Saturday, April 19, 2014

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's Superman on The Mall
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:53:42 GMT ]

In an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, people dressed as super heroes and villains gather on the National Mall in Washington D.C.








Virtual Reality Offers a Last Walk in the Sun for Sick Grandmother
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:09:17 GMT ]
Most of us think of virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But this sad yet inspiring story of an ailing grandmother's last days puts a powerful new spin on the technology.







Sgt. Star Wants You: Inside the Army's Multimillion-Dollar Chatbot
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:06 GMT ]
If you've ever wondered what mysteries lurk behind the friendly but stern visage of the U.S. Army's official chatbot, Sgt. Star, today is your lucky day. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has learned everything there is to know about this semi-intelligent living FAQ.Sgt.







Hackers Use Heartbleed Bug to Attack 'Major Corporation'
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:02:07 GMT ]
Hackers took advantage of the Heartbleed vulnerability to break into a major corporation’s network, less than a day after the bug was brought to the public’s attention, security experts told The New York Times.Officials with Mandiant, an Alexandria, Va.







Boston Marathon: A Social Media Manhunt
[ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:48:38 GMT ]

How the Boston Marathon bombing rocked Twitter and Reddit.








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.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Doc's glasses may save lives
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:24:17 EDT ]
A doctor created goggles that help surgeons detect cancer cells injected with dye. KSDK has the report.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:18:22 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK
[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:06:06 EDT ]
Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.

Friday, April 18, 2014

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397de6a6/sc/27/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cvideo0Egames0Ctitanfall0Etop0Evideo0Egame0Exbox0Eone0Esales0Estill0Elag0Ebehind0En83731/story01.htm" target="_blank">'Titanfall' Top Video Game, but Xbox One Sales Still Lag Behind PS4</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:49:34 GMT ]</i><BR><div>The next-generation console wars continue, with Sony firmly in the lead despite a chart-topping debut by Microsoft's much-anticipated mech-based multiplayer shooter &quot;Titanfall.&quot; The score so far? Xbox One, 5 million — PlayStation 4, 7 million.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/397de6a6/sc/27/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296649345/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/397de6a6/sc/27/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/398110ab/sc/10/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctech0Cinnovation0Cair0Eforce0Edrone0Epilots0Eare0Ebummed0Eout0Eoverworked0Ereport0En830A0A6/story01.htm" target="_blank">Air Force Drone Pilots Are Bummed Out, Overworked: Report</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:07:08 GMT ]</i><BR><div>Today’s Air Force drone pilots are overworked and stressed. They guide the unmanned aircraft over places like Afghanistan from bases thousands of miles away in Nevada, New Mexico and California.</div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/398110ab/sc/10/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195296873631/u/0/f/663301/c/35002/s/398110ab/sc/10/a2t.img" border="0"/><iframe src="//res3.feedsportal.com/test/i.html" frameborder="0" width="1" height="1" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe> </div> <span style="float:left;position:absolute;"></span> </p>

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.

Drone finds 1,000-year-old village
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:26:05 EDT ]
Archaeologists used a drone to peer through the dry New Mexican desert to find this hidden treasure. KRQE has more.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Americans wary of future tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:37:57 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Facebook adds friend-tracking feature
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:33:04 EDT ]
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

Americans wary of futuristic science, tech
[ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:13:04 EDT ]
Americans are generally excited about the new technology they expect to see in their lifetimes. But when confronted with some advances that already appear possible -- from skies filled with drones to meat made in a lab -- they get nervous.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

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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.

Google sells out of white Glass model
[ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:23:07 EDT ]
Tuesday, for the first time, Google Glass was made available to the general public. As part of the one-day-only offering, anyone in the U.S. could buy the $1,500 face-mounted computers and get a free pair of glass or sunglass frames.

Neil Young's music player raises $6 million
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:46:13 EDT ]
What happens when a rock 'n' roll legend promotes a music player in a world where the iPod, and its smartphone cousins, already dominate the market?

Cell 'kill switch' to become standard
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:16:37 EDT ]
The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping data, is expected to become standard in 2015.

Meet Google's modular phone
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:12:44 EDT ]
Google is jumping into its next futuristic hardware project. This time it's a modular smartphone dubbed Project Ara that can be customized by swapping out individual pieces of hardware.

Phone 'kill switch' may become standard in 2015
[ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:50:46 EDT ]
The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping their data, will become standard in 2015, according to a pledge backed by most of the mobile world's major players.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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