Wrong page? Fox News website posts test content[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:16:48 GMT ]Note:This story was updated at 3:56 p.m. ET.Fake "dummy" content and outdated stories appeared on the front page of the Fox News website for approximately 45 minutes Tuesday afternoon, with banners announcing "World Zombie Day" and a months-old Apple announcement.

Activision puts its best paw forward withRiley, the official dog of 'Call of Duty: Ghosts'[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:13:17 GMT ]Paws down, the breakout star of this year's "Call of Duty: Ghosts" was Riley, the adorably chipper German shepherd who fights alongside an elite squad of super-soldiers in Activision's latest blockbuster first-person shooter.

iPad Air is definitely lighter ... on Apple's wallet[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:18:55 GMT ]Apple's latest tablet, the light and compact iPad Air, not only offers improvements on the previous generation but also a chance for Apple to collect a bit of extra cash.

Microsoft releases emergency fix to prevent hacks on Office PCs[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:24:48 GMT ]Microsoft released an emergency software fix on Tuesday after it learned that hackers had exploited a previously undiscovered security flaw in its widely used Office software to infect the PCs of its customers with tainted Word documents.

Police chief under fire over 'criminal' response on Facebook[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 02:34:01 GMT ]CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- A South Carolina police chief has come under fire after he suggested that a man who took to Facebook to criticize the department's law enforcement tactics might be a criminal.

Prominent figures voice support for hacktivist Jeremy Hammond[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:47:10 GMT ]As the computer programmer faces sentencing for the massive Stratfor hack, which revealed 200GB of government agency and private corporation data, thousands of supporters applaud his motives. [Read more]

Anonymous' 'Million Mask March' goes global[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:17:37 GMT ]With 450 cities on the roster, the hacking collective takes its online protests to the streets. [Read more]

Canon to offer dual-pixel autofocus upgrade for C100[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:41:39 GMT ]Those using Canon's lower-end cinema camera will be able to spend $500 for a sensor that gives improved autofocus performance. The dual-pixel technology debuted this year on Canon's 70D SLR. [Read more]

Light vs heat: Fujitsu rebuilds server with silicon photonics[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:10:57 GMT ]Using Intel's silicon photonics chips, the Japanese company demonstrates how fiber-optic links can replace copper wires to handle PCI Express data transfer. The result: a machine easier to keep cool. [Read more]

We get it. Twitter has arrived. Let's move on, please[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]We continue to treat each new Twitter milestone as if it were a bolt out of the blue. Isn't it long past the time we got over our astonishment? [Read more]

Five Austin startups to watch[ Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:26:35 EDT ]It's the innovation hotbed deep in the heart of Texas, the town where the tech and Web world's movers, shakers and up-and-comers descend every spring to learn, network and party at South by Southwest Interactive.

More details on Google mystery barge[ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:00:51 EDT ]The mystery barge in San Francisco Bay is indeed a Google project, and houses a fancy, floating showroom for Google Glass and other products, a CNN affiliate is reporting.

Google chief 'shocked' at NSA tapping[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:41:41 EST ]CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks with Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt about the NSA's tapping of Google's internal systems.

Facebook a growing teenage wasteland[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:35:53 EST ]Nicole Uvieghara is only 18, but that's old enough to remember the good old days on Facebook.

'Son of Blackbird': Plan for a new spy plane[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:08:22 EST ]For a big chunk of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force turned to the SR-71 Blackbird for many of its most important spy missions. The jet-black jet could fly at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes of 85,000 feet, faster and higher than anything adversaries had to counter it.

Taken for a ride: Limo firm hacked, high-profile clients' data exposed[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:07:32 GMT ]An Internet security firm says a limousine software company has been hacked, exposing credit card numbers and potentially embarrassing details about close to 1 million customers, including politicians, star athletes and corporate executives.

Can 'Call of Duty'change the game again with 'Ghosts?' [ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:46:42 GMT ]Every fall brings out new installments from all of the biggest franchises in the modern video game industry.

Who gets their news from Twitter? Rich college grads[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:03:30 GMT ]Twitter has a reputation for spreading news quickly among its millions of users, and according to recent research, nearly one in 10 U.S. adults uses it for that purpose. But not everyone is getting in on it: Twitter news-readers tend to be young, college-educated and well-off.

Supreme Court won't review Facebook's notorious 'Beacon' case [ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:36:46 GMT ]In a flashback to Facebook's early days, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to review the settlement of a lawsuit against the social network over an ill-fated advertising program called Beacon, which was abandoned after users complained it violated their privacy.

Wii Mini comes to the US in time for holidays[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:04:43 GMT ]When the Wii Mini was announced last November, enthusiasm was tempered by Nintendo's seemingly arbitrary decision to sell it only in Canada. Why? Nobody knows to this day, but fortunately it doesn't matter any more, because the Wii Mini will arrive in the U.S. in just two weeks.

Pandora: iTunes Radio? Pshaw. We're doing just fine[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:17:53 GMT ]Pandora's CTO says the Internet radio service increased its market share even after iTunes Radio was launched. [Read more]

Dropbox buys startup Sold, shuts down easy-sales service[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:05:22 GMT ]The cloud storage company acquired the company, which aimed to make it easier for people to sell their products online. [Read more]

Key numbers to know before Twitter's IPO[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:14:15 GMT ]The long wait is almost over: Twitter will hold its public offering Thursday -- but is it a good buy? Here's a guide for the perplexed. [Read more]

T-Mobile adds more than 1M customers as Uncarrier push pays off[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:26:33 GMT ]The company touts that the most phone customer additions in the industry for second consecutive quarter as its losses narrow significantly. [Read more]

AOL's big Adap.tv buy ignites sales, but it whiffs on profit[ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:36:52 GMT ]The online media company has its takeover Adap.tv and video ads to thank for an acceleration in revenue, but it barely eked out a profit because of restructuring and other one-time costs. [Read more]

Five Austin startups to watch[ Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:26:35 EDT ]It's the innovation hotbed deep in the heart of Texas, the town where the tech and Web world's movers, shakers and up-and-comers descend every spring to learn, network and party at South by Southwest Interactive.

More details on Google mystery barge[ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:00:51 EDT ]The mystery barge in San Francisco Bay is indeed a Google project, and houses a fancy, floating showroom for Google Glass and other products, a CNN affiliate is reporting.

Google chief 'shocked' at NSA tapping[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:41:41 EST ]CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks with Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt about the NSA's tapping of Google's internal systems.

Facebook a growing teenage wasteland[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:35:53 EST ]Nicole Uvieghara is only 18, but that's old enough to remember the good old days on Facebook.

Twitter news junkies skew young, educated[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:30:32 EST ]Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults get news from Twitter, and they tend to be younger, more educated and more mobile than news consumers overall, says a new report.

Comeback: Nokia now 4th most popular phone brand in U.S.[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:59:26 GMT ]While Apple and Samsung vie for first place in the race for smartphone market share, a resurgent Nokia has risen to fourth — not exactly glorious, but considering where it was this time last year, it's pretty amazing.The latest numbers come from Counterpoint's Market Monitor, which tallies up U.S.

The selfie won't die — in fact, it just got its own social network[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:17:34 GMT ]Look at me, at a Beyoncé concert! Look at me, with the Pope! Look at me, at a funeral! Look at me, in class while my teacher is going into labor! Yes, 2013 is the year of the selfie — but that doesn't mean this global #me craze won't be even bigger in 2014.

Don't try this at home: All the selfies you're hopefully never going to take[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:03:26 GMT ]The Oxford Dictionaries Online defines the selfie as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.

Free iLife and iWork apps can be installed on your older iOS devices, too[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 19:56:56 GMT ]Apple gave everyone a pleasant surprise in October when it announced that its iLife and iWork suites would come free on every new iOS device and Mac. But what the company didn't mention is that once you get the free iOS apps, you can install them on all your other devices.

iPad Air review: The top tablet — at least until the new Mini arrives[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:08:03 GMT ]Pick up an older iPad after handling the iPad Air and you’re like, “Ow my arm!” OK, maybe it’s not that drastic (for you), but I promise that the 6-ounce difference is easy to feel. And to see: The iPad Air is so thin, it’s now just a fingernail thicker than the iPad Mini.

Apple's Tim Cook urges Senate vote on workplace equality[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:15:56 GMT ]In a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, Cook exhorts the Senate to support the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, which aims to protect the hiring and employment rights of gay and lesbian Americans. [Read more]

CalDigit begins shipping $200 Thunderbolt docking station[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:36:14 GMT ]A single high-speed Thunderbolt port can link to a lot of devices. CalDigit's docking station is designed to ease the cable hassles of taking your laptop with you. [Read more]

With no new Nexus 10, iPad has few rivals in high-end tablets[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]The competition from the Android side appears content to cluster at the low end. So yes, there is a reason Apple can keep its tablet prices high. [Read more]

Western Digital enlists helium for 6TB energy-efficient drives[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:10:19 GMT ]Trying to cater to mammoth data centers that need more data capacity and lower power consumption, the WD's HGST announces its new Ultrastar He6 drives. [Read more]

Google's Motorola teases Moto G event on November 13[ Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:19:46 GMT ]Motorola sends out save-the-date invitations for the follow-up to its Moto X smartphone. [Read more]

Five Austin startups to watch[ Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:26:35 EDT ]It's the innovation hotbed deep in the heart of Texas, the town where the tech and Web world's movers, shakers and up-and-comers descend every spring to learn, network and party at South by Southwest Interactive.

Google releases Nexus 5 phone[ Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:40:55 EDT ]Google on Thursday released its latest candy-themed mobile operating system: Android 4.4, more deliciously known as Kit Kat.

FAA loosens rules for electronic devices[ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:01:55 EDT ]The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared gadget use for all phases of flights with the exception of phone calls.

More details on Google mystery barge[ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:00:51 EDT ]The mystery barge in San Francisco Bay is indeed a Google project, and houses a fancy, floating showroom for Google Glass and other products, a CNN affiliate is reporting.

On Facebook, a growing teenage wasteland[ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:34:11 EDT ]Nicole Uvieghara is only 18, but that's old enough to remember the good old days on Facebook.

Comeback: Nokia now 4th most popular phone brand in U.S.[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:59:26 GMT ]While Apple and Samsung vie for first place in the race for smartphone market share, a resurgent Nokia has risen to fourth — not exactly glorious, but considering where it was this time last year, it's pretty amazing.The latest numbers come from Counterpoint's Market Monitor, which tallies up U.S.

The selfie won't die — in fact, it just got its own social network[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:17:34 GMT ]Look at me, at a Beyoncé concert! Look at me, with the Pope! Look at me, at a funeral! Look at me, in class while my teacher is going into labor! Yes, 2013 is the year of the selfie — but that doesn't mean this global #me craze won't be even bigger in 2014.

Don't try this at home: All the selfies you're hopefully never going to take[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:03:26 GMT ]The Oxford Dictionaries Online defines the selfie as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.

Free iLife and iWork apps can be installed on your older iOS devices, too[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 19:56:56 GMT ]Apple gave everyone a pleasant surprise in October when it announced that its iLife and iWork suites would come free on every new iOS device and Mac. But what the company didn't mention is that once you get the free iOS apps, you can install them on all your other devices.

iPad Air review: The top tablet — at least until the new Mini arrives[ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:08:03 GMT ]Pick up an older iPad after handling the iPad Air and you’re like, “Ow my arm!” OK, maybe it’s not that drastic (for you), but I promise that the 6-ounce difference is easy to feel. And to see: The iPad Air is so thin, it’s now just a fingernail thicker than the iPad Mini.