Twitter prices shares at $26: source[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:45:39 GMT ]Twitter plans to price its IPO at $26 per share, a source tells CNBC.Earlier, underwriters involved with the Twitter IPO aimed to price the social network's stock at $27, barring any last-minute hitches, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Stolen Adobe passwords turn up on Web, security firm says[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:03:55 GMT ]A computer security firm has uncovered data it says belongs to some 152 million Adobe Systems user accounts, suggesting that a breach reported a month ago is far bigger than Adobe has so far disclosed and is one of the largest on record.

Whoa! Eww! Robots with pee-pumping hearts could turn waste into electricity[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:37:08 GMT ]You could say that one man's waste is another bot's energy drink. Researchers are exploring the possibility of building robots powered by artificial beating "hearts" with human urine flowing through them like blood.

Want to comment on YouTube videos? Now you need Google+ [ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:37:09 GMT ]Google has revamped the comment section of YouTube with a system requiring a Google+ account or YouTube channel.

Xbox One wants to take over your living room[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:28:19 GMT ]If you’ve done your homework on the upcoming Xbox One — due to sell out of stores when it appears Nov.

Crave giveaway: 240GB SanDisk Extreme II SSD[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:00:00 GMT ]Want your computer to move faster? Try this speedy (and oh-so-free) solid-state drive from SanDisk. [Read more]

DecaWave chip adds accuracy when locating indoor objects[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:00:17 GMT ]The ScenSor DW1000 is designed to let people locate important items such as medical equipment or children with wireless technology. [Read more]

What we learned about Xbox One's living-room future[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]The Xbox One feels like an entirely new living-room device, but there are still some hurdles on the way to its ambitions. [Read more]

Exclusive: Livestream rolls out Android app[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]The company in a two-way race to be the Internet's prime live-event streamer catches up with Ustream by adding an Android app to watch and broadcast live video on the go. [Read more]

Stock success notwithstanding, Twitter knows it has a big problem[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:09:00 GMT ]The service remains a fraction of Facebook's size but if Twitter is to add a couple of hundred million new users, the service needs to have more broad appeal. [Read more]

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.

A faster, more lethal spy plane[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:01:37 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.

Drivers snapping 'selfies' at the wheel[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:49:27 EST ]Drivers are endlessly creative when it comes to finding dumb things to do while behind the wheel: eating, texting, reading a map, applying makeup. But technology has now inspired an alarming new trend: drivers taking self-portraits, or "selfies," with their smartphone cameras while in motion.

Your personal underwater 'drone'[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:02:19 EST ]"Live every week like it's Shark Week." Those immortal words come not from the Discovery Channel's marketing department but from Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock."

10 surprising superstars of Twitter[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:41:19 EST ]Everybody knows the big-time accounts on Twitter belong to celebrities -- the Katy Perrys and Justin Biebers and Lady Gagas.

'Call of Duty: Ghosts' ships $1 billion in copies — but how much did gamers spend?[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:30:12 GMT ]

Monkey thoughts move virtual arms — human-machine mind-meld next?[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:30:14 GMT ]Rhesus monkeys in a lab are using their brains to move two arms of a virtual primate on a screen, moving researchers one step closer towards outfitting paralyzed humans with with exoskeletons that move like biological limbs.

Google ordered to purge orgy images, or pay price[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:46:55 GMT ]A French court ruled Wednesday that Google must rid its search results of nine images of an orgy involving former Formula One chief Max Mosley.

Silk Road 2.0 rises from the ashes - with improvements[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:14:48 GMT ]Just five weeks after the shutdown of the Silk Road and the arrest of the man who allegedly ran it, the world's most notorious Internet black marketplace for drugs and other contraband is back online.

Twitter prices shares at $26: source[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:03:21 GMT ]Twitter plans to price its IPO at $26 per share, a source tells CNBC.Earlier, underwriters involved with the Twitter IPO aimed to price the social network's stock at $27, barring any last-minute hitches, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Google to host hackathon for the 'next phase' of Google Glass[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:19:52 GMT ]The tech giant invites developers to give its upcoming Glassware Development Kit a whirl. [Read more]

Microsoft builds multi-author, live editing into Office Web apps[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:24:50 GMT ]Catching up to a key part of Google Docs, Microsoft's Office 365 now lets people simultaneously edit the same online Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document. [Read more]

Microsoft builds multiauthor, live editing into Office Web apps[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:24:50 GMT ]Catching up to a key part of Google Docs, Microsoft's Office 365 now lets people simultaneously edit the same online Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document. [Read more]

Tamron expands supertele range with 150-600mm zoom[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:47:42 GMT ]When it ships, the new lens will offer long-range sports and wildlife shooters some new competition, but it's not as fast a supertele as some rivals. [Read more]

Poll: Where will Twitter's stock trade six months from now?[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:24:00 GMT ]Once Twitter gets a couple of quarters under its belt as a public company, will we be talking about a stock darling or bete noir? [Read more]

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.

A faster, more lethal spy plane[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:01:37 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.

Drivers snapping 'selfies' at the wheel[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:02:27 EST ]Drivers are endlessly creative when it comes to finding dumb things to do while behind the wheel: eating, texting, reading a map, applying makeup. But technology has now inspired an alarming new trend: drivers taking self-portraits, or "selfies," with their smartphone cameras while in motion.

Your personal underwater 'drone'[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:02:19 EST ]"Live every week like it's Shark Week." Those immortal words come not from the Discovery Channel's marketing department but from Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock."

Your personal $849 underwater 'drone'[ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:14:19 EST ]"Live every week like it's Shark Week." Those immortal words come not from the Discovery Channel's marketing department but from Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock."

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.