Anti-Social Networking: LinkedIn Users Can Now Block Each Other[ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:08:02 GMT ]Finally, LinkedIn users will be able to block exes, spammers and unwanted social climbers from messaging them and checking out their profile.

Why Not to Believe 'Talking Angela' or Other Facebook Hoaxes[ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:23:28 GMT ]Don’t believe hysterical Facebook posts that claim the app, which lets children to play with a virtual cat, is a front for pedophiles.

Amazon Preparing to Launch Internet TV Box: Sources[ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:25:32 GMT ]The online retailer is reportedly preparing to launch a Web TV box that would compete with Apple TV and Roku’s line of products.

Secret Dogecoin Mining Operation on Harvard Computers Results in Ban[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:27:23 GMT ]Someone at Harvard has been misusing the university's powerful computing resources for nefarious purposes: mining the joke "Dogecoin" cryptocurrency.

Apple Releases Fixes to Prevent iPhone Encryption Hack[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 02:00:11 GMT ]A major flaw in Apple software for mobile devices could allow hackers to intercept email and other communications that are meant to be encrypted, the company said Friday.

Google Barge to set sail for new home within a month[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:20:37 GMT ]CNET has learned that the famous barge project is expected to be moving from Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay to a new construction home, most likely somewhere else in the bay. [Read more]

These smartphones go the extra mile behind the wheel[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:54:57 GMT ]Any old phone will play music and make calls, but we've rounded up a few that go above and beyond to offer car-specific functions and features. [Read more]

Meet the man behind Movidius, Project Tango's vision processor maker (Q&A)[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Vision is a big deal to Remi El-Ouazzane and Movidius, the computer vision processor company he leads. More than just another Google partner on its mobile 3D-mapping Project Tango, he sees Movidius at the center of a visual processing revolution. [Read more]

Gear 2 running Tizen: Smart move for Samsung smartwatch?[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Launching Tizen on Samsung's newest smartwatch could help the company avoid the app and carrier problems that often plague new operating systems. [Read more]

Don't be a techhole: A common sense guide to tech courtesy[ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT ]Google issued guidelines to help Google Glass users not be "Glassholes," but why stop there? Here's the missing manual to put an end to some top technology peeves. [Read more]

Google: How not to be a 'Glasshole'[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:57:41 EST ]Google has heard all the concerns about Glass, its digital headset expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

Bitcoin ATM debuts in the U.S. [ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:17:25 EST ]There's a new ATM up and running in New Mexico that's just for virtual currency. KOAT's Laura Thoren reports.

New app helps fight parking tickets[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:32:38 EST ]Few things enrage normally calm people like finding a parking ticket tucked under the windshield wiper of their car.

Steve Jobs on a postage stamp?[ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:29:01 EST ]The likeness of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may appear on a commemorative U.S. postage stamp in 2015, only four years after his death.

Sochi visitors' faces shown on morphing wall [ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:56:51 EST ]One of the most impressive spectacles visitors can find at the Sochi games this month doesn't have anything to do with sports at all. It's their own face, over 20 feet tall, rendered on a giant morphing wall at the entrance to Olympic Park.

Facebook's $19 billion move you might not notice[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:19:38 EST ]What if Facebook spent $19 billion on something and most people never noticed?

WhatsApp? What's That? And Why Is It Worth $19 Billion?[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:00:43 GMT ]Facebook announced Wednesday that it is buying WhatsApp, the company and app that offers unlimited messaging on mobile devices for 99 cents a year. And anyone might blink at the price being paid: cash and stock amounting to about $19 billion.

Facebook to Buy WhatsApp for a Whopping $19 Billion[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:16:09 GMT ]Facebook is buying buzzy messaging app WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion in cash and stock, the social media giant announced late Wednesday.

Facebook to Buy WhatsApp for a Whopping $16 Billion[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:46:59 GMT ]Facebook is buying buzzy messaging app WhatsApp for a whopping $16 billion in cash and stock, the social media giant announced late Wednesday.

WhatsApp? What's That? And Why Is It Worth $16 Billion?[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:02:32 GMT ]Facebook announced Wednesday that it is buying WhatsApp, the company and app that offers unlimited messaging on mobile devices for 99 cents a year. And anyone might blink at the price being paid: cash and stock amounting to about $16 billion, plus another potential $3 billion in restricted stock.

T-Mobile Offers Insulted BlackBerry Users A Special Deal[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:33:37 GMT ]After T-Mobile's poorly received promotion intended to tempt BlackBerry users to switch to new iPhones, the company is doubling down on its commitment to the dwindling but passionate Blackberry faithful — to the tune of hundreds of dollars.

This is where you'll find your next smartphone[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:01:00 GMT ]Mobile World Congress is the biggest and most important smartphone party of the year. And unlike a lot of tech trade shows, most of the gadgets appearing here are ones that you'll actually be able to buy. [Read more]

Google Map Maker expands to more corners of Europe[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:11:30 GMT ]Residents of Greece, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia now can make their own contributions to Google Maps and Google Earth. [Read more]

Volvo's concept Roam Delivery service brings your groceries right to the trunk of your car[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:00:00 GMT ]If you thought home delivery was the ultimate in convenience, you need to see this. [Read more]

Libon to IM friends for free, even if they don't have its app[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:30:00 GMT ]The new service, from Orange's Libon app, lets you receive messages from Libon users and reply via HTML5 in your phone's browser. [Read more]

Kazam Thunder 2 brings lightning-fast 4G LTE[ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:35:03 GMT ]British mobile maker Kazam has conjured sequels to its first phones, adding 4G to its top-end Thunder. [Read more]

Teen prints 3-D hand for young boy[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:17:06 EST ]9-year-old Matthew Shields was without a complete right hand until a family friend made one for him with a 3-D printer.

Cracking down on 'Flappy' clones[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:19:04 EST ]Your app store may be getting a lot less flappy.

80,000 playing Pokemon game at once[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:18:48 EST ]How many people can play the same video game? Not in the same video game, mind you, but play the exact same game at once?

Google: How not to be a 'Glasshole'[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:57:41 EST ]Google has heard all the concerns about Glass, its digital headset expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

Google: How not to be a 'Glasshole'[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:03:10 EST ]Google has heard all the concerns about Glass, its digital headset expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

Target Data Breach Cost for Banks Tops $200M[ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:32:16 GMT ]Financial institutions' bill for Target's massive data breach keeps rising.Costs related to the holiday data theft have now exceeded $200 million for financial institutions, according to data collected by the Consumer Bankers Association and the Credit Union National Association.

Space or Bust: The Science of Kate Upton's Zero-G Lift[ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:59:29 GMT ]Too much time in zero gravity is murder on bone density, but it can do amazing things for a gal's other ... um ... assets, as evidenced by Kate Upton's zero-gravity photo shoot for Sports Illustrated's 2014 swimsuit edition.

Google Warns Glass Users: Don't be 'creepy or rude'[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:04:01 GMT ]Google is officially putting the users of its Glass headset on notice with a set of do's and don'ts — not least among which is an unambiguous warning not to be "creepy or rude (aka, a "Gla**hole).

No Secret: Edward Snowden Gets Own Action Figure[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:25:37 GMT ]Want to join in the battle against NSA surveillance? Now you can do so from the comfort of your own home with the new Edward Snowden action figure.ThatsMyFace.com, a Beaverton, Ore.

SkyDrive Becomes OneDrive Today, Gains New Video, Photo Features[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:13:53 GMT ]Microsoft's SkyDrive becomes OneDrive today, but it's not just a change in name — some new features will be making their debut as well. For most, however, the switch should be fairly unnoticeable.

Warrants in Kim Dotcom raid legal, New Zealand court rules[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 04:45:36 GMT ]Appeals court overturns earlier ruling that the warrants used in the raid on the MegaUpload founder's mansion, dealing a blow to his effort to avoid extradition. [Read more]

Is pCell the Holy Grail of wireless networking?[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:04:19 GMT ]Steve Perlman believes his company's pCell technology will revolutionize the wireless industry, eliminating congestion, dead zones, and unreliable connections. [Read more]

Apple's iPhone 5S boosts fourth-quarter sales in China[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:33:56 GMT ]New data shows the company's market share rose to 7 percent -- and that's even before the China Mobile deal. [Read more]

OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: Which cloud storage service is right for you?[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:01:00 GMT ]If you're ready to take the plunge into storing your files, photos, and more in the cloud, but need help deciding which service is right for your needs and wallet, we've got you covered. [Read more]

Microsoft's OneDrive to take on Google Drive and Dropbox[ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:01:00 GMT ]The rebranded consumer cloud play enjoys a corporate pedigree that is one of the advantages that come with a nearly-four-decades-old company. [Read more]

A selfie fail of Olympic proportions![ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:06:04 EST ]You can't unsee this Olympic eyeball selfie. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the eye-opening visual that's gone viral.

What Comcast-Time Warner Cable means to you[ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:42:55 EST ]When the biggest cable company in the United States buys the second-biggest cable company in the United States, what does that mean for you?

Teen prints 3-D hand for young boy[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:17:06 EST ]9-year-old Matthew Shields was without a complete right hand until a family friend made one for him with a 3-D printer.

Woman jailed for not returning 2005 video rental[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:55:03 EST ]Kayla Michelle Finley may be wishing that services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime had been around a little earlier.

Bitcoin ATMs coming to the U.S.[ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:40:46 EST ]Bitcoin, the emerging if still somewhat mysterious digital currency, may be coming soon to a high-tech ATM near you.

Broadway Bots: Robots Take Lead Roles in Drama, Standup[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:58:46 GMT ]Six days a week, hundreds of people gather at Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant to watch women wearing bikinis do mock battle with hardwired combatants in the shape of dinosaurs, giant pandas, and transformers.

Dogecoin Founder Disses Bitcoin, Says He Turned Down $500,000[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:51:54 GMT ]Much dogecoin. So controversy. Wow.Or, in non-Internet English, the founder of dogecoin ruffled some feathers last week with his comments about virtual currencies.

Silk Road Pledges to Pay Back Users After $2.6 Million Bitcoin Hack[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:29:33 GMT ]Silk Road 2.0, the reincarnated Internet black market for drugs and other illicit goods, is promising to pay back customers and vendors who were victimized by a hack that drained the site of millions of dollars in bitcoins.

Las Vegas Sands Casino Websites Restored a Week After Hacking[ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:39:34 GMT ]Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has restored its websites a week after they were hacked.The Las Vegas-based company pulled down its sites Feb. 13 after hackers defaced them with images condemning comments CEO Sheldon Adelson had made about using nuclear weapons on Iran.