.S.

Amid Apple developer site outage, users report unauthorized password resets[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:41:20 GMT ]Apple's developer site has been down for two days. Some have received password reset e-mails that appear to be sent by Apple but were not authorized -- suggesting foul play. [Read more]

With 'The Sandman: Overture,' the book that launched a business returns[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:15:00 GMT ]"The Sandman" became a phenomenon at the end of the 1980s as it singlehandedly catapulted the graphic novel into the spotlight. 25 years later, author Neil Gaiman talks up its prequel at Comic-Con. [Read more]

Steel yourselves, movie fanboys, for Superman/Batman[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:41:28 GMT ]Perhaps the ultimate superhero buddy movie will be coming to theaters in the next few years, as Warner Brothers announces plans for a Superman/Batman flick. [Read more]

Apple refunds dad $6,000 iPad bill racked up by 8-year-old[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:54:35 GMT ]Incredibly, there are still some 8-year-olds who don't know that in-game purchases involve real money. As Lily Neale's aerospace designer dad discovers when his bank account is frozen. [Read more]

Great tech-spectations: What's next in tech for 2013[ Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:00:00 GMT ]A boring summer for tech is about to get a lot more exciting. Here's what to expect. [Read more]

Here comes the Moto X phone [ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:26:55 EDT ]Here comes the Moto X. If you haven't heard about it already, you will.

'Smart' streetlamps light up when you're near[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:35:12 EDT ]Imagine if a street lamp knew you were coming. It could announce your arrival from a distance. If you were on a date, it could help set the mood. It could ring in the new year with dazzling effects, change color at will, even announce days in advance when its bulb was set to blow.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:49:34 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Elon Musk's dream: NY to LA in 45 minutes[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:55:15 EDT ]Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation. Again.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:12:46 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Apple software update to fix new MacBook Air's Wi-Fi and Photoshop bugs[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:00:16 GMT ]Is your shiny new MacBook Air occasionally losing Wi-Fi connectivity for no apparent reason? Is its screen flickering when you use Adobe's Photoshop software? Then you'll be particularly happy about a software update issued by Apple.

NJ cops can't track cellphones without warrant, court rules[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:43:39 GMT ]Police in New Jersey will soon have to get warrants if they want to track suspects using cellphone data, the state's Supreme Court ruled in a decision that affords citizens here more privacy protections than they enjoy under federal law.

Motorola to show off Moto X on Aug. 1[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:18:16 GMT ]Motorola will show off the highly anticipated Moto X smartphone on Aug. 1 in New York City.Motorola has teased that the new device will be "designed by you," and so expectations are that it will be highly user-customizable.

George W. Bush, Gypsies, and Jesus: Wikipedia's most controversial articles[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:13:27 GMT ]George W. Bush and pro wrestling may be the most controversial topics on Wikipedia when it comes to English-language entries, but you won't find them causing a stir in Czechoslovakia or Germany, where instead, Psychotronics and Homeopathy are hotly contested.

Score! Professional video gamers awarded athletic visas[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:36:17 GMT ]The burgeoning world of professional video gaming known as electronic sports (eSports) scored a big win this week when Riot Games, creators of the popular online competitive game "League of Legends," announced that it had successfully lobbied the U.S.

Twitter creator finally learns Facebook, suggests monthly fee[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:08:26 GMT ]Biz Stone thinks he has a brilliant idea for Facebook that could help the social network bring in $1 billion in revenue per month. [Read more]

Scout adds crowdsourced incident reporting to nav apps[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:20:30 GMT ]The latest update to this navigation app helps users find fun things to do, share those things with friends, and avoid traffic along the way. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:50:12 GMT ]Options for installing OS X freshly when purchasing a new version of OS X from the App Store, and more covered in this week's Q&A. [Read more]

That blows! Sand dunes move in on famed 'Star Wars' set[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:11:09 GMT ]Scientists report that Anakin Skywalker's hometown is under attack -- not by Tusken Raiders but by the desert itself. [Read more]

Bosch self-driving car spotted in California[ Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:29:54 GMT ]CNET catches a car equipped with a sensor array and sporting a Bosch sign on its door roving the streets of Palo Alto, near a Bosch research office. [Read more]

Here comes the Moto X phone [ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:26:55 EDT ]Here comes the Moto X. If you haven't heard about it already, you will.

'Smart' streetlamps light up when you're near[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:35:12 EDT ]Imagine if a street lamp knew you were coming. It could announce your arrival from a distance. If you were on a date, it could help set the mood. It could ring in the new year with dazzling effects, change color at will, even announce days in advance when its bulb was set to blow.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:49:34 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Elon Musk's dream: NY to LA in 45 minutes[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:55:15 EDT ]Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation. Again.

Author: Think twice about 'the Internet'[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:12:46 EDT ]It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. The author is trying to make us think about the impact of technology.

Tumblr: Porn blogs can stay, but they'll be mostly hidden[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:18:03 GMT ]Since the moment it was announced that Yahoo would acquire Tumblr, people have been asking "But what will happen to the porn?" Naughty question, sure, but we finally know the answer.

Meet creators of real-life superpowers Friday in White House video chat[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:25:53 GMT ]The White House will be celebrating San Diego's Comic-Con this week with its own nod to real-life superpowers, such as invisibility and super-strength with a Google+ hangout Friday featuring several leading scientists and engineers.

Nasdaq forum site hacked, passwords compromised[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:04:34 GMT ]NEW YORK — Cybercriminals targeted Nasdaq OMX Group's community forum website and gained access to the email usernames and passwords of the members of the site, which took two days to come back online on Thursday evening.

Use the filter, Luke: 'Star Wars' posted to Instagram in 15-second clips[ Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:48:44 GMT ]It's one of those bizarre Internet culture triumphs that is completely random yet somehow ingenious: An Instagram user began posting the original "Star Wars" in 15-second clips, nearly finishing the movie before his account was closed.

'Halo: Spartan Assault' adorable, but in a good way[ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:10:46 GMT ]"We're going to study the historical battles in hopes of increasing your tactical skills for the future," an AI tells you in a brief video opening to "Halo: Spartan Assault." "As a bonus," the AI continues, "it's a pretty fun game you can play in your spare time.