Sunday, April 6, 2014

Samsung's Graphene Research Leads To Flexible Devices And More
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:52:20 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics has made a major advance in the science of synthesizing graphene, the potential wonder material that is tricky to make. The new technique allows for creating graphene crystals larger than ever before.

    






Internal Apple Document Shows Worries iPhone Growth Could Stall
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:07:51 GMT ]

The company’s sales force was concerned about competition from Android devices that have either larger screens or lower prices than the iPhone.


    






Xbox One Security Bypassed - by a 5-Year-Old Kid
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:38:27 GMT ]
Account security on the Xbox One has been blown wide open — but the culprit isn't some international hacker organization. It's a 5-year-old kid in San Diego.Kristoffer Von Hassel is allowed to play on his dad's Xbox One, but account restrictions kept him away from violent games made for adults.

    






Amazon Dash Lets You Order Items Via Barcode Scan or Voice
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:39:40 GMT ]
A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh.The Dash, as the device is called, is basically a barcode scanner and microphone that hooks up to your home Wi-Fi.

    






'Silicon Valley' Takes On the Masters of the Tech Universe
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:59:51 GMT ]
Harlequins in spandex and a can-can line of stilt walkers blocked Google’s commuter buses in Oakland this week, and it wasn’t a scene from HBO’s new tech industry send-up, "Silicon Valley.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Amazon's big streaming move
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:34:35 EDT ]
CNN analysts discuss Amazon's entrance into the video streaming market and claims they've overcome rival system problems.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Apple news coming June 2
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:07:01 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

5 biometric alternatives to the password
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:09:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Samsung Adds Anti-Theft Features to Galaxy S5 Smartphones
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:06:37 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics is adding two safeguards to its latest smartphone in an effort to deter rampant theft of the mobile devices.The features announced Friday by the world's leading mobile-phone maker will protect the Samsung Galaxy S5, which goes on sale next week in the U.S.

    






Samsung's Graphene Research Leads To Flexible Devices And More
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:52:20 GMT ]
Samsung Electronics has made a major advance in the science of synthesizing graphene, the potential wonder material that is tricky to make. The new technique allows for creating graphene crystals larger than ever before.

    






Internal Apple Document Shows Worries iPhone Growth Could Stall
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:07:51 GMT ]

The company’s sales force was concerned about competition from Android devices that have either larger screens or lower prices than the iPhone.


    






Xbox One Security Bypassed - by a 5-Year-Old Kid
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:38:27 GMT ]
Account security on the Xbox One has been blown wide open — but the culprit isn't some international hacker organization. It's a 5-year-old kid in San Diego.Kristoffer Von Hassel is allowed to play on his dad's Xbox One, but account restrictions kept him away from violent games made for adults.

    






Amazon Dash Lets You Order Items Via Barcode Scan or Voice
[ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:39:40 GMT ]
A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh.The Dash, as the device is called, is basically a barcode scanner and microphone that hooks up to your home Wi-Fi.

    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Amazon's big streaming move
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:34:35 EDT ]
CNN analysts discuss Amazon's entrance into the video streaming market and claims they've overcome rival system problems.

Underground sea found on Saturn moon
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:10:29 EDT ]
An ocean at least as large as Lake Superior lies below a thick layer of ice on a moon of Saturn, new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests.

Apple news coming June 2
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:07:01 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

5 biometric alternatives to the password
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:09:24 EDT ]
The next wave in security will be biometric authentication -- the futuristic-seeming practice of using unique behavioral and biological traits such as fingerprints, gait and even ear shape to confirm your identity.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Nest Halts Sales of 'Protect' CO2 Detector After Flaw Discovered
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:56:45 GMT ]
Nest, maker of connected home appliances, has halted sales of its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector due to a flaw that could cause it to be unintentionally disabled.

    






'Cuban Twitter' Missed the Mark on Social Media Unrest: Experts
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:56:45 GMT ]
If the U.S. government hoped new millennium technology would reinvigorate its half century-old dream of undermining socialism 90 miles off the coast of Florida, it went about it all wrong, some experts say.On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that a U.S.

    






New Super-Accurate Atomic Clock Tells Time Like No Other
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:27:51 GMT ]
A U.S. government agency has introduced a new atomic clock to serve as an improved standard for civilian timekeeping, and officials say it’s three times as accurate as its predecessor.The U.S.

    






Nest Halts Sales of 'Protect' Smoke Detector After Flaw Found
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:27:52 GMT ]
Nest, maker of connected home appliances, has halted sales of its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector due to a flaw that could cause it to be unintentionally disabled.

    






Facebook Explores Anonymity Features
[ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:04:53 GMT ]

Facebook spent years defining what it means to have an online identity. Now it may be spending next few figuring out the complete opposite.


    






Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]
The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]
The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]
The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]
The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face
[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]
A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Giant basket gathers drinking water
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:17:57 EDT ]
A 30 foot tall basket, inspired by an Ethiopian tree, can collect 25 gallons of clean drinking water a day from vapor.

Apple announcements coming June 2
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:33:24 EDT ]
Barring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2.

U.S. gets new atomic clock
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:01:05 EDT ]
Timekeeping in the United States, which was already a pretty precise science involving lasers and atomic particles, just got even more exact.

3-D printing human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:53:14 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

The next frontier in 3-D printing: Human organs
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:49:11 EDT ]
The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Meet the Next-Generation USB Cable You'll Be Using Soon
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:14:22 GMT ]
Here's your first look at the USB cable that, in all likelihood, you'll be plugging in thousands of times over the next few years. The organization in charge of the USB standard, used by billions of devices worldwide, has just taken the wraps off the new and much-improved connector.

    






How Amazon Fire TV Stacks Up Againts Roku, Apple in Streaming Wars
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:00:32 GMT ]
The gauntlet has been thrown. On Wednesday, Amazon unveiled Fire TV, a media streaming device meant to compete with Roku, Apple TV and Google Chromecast.

    






How Amazon Fire TV Stacks Up Against Roku, Apple in Streaming Wars
[ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:31:16 GMT ]
The gauntlet has been thrown. On Wednesday, Amazon unveiled Fire TV, a media streaming device meant to compete with Roku, Apple TV and Google Chromecast.

    






Robotic Kangaroo Hopped Here From the Future
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:02:18 GMT ]
The latest robotic critter from the inventors at automation-technology company Festo is a kangaroo, of all things, and it hops along in much the same way as the animal on which it is based — though, it has to be said, not quite as gracefully.

    






U.S. Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' to Stir Unrest, AP Reports
[ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:15:27 GMT ]
The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" — a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned.