Tuesday, August 13, 2013

NY regulator considers issuing virtual currency guidelines
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 20:54:49 GMT ]
NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - New York's top banking regulator is considering issuing regulatory guidelines for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, according to a memo posted on its website on Monday.


Hyperloop revealed: Rapid transit in an air-cushioned tube
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:39:02 GMT ]
Electromagnetic acceleration: That's the high-concept technology behind the high-speed transit concept that billionaire Elon Musk calls the Hyperloop.


Hyperloop revealed: Elon Musk foresees rapid transit in a tube
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:50:50 GMT ]
Electromagnetic acceleration: That's the high technology behind the high-speed transit concept that billionaire Elon Musk calls the Hyperloop.


Buh-bye to BlackBerry; I wept, but not too much 
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:13:48 GMT ]
For years, I had a BlackBerry and maybe you still do, too, even though you're in the slim minority now amid all those huge phablets, Samsung Galaxys and slick iPhones.BlackBerry's days may be numbered with the company's news that it may be looking at a sale, joint venture or other options.


Hyperloop may sound like first sci-fi transport, but it's not 
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:12:59 GMT ]
Tesla founder Elon Musk's Hyperloop is finally out in the open, and just as the billionaire tech entrepreneur said, it actually does look like what you get when you cross a Concorde with an air hockey table.


Larry Ellison: Steve Jobs was 'our Edison'
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:02:40 GMT ]
In an upcoming interview with Charlie Rose, the Oracle CEO extolls Jobs' virtues and hints that Apple could be on the downward slide without the former leader at the helm. [Read more]
    


Microsoft dumps Kinect link requirement for Xbox One
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:33:42 GMT ]
The game console was designed to shut down if it wasn't connected to the Internet at least once every 24 hours. [Read more]
    


Hacker pleads not guilty to stealing 160M credit cards
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:39:04 GMT ]
Dmitriy Smilianets was allegedly involved in the biggest hacking scheme ever prosecuted in the U.S., which cost Heartland, 7-Eleven, JetBlue, and others more than $300 million. [Read more]
    


Tricksters pretend ice cubes in parcels are iPads (plan melts)
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 06:14:01 GMT ]
Two men hatch a risky ruse. They decide to pack ice cubes into parcels and insure them as if they were iPads. The idea is to collect the insurance money when the "iPads" aren't delivered. [Read more]
    


Windows 8.1: Signs point to October
[ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:56:07 GMT ]
Even though Windows 8.1 is still looking like it will be released to manufacturing in August, users may have to wait a couple more months to get the final version. [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.

Hyperloop vs. world's fastest trains
[ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:36:46 EDT ]
Just how fast would the Hyperloop transportation system envisioned by entrepreneur Elon Musk have to be? Try more than twice as fast as the fastest commercial train in the world.

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.