It's a snap! Bra size app just needs a couple of selfies[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:18:28 GMT ]In what may very well be the most ill-advised marriage of technology and lady breasts since the Tweeting Bra, a new app promises to make bra shopping as simple as taking a couple of selfies. In fact, that's exactly how it works.

Want a 3-D printed metal gun? All you need is a million bucks[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:20:56 GMT ]A handgun created via 3-D printing has set off a storm of discussion on the Internet, but perhaps the most important piece of the story has been left out of the headlines: the gun was made with highly advanced and extremely expensive industrial-level machinery.

How much will an HDTV cost on Black Friday? Much less[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:20:57 GMT ]Still waiting for prices to drop on an HDTV you’ve been eyeing all year? Your chance may soon be coming.Black Friday comes but once a year, and this year it falls rather late on Nov. 29, creating the shortest number of holiday shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Google's barge to be 'artistic structure' with 'nautical whimsy'  [ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:16:58 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — Able-bodied seamen, decorative sails meant to evoke fish fins and dozens of security cameras will eventually make up the on-board complement of a mysterious four-story barge being built by Google.

Google inkblot test lets you share your neuroses[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 07:21:57 GMT ]Hermann Rorschach, the Freudian psychologist responsible for one of the most misunderstood but enduring tropes in popular culture, is honored on Friday with an interactive Google Doodle that helps you diagnose your personal issues, and then let you share them with your friends.

New York AG's office: Airbnb lying about user-data subpoena[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:38:57 GMT ]The state attorney general's office fires back after Airbnb's motion to block a request to give up user data. [Read more]

Adobe Lightroom 5.3 candidate supports hot new cameras[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 07:30:13 GMT ]The test version of the photo editing and cataloging software handles raw photos from new Nikon, Fujifilm, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, and Canon cameras and squashes some bugs. [Read more]

Our SEAT Leon: Update one[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT ]In the wake of our Hilux leaving, Nick wondered whether he'd warm to our new Leon long-term loaner. [Read more]

America's first next-gen aircraft carrier takes high tech to sea[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]The USS Gerald R. Ford has been under construction for years. Today, the first-of-its-class carrier will be christened, ushering in an era of high-tech aircraft carriers. [Read more]

Congress should avoid knee-jerk reactions to patent trolls[ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT ]commentary Yes, patent trolls are a big problem, but recent legislative proposals are poorly thought out and won't resolve the issue. [Read more]

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.

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."

Facebook 'likes': The thumb is gone[ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:38:31 EST ]Pop quiz: What buttons are seen more than 22 billion times every day, embedded on 7.5 million websites?

10 surprising Twitter superstars [ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:18:19 EST ]Everybody knows the big-time accounts on Twitter belong to celebrities -- the Katy Perrys and Justin Biebers and Lady Gagas.

Texas company makes metal gun with 3-D printer[ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:10:52 EST ]A Texas company says it has made the first metal gun using a 3-D printer, taking the debate over people's emerging ability to create their own firearms to a new level.

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.