Your MacBook Air may have a critical flash flaw — here's how to check[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:51:45 GMT ]If you're reading this from a MacBook Air sold between June 2012 and June 2013, with 64 or 128 GB of storage, you might want to back up your data quick. Apple has found that a number of these notebooks suffer from faulty flash storage — which means they could go belly up at any moment.

Busting parents won't stop cyberbullies, experts say[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:09:20 GMT ]Calls to prosecute the parents of cyberbullies have been gaining urgency since the felony-stalking arrests Monday of two central Florida girls, ages 12 and 14, who allegedly harassed a classmate, Rebecca Sedwick, 12, until she jumped to her death at an industrial site in Polk County, Fla., on Sept.

Video games' sexual double standard may have real-world impact[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:25:35 GMT ]German game developer Crytek caused a stir in the gaming press when the lead producer on its forthcoming multiplayer shooter "Warface" justified the game's cartoonishly sexualized portrayals of female characters, saying it was what players wanted to see.

Apple likely to unveil 'a lot' Tuesday, but probably no October surprise[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:06:23 GMT ]On Tuesday, Apple will host an event in San Francisco whose presumed highlights will be the crazy jet-engine-shaped U.S.-built Mac Pro desktop computer, a redesigned full-size iPad and an iPad Mini with a high-pixel-density Retina display.

Microsoft pulls Windows update to fix problems[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:28:34 GMT ]NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft has pulled a Windows update from its website after it caused some customers' devices to crash. The company said it removed the RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store during the weekend.

PC shipments to continue their freefall this year, says Gartner[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:59:52 GMT ]Hurt by hot tablet demand, worldwide shipments of desktops and notebooks will drop by more than 11 percent in 2013. [Read more]

How to get a discount on nearly everything you buy online[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]Read this exclusive excerpt from the new book, "The Cheapskate Rules," then get a deal on the book itself! [Read more]

Nokia's iPod Shuffle competitor hits Twitter before official launch[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:19:34 GMT ]An image of the device appears to show a music player that comes with both earbuds and a similar design to that of the iPod Shuffle. [Read more]

iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C heads to Boost Mobile on November 8[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:25:08 GMT ]Sprint's other pre-paid provider finally gets Apple's latest smartphones. [Read more]

Nokia sold at least 8 million Lumias last quarter, says report[ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:33:58 GMT ]That would more than double the number from the year-ago quarter, according to the Wall Street Journal. [Read more]

Asteroid buzzes Earth, will be back[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:55:21 EDT ]One of the most dangerous asteroids on record made a near pass by Earth last month.

High-tech Halloween costumes[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:59 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Apparently This Matters: Death watch[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:47 EDT ]Nobody wants to underwhelm when it comes to their final words on this planet.

Is the iPhone 5C a flop?[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:41:02 EDT ]When Apple unveiled not one but two new iPhones last month, it was the dawning of a new strategy for the company, which for six years had championed its single iconic smartphone even as competitors rolled out an array of shapes, sizes and features.

High-tech Halloween costume tricks[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:57:26 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Can Apple read your iMessages? Yes, if they had to, say experts[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:08:43 GMT ]In light of the recent (and ongoing) reports that the National Security Agency is forcing or coercing tech companies into allowing access to users' data, Apple has repeatedly said that iMessage is immune to this, and that the company is unable to read your messages.

Vacation pics mined for vital data: Who went where, when?[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:51:44 GMT ]Those pictures of Yellowstone you uploaded to Flickr are doing more than delighting your friends and family — big data scientists are mining the photo website for data that reveals visitation patterns of natural attractions.

Your MacBook Air may have a critical flash flaw — here's how to check[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:51:45 GMT ]If you're reading this from a MacBook Air sold between June 2012 and June 2013, with 64 or 128 GB of storage, you might want to back up your data quick. Apple has found that a number of these notebooks suffer from faulty flash storage — which means they could go belly up at any moment.

Busting parents won't stop cyberbullies, experts say[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:09:20 GMT ]Calls to prosecute the parents of cyberbullies have been gaining urgency since the felony-stalking arrests Monday of two central Florida girls, ages 12 and 14, who allegedly harassed a classmate, Rebecca Sedwick, 12, until she jumped to her death at an industrial site in Polk County, Fla., on Sept.

Video games' sexual double standard may have real-world impact[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:25:35 GMT ]German game developer Crytek caused a stir in the gaming press when the lead producer on its forthcoming multiplayer shooter "Warface" justified the game's cartoonishly sexualized portrayals of female characters, saying it was what players wanted to see.

A radical dream for making techno utopias a reality[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:18:03 GMT ]At Y Combinator, Balaji Srinivasan, a Stanford lecturer and co-founder of genetics startup Counsyl, lays out his proposal for creating opt-in societies where government can't meddle. [Read more]

At Facebook, Zuckerberg still orders teams into lockdown (sort of)[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:41:17 GMT ]At the annual Y Combinator startup school event, the Facebook CEO revealed that a tradition from the early days of his social network persists to this day, within the bounds of the law. [Read more]

Jack Dorsey holds impromptu art and lifestyle symposium[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:03:09 GMT ]What Twitter IPO? In an unconventional talk at Y Combinator's annual startup school, the Twitter cofounder and Square CEO reads from some of his favorite books and plays some music. [Read more]

Oily Bits: The Basic Design of an Engine[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:40:22 GMT ]This month, our mechanic takes us through the basics of an engine. [Read more]

Apps in the smart home: An entry point for carriers[ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]Carriers like AT&T lost control in the smartphone wars. But smart homes could provide a path back to control before OS vendors jump in. [Read more]

Asteroid buzzes Earth, will be back[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:55:21 EDT ]One of the most dangerous asteroids on record made a near pass by Earth last month.

High-tech Halloween costumes[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:59 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Apparently This Matters: Death watch[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:47 EDT ]Nobody wants to underwhelm when it comes to their final words on this planet.

Is the iPhone 5C a flop?[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:41:02 EDT ]When Apple unveiled not one but two new iPhones last month, it was the dawning of a new strategy for the company, which for six years had championed its single iconic smartphone even as competitors rolled out an array of shapes, sizes and features.

High-tech Halloween costume tricks[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:57:26 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Wii U sales jump after price cut, but is it really on a comeback trail?[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:51:28 GMT ]Sales of the Wii U video game console jumped more than 200 percent in the U.S. in September compared to August's figures, Nintendo and the market research firm NPD announced Thursday. The sharp increase in console sales followed a $50 price cut for the Wii U, which brought the console down to $299.

Can Apple read your iMessages? Yes, if they had to, say experts[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:08:43 GMT ]In light of the recent (and ongoing) reports that the National Security Agency is forcing or coercing tech companies into allowing access to users' data, Apple has repeatedly said that iMessage is immune to this, and that the company is unable to read your messages.

Vacation pics mined for vital data: Who went where, when?[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:51:44 GMT ]Those pictures of Yellowstone you uploaded to Flickr are doing more than delighting your friends and family — big data scientists are mining the photo website for data that reveals visitation patterns of natural attractions.

Your MacBook Air may have a critical flash flaw — here's how to check[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:51:45 GMT ]If you're reading this from a MacBook Air sold between June 2012 and June 2013, with 64 or 128 GB of storage, you might want to back up your data quick. Apple has found that a number of these notebooks suffer from faulty flash storage — which means they could go belly up at any moment.

Busting parents won't stop cyberbullies, experts say[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:09:20 GMT ]Calls to prosecute the parents of cyberbullies have been gaining urgency since the felony-stalking arrests Monday of two central Florida girls, ages 12 and 14, who allegedly harassed a classmate, Rebecca Sedwick, 12, until she jumped to her death at an industrial site in Polk County, Fla., on Sept.

Illinois court throws out 'Amazon tax' online sales law[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:17:55 GMT ]The decision marks the first time a court has said the state law forcing Illinois-based marketing affiliates to collect sales tax violates federal rules. [Read more]

Mind-numbing mobile plans do buyers no favors (Smartphones Unlocked)[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]Carriers' actions and reactions have made calculating the true cost of a smartphone more time-consuming than ever before. [Read more]

The perils of being 'the car guy'[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:42:00 GMT ]Our very own car guy doesn't half find himself in some situations... [Read more]

Dell's Windows 8.1, quad-core tablet now on sale for $299[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 09:08:00 GMT ]Intel's quad-core Bay Trail processor powers Dell's new 8-inch tablet -- one of the first devices up for sale with the chip. [Read more]

Carbon-negative energy, a reality at last -- and cheap, too[ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]In Berkeley, Calif., All Power Labs is turning out machines that convert cheap and abundant biomass into clean energy and rich, efficient charcoal fertilizer. [Read more]

Asteroid buzzes Earth, will be back[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:55:21 EDT ]One of the most dangerous asteroids on record made a near pass by Earth last month.

High-tech Halloween costumes[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:59 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Apparently This Matters: Death watch[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:54:47 EDT ]Nobody wants to underwhelm when it comes to their final words on this planet.

Is the iPhone 5C a flop?[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:41:02 EDT ]When Apple unveiled not one but two new iPhones last month, it was the dawning of a new strategy for the company, which for six years had championed its single iconic smartphone even as competitors rolled out an array of shapes, sizes and features.

High-tech Halloween costume tricks[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:57:26 EDT ]Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)

Google shares hit high as earnings beat expectations[ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:16:11 GMT ]Google beat Wall Street's revenue and profit expectations as its advertising business expanded, while losses deepened at its Motorola mobile phone business.

Where the kids are: Social networks parents may not know about[ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:44:20 GMT ]You know your kid is on Facebook, because no kid can be without it these days, and possibly Twitter as well.

Facebook offers public posting for teens … and fresh meat for marketers[ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:07:36 GMT ]In its rationale for granting 13- to 17-year-old Facebook users the ability to share their posts with everyone, and to be followed by anyone, Twitter-style, the social network explained that teens are "among the savviest people using social media.

Nikon refines its enthusiast-level DSLR with GPS-equipped D5300[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:25:37 GMT ]The latest from Nikon is a refresh of the popular D5200 that doesn't fix anything that wasn't broken, but makes a few welcome changes under the hood, such as adding built-in Wi-Fi and GPS.The predictably named D5300 doesn't just add extra bullet points to the feature list, though.

Panasonic's GM1 camera packs a big sensor into a small package[ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:25:38 GMT ]Anyone who uses an interchangeable-lens camera, be it DSLR or mirrorless, knows that there's a trade-off: you can't fit the camera in your pocket, but it takes far better pictures. But what if you could do both? Panasonic's GM1 isn't quite there, but it's as close as we've gotten.