New Bionic Hand Restores Sense of Touch[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:53:14 GMT ]A new bionic hand has for the first time helped a man feel the objects he is holding and tell how big they are and whether they’re hard or soft.

Twitter Beats Earnings Estimates, User Growth Weak[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:02:21 GMT ]Twitter reported quarterly results that exceeded Wall Street expectations Wednesday, but shares still slumped sharply in extended-hours trading on its anemic user growth during the final three months of 2013.

Byte Me: How Our Gadgets Track Our Every Move[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:39:49 GMT ]The sheer volume of data sucked out of us every minute is creating a digital duplicate of our lives that can be exploited by the nefarious. Follow an NBC News reporter through one day in his life to see how much and how often he unknowingly leaks data.Cell phones tell stores you are walking by.

North Korea's Own OS Goes From Copy of Windows to Copy of OS X[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:33:35 GMT ]Red Star OS, the official (and only state-approved) operating system of North Korea, has gotten a brand new look — or at least, a look that was brand new on Macs about 10 years ago. Red Star once imitated the look and feel of Windows, but has moved on to copying Apple's OS X.

Report: Target Hackers Slipped In Via Vent ... Maintenance Company[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:12 GMT ]The latest intelligence on the Target breach saga suggests that the hackers got in through the A/C vents... but not the way you think. Instead of creeping in through the vents themselves, they supposedly used a HVAC maintenance company's credentials to gain access to Target's internal networks.

Snowmaking with computers and an iPhone[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMT ]To prepare for the Sochi Winter Olympics, organizers have hundreds of snowmaking machines ready to go. It's the same type of equipment being used at Northstar California ski resort in Lake Tahoe, where CNET got a look at its automated snowmaking system. [Read more]

Amazon acquires game studio Double Helix Games[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 03:54:50 GMT ]Acquisition comes less than a week after a report that the Internet retailer was planning to launch a game console later this year. [Read more]

Sony agrees to sell PC business, revises forecast to loss[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:21:08 GMT ]Sony plans to sell it Vaio PC operations to an investment fund, cut 5,000 jobs, and revises full-year forecast from a profit to a loss of $1.1 billion. It will also spin off its TV business. [Read more]

Mozilla revamping Firefox OS's app launcher[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:18:01 GMT ]Firefox will still use EverythingMe's app discovery, but will marry it more closely to the browser at the heart of Mozilla's mobile OS. [Read more]

'New Kind of Science' falls short of its iPad e-book potential[ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:37:30 GMT ]New support for Retina graphics helps a lot, but Stephen Wolfram's magnum opus about math, computing, and physics could be so much more. [Read more]

Like? Facebook turns 10[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:13:43 EST ]As Facebook turns 10 years old, we look back on how the social network has changed how we communicate.

Bill Gates' impact on computing[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:07:47 EST ]To ask what impact Bill Gates has had on computing is, in a way, too small a question. For millions of people in the nearly four decades since he co-founded Microsoft, Gates has defined the entire field.

Your Facebook life in 62 seconds[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:34:45 EST ]If you're on Facebook, a new video about your life went live online Tuesday.

The maddening pull of 'Flappy Bird'[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:58:31 EST ]A tiny bird is frustrating game players in record numbers, again.

The maddening pull of 'Flappy Bird'[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:58:31 EST ]A tiny bird is frustrating game players in record numbers, again.

Crash! Dummies Risk 'Lives' to Save Yours[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:35:03 GMT ]According to research by WardsAuto, in 2010 the number of cars in operation around the globe grew to more than 1 billion for the very first time. That many cars means a lot of accidents.

Petition to Let Beer Drone Fly Needs 99,937 Signatures[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:35:03 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.

Sold Out: Aereo Runs Out of Capacity in New York[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:35:04 GMT ]http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aereo-hits-nyc-capacity,news-18271.html

Four Bombs Rock Central Baghdad, Killing 13[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:02:48 GMT ]BAGHDAD -- Four bombs struck near Baghdad's heavily-fortified "Green Zone" and a busy square in the center of the capital on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, security sources said.

Privo Gets $3.2m Grant to Tackle Collection of Kids' Data Online[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:13:03 GMT ]Collecting kids' data online is a sticky problem for Internet companies, which are required to obtain consent from parents first. One company is trying to make the process easier, thanks to a $3.

Alleged Silk Road creator indicted on 'kingpin' charges[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 02:41:51 GMT ]Ross Ulbricht, who allegedly went by "Dread Pirate Roberts" and operated the black market drug site, is charged with hacking, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and operating a criminal enterprise. [Read more]

Microsoft taps Scott Guthrie to replace Nadella as cloud chief[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:07:46 GMT ]Leader of Windows Azure platform team to take over Cloud and Enterprise Group. [Read more]

As new Microsoft CEO makes entrance, Sony mulls PC exit[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 06:21:47 GMT ]Sony has been one of the top laptop players in the Windows market. But the Japanese company is now in talks to sell off the Vaio line. [Read more]

British spy unit reportedly hit Anonymous with DDoS attacks[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 06:30:26 GMT ]Unit of the U.K.'s communications intelligence agency used the cyberattack method against hacktivist groups, according to documents supplied to NBC news by Edward Snowden. [Read more]

Too much Facebook can make you unfaithful[ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:05:23 GMT ]A study suggests that the human candy store that is Facebook can be too much for those of weak flesh. [Read more]

Google may have to relocate mystery barge[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:07:27 EST ]Google might need a find new home for its giant floating showroom in San Francisco Bay.

"Likes", "Pokes" and more: Facebook at 10[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:39:20 EST ]As Facebook turns 10 years old, we look back on how the social network has changed how we communicate.

Windows, Xbox and more: Bill Gates' impact[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:09:54 EST ]To ask what impact Bill Gates has had on computing is, in a way, too small a question. For millions of people in the nearly four decades since he co-founded Microsoft, Gates has defined the entire field.

Your Facebook life in 62 seconds[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:34:45 EST ]If you're on Facebook, a new video about your life went live online Tuesday.

From Windows to the Xbox: Bill Gates' impact[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:44:05 EST ]To ask what impact Bill Gates has had on computing is, in a way, too small a question. For millions of people in the nearly four decades since he co-founded Microsoft, Gates has defined the entire field.

Batteries included: 4 ways Apple could power a smartwatch[ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:23:24 GMT ]An Apple smartwatch could be on its way, according to The New York Times, and it could feature a revolutionary new battery. Or not.Running out of juice is a pretty common complaint for smartphone users. Now imagine running some version of iOS on a watch that has to fit comfortably on your wrist.

Hotels investigating potential security breach[ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:28:56 GMT ]Customer information at more than a dozen hotels spread across the country may have been stolen in yet another data breach, according to a company that manages several hundred properties for large hotel chains.The breach was first reported by security researcher Brian Krebs.

Google must move 'mystery' barge[ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 23:17:51 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — Google must move its mystery barge from a construction site on an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay because the permits are not in order, a California official said Monday.

White House announces its first Maker Faire [ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 23:17:53 GMT ]The White House is embracing technology, students and great photo-ops by holding its first Maker Faire. Maker Faire, which describes itself as "part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new," attracted 165,000 people to its two main events in San Mateo, Calif.

Top tech firms release new data on NSA spy requests[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:05:30 GMT ]Freed by a recent legal deal with government lawyers, major technology firms released new data Monday on how often they are ordered to turn over customer information for secret national security investigations — figures that show that the government collected data on thousands of Americans.

Can't get enough Radio Shack all of a sudden? Here's more[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:43:26 GMT ]After its triumph in making people consider that Radio Shack has finally emerged from the '80s during the Super Bowl, the company has released an array of videos featuring Cliff the mailman and Jason the serial killer, among others. [Read more]

Tumblr lets loose its first Transparency Report[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 03:03:13 GMT ]The blogging platform's first biannual report detailing government requests for user data shows it fulfilled 76 percent of the 462 requests it received. [Read more]

Target works on security-heavy credit cards, after breach[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 04:51:56 GMT ]The retailer accelerates its $100 million program to offer users chip-enabled "smart credit cards" that encrypt users' personal data and are said to be harder to hack. [Read more]

Microsoft gets mom to get nasty about Chromebooks[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 05:25:00 GMT ]Microsoft might want you to think it's a forward-thinking company. But it's acting toward Google as if it's a cheating ex-spouse [Read more]

Sprint to hook up 50K students with free wireless service[ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:00:00 GMT ]The program is part of the White House's ConnnectED initiative, which will provide access to low-income students. [Read more]

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

Beer-delivery drone grounded by FAA[ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:21:41 EST ]Ice fishers in Minnesota are reeling from a recent FAA decision prohibiting beer delivery by drone.

Illegal? New way to cheat Netflix[ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:49:55 EST ]This web application opens up the internet for users from China to the United States.

9 ways Facebook changed how we talk[ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:18:39 EST ]"I'm gonna tag you in this hideous photo and then unfriend you if you don't stop oversharing and poking me."

9 ways Facebook changed how we talk[ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 07:11:24 EST ]"I'm gonna tag you in this hideous photo and then unfriend you if you don't stop oversharing and poking me."

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.