App-y holidays: Apple gives away free Christmas swag with '12 Days of Gifts' [ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:39:17 GMT ]Forget the North Pole. This Christmas, the gifts are coming from Cupertino, Calif., delivered by Apple to your iPhone or iPad.All you need to do: Download the free 12 Days of Gifts iOS app, then check in every day between Dec. 26 and Jan. 6 for a free song, app, book or movie from the iTunes store.

Knee deep in history: 20 years of "Doom"[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:54:23 GMT ]Twenty years ago Tuesday, id Software released "Doom," and the world of gaming has never been the same. While it wasn't the first shooter, it was inarguably one of the most influential, kicking off a new tradition both of complexity of gameplay — and of highly stylized, graphic violence.

Twitter app now lets you send private photos over DM[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:54:25 GMT ]Today, the Twitter app for iOS and Android received a small tweak, with the biggest change coming to how users communicate via direct message (DM).

Largest free public Wi-Fi network in US coming to Harlem[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:55:59 GMT ]New York City is rolling out what Mayor Michael Bloomberg says will be the nation’s largest continuous free outdoor public Wi-Fi network, covering 95 blocks in Harlem.

Make your own Street View with new Google tool[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:40:55 GMT ]Ever wish Google's Street View extended into your back yard, or the little museum down the street, or your favorite hiking trail? Make your fantasy a reality by doing it yourself with a few of Android's "photo spheres" and a new online tool.First, you'll need to take a few dozen pictures.

Google eyes password-free authentication in Chrome OS[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:12:15 GMT ]If a Chromebook is near trusted hardware like a phone or watch, an app could wake up the machine. Easier screen unlocking could encourage people to lock them in the first place. [Read more]

LinkedIn: Bosses don't want to hear you're responsible[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:00:00 GMT ]"Responsible" tops the list of the 10 most overused buzzwords the social network's members use to describe themselves. Apparently, using these labels is no way to land a job. [Read more]

Alleged 'revenge porn' Web site operator arrested in California[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:23:25 GMT ]Man allegedly created site where sexually explicit photographs of individuals were posted without their approval and then allegedly extorted money from victims for removal of images. [Read more]

Apple defies price war with iPad Air, says Deutsche Bank[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:30:18 GMT ]As many laptops dip below $400 to combat the popularity of tablets, Apple isn't falling prey to price wars yet, says Deutsche Bank. [Read more]

Facebook wants to make social chats more visible to brands[ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:28:28 GMT ]Right now, companies can't see what people are saying about them on Facebook. The social network has introduced technology to change that. [Read more]

Where they found the 'god particle'[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:13:56 EST ]Scientists and technicians are hard at work upgrading the machinery so that the $10 billion dollar Large Hadron Collider can ramp back up in 2015 at unprecedented energies.

Report: Feds spied on 'World of Warcraft'[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:39:49 EST ]Spies with surveillance agencies in the United States and United Kingdom may have spent time undercover as orcs and blood elves, infiltrating video games like "World of Warcraft" in a hunt for terrorists "hiding in plain sight" online.

200,000 people apply to live on Mars[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:25:14 EST ]Mars One says it is moving along with its plan to send four lucky Earthlings to colonize the Red Planet. The catch: They won't ever come back.

Google Glass users fight privacy fears[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:41:15 EST ]Carolyn Capern and her business partner Greg Trujillo were eating breakfast in a Panera bakery in Florida recently, each wearing Google Glasses but actually immersed in their smartphones when they were accosted by an angry stranger.

200,000 people apply to live on Mars[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:25:14 EST ]Mars One says it is moving along with its plan to send four lucky Earthlings to colonize the Red Planet. The catch: They won't ever come back.

Syria's Internet is down again [ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:39:58 GMT ]As Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces claim control of a major highway needed to remove toxic chemicals by the Dec. 31 deadline, the country is experiencing almost complete outages for both Internet and telephone service, tech tracking firms observed Monday. As of 9:30 a.m.

World of Spycraft? NSA taps in-game communications: report[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:34:22 GMT ]

'Tap to push Bran out window?' 'Game of Thrones' video game confirmed[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:33:12 GMT ]Telltale Games, the studio behind acclaimed narrative-driven games like 2012's "The Walking Dead" and this year's "The Wolf Among Us," has teamed up with HBO to create a new game based on the hit novel and television series "Game of Thrones.

Despite plastic gun ban, 3-D printed firearms still have a future [ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:21:30 GMT ]Earlier this year, Cody Wilson, the 25-year-old founder Defense Distributed, a Texas-based group that promotes the use of 3-D printed guns, fired a .380 caliber bullet from a plastic gun called the "Liberator.

Best gaming laptop[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:43:38 GMT ]We spent hours poring over spec sheets and reading reviews to determine that the $1,700 configuration of the Toshiba Qosmio X75 is the gaming laptop we'd buy because it has the right high power, high value components, at a great price.

Enter for a chance to win big in CNET's Winner Wonderland Sweeps[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:01:00 GMT ]CNET is giving you 7 chances to win* big this holiday season. [Read more]

VC Fred Wilson: Google Glass is like Apple's Newton[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:56:17 GMT ]Google's computerized eyewear is a harbinger of things to come, but the technology isn't ready for the mainstream yet, Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson decides. [Read more]

Guy Kawasaki's social-media advice: repeat your tweet[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:16:03 GMT ]Want to be more of a player on Twitter? Don't be afraid to say the same thing four times a day, the investor and former Apple evangelist advises. [Read more]

Evernote Market hits $1 million revenue in its first month[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:33:04 GMT ]Phil Libin, CEO of the note-taking app and cloud-storage company, says his Evernote's e-commerce business now accounts for 30 percent of revenue. In the future: an IPO -- and real live wooly mammoths. [Read more]

Get ready for Uber to move from car service to delivery service[ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:52:53 GMT ]The app-centric black-car service has built a network of cars that can carry people -- but in the future, it'll carry more than that. [Read more]

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.

This pic is actually an iPad painting[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:39:35 EST ]Watching digital artist Kyle Lambert's stunning photo-realistic iPad paintings emerge from a blank screen is an awe-inspiring experience. The image of Morgan Freeman in the video above, created from a picture by Scott Gries, is so rich in detail that it is difficult to believe that you aren't looking at a photograph.

Where scientists found the 'god particle'[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:34:41 EST ]Scientists and technicians are hard at work upgrading the machinery so that the $10 billion dollar Large Hadron Collider can ramp back up in 2015 at unprecedented energies.

Report: Feds spied on 'World of Warcraft'[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:39:49 EST ]Spies with surveillance agencies in the United States and United Kingdom may have spent time undercover as orcs and blood elves, infiltrating video games like "World of Warcraft" in a hunt for terrorists "hiding in plain sight" online.

Report: Government spied on 'World of Warcraft'[ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:59:29 EST ]Spies with surveillance agencies in the United States and United Kingdom may have spent time undercover as orcs and blood elves, infiltrating video games like "World of Warcraft" in a hunt for terrorists "hiding in plain sight" online.

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.