Apple drops on weak iPhone sales, revenue outlook[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:52:11 GMT ]Apple posted quarterly earnings and revenue Monday that beat estimates, but reported weaker-than-expected iPhone sales and handed in a current-quarter revenue forecast that underwhelmed analysts, sending shares lower in extended-hours trading. The company posted earnings of $14.

Hotels could soon offer keyless entry via smartphone app[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:35:22 GMT ]The process of getting into your hotel room may soon be simplified by a smartphone app that automatically unlocks your door when you're near — or it may complicate things, depending on whether the app is secure and easy to use.

US reaches deal with tech companies on spy data[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:40:02 GMT ]

Apple CEO: Mobile payments a big opportunity[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:01:17 GMT ]Could Apple soon move into the mobile payment market? During an investor call for its fourth quarter earnings report, Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company is intrigued with mobile payments.

NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:14:50 GMT ]LONDON — Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smartphones across the globe.

Jason Calacanis aims to clean up mobile news with Inside.com[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:00:32 GMT ]The serial entrepreneur thinks sites like BuzzFeed and Business Insider are polluting smartphones, and he wants to curate only the "best" journalism in a new app. [Read more]

Google Glass now framed for prescriptions[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:01:00 GMT ]Prescription frames are ready for current Google Glass owners, as another piece of the Glass puzzle comes into focus. [Read more]

Tom Perkins apologizes for his 'Kristallnacht' reference[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:43:02 GMT ]While the investor regrets comparing the Occupy Movement with Nazi Germany, he stands by his message that a "minority" of rich people are being "demonized" by a "majority" and "it's wrong and dangerous." [Read more]

Facebook earnings: The kids are alright[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]The social network may be as cool as electricity, but thanks to mobile ads and Instagram the lights are on and everyone is home. [Read more]

Paypal executive leaves for mobile payments startup Clinkle[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]The stealth startup, which has yet to release a product, keeps plucking big talent to join its ranks. [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 Web smackdown[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:19:03 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.

What's ahead for gaming in 2014[ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:58:28 EST ]With 2013 firmly in the rearview mirror, the movers and shakers of the video gaming industry are focusing on where the next 12 months will take us.

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.

Despite Zach Braff, crowdfunding continues to grow[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:36:04 GMT ]Zach Braff's directorial debut, "Garden State," earned $35.8 million after it was released in 2004. That might be why he raised a few eyebrows when turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to raise $3.1 million for his new film "Wish I Was Here."He isn't the only big name asking for money.

Google, Samsung strike patent cross-licensing deal[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:00:00 GMT ]The two companies are pretty vague about the terms but take veiled shots at Apple. [Read more]

Where should I put my TV?[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:32:00 GMT ]Where the sun don't shine. Seriously. [Read more]

Famous VC: I meant what I said. Criticizing the rich is like Nazism[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:52:56 GMT ]Tom Perkins, partner emeritus of Kleiner Perkins, says in an e-mail to Bloomberg that he really meant what some feared he'd said to the Wall Street Journal -- that criticizing the rich is akin to Nazism. [Read more]

Google reportedly acquires AI company DeepMind for $400M[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:25:52 GMT ]Secretive London-based company specializes in combining machine learning to build general-purpose learning algorithms. [Read more]

Snowden accuses NSA of conducting industrial espionage[ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:42:44 GMT ]Former NSA contractor tells a German broadcaster that the US agency would collect intelligence from foreign companies that had no national defense value. [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.

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.

Despite Zach Braff, crowdfunding continues to grow[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:36:04 GMT ]Zach Braff's directorial debut, "Garden State," earned $35.8 million after it was released in 2004. That might be why he raised a few eyebrows when turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to raise $3.1 million for his new film "Wish I Was Here."He isn't the only big name asking for money.

Latest flu-related tech is largely about the greater good, not you[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:24:10 GMT ]Vaccines; crowdsourcing apps to report your symptoms; calling a doc instead of going to the hospital.... Individuals benefit, yes, but the masses even more so. [Read more]

Arts and crafts chain Michaels says credit card data may've been nicked[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:06:24 GMT ]The company mentions recent attacks on retailers -- think Target and Neiman Marcus -- and says it "may have experienced a data security attack." An investigation is in progress. [Read more]

Early Macintosh developer: We would have worked for free[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:06:30 GMT ]During an event celebrating the 30th birthday of the Macintosh, the team that created the iconic computer reflected on the early days. [Read more]

How Verizon is bracing for Super Bowl insanity[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]The carrier pulled back the curtain on some improvements made to the network covering MetLife Stadium, just in time for the big game. [Read more]

Battle of the (broad)bands: Online music's Grammy picks[ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:00:24 GMT ]Online music services mine data to pick your songs and figure out what you like. Which name in online music comes out on top when the services use that data to predict Grammy winners? [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.

'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.