GPS May Be No Help in Finding Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:03:35 GMT ]The pervasiveness of consumer technology that can track our every move has left some people scratching their heads as to why something so much more technically advanced, like the Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 people, could just disappear from the sky.

Hands Up! Fujitsu Tests Laptop That Scans Palm Veins for Security[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:50:11 GMT ]Fingerprint scanners may be all the rage in device security, but Japanese hardware company Fujitsu thinks it has an even better hand to play: yours.The company is working on palm readers for smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Malaysia Airlines Passengers' Phones Ringing? Maybe Not[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:09:09 GMT ]Reports are emerging that some cellphones of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are ringing — but no one picks up. However eerie this seems, it may have more to do with how mobile phones and networks operate than any deeper mystery.According to a China.org.

Emergency Beacons Not Fool-Proof When Jets Go Missing[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:26:20 GMT ]As the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet continues, experts say it's not surprising that no emergency signals have been picked up — especially if the plane is underwater.

Experts Predict the Internet's Next Decade[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:49:16 GMT ]Leading experts on the Internet, technology and policy have chimed in on what we can expect in the next decade when it comes to connectivity and its effects on society.

Apple's 'spaceship' campus architect dishes details[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:57:02 GMT ]With a buried car park, 7,000 trees, and jogging and bicycle trails, the iPhone maker's new headquarters will take on Steve Jobs' vision to be more like a town park than an office park. [Read more]

How to manage Wi-Fi networks in OS X[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:30:40 GMT ]If regularly connect to more than one Wi-Fi network on your Mac, you can do several things to optimize which networks will get automatically chosen. [Read more]

Mt. Gox wins temporary bankruptcy protection in US[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:59:56 GMT ]Troubled Bitcoin exchange, which claims to have lost nearly $500 million in the crypto-currency to theft, wins brief reprieve from a pair of US lawsuits. [Read more]

Watch this awesome recursive 'Lego Movie,' 'Simpsons' mashup[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:00:40 GMT ]Short video spoofs both "The Simpsons" and the "Lego Movie," with meta homages to the famous couch scene in the TV show's opening title sequence. [Read more]

Secret-sharing app Whisper said to capture $30M in funding[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:55:50 GMT ]Anonymous confession app closes its third round of funding in less than a year, giving it a $200 million valuation, according to Recode. [Read more]

App turns tourist into time traveler[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:45:53 EST ]It's an app that uses your phone as a window to historical London. Adam Dunnakey takes a look.

Kevin Bacon on 'Six Degrees' game[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:28:52 EDT ]Almost two decades ago, a parlor game called "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" became an unlikely grass-roots phenomenon among movie buffs and foretold today's social web of online connections.

Snowden to SXSW: I'd do it again[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:29:25 EDT ]In a rare public talk via the Web, fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden urged a tech conference audience Monday to help "fix" the U.S. government's surveillance of its citizens.

Oculus Rift demo wows SXSW[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:28:43 EDT ]Night gathers, and now your watch begins.

Edward Snowden to SXSW: I'd do it again[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:29:54 EDT ]Even though he can't set foot in the United States for fear of arrest, fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was set to speak remotely Monday to an audience of thousands at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.

Malaysian Jet's Disappearance Sets Off Echoes of 2007 Crash[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:07:50 GMT ]Saturday's disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines 777 jet echoes an incident in 2007, when a Boeing 737 with 102 people on board disappeared during a flight between two Indonesian cities.

Julian Assange Via Skype Takes Aim at U.S. at South by Southwest[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 22:41:56 GMT ]Assange, over a shoddy connection from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, warned the audience that everything they do on the web is watched.

Social Media Spread False Reports of Safe Landing[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:20:17 GMT ]As authorities continued to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, social-media users around the globe spread false rumors including incorrect reports that the craft made a safe landing.

Vanished: Missing-Plane Mysteries Through History[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:06:54 GMT ]A Malaysia Airlines jet, missing since Friday, is the latest in a long history of flight mysteries — some of which remain unsolved.

Put Down That Cellphone! Study Finds Parents Distracted by Devices[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:04:38 GMT ]The scenario plays out in restaurants everywhere: Mother or father looks at the smartphone or tablet, swiping, scrolling, reading, while son or daughter sits across the table.

Google's Pichai touts wearables SDK, 'APIs for hardware'[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 20:09:16 GMT ]At South by Southwest, the head of the Android and Chrome teams touches on a wide variety of topics, including how Google plans to reach the next billion uses. [Read more]

Microsoft, HP blaze business tablet trail[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:15:50 GMT ]With tablet market growth shrinking, Microsoft and HP are well positioned in the one market that still has decent growth potential: business. [Read more]

Mt. Gox CEO's blog hacked; alleged Bitcoin balances posted[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:00:10 GMT ]Hackers claim the data allegedly collected from the exchange's servers shows a disparity in the number of bitcoins deposited versus how many it claims were stolen in a security lapse. [Read more]

Tencent to take stake in JD.com to challenge Alibaba[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:48:12 GMT ]The Chinese Internet giant is paying nearly $215 million for 15 percent of JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce company behind Alibaba. [Read more]

Why Photosmith dumped iOS's built-in raw-photo support[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:26:15 GMT ]Developers of the Lightroom companion app for iPad opted to build in their own raw-photo support for get better control, avoid Apple bugs, and support more cameras. [Read more]

Twitter bans porn videos on Vine[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:26:01 EST ]Twitter has officially banned pornographic content on Vine, its year-old social-video service. The company announced the changes to its rules and terms of service on Thursday and will begin enforcing them immediately.

Future gladiators to wear digital armor[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:52:34 EST ]If Batman and Iron Man got together in the lab to patch together a new outfit, it might look like this.

App turns tourist into time traveler[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:45:53 EST ]It's an app that uses your phone as a window to historical London. Adam Dunnakey takes a look.

Go offline for 'Day of Unplugging'[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:16:11 EST ]Last week, 19-year-old California university student Adeline Munguia was reported missing after she stopped responding to Snapchats and texts from her roommate.

Oculus Rift demo wows 'Thrones' fans[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:43:37 EDT ]Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headset, takes SXSW fans on a trip to the world of "Game of Thrones."

Samsung Devices Get Exclusive 'Milk Music' Streaming App[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:15:37 GMT ]Users of Samsung's popular Galaxy series of phones got a nice perk Friday: a new streaming music app exclusive to phones of that make. Called "Milk Music," it's free, and better still, there are no ads.

New T-Mobile Plan Doubles Amount of Data for Same Price[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:32:53 GMT ]T-Mobile has been shaking up the wireless industry since it officially killed off two-year contracts with the debut of its Simple Choice Plan last March.

Malaysian Jet's Disappearance Sets Off Echoes of 2007 Crash[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:07:50 GMT ]Saturday's disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines 777 jet echoes an incident in 2007, when a Boeing 737 with 102 people on board disappeared during a flight between two Indonesian cities.

Julian Assange Via Skype Takes Aim at U.S. at South by Southwest[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 22:41:56 GMT ]Assange, over a shoddy connection from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, warned the audience that everything they do on the web is watched.

Social Media Spread False Reports of Safe Landing[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:20:17 GMT ]As authorities continued to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, social-media users around the globe spread false rumors including incorrect reports that the craft made a safe landing.

Will crowdfunded NY-to-SF dating airlift face rocky landing?[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:17:23 GMT ]We crowdsource entertainment, why not our hearts? The Dating Ring Crowdtilt Campaign wants to send East Coast single ladies searching for Mr. Right to the Bay Area. It's all about taking a chance. [Read more]

Man arrested for wiretapping after filming police officer[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:27:33 GMT ]A Massachusetts man is arrested and has his phone taken from him. He was recording a police officer talking loudly and swearing. The recording has now mysteriously disappeared. [Read more]

Useful! The drone with an 80,000-volt stun gun[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:40:24 GMT ]At SXSW, a Texas company offers the Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone. Yes, it's CUPID -- not with a bow and arrow, but with a powerful stun gun. [Read more]

Facebook to revive f8 after three-year hiatus[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 22:30:00 GMT ]This time the one-day conference will be even more developer-focused, marking a departure from the last f8, held in 2011, where Facebook unveiled Timeline. [Read more]

At SXSW, thousands get a Kevin Bacon number of one[ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 01:08:31 GMT ]Twenty years later, the game that shows how many connections actors have to Kevin Bacon is still strong. Bacon showed up at SXSW, perplexed as to why. [Read more]

Twitter bans porn videos on Vine[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:26:01 EST ]Twitter has officially banned pornographic content on Vine, its year-old social-video service. The company announced the changes to its rules and terms of service on Thursday and will begin enforcing them immediately.

Future gladiators to wear digital armor[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:52:34 EST ]If Batman and Iron Man got together in the lab to patch together a new outfit, it might look like this.

App turns tourist into time traveler[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:45:53 EST ]It's an app that uses your phone as a window to historical London. Adam Dunnakey takes a look.

Go offline for 'Day of Unplugging'[ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:16:11 EST ]Last week, 19-year-old California university student Adeline Munguia was reported missing after she stopped responding to Snapchats and texts from her roommate.

Assange to SXSW: We're all being watched[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 20:59:08 EST ]From his sanctuary in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, with roughly a dozen police officers outside, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Saturday that everyone in the world will be just as effectively monitored soon -- at least digitally.

Celebrate Being Offline on 'National Day of Unplugging'[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:42:54 GMT ]Could you use a break from the constant stream of tweets, texts, status updates and photos of someone's lunch?

Google 'Pretty Sure' Your Data Is Safe: Schmidt[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:00:08 GMT ]Google is "pretty sure" your data is safe, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Friday at a panel discussion at South by Southwest Interactive.Google has upgraded the encryption process it uses to help keep people's information secure, he said.

Samsung Devices Get Exclusive 'Milk Music' Streaming App[ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:15:37 GMT ]Users of Samsung's popular Galaxy series of phones got a nice perk Friday: a new streaming music app exclusive to phones of that make. Called "Milk Music," it's free, and better still, there are no ads.

New T-Mobile Plan Doubles Amount of Data for Same Price[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:32:53 GMT ]T-Mobile has been shaking up the wireless industry since it officially killed off two-year contracts with the debut of its Simple Choice Plan last March.

Malaysian Jet's Disappearance Sets Off Echoes of 2007 Crash[ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:07:50 GMT ]Saturday's disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines 777 jet echoes an incident in 2007, when a Boeing 737 with 102 people on board disappeared during a flight between two Indonesian cities.