NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:20:32 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order. The distinction means the extraordinary surveillance program is not overseen by a secretive U.S.

Aviation Week: Air Force's new stealth spy drone is already flying[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:48:56 GMT ]A secret unmanned reconnaissance aircraft built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. military has already begun test flights and could be ready for prime-time duty by 2015, according to a report in Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Worst Windows 8.1 annoyances and how to fix them[ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:00:27 GMT ]If you were upset about all the productivity-sucking, user-unfriendly features of Windows 8, take heart. Microsoft has heard your cries and responded … sort of. With Windows 8.1, the Redmond, Wash.

Food-tech firms use plant products to crack the egg market[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:02:19 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — The startup is housed in a garage-style space in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, but it isn't like most of its neighbors that develop software, websites and mobile-phone apps. Its mission is to find plant replacements for eggs.

Web giants demand limits on government surveillance[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:17:57 GMT ]Eight Web giants have joined hands to start a public campaign for new limits on how governments collect user information amid concerns of growing online surveillance.

One woman's small nightmare with a demo iPad Air sold by AT&T[ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:24:25 GMT ]Monica Hall went to her AT&T store to buy an iPad Air. It turned out to be a demo model. However, what followed is the stuff of complete confusion and customer frustration. [Read more]

Anonymous hackers plead guilty to 2010 PayPal cyberattack[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:02:04 GMT ]Hacktivist group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was in retaliation for PayPal's refusal to process payments for WikiLeaks. [Read more]

Apple posts, removes Sharp 4K display: Sign of things to come?[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 04:37:16 GMT ]Could an Apple 4K display be on the way? [Read more]

Tech giants call for greater limits on government surveillance[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 05:41:46 GMT ]Eight companies, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, call on President Obama and Congress to reform surveillance efforts. [Read more]

Got a plastic bottle? Now you've got an antifungal fighting machine[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMT ]IBM Research has developed a way to convert PET plastic to an antifungal therapy. It hopes the new method could help more than a billion people suffering from infections. [Read more]

2013: The Web's year of the hoax[ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:00:23 EST ]News alert: Some things you read on the Internet are not true.

8 awesome flying robots [ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 05:33:27 EST ]Forget the Amazon drone -- check out these awesome flying robots that hover like a bee, flap like a bird and bounce like a ball:

Ryan Seacrest wants to pimp your iPhone[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:36:54 EST ]Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Mark Zuckerberg.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

Can software be patented? Supreme Court to decide[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:50:56 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection in a case being closely watched by the technology industry.

Review: Nikon's AW1 heralds new era of rugged, waterproof cameras[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:07:42 GMT ]The Nikon 1 line is a bit of a mystery — are the compact interchangeable lens cameras for pros or amateurs? Photographers or filmmakers? The trouble is, very little sets them apart from fancier, better-performing cameras.

Toilet of the future? You might want to sit down for this [ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:07:42 GMT ]Despite its relatively staid presence in industrialized regions like the United States and Western Europe, the toilet could stand a technological makeover.

NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:20:32 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order. The distinction means the extraordinary surveillance program is not overseen by a secretive U.S.

Aviation Week: Air Force's new stealth spy drone is already flying[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:48:56 GMT ]A secret unmanned reconnaissance aircraft built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. military has already begun test flights and could be ready for prime-time duty by 2015, according to a report in Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Busboy's mom throws iPad in fire, customer buys him new one[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 18:22:12 GMT ]A 16-year-old puts his iPad on top of some boxes at home. His mom thinks it's all cardboard and tosses it in the fire pit. A customer at his diner gets him a $360 Best Buy gift card. Just because. [Read more]

More proof the world's best headphones are made in the US[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:48:00 GMT ]Audeze has long been one of the Audiophiliac's favorite brands, and its new LCD-X headphones are a game changer! [Read more]

'Bubble 2.0' is the hint from a glut of blogs about a glut of tech knockoffs[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 23:57:09 GMT ]Or maybe not. Still, back-to-back blog items on tech-product rip-offs does make you wonder a little. [Read more]

The iPad Air: One month in, a tote-worthy tablet[ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 00:44:51 GMT ]After toting the iPad Air around for more than a month, I can say without reservation that the 9.7-inch Apple tablet is reborn. [Read more]

Living with the Leon: Taking the Leon to the Limit[ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMT ]I've not kept my love for our Seat Leon secret, and neither has anyone else who's driven it. It's a real pleasure to chuck about, but lately I've been wondering what it's actually capable of when the rules of the road are relinquished for a damp runway. In Essex. [Read more]

2013: The Web's year of the hoax[ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:00:23 EST ]News alert: Some things you read on the Internet are not true.

8 awesome flying robots [ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 05:33:27 EST ]Forget the Amazon drone -- check out these awesome flying robots that hover like a bee, flap like a bird and bounce like a ball:

Ryan Seacrest wants to pimp your iPhone[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:36:54 EST ]Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Mark Zuckerberg.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

Can software be patented? Supreme Court to decide[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:50:56 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection in a case being closely watched by the technology industry.

Review: Nikon's AW1 heralds new era of rugged, waterproof cameras[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:07:42 GMT ]The Nikon 1 line is a bit of a mystery — are the compact interchangeable lens cameras for pros or amateurs? Photographers or filmmakers? The trouble is, very little sets them apart from fancier, better-performing cameras.

Toilet of the future? You might want to sit down for this [ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:07:42 GMT ]Despite its relatively staid presence in industrialized regions like the United States and Western Europe, the toilet could stand a technological makeover.

NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:20:32 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order. The distinction means the extraordinary surveillance program is not overseen by a secretive U.S.

Aviation Week: Air Force's new stealth spy drone is already flying[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:48:56 GMT ]A secret unmanned reconnaissance aircraft built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. military has already begun test flights and could be ready for prime-time duty by 2015, according to a report in Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Crave Ep. 148: App turns you into the dog whisperer[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:51:43 GMT ]The nifty new Pet-Remote app uses Bluetooth to send commands to your dog's collar. Plus, a Christmas carol with a "Star Trek" slant. [Read more]

Google TV redo might be tagged 'Nexus'[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:08:51 GMT ]The anticipated Google TV relaunch could be named after a much more successful branch of Google products. [Read more]

iPad Air adoption continues to maintain wide gap over iPad 4[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:34:24 GMT ]Data from Fiksu shows consumers are responding favorably toward the iPad Air's design. [Read more]

Crackdown successfully reduces spam[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 02:03:43 GMT ]Nearly a decade in the works, Internet-wide projects designed to keep e-mail safe from scams, spam, and identity-thieving phishing attempts are paying off. [Read more]

'Tis the season to get slippery[ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 09:26:00 GMT ]Every year the great winter tyre debate begins. Every year it snows. And every year I watch social media chatter incessantly about pros and cons. If you live somewhere snowy you need them, and here's why. [Read more]

2013: The Web's year of the hoax[ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:00:23 EST ]News alert: Some things you read on the Internet are not true.

8 awesome flying robots [ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 05:33:27 EST ]Forget the Amazon drone -- check out these awesome flying robots that hover like a bee, flap like a bird and bounce like a ball:

Ryan Seacrest wants to pimp your iPhone[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:36:54 EST ]Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Mark Zuckerberg.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

Gadget gifts your kids will love[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:23:59 EST ]Technology touches all ages. Here are some gadgets aimed at the 18-and-under set.

China bans banks from trading bitcoins as virtual currency’s popularity surges[ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:41:58 GMT ]Bitcoin is big business in China, home to more than one-third of the virtual currency's global daily transactions — some $65.7 million.

What lurks beneath the sea? Navy launches drone from submerged submarine[ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:58:51 GMT ]The U.S. Navy says it has successfully launched a drone from a submerged submarine, another big step toward developing new military spying and reconnaissance capabilities.In a press release, the U.S.

'Battlefield 4' glitches take toll on Electronic Arts [ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:55:16 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — Video game publisher Electronic Arts said on Thursday it halted development on upcoming projects of its "Battlefield 4" game to fix technical problems that have plagued the title recently.

Electric sale: Someone used bitcoins to buy a Tesla[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:18:51 GMT ]Add a brand new Tesla Model S to the growing list of items you can buy with bitcoins.An auto dealership in Newport Beach, Calif., revealed Wednesday that it sold its first vehicle with the virtual currency as legal tender.

FTC says flashlight app left consumers in the dark[ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:46:47 GMT ]WASHINGTON —The maker of a popular Android mobile app that turns your phone into a flashlight has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission's charges that the software secretly supplied cellphone locations to marketers, even when consumers rejected its terms of service.