Twitter Crashes Second Time in Nine Days, Blames Software Glitch[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:04:52 GMT ]Twitter crashed on Tuesday for the second time in nine days when a software glitch stalled the popular messaging service for about one hour.

Crowdsourced Jet Search Overwhelms Satellite Company's Servers[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:08:17 GMT ]A satellite imagery provider is trying to give people all over the world the opportunity to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet — but the demand is proving more than its servers can handle.

Teen Whiz Kids Bag $630,000 in Prizes at Intel Science Fair[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:10:22 GMT ]A 17-year-old from California took home $100,000 in prize money as winner of the Intel Science Talent Search for his work on anti-flu drugs.Eric Chen used computer models to pin down a potential class of drugs that would work by tripping up endonucleases, enzymes that viruses use to multiply.

For #Syria and Beyond, Charities Turn to Hashtags[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:12:05 GMT ]The civil war in Syria is not new. Unlike an earthquake or hurricane, people are not being flooded with around-the-clock images of rescue workers climbing through newly created rubble.So how does a charity drum up interest in a complicated, ongoing conflict?

Laser-Bending Chip Could Put A Projector in Your Pocket[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:58:20 GMT ]Optics researchers have created a tiny chip that creates a projected image without shining a bright light through a small image, and in fact uses no lenses at all. Instead, it uses the physics of light rays to "bend" a laser beam toward where it needs to go — thousands of times per second.

Amazon said to be adding a music-streaming service[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:17:51 GMT ]Amazon Prime subscribers could get more than video streaming and free shipping -- word has it the e-commerce giant is looking to launch a music service much like Apple's iTunes Radio. [Read more]

Xbox Live struggles with access issues as Titanfall launches[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:39:51 GMT ]Access to the online gaming service is listed as "limited" as much-anticipated first-person shooter debuts. [Read more]

Tim Berners-Lee: 25 years on, the Web still needs work (Q&A)[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:01:00 GMT ]The World Wide Web is a smashing technological success. But the man who invented it wants it to break down more cultural barriers, thwart government snooping, and let the Web run applications not just house documents. [Read more]

New San Francisco Apple Store gets final approval[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:17:30 GMT ]The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead for Apple to build a new flagship store in the city's Union Square district. [Read more]

Does Google buying Green Throttle point to a set-top box?[ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:43:34 GMT ]With rumors hinting at an upcoming streaming device to incorporate more gaming, the Web giant buys the Atlas controller and Arena app-maker. [Read more]

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.

Bars banning Google Glass[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:26:04 EDT ]Some in San Francisco are mounting a campaign against Google Glass. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Snowden to SXSW: I'd do it again[ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:39:54 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.

The early Web: Slow, simple and sparse[ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:24:25 EDT ]It was 1993 when David Wood got his first look at the World Wide Web.

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.