'Big Lebowski' 8-bit video really ties the room together[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:30:33 GMT ]Since it first graced the big screen 15 years ago, "The Big Lebowski" has given countless frat boys and stoners an aspirational role model. "The Dude," a cardigan-wearing slacker, rolls through life with a calm so effortless you can't help but wonder: what's this guy's secret?

Google glitch sends thousands of emails to man's Hotmail account[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:13:25 GMT ]Updated at 6:06 p.m. ET:A Google spokesperson says the search glitch that flooded Peck's inbox was not related to the Gmail outage. Here's the statement provided to NBC News:"Due to a technical glitch, some email addresses on public webpages appeared too prominently in search results.

Man sentenced to probation in celebrity iPad hack attack[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:39:17 GMT ]NEWARK, N.J. — A San Francisco man was sentenced to three years' probation on Friday for stealing the personal information of some 120,000 Apple iPad users, including big-city mayors, a TV network news anchor and a Hollywood movie mogul.

Google confirms Gmail outage[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:43:00 GMT ]Updated at 8:20 p.m. ET: Goggle says the problems have been fixed and that the outage lasted no more than 30 minutes for most users.

Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency response[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:44:16 GMT ]Robots that can buzz, whir, and clamber into some of the most dangerous crime scenes and disaster zones are coming to the aid of police officers and other first responders who put themselves in harm’s way.In October 2013, a parolee barricaded himself in a Roseville, Calif.

Is your fridge sending spam? Not so fast[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:16:17 GMT ]A report that Internet-connected refrigerators are part of massive botnet struggles to stand up to scrutiny. [Read more]

What should you look for when choosing a car stereo?[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:56:07 GMT ]Upgrading your car stereo's receiver is the one of the easiest ways to boost your dashboard tech. Here are the seven features we look for when making recommendations. [Read more]

Apple looking to build mobile payments service, report says[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:57:12 GMT ]The tech giant may be looking to take on services like PayPal, according to the Wall Street Journal. [Read more]

Apple has the Mac to thank for its next generation of devices[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Thirty years later, the Mac's journey is far from over. It's had an even greater influence on the company's touch devices than the Apple II did on the Mac. [Read more]

How the 'Netflix of books' won over the publishing industry (Q&A)[ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Oyster has grown its library of books available to its all-you-can-eat subscribers to more than 100,000 titles. CEO Eric Stromberg told CNET how it happened, and how the company is changing the world of reading. [Read more]

World's fastest car may be electric[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:55:19 EST ]Take a look at the Rimac Concept_One: the electric car that could soon outperform the best petrol vehicles on the planet

30 years of Apple: From Mac to now[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:51:11 EST ]As the Macintosh computer reaches its 30th anniversary, look back at some of the advancements Apple has made since then.

Facebook, Princeton in study smackdown[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:10:18 EST ]It's an Internet feud between polar opposites: East Coast vs. West Coast, old school vs. new media, Ivy League gravitas vs. Silicon Valley geekery.

Why hobbyists are flying drones[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:56:04 EST ]Consumers are embracing drones while more commercial uses are tangled up in federal regulations. The result is a lively community of startups, hobbyists and photographers who have embraced the still-young technology.

Hobbyists fly drones for dogfights, photography[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:25:23 EST ]Consumers are embracing drones while more commercial uses are tangled up in federal regulations. The result is a lively community of startups, hobbyists and photographers who have embraced the still-young technology.

Israel says Google's 'Palestine' page harms peace hopes[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:31:31 GMT ]A senior Israeli official accused Google on Monday of setting back Middle East peace hopes by putting the name "Palestine" under the banner of its search page for the Palestinian territories. (www.google.

Pre-caffeine tech: 3-D guns, bathroom stalls[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:31:33 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The blueprint for the first 3-D-printed gun -- which, apparently, works -- is available for download. LinkedIn just turned the big ten-oh!

Nook HD on sale for $149 until May 12[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:31:33 GMT ]Now that Barnes & Noble has added Google Play access to the Nook HD and Nook HD+, the two Android devices are more appealing than ever. A temporary price drop just plain sweetens the deal.

US nabs suspected programmer of bank Trojan that drained millions of dollars[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:31:33 GMT ]ATLANTA (AP) - An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and market a computer program that drained millions of dollars from bank accounts around the world pleaded not guilty Friday to nearly two dozen charges.

'Saturday Night Live' skewers Google Glass — and tech bloggers[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:31:34 GMT ]"Peacock! Peacock! Password peacock!" That's Randall Meeks — a dweeby tech blogger played by Fred Armisen on SNL's "Weekend Update" — trying to give his Glass voice commands. His head gestures are the best. We're just glad our own Google Glass tester, Rosa Golijan, is focusing on etiquette early.

Crave giveaway: CES swag bundle, part 2[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:00:00 GMT ]The second installment of our CES swag giveaway includes an antimicrobial iPhone case that promises to do double duty as a screen cleaner. Also, a set of headphones and a lot more freebies. [Read more]

Qualcomm buys 2,400 mobile patents, applications from HP[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:28:11 GMT ]The manufacturer of mobile chips and now smart watches, too, has a much larger war chest now for patent lawsuits or cross-licensing deals. [Read more]

US retailer TigerDirect accepts Bitcoin payments[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:41:23 GMT ]The retailer of electronics and computing products gives the digital currency a bit more legitimacy and utility by accepting Bitcoin payments. [Read more]

Which wireless carriers will follow T-Mobile's lead?[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers a reader some advice about whether T-Mobile's competitors will respond to its aggressive marketing tactics. [Read more]

Marc Benioff's teenage affair with the Macintosh[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:02:00 GMT ]Six months after watching Apple's 1984 Super Bowl commercial, the 19-year-old future salesforce.com CEO was a summer intern at Apple writing an example game, "Raid on Armonk." [Read more]

Fighting fires with Google Glass[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:04:40 EST ]When a building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders rushing to the scene. A computer-savvy firefighter in North Carolina is hoping a bit of futuristic wearable technology and clever programming can help save time and lives.

'123456' tops list of worst passwords[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:47:35 EST ]Perhaps you chuckled at the irony of making your password "password."

'Vine Magician' shows off tricks[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:00:58 EST ]Zach King has gained popularity for creating Vine video illusions. He shows off his work while on HLN's News Now.

Apple fixing 'white screen of death'[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:14:43 EST ]Since Apple released iOS 7, its completely revamped operating system for the iPhone, reviews have been mixed but mostly positive. However, a glitch that has quietly plagued iPhone users — the "white/black screen of death," a bug that abruptly soft reboots the smartphone — will finally be addressed in a future iOS 7 update.

The world's fastest car may be electric[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:32:12 EST ]Take a look at the Rimac Concept_One: the electric car that could soon outperform the best petrol vehicles on the planet

Facebook's latest tweak means fewer text-only Page posts for you[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:25:03 GMT ]Facebook is tweaking its newsfeed yet again. Now, users will see more text-only posts from friends — and fewer from brands.

Web mystery: China Internet traffic winds up in Wyoming[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:30:33 GMT ]China has an estimated 591 million Internet users, the most of any country. On Tuesday, much of its Web traffic was redirected to IP addresses that belonged to a company that, as of last year, was located in a single, 1,700-square foot home located in a quiet neighborhood in Cheyenne, Wyo.

First 'Candy,' now 'Saga' - 'Candy Crush Saga' maker goes after indies[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:57:40 GMT ]The creators of the popular "Candy Crush Saga" video game are zealously protecting not just their trademark of "Candy," but also "Saga" — objecting to the name of a new indie title, "The Banner Saga." The gaming community is not amused.King.com's "Notice of Opposition" (PDF) to developer Stoic's U.

Google Chrome can listen to your conversations[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:19:24 GMT ]Be careful what you say when visiting voice-controlled websites on Google Chrome. Recently, a security expert discovered that malefactors could leverage the browser's voice-recognition abilities to invade users' privacy, but Google has yet to implement his recommended fix.

'Guccifer' hacker who leaked Bush paintings arrested in Romania[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:57:25 GMT ]

Rockstar Consortium agrees to drop patent suit against Huawei[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:45:27 GMT ]Apparent settlement closes the book on one of a handful of suits filed against Android device makers by the alliance, which is jointly owned by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson, and Sony. [Read more]

Dell's Surface Pro 2 rival appears at Microsoft Store[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:10:36 GMT ]The Microsoft Store is selling a high-end Dell Venue 11 Pro tablet that competes with the Surface Pro 2. [Read more]

IBM sells its x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3 billion[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:33:07 GMT ]An expected deal to sell off its Intel-based servers to the Chinese electronics company has arrived, reflecting the shifting realities of the market for powerful networked machines. [Read more]

Nokia keeps quiet on Lumia sales figures in disappointing 2013 results[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:29:38 GMT ]Nokia has revealed how it performed in 2013, but hasn't given exact figures for falling phone sales. [Read more]

Worried about Net neutrality? Maybe it's the FCC that should really concern you[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]A court decision to throw out the FCC's Open Internet rules actually made the agency stronger than ever. CNET's Maggie Reardon explains why you should be concerned. [Read more]

Supermodel is a computer coder[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:18:46 EST ]The term "software engineer" conjures images of pasty-faced young men with poor posture and limited social skills. And people think fashion models are all beauty and no brains.

Fighting fires with Google Glass[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:23:20 EST ]When a building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders rushing to the scene. A computer-savvy firefighter in North Carolina is hoping a bit of futuristic wearable technology and clever programming can help save time and lives.

'123456' tops list of worst passwords[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:47:35 EST ]Perhaps you chuckled at the irony of making your password "password."

'Vine Magician' shows off tricks[ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:00:58 EST ]Zach King has gained popularity for creating Vine video illusions. He shows off his work while on HLN's News Now.

Some Facebook 'likes' help scammers[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:18:07 EST ]It's an image that tugs at the heartstrings. A smiling 7-year-old girl poses in her cheerleading uniform, circled by a ring of pompons, her bald head a telltale sign of her chemotherapy treatments.

Candy Crush maker trademarks the word 'candy'[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:54:00 GMT ]Videogame maker King, creator of the Candy Crush Saga, had a problem: how to protect the brand from persistent attempts by others who wanted to ride the coattails of its popularity.Its sweet solution: trademark the word "candy.

Following Verizon, AT&T offers early upgrades, too[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:44:30 GMT ]Another day, another wireless company offering early upgrades even earlier.AT&T customers on a two-year service contract can now switch to its Next program, which allows early cellphone upgrades, after only six months.

Amazon considering pay-TV streaming service: report[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:10:31 GMT ]Amazon is in the early stages of developing a pay-TV streaming service with live programming, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Amazon approached at least three media companies, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.

2 Vegas hotels to accept bitcoins -- but gambling still requires hard cash[ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:54:12 GMT ]Las Vegas is getting one more novelty. Starting this week, patrons will be able to use the online currency bitcoin to pay for rooms, food and drinks at two downtown casinos. The D casino and the city's oldest casino, the Golden Gate, will accept bitcoins at hotel front desks beginning Wednesday.

Feds pull Google Glass user from theater for suspected piracy[ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:52:26 GMT ]A Google Glass user in Ohio has run into an unexpected consequence of wearing a camera on your face at all times: Movie theaters might suspect you of piracy. Homeland Security agents pulled the man from the movie and interviewed him aggressively, though no charges ended up being filed.