Hackers could clone your office key card ... from your pocket[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:17:03 GMT ]Are you able to get into your office by simply bumping your purse or wallet against a reader? Then your office is using radio-frequency identification cards, or RFID cards, to manage building access and security.

160 million credit cards later, 'cutting edge' hacking ring cracked[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:30:13 GMT ]For nearly a decade, a band of cybercriminals rampaged through the servers of a global business who's who: Among the victims were 7-Eleven, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, JetBlue and JC Penney.

First 3-D printed rifle fires bullet, then breaks [ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:32:46 GMT ]A man who used a 3-D printer to make the first .22-caliber rifle out of largely plastic parts has successfully fired off a shot with the weapon. The homemade rifle subsequently broke, however.

Latest toy for digital cameras hails from the 19th century[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:45:18 GMT ]

The age of the connected car will bring new safety, comfort — and threats[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 07:38:09 GMT ]How do you reduce the number of highway accidents? Just tell all the cars to look out for each other.

Crave giveaway: Comic-Con 2013 swag bag extraordinaire[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]In part 1 of this year's Comic-Con freebie-fest, we're giving away comics, a 2-in-1 "Star Wars" action figure, and your very own red superhero cape. [Read more]

Did Frank Lloyd Wright create America's greatest office?[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Many would argue that the Great Workroom at SC Johnson headquarters in Racine, Wis., is the most beautiful office space in the U.S. CNET Road Trip 2013 had to investigate and decide. [Read more]

Friday Poll: Will you buy the new Nexus 7?[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Now the wraps are off Google's updated Nexus 7, it's up to buyers to decide if it will be the next big thing in tablets. [Read more]

Can Happier improve our dysfunctional relationship with social networks?[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]A happiness-focused social network hopes to reorient the facets of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that some say most foster loneliness and envy. Can it succeed? [Read more]

The next Google+ assimilations[ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:30:00 GMT ]commentary These days, virtually every Google service must either integrate with Google+ or be supplanted by it. At least three services -- all growing out of acquisitions -- may be caught in the crosshairs. [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.

Chromecast: Google's TV game-changer?[ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:56:38 EDT ]Google rolled out a new Nexus 7 tablet on Wednesday. But a much smaller, much cheaper new gadget may be the one that makes a seismic impact in the consumer technology world.

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.