Monday, August 12, 2013

X-47B drone returns to roost after historic flight testing
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:29:27 GMT ]
Northrup Grumman's X-47B drone has completed its final flight and has headed home to its base, possibly for the last time. The entirely autonomous aircraft was the test bed for a number of future drone features, and the first to successfully land itself on an aircraft carrier.


'Home Gold' willallow families to share Xbox One's premium features
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:08:49 GMT ]
Beginning with the current console generation, the devices we've normally thought of as being dedicated solely to playing video games have evolved into gadgets that serve many a multimedia purpose.


New Surface RT underway, says Nvidia CEO
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:26:12 GMT ]
Microsoft is undeterred by abysmal sales of its Surface RT device and aims to double down on its line of Windows tablets, if comments made by the CEO of partner company Nvidia are accurate.


Internet's collapse, iPhone's failure: 10 worst tech predictions of all time
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:53:30 GMT ]
In the technology world, bold predictions abound, and they should. Placing big bets in one direction or another is how this industry works.


Out of darkness: Solar power sheds a little light on powerless communities
[ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:19:38 GMT ]
Anna Begay lives on a remote plot of land in the Navajo reservation. To reach her home, you drive through twisting, unmarked trails of dust and mud along the edge of Coalmine Canyon, in northwest Arizona.


Apple restores developer site after weeks-long outage
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:49:53 GMT ]
Many tools for iOS and Mac OS X developers had become inaccessible starting in the middle of July in the wake of a security intrusion. [Read more]
    


NBC News zooms in on phone video streaming service
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:08:08 GMT ]
The news outlet buys Stringwire, a move that will allow it to collect user-generated video content from cell phones around the world. [Read more]
    


The Jaguar XKR-S will rip a smile onto your face
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:14:42 GMT ]
Jaguar's pipe and slippers image is fading fast. That, in part, is thanks to making its cars a little bit mad, as it has with the XKR-S. [Read more]
    


Microsoft Surface and the school of hard(ware) knocks
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
Microsoft's latest device flop has more to do with Windows than with hardware engineering. Welcome to the PC business. [Read more]
    


7 great Android apps for notes and tasks
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
Organize your life with one of these incredibly useful Android applications for keeping track of notes, tasks, and to-do lists. [Read more]
    


What Mars rover has taught us
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:56 EDT ]
Curiosity has driven 1.6 kilometers since landing on Mars on August 6, 2012.

5 scary new hacks
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:19 EDT ]
If something can connect to a network, it can be hacked. Computers and phones are still popular targets, but increasingly so are cars, home security systems, TVs and even oil refineries.

YouTube creators unveil MixBit
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:38:37 EDT ]
The people who created YouTube are getting into the quickie-video app business ... with a twist.

Nearly half of gamers are women
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:09:07 EDT ]
A new report suggests adult women are nearly half of all video game players. That's a number that can be read in the changing tone of some of today's top games. But it's also one that some female gamers say isn't really as close to even as it should be.

Why people share murder, rape on Facebook
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:37:29 EDT ]
Committing such heinous crimes as sex abuse and murder are unthinkable enough to most of us. But it's almost equally mind-boggling that the perpetrators would then confess, or even brag about, such acts on the Internet.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

German telecoms ratchet up email security after NSA scandal
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 20:56:12 GMT ]
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leading telecoms operator said on Friday it would start channeling e-mail traffic exclusively through its domestic servers in response to public outrage over revelations of U.S. spy programs accessing citizens' private messages.


X-47B drone returns to roost after historic flight testing
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:29:27 GMT ]
Northrup Grumman's X-47B drone has completed its final flight and has headed home to its base, possibly for the last time. The entirely autonomous aircraft was the test bed for a number of future drone features, and the first to successfully land itself on an aircraft carrier.


'Home Gold' willallow families to share Xbox One's premium features
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:08:49 GMT ]
Beginning with the current console generation, the devices we've normally thought of as being dedicated solely to playing video games have evolved into gadgets that serve many a multimedia purpose.


New Surface RT underway, says Nvidia CEO
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:26:12 GMT ]
Microsoft is undeterred by abysmal sales of its Surface RT device and aims to double down on its line of Windows tablets, if comments made by the CEO of partner company Nvidia are accurate.


Internet's collapse, iPhone's failure: 10 worst tech predictions of all time
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:53:30 GMT ]
In the technology world, bold predictions abound, and they should. Placing big bets in one direction or another is how this industry works.


Microsoft's tablet OS isn't liked but lives on
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:09:19 GMT ]
Windows RT is in product purgatory. Not popular and nowhere to go. The problem is, ARM is everywhere. [Read more]
    


NASA sounds the alarm on fire risks of climate change
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 23:52:01 GMT ]
The space agency releases an animation that dramatically shows how the risk of fire may increase in North America throughout the century. [Read more]
    


Apple to unveil new iPhone September 10?
[ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:46:34 GMT ]
That's what sources tell All Things Digital. Also: New pictures appear of the iPhone 5S and 5C -- if, in fact, the pix are the real deal. [Read more]
    


Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/11: What is this?
[ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. [Read more]
    


Despite warning, fans' hopes for D23 'Star Wars' news dashed
[ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
At Disney's massive fan-fest in Anaheim, 'Star Wars' fans held out hope for big news on 'Episode VII.' But Disney's warning that none was forthcoming proved true. [Read more]
    


What Mars rover has taught us
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:56 EDT ]
Curiosity has driven 1.6 kilometers since landing on Mars on August 6, 2012.

5 scary new hacks
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:19 EDT ]
If something can connect to a network, it can be hacked. Computers and phones are still popular targets, but increasingly so are cars, home security systems, TVs and even oil refineries.

YouTube creators unveil MixBit
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:38:37 EDT ]
The people who created YouTube are getting into the quickie-video app business ... with a twist.

Nearly half of gamers are women
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:09:07 EDT ]
A new report suggests adult women are nearly half of all video game players. That's a number that can be read in the changing tone of some of today's top games. But it's also one that some female gamers say isn't really as close to even as it should be.

Why people share murder, rape on Facebook
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:37:29 EDT ]
Committing such heinous crimes as sex abuse and murder are unthinkable enough to most of us. But it's almost equally mind-boggling that the perpetrators would then confess, or even brag about, such acts on the Internet.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

X-47B drones return to roost after historic flight testing
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 20:56:11 GMT ]
Northrup Grumman's X-47B drone has completed its final flight and has headed home to its base, possibly for the last time. The entirely autonomous aircraft was the test bed for a number of future drone features, and the first to successfully land itself on an aircraft carrier.


German telecoms ratchet up email security after NSA scandal
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 20:56:12 GMT ]
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leading telecoms operator said on Friday it would start channeling e-mail traffic exclusively through its domestic servers in response to public outrage over revelations of U.S. spy programs accessing citizens' private messages.


X-47B drone returns to roost after historic flight testing
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:29:27 GMT ]
Northrup Grumman's X-47B drone has completed its final flight and has headed home to its base, possibly for the last time. The entirely autonomous aircraft was the test bed for a number of future drone features, and the first to successfully land itself on an aircraft carrier.


'Home Gold' willallow families to share Xbox One's premium features
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:08:49 GMT ]
Beginning with the current console generation, the devices we've normally thought of as being dedicated solely to playing video games have evolved into gadgets that serve many a multimedia purpose.


New Surface RT underway, says Nvidia CEO
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:26:12 GMT ]
Microsoft is undeterred by abysmal sales of its Surface RT device and aims to double down on its line of Windows tablets, if comments made by the CEO of partner company Nvidia are accurate.


Why an Apple TV game console is a no-brainer
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 02:59:18 GMT ]
How can Apple make a splash in 2013? By unleashing the Apple TV to play games. It's easier and far more impactful than you'd think. [Read more]
    


Lavabit chief predicts 'long fight' with feds (Q&A)
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 03:36:44 GMT ]
Ladar Levison, who shuttered the Web mail service he founded -- and his only e-mail account -- when the U.S. government demanded access to his company's servers, tells CNET he created Lavabit because of the Patriot Act. [Read more]
    


Moto X or LG G2? Why specs alone aren't enough to decide
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice on buying a new Google Android smartphone. And she suggests checking out the features and feel of the device over the specs when choosing your next high-end phone. [Read more]
    


Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/10: What is this?
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. [Read more]
    


For Disney fans, D23 is true nirvana
[ Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
Disney has fans ranging from little kids to senior citizens, and thousands of them turned out for the third D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif. [Read more]
    


What Mars rover has taught us
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:56 EDT ]
Curiosity has driven 1.6 kilometers since landing on Mars on August 6, 2012.

5 scary new hacks
[ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:29:19 EDT ]
If something can connect to a network, it can be hacked. Computers and phones are still popular targets, but increasingly so are cars, home security systems, TVs and even oil refineries.

YouTube creators unveil MixBit
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:38:37 EDT ]
The people who created YouTube are getting into the quickie-video app business ... with a twist.

Nearly half of gamers are women
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:09:07 EDT ]
A new report suggests adult women are nearly half of all video game players. That's a number that can be read in the changing tone of some of today's top games. But it's also one that some female gamers say isn't really as close to even as it should be.

Why people share murder, rape on Facebook
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:37:29 EDT ]
Committing such heinous crimes as sex abuse and murder are unthinkable enough to most of us. But it's almost equally mind-boggling that the perpetrators would then confess, or even brag about, such acts on the Internet.

Friday, August 9, 2013

'Bitcoin is a currency': Federal judge says the virtual cash is real money
[ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:58:24 GMT ]
Is the "online crypto-currency" Bitcoin money like dollars or is it no more the business of government regulators than virtual gold pieces in an online game? A federal judge may have ended the controversy with an opinion issued in a Bitcoin-related fraud case — and the verdict is: It's money.


Open season on drones? Town split over licenses to hunt unmanned aircraft
[ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:58:26 GMT ]
A town called Deer Trail, located an hour east of Denver, Colo., is considering issuing a novel kind of hunting permit. If passed, the town would give residents licenses to "kill" drones ... by shooting them out of the air.


LulzSec hacker gets year in prison for Sony data breach
[ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:28:43 GMT ]
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors say a hacker has been sentenced in a data breach that exposed personal information for 138,000 people kept in Sony Pictures Entertainment computers. Los Angeles U.S.


Likes breed likes: Study finds 'herding' behavior among commenters
[ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:35:09 GMT ]
The comments sections of websites are home to a herd mentality — but rather than the stream of spam and abuse one associates with Internet comments, there seems to be a bias toward positivity, according to a new study.


Lavabit email service linked to Snowden shuts
[ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 07:34:45 GMT ]
LONDON — A Texas-based secure email service reportedly used by National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says it is shutting down and can't legally explain why.