Spotify vs. Beats: The super cool battles the Super Bowl[ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:00:51 GMT ]Spotify and Beats Music don't differ much in the bare essentials, but how they publicize couldn't be more different. The polar-opposite approaches to marketing underscore where they're from -- and where they're going. [Read more]

Solar system full of 'rogue' asteroids[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:49:26 EST ]If you want to find an asteroid, the region between Mars and Jupiter is a great place to look. That area where asteroids hang out is called the main asteroid belt

Behind the Super Bowl halftime show[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:29:02 EST ]As he prepares Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show, Hamish Hamilton isn't free with details about what its millions of viewers should expect.

RIP, Colonel Meow [ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:46:43 EST ]Colonel Meow is dead. Long live Colonel Meow.

5 ways Facebook changed our lives[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:08:41 EST ]Facebook has changed our lives. Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, any argument otherwise rings hollow.

5 ways Facebook changed us, for better or worse[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:25:26 EST ]Facebook has changed our lives. Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, any argument otherwise rings hollow.

Mayer aiming to bring back search tech to Yahoo[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:57:07 GMT ]

Ice-cold brew? Petition seeks to allow beer deliveries by drone[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:57:08 GMT ]The Internet cheered when Minnesota-based brewing company Lakemaid Beer demo-ed a new way to deliver their seasonal special to thirsty customers fishing on a faraway frozen lake: by drone! But the FAA quickly shut down the plan.

New footage of Baumgartner's supersonic jump will make your head spin[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:34:52 GMT ]It's been more than a year since Felix Baumgartner set a world record for longest freefall, breaking the sound barrier in his 23-mile descent, but that doesn't mean the jump has lost its thrill — and this newly released footage gives you a better (and more vertigo-inducing) view than ever.

Sold out: Aereo runs out of capacity in New York[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:45:46 GMT ]Aereo, the controversial online-TV service that's being sued by all the major broadcast networks, is so popular in New York that it has stopped adding customers."Thanks for your interest in Aereo!

'Grand Theft Auto V' plushies bring the cute to carjacking[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:12:40 GMT ]Millions upon millions of gamers can attest to the fact that "Grand Theft Auto V" is a fun game. Charming even. Cute? Not so much. It's hard to make a game that features one of the most grisly torture sequences ever seen in video games come across as adorable.

Chrome fights back against settings hijackers[ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:40:42 GMT ]Google makes it even easier to reset your browser settings. Apparently, it's the No. 1 Chrome complaint. [Read more]

Popular antivirus tools for OS X tested, again[ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:20:32 GMT ]New testing outlines which Mac malware tools detect known threats the best. [Read more]

Apple reportedly making push in mobile health[ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:34:11 GMT ]The company is said to be developing an app called Healthbook for iOS 8, and some of Apple's top execs met with the FDA last month. [Read more]

Verizon uses Super Bowl to show off LTE broadcast video[ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]It's called multicast, and it's Verizon's way of beaming high-quality video to many people at once. [Read more]

Paper and the craft of securing Facebook's future[ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]With the new app for reading and writing the news, the social network sets a different tone for what's to come in the next decade. [Read more]

Solar system full of 'rogue' asteroids[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:49:26 EST ]If you want to find an asteroid, the region between Mars and Jupiter is a great place to look. That area where asteroids hang out is called the main asteroid belt

Behind the Super Bowl halftime show[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:29:02 EST ]As he prepares Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show, Hamish Hamilton isn't free with details about what its millions of viewers should expect.

RIP, Colonel Meow [ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:46:43 EST ]Colonel Meow is dead. Long live Colonel Meow.

5 ways Facebook changed our lives[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:08:41 EST ]Facebook has changed our lives. Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, any argument otherwise rings hollow.

5 ways Facebook changed us, for better or worse[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:25:26 EST ]Facebook has changed our lives. Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, any argument otherwise rings hollow.

Yahoo Mail resets passwords after hackers attack[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:51:32 GMT ]If you're a Yahoo Mail user, you might want to be on the lookout for a password reset notification. Yahoo has announced that it detected a "coordinated effort" to access some email accounts.

Zynga to cut 15 percent of workforce[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:51:34 GMT ]Social game maker Zynga, known for its popular "FarmVille" title, said Thursday it would cut 15 percent of its workforce, at the same time surprising Wall Street with a quarterly loss that beat expectations. It also announced it is buying a U.K.-based mobile game company.

'ChewBacca' hackers attacked retailers in 11 countries, cybersecurity firm says[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:40:11 GMT ]A cybercriminal ring targeting small retailers in 11 countries stole data on 49,000 payment cards using a malicious software known as "ChewBacca" before the operation was shut down, according to a cybersecurity research firm. RSA FirstWatch disclosed the attacks on Thursday on its website.

Dogecoin cryptocurrency donors help send Indian athletes to Sochi[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:25:25 GMT ]Reports of Indian athletes short of funds to compete in the Sochi Olympic Games caused an outpouring of cash from an unlikely source: the community around Dogecoin, a 'cryptocurrency' like Bitcoin that started as a joke but soon became popular enough to be worth real money.

Microsoft board close to naming Nadella as CEO[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:25:25 GMT ]Microsoft Corp. is close to naming a new chief executive, most likely its cloud-computing head Satya Nadella, a source close to the matter said Thursday, concluding a five month search for a heavy-hitter to lead the world's largest software company.

Sign of Apocalypse? Selfie: The Sitcom[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:25:10 GMT ]ABC commissions the pilot of a sitcom called "Selfie." Because, well, zeitgeist. Or something. [Read more]

Crave giveaway: Power Practical PowerPot V portable charger[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:00:00 GMT ]Like to camp? Prone to power outages? Have a look at this week's freebie, a compact thermoelectric generator that charges your gadgets with the aid of pretty much any heat source. [Read more]

Will Lenovo kill the low-cost Moto X and Moto G?[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]In this edition of Ask Maggie CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers her perspective on whether Lenovo will continue Google's strategy for Motorola of offering low-cost, high-quality unlocked smartphones. [Read more]

Inside G Flex: LG's long and winding road to setting the curve[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]CNET takes you through the five-plus year process of developing the phone, and explains why it's critical to LG's success. [Read more]

Discless Xbox One would be amazing. But too radical a move for Microsoft[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]A discless Xbox One with a 1TB hard drive would be a controversial leap for the console market. But as with most of the bold moves Microsoft originally set out to make, the game industry isn't ready. [Read more]

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 launches news-reading app[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:49:17 EST ]It might be time to slide over that Facebook app on the homescreen of your smartphone -- to make room for another Facebook app.

Solar system full of 'rogue' asteroids[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:49:26 EST ]If you want to find an asteroid, the region between Mars and Jupiter is a great place to look. That area where asteroids hang out is called the main asteroid belt

5 tech tips for Super Bowl fans[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:49:49 EST ]The Super Bowl has gotten so big it's outgrown the trusty old television. Today's fans can enjoy the bloated spectacle on computers, mobile devices, Twitter and more.

Mars space suit inspired by medieval armor [ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:50:29 EST ]Aouda.X: the "intelligent" spacesuit designed for walking on Mars, made from roughly 10,000 parts and designed for the most treacherous environment yet to be encountered by a human being.

Dismal Wii U sales prompt pay cuts for Nintendo execs[ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:08:15 GMT ]The Wii U has sold so poorly that Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata, is voluntarily cutting his pay in half.

Facebook helps good Samaritan rescue pregnant woman in freezing Atlanta storm[ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:30:02 GMT ]In snowy Atlanta, stranded drivers are sending a social media SOS.One of those messages was received by Craig Catalfu, a 25-year-old who was looking to help some of the thousands of drivers stranded on the icy streets of the city after a winter storm passed through.

Google selling Motorola unit to Lenovo for $2.9B[ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:57:08 GMT ]Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake. The deal announced Wednesday will rid Google Inc.

Target says hackers stole credentials from vendor[ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:07:59 GMT ]Target said Wednesday that the cyber criminals who breached its system used credentials they stole from one of the retailer's vendors.

Amazon poised to power real-world retail payments: WSJ[ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:56:05 GMT ]Amazon may be preparing to step into brick-and-mortar retail stores in a big way, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal.

Xbox One rumors abound: March update, white console, and more[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:41:16 GMT ]Word has it that an update for Xbox One could be coming in weeks, the purported white version of the device is on the horizon, and there might be a version of the console without a Blu-ray drive. [Read more]

IBM's graphene-based circuitry could boost wireless communications[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:02:56 GMT ]Researchers at Big Blue improved graphene-based radio receiver performance by attaching the fragile form of carbon material at the end of the chipmaking process. [Read more]

PlayStation Vita Slim hits UK on 7 February, for about £180[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:09:47 GMT ]Sony is bringing its slender handheld console to Brits, but there's no word yet on a U.S. release date. [Read more]

By ditching Motorola, Google frees Android from distractions[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Google paid more than $12 billion for Motorola Mobility and sold the handset business for less than $3 billion. It sounds like a crushing loss -- unless you're Google. [Read more]

With Motorola out, can Samsung, Google be BFFs again?[ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Google is going back to being a completely neutral partner in smartphones, which is music to the Android leader's ears. [Read more]

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.

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.

NFL to block video streams at Super Bowl[ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:13:59 EST ]Smartphone usage has skyrocketed at sporting events, as anyone who's attended a recent game can tell you. Look around the stands and you'll see fans checking stats, sharing pictures on social media, or just killing time between plays.