Google Chromecast turns regular TVs into Internet-media smart TVs[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:31:08 GMT ]Google just revealed a tiny HDMI dongle that connects to your plain old, non-smart TV, letting you send YouTube videos, Netflix movies, Pandora music and other content from the Internet to the television, all controlled by a phone, tablet or laptop.

Google unveils new Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.3 and Chromecast[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:59:52 GMT ]Google unveiled a brand new Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.3, and Chromecast, a tiny device that gets video content from phones and computers onto TVs, during an event in San Francisco on Wednesday.

It's not just you: Flickr will be down six hours on Thursday[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:01:03 GMT ]Yahoo photo-sharing site Flickr is alerting users that the site plans to be out of commission for about six hours Wednesday, as it undertakes some "planned maintenance."The site will be unavailable from 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET Thursday until 10 p.m. PT Thursday and 1 a.m. ET Friday.

New touchscreen fingerprints you while you tap away[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:14:05 GMT ]Putting in a password or pattern every time you open your phone or tablet gets old fast — but what if your device could tell it was you holding it just from a single touch? This new touchscreen device can read your fingerprints as you use it — although it won't fit in your pocket any time soon.

Google wants to put free hotspots around San Francisco [ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:43:33 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — Google is offering $600,000 to set up free wireless Internet hotspots in 31 public spaces in San Francisco, but city officials said they need to review annual maintenance costs before it could be approved.

iPad 'losing ground,' says Citi[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 04:35:00 GMT ]The iPad will give up market share while overall tablet shipments continue to surge, according to Citi Research. [Read more]

Google doodle honors birthday of biophysicist Rosalind Franklin[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 06:45:49 GMT ]British X-ray crystallographer made great strides in our understanding of the molecular makeup of DNA and RNA but missed out on Nobel Prize. [Read more]

Geeksphone now selling Firefox OS to consumers with Peak+[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:27:18 GMT ]The Spanish startup launches preorders for an updated, higher-end smartphone costing $197 and running Mozilla's browser-based Firefox OS. [Read more]

TCL debuts first 4K TV under a grand[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT ]TCL has announced the first 4K screen to be released for under a grand, the 50-inch 7E504D, and it will accept native 4K content. [Read more]

Android 4.3 to hit Sony Xperia smartphones, tablet[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:56:29 GMT ]The new flavor of Android is due to reach the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, and Xperia Z Ultra, among other devices. [Read more]

World chuckles about #RoyalBaby[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:29:49 EDT ]It's a boy! And an Internet punchline!

U.S. slips to 9th in Internet speed[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:51:18 EDT ]Land of the free. Home of the brave. Bastion of mediocre Internet speeds.

Google unveils $35 video-to-TV device[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:51:36 EDT ]Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV.

10 most controversial Wikipedia pages[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:51:47 EDT ]They've long been considered topics that aren't polite to discuss at the dinner table. As it turns out, politics and religion can get touchy on Wikipedia as well.

Google introduces $35 video-to-TV device[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:47:33 EDT ]Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV.

In switch, US military offers to share spectrum with wireless industry [ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:02:59 GMT ]The U.S. Defense Department is proposing to share some of its radio airwaves with the private sector, a nod to growing pressure from the wireless industry and the Obama administration that federal agencies ease their control of valuable spectrum.

MaskMe hides your phone, credit cards online behind working replacements [ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:03:00 GMT ]If folks at the NSA really want to get at your data, they probably can — but that doesn't mean you have to make it easy for them. A new service called MaskMe lets you create new logins, credit cards and phone numbers that act as proxies for your own. If they get compromised, just erase them.

Royal baby scams online could lead to royal headaches[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:11:46 GMT ]Whenever there's a big news story, scammers and cyberthieves are quick to take advantage of Internet users' curiosity in order to plant malware on their computers and steal sensitive personal information.

Over 60 percent of all devices talk to Google every day: Study[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:29:38 GMT ]It's no secret that Google casts quite a shadow on the Internet, but the numbers from a new study may surprise even the most bullish of analysts.

DARPA's 'Hydra' would be an undersea drone carrier[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:55:47 GMT ]Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are in the news constantly, but what about unmanned underwater vehicles? They could also be important in both war and peace, which is why the Defense Department's research arm, DARPA, is looking into a mobile submarine base from which to launch drones.

Nokia Lumia 1020 shootout versus Galaxy S4, iPhone 5[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 04:01:00 GMT ]Can the Lumia 1020's 41-megapixel sensor and PureView processing make it the top smartphone camera? So far, so good. [Read more]

LG ships record 12 million smartphones during Q2[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:51:13 GMT ]South Korea electronics company reports $13.6 billion in revenue, a 10 percent increase year-over-year, on strong sales in its mobile, entertainment, and home appliance units. [Read more]

Why Sprint is taking its sweet time with 4G LTE[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:01:00 GMT ]The partial rollout of LTE in New York is emblematic of the issues Sprint has had with its deployment. CNET gets behind the delay. [Read more]

Sprint finally brings 4G LTE to New York -- sort of[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:01:00 GMT ]Brooklyn and Bronx residents officially have 4G LTE, but the rest of New York is still left hanging. [Read more]

Feds demanded Web companies' master encryption keys[ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Whether the FBI or National Security Agency has legal authority to obtain master keys companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government from trying. [Read more]

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.

UK wants to restrict access to porn[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:22:37 EDT ]Saying that "the darkest corners of the Internet" pose a real threat to children, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday rolled out a plan that would, by default, block pornography on most computers, smartphones and tablets.

Should Facebook offer ad-free version?[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:06:00 EDT ]Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has been using Facebook quite a bit lately, and he has some friendly advice for the company, from one social network to another.

World chuckles about #RoyalBaby[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:29:49 EDT ]It's a boy! And an Internet punchline!

Google handles 25% of North America's Web traffic[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:37:20 EDT ]Everyone knows Google is big. But the truth is that it's huge. On an average day, Google accounts for about 25 percent of all consumer internet traffic running through North American ISPs.

Want the first big-screen OLED TV in US? It's yours for $14,999[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:57:39 GMT ]Richfield, Minn. - LG has finally begun selling the first 55-in. OLED HDTV in the U.S., a year and a half since it first showed off the stunning TV. Monday's announcement confirms that Best Buy will be the exclusive dealer at launch, and the price the LG OLED model 55EA9800 will be $14,999.

UK seeks automatic blocks on online porn[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:26:22 GMT ]Internet service providers in Britain will be asked to automatically block access to pornography sites unless customers opt in, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday.Cameron announced the move as part of measures to stop extreme sexual images he said were "corroding childhood.

Speed enforced by (armed) drones? Nope — artist installs fake traffic signs[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:37:59 GMT ]California commuters may have been alarmed last week by highway signs that warned them that they were being watched by missile-equipped drones. But the signs were fake, installed by an artist from Napa, and have quickly been taken down by the California Highway Patrol.

Drawing app corrects errant strokes - but leaves your style intact[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:27:46 GMT ]Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have put together an iOS app, DrawAFriend, where what you draw is subtly corrected in real time, making your art better, yet still your own. It's free to try, and the more people who use it, the better it gets.

Leap Motion's 'Minority Report'-esque controller ships to first buyers[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:39:31 GMT ]The Leap Motion Controller, which tracks users' hands with great precision and allows for gesture controls like those made famous in the movie "Minority Report," is arriving this week on the doorsteps of those who pre-ordered it.

Eolas' 'Interactive Web' patents invalid, appeals court affirms[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:50:50 GMT ]The patents were used to extract hundreds of millions from tech companies online video streaming and search results suggestions. [Read more]

AT&T uses small cells to improve service in Disney parks[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:01:00 GMT ]AT&T will soon show off how small cell technology can improve network capacity and coverage in Walt Disney theme parks. [Read more]

Web site advertising is a buzz kill -- report[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:42:09 GMT ]Satisfaction rankings for search engines, social networks, and news sites drop almost 4 percent from last year, says the American Customer Satisfaction Index. [Read more]

Aboard America's Doomsday command and control plane[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]If the U.S. fights a nuclear war, top military brass could run it from aboard the National Airborne Operations Center. CNET Road Trip 2013 went on board one of the militarized 747s. [Read more]

Best Buy to revive $200 iPad trade-in promotion[ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:01:43 GMT ]Consumers who trade in a working iPad 2 or third-generation iPad would get a $200 gift card, according to 9to5Mac. [Read more]

Your cell phone: Easy to hack[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:23:45 EDT ]Hacking a cell phone is surprisingly easy. CNN's Laurie Segall shows how it can happen to you.

Author: Think twice about the Internet[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:22:53 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.

UK wants to restrict access to porn[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:22:37 EDT ]Saying that "the darkest corners of the Internet" pose a real threat to children, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday rolled out a plan that would, by default, block pornography on most computers, smartphones and tablets.

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.

UK wants to restrict access to online porn[ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:19:21 EDT ]Saying that "the darkest corners of the Internet" pose a real threat to children, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday rolled out a plan that would, by default, block pornography on most computers, smartphones and tablets.

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.