Samsung's first wireless speaker system resembles — and rivals — Sonos[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]Samsung entered the multi-room wireless audio market on Thursday with the introduction of the Shape system. The first product in the line, the Shape M7, is a triangular speaker that can share music in any room via Wi-Fi, and also handle one-to-one pairing with smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth.

Samsung HomeSync is a $299 Android-powered media center and cloud drive[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]On Thursday Samsung revealed its $299 HomeSync, a little black box that has three basic tricks: It lets you blast your videos and photos on your TV, save (and access) those media files on a central home network drive, and play movies and other content from the Internet via standard Android apps.

OkCupid founder defends filter that screens dates by body type[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:08:06 GMT ]Finding an ideal love match is always tough, but dating site OkCupid is trying to make that task easier for some users by allowing them to screen their potential dates by body type.

Tiny 'lifelogging' camera Memoto finally launching — with new name[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:20 GMT ]You might remember a major success on Kickstarter late last year by the name of Memoto — a tiny, wearable camera that automatically captures pictures, locations, and other data all day, every day, giving you a searchable record of your life.

Snapchat 'Stories' give you 24 hours to see someone else's life[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:22 GMT ]A Snapchat message — like your life — is fleeting, existing for the briefest moment in time before vanishing, and in most cases, quickly forgotten.

This T-shirt is designed to fool Facebook auto-tagging[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 19:52:34 GMT ]Realface Glamoflage shirts feature celebrity lookalike faces to throw off recognition algorithms. Just don't expect to look fashionable. [Read more]

Dear Apple, what's wrong with shenanigans?[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 22:45:59 GMT ]This week, Apple's Phil Schiller took to Twitter to sniff at Samsung's alleged "shenanigans." But, as a CNBC broadcast about JP Morgan underlined, shenaniganing is just part of businessing, isn't it? [Read more]

Design duel: iPhone 5S takes the Moto X[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 22:53:55 GMT ]The Moto X is a good phone, but it doesn't reach the rarefied industrial-design heights of the 5S. [Read more]

Cutting through the bull: Toyota Auris[ Sun, 06 Oct 2013 08:27:00 GMT ]Dave Ross takes us through why the Toyota Auris isn't the Corolla it should be. [Read more]

Playing the market: When video games and stocks collide[ Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Video games have mimicked real life for years. Not even trading stocks on Wall Street is safe from virtual attempts to cheat at getting rich. [Read more]

5 problems with iOS 7, and how to fix them[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:52:46 EDT ]The new version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was released September 18 to mostly positive reviews.

Atari founder: Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:58:00 EDT ]Apple's new CEO is no Steve Jobs, says Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, who first met Jobs when his company employed him in 1974 as a $5-an-hour developer.

'I'm the original voice of Siri'[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:57:33 EDT ]For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. She's provided weather forecasts and restaurant tips, been mocked as useless and answered absurd questions about what she's wearing.

15 of Siri's best (and worst) jokes[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:03:34 EDT ]Siri has a sense of humor. Ask the right questions, and you'll get amusing answers.

'I'm the original voice of Siri'[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:32:41 EDT ]For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. She's provided weather forecasts and restaurant tips, been mocked as useless and answered absurd questions about what she's wearing.

Samsung's first wireless speaker system resembles — and rivals — Sonos[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]Samsung entered the multi-room wireless audio market on Thursday with the introduction of the Shape system. The first product in the line, the Shape M7, is a triangular speaker that can share music in any room via Wi-Fi, and also handle one-to-one pairing with smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth.

Samsung HomeSync is a $299 Android-powered media center and cloud drive[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]On Thursday Samsung revealed its $299 HomeSync, a little black box that has three basic tricks: It lets you blast your videos and photos on your TV, save (and access) those media files on a central home network drive, and play movies and other content from the Internet via standard Android apps.

OkCupid founder defends filter that screens dates by body type[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:08:06 GMT ]Finding an ideal love match is always tough, but dating site OkCupid is trying to make that task easier for some users by allowing them to screen their potential dates by body type.

Tiny 'lifelogging' camera Memoto finally launching — with new name[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:20 GMT ]You might remember a major success on Kickstarter late last year by the name of Memoto — a tiny, wearable camera that automatically captures pictures, locations, and other data all day, every day, giving you a searchable record of your life.

Snapchat 'Stories' give you 24 hours to see someone else's life[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:22 GMT ]A Snapchat message — like your life — is fleeting, existing for the briefest moment in time before vanishing, and in most cases, quickly forgotten.

NSA tracks Google ads to find Tor users[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:39:56 GMT ]The National Security Agency uses a bit of jiu-jitsu to turn the structure of Web ad networks against people who run Tor to remain anonymous. [Read more]

Keep calm and let the car drive itself[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 08:18:00 GMT ]Antony Ingram on cars that'll do all the work for you. [Read more]

May the fireworks be with you[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]For the Pyro Spectacular team that put on a recent 'Star Wars' themed fireworks show at the Oakland Coliseum, it's a dangerous all-day job to put together a 15-minute show. CNET got the inside scoop. [Read more]

Why Twitter isn't like Facebook[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 12:09:00 GMT ]Twitter wants to be more than a busy town square with targeted ads dropped into the flow of tweets. The company aspires to reach Facebook heights. [Read more]

Heads up, Intel: TI chips bring ARM to Arduino gadget market[ Sat, 05 Oct 2013 12:17:58 GMT ]A Texas Instruments ARM-based chip means hardware hackers who like Arduino will have another choice besides Intel's Quark for computing projects. [Read more]

5 problems with iOS 7, and how to fix them[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:52:46 EDT ]The new version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was released September 18 to mostly positive reviews.

Atari founder: Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:58:00 EDT ]Apple's new CEO is no Steve Jobs, says Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, who first met Jobs when his company employed him in 1974 as a $5-an-hour developer.

'I'm the original voice of Siri'[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:57:33 EDT ]For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. She's provided weather forecasts and restaurant tips, been mocked as useless and answered absurd questions about what she's wearing.

15 of Siri's best (and worst) jokes[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:03:34 EDT ]Siri has a sense of humor. Ask the right questions, and you'll get amusing answers.

'I'm the original voice of Siri'[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:32:41 EDT ]For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. She's provided weather forecasts and restaurant tips, been mocked as useless and answered absurd questions about what she's wearing.

Samsung's first wireless speaker system resembles — and rivals — Sonos[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]Samsung entered the multi-room wireless audio market on Thursday with the introduction of the Shape system. The first product in the line, the Shape M7, is a triangular speaker that can share music in any room via Wi-Fi, and also handle one-to-one pairing with smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth.

Samsung HomeSync is a $299 Android-powered media center and cloud drive[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:33:44 GMT ]On Thursday Samsung revealed its $299 HomeSync, a little black box that has three basic tricks: It lets you blast your videos and photos on your TV, save (and access) those media files on a central home network drive, and play movies and other content from the Internet via standard Android apps.

OkCupid founder defends filter that screens dates by body type[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:08:06 GMT ]Finding an ideal love match is always tough, but dating site OkCupid is trying to make that task easier for some users by allowing them to screen their potential dates by body type.

Tiny 'lifelogging' camera Memoto finally launching — with new name[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:20 GMT ]You might remember a major success on Kickstarter late last year by the name of Memoto — a tiny, wearable camera that automatically captures pictures, locations, and other data all day, every day, giving you a searchable record of your life.

Snapchat 'Stories' give you 24 hours to see someone else's life[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:51:22 GMT ]A Snapchat message — like your life — is fleeting, existing for the briefest moment in time before vanishing, and in most cases, quickly forgotten.

Twitter killed off spam accounts in run-up to IPO[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]In the months before its IPO filing, Twitter worked hard to purge fake and spam accounts in order to provide advertisers with realistic user numbers. But you can still buy fake followers. [Read more]

BlackBerry may burn through nearly $2B over next six quarters[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:44:12 GMT ]The embattled smartphone manufacturer could face liquidity issues in fiscal 2015, according to an analyst's downgrade. [Read more]

Woman says she's the voice of Siri, hears herself on other devices[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:00:09 GMT ]The woman, Susan Bennett, is a voice actor from suburban Atlanta, and recorded the voice for Siri in 2005. [Read more]

Magnus Walker's 1966 Irish Green Porsche 911: We caught up with the Urban Outlaw.[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:08:46 GMT ]Magnus Walker is a passionate man. He's worked hard to get to where he is and is now able to indulge his passion for Porsches. We spoke to him about his 1966 Irish Green 911. [Read more]

Easy access to Airplane Mode an iOS 7 security flaw -- researchers[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:24:10 GMT ]A video posted to YouTube recently shows how the Control Center's Airplane mode in iOS 7 gives hackers the time they need to overcome a device's security functions. [Read more]

The death of the stereo system[ Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:13:14 EDT ]

Apple passes Coke as world's top brand[ Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:06:14 EDT ]Move over, Coke. It looks like Apple is the real thing.

Website maps 1.2 billion Facebook faces[ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:26:06 EDT ]A new Web page shows profile photos of 1.2 billion Facebook users, arranged in order of when they joined.

5 problems with iOS 7, and how to fix them[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:52:46 EDT ]The new version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was released September 18 to mostly positive reviews.

'I'm the original voice of Siri'[ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:57:33 EDT ]For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. She's provided weather forecasts and restaurant tips, been mocked as useless and answered absurd questions about what she's wearing.

Apple's iTV finally underway? The pieces are falling into place[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:39:41 GMT ]After years of rumors and speculation from financial analysts, the mysterious Apple television set, nicknamed iTV, may finally be in development.

WD's new My Cloud drive makes having your own cloud a breeze[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:13:42 GMT ]Western Digital announced a new Internet-connected hard drive Wednesday that improves on its predecessors in several significant ways, letting you store terabytes of files locally and access them online super-easily.

'Breaking Bad' game letsyou do what Jesse Pinkman wouldn't: Shoot Walter White[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:35:46 GMT ]As pretty much anybody who frequents the Internet has already undoubtedly noticed, the ending of "Breaking Bad" has left a cavernous meth empire-sized hole in our lives with no equally addictive television drama to replace it.

Bitcoin takes a hit after Silk Road takedown[ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 23:40:46 GMT ]News this morning that the secretive illegal marketplace known as Silk Road had been taken down by the FBI sent Bitcoin, the currency used on the site, into a bit of a dive.

Dell out-retinas Apple with high-resolution XPS 15 laptop[ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:52:48 GMT ]If you're a Windows user but still covet Apple's ultra-sharp "Retina display" screens, Dell has introduced a new laptop with a display that beats those on Apple's MacBooks.The new Dell XPS 15 has a 15.