Amazon Fights FTC Over Kids' In-App Purchases[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:37:05 GMT ]Amazon.com is fighting U.S. regulators' demands that it pay a penalty over its policies on purchases made by children on smartphone apps.

Brazilian 'Bolware' Cyber Bandits Bank Billions[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:38:04 GMT ]A massive cyber-fraud ring in Brazil may have netted billions using malware that fiddles with online payment forms.

U.K. Investigates Facebook's Psych Experiment[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:44 GMT ]British regulators are investigating revelations that Facebook treated hordes of users like lab rats in an experiment probing into their emotions.

How to Survive a Riptide[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:42:52 GMT ]5 simple tips to staying safe in a strong current.

How to Survive a Rip Current[ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:42:52 GMT ]5 simple tips to staying safe in a strong current.

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.

NASA test-launches a flying saucer[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:43:53 EDT ]NASA's new flying saucer-shaped spacecraft lifted off from its launch pad at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Saturday morning, after several previous weather-related delays this month.

NASA to launch pollution satellite[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:29:13 EDT ]For the first time ever, NASA is launching a mission just to study climate change.

Opinion: Facebook experiment not new[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:21:57 EDT ]David Weinberger says FB's psychological experiments on users were only a more intrusive version of what the company does every time we visit our page. The outrage is that we let them do it

U.S. World Cup fans are winning online[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:20:50 EDT ]The results of Tuesday's knockout-round match with Belgium remain to be seen. But online, Team USA is already a World Cup winner.

Happy 35th birthday, Walkman[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:35:37 EDT ]It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.

Single Bidder Wins Auction of 30,000 Seized Bitcoins[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:45:33 GMT ]A single bidder has taken home the nearly 30,000 bitcoins seized from the Silk Road and auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Un-Orthodox High-Tech Positions[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:14:50 GMT ]When they are not reading from the Torah scripture, they're coding for JavaScript and building mobile applications for websites.

FTC: T-Mobile Made Millions with 'Cramming' Charges[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:29:51 GMT ]T-Mobile USA knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in bogus charges, a federal regulator alleged Tuesday.

U.S.-Belgium World Cup Match Proves Hot on Twitter[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:33:06 GMT ]The U.S.-Belgium World Cup match played out to a huge crowd on social media. Twitter says there were 9.1 million tweets sent during the match.

U.S.-Belgium World Cup Match Proves Hot on Twitter[ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:53:34 GMT ]The U.S.-Belgium World Cup match played out to a huge crowd on social media. Twitter says there were 9.1 million tweets sent during the match.

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.

NASA test-launches a flying saucer[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:43:53 EDT ]NASA's new flying saucer-shaped spacecraft lifted off from its launch pad at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Saturday morning, after several previous weather-related delays this month.

NASA to launch pollution satellite[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:29:13 EDT ]For the first time ever, NASA is launching a mission just to study climate change.

Opinion: Facebook experiment not new[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:21:57 EDT ]David Weinberger says FB's psychological experiments on users were only a more intrusive version of what the company does every time we visit our page. The outrage is that we let them do it

U.S. World Cup fans are winning online[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:20:50 EDT ]The results of Tuesday's knockout-round match with Belgium remain to be seen. But online, Team USA is already a World Cup winner.

Happy 35th birthday, Walkman[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:35:37 EDT ]It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.

Facebook Secretly Toyed With Users' Emotions. Again.[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:42:17 GMT ]Anger erupted over a study in which what could be termed the social media company's "Emotions Lab" tweaked the News Feeds of some of its users.

Europeans Rush to File Google 'Forgotten' Requests[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:55:10 GMT ]A French startup service says about 350 people a day in Europe are using its website to file “right to be forgotten” requests with Google.

Lasers and Stem Cells! How One Doc Is Regrowing Teeth[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:06:00 GMT ]Working with a team of researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute, Doctor Praveen Arany has found a way to coax stem cells into the production of dentin, a material that forms the backbone of teeth.

Laptop's Battery 'Just Exploded,' Burn Victim Says[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 08:11:35 GMT ]Loretta Luff, 72, looked down and realized to her horror that not only had her laptop exploded, but her shirt was on fire. Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/weird/Woman-Burned-After-Laptop-Explodes-Inside-Home-

Hiker Doesn't Buy a New Phone. That Saved His Life[ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:21:48 GMT ]Liu Quanming can thank his trusty old Nokia's battery for helping rescuers locate him five days after he fell down a ravine.

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.

World Cup fans look for love online[ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:58:08 EDT ]Popular location-based dating apps see a surge in activity in Brazil with World Cup fans looking for love.

What will Aereo's TV watchers do now?[ Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:47:14 EDT ]Aereo, the embattled startup that captured shows from the broadcast airwaves and let users stream them digitally to their computers, smartphones or tablets, is essentially dead after a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday.

Meet NASA's new deep-space craft [ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:37:21 EDT ]The U.S. space shuttle program retired in 2011, leaving American astronauts to hitchhike into orbit. But after three long years, NASA's successor is almost ready to make an entrance.

Film remembers the 'Internet's Own Boy'[ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:04:44 EDT ]In life, Aaron Swartz was a force in creating today's Web, helping write game-changing code in his early teens before turning his attentions to Internet activism.

NASA test-launches a flying saucer[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:43:53 EDT ]NASA's new flying saucer-shaped spacecraft lifted off from its launch pad at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Saturday morning, after several previous weather-related delays this month.

Feds Auction 30,000 Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road[ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:41:49 GMT ]The Federal Marshal Service has finished auctioning off thousands of bitcoins seized when Internet black market Silk Road was shut down.

Blue Digital Collars: Tech Helps Companies Track Staff[ Sun, 29 Jun 2014 07:31:31 GMT ]Forget about your boss peeking over your shoulder. Now they can keep track of your exact location at all times.

Google Execs Visit Cuba Promote Open Internet[ Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:02:22 GMT ]According to an independent news website, four Google executives and staffers made the trip to promote open internet in the country.

Half of Americans Can't Go a Day Without Phone: Study[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 04:06:13 GMT ]Of those ages 18 to 24, 88 percent said they view their mobile phones as more important than the Internet, deodorant, and their toothbrush.

Dislike! Users Angry at Facebook Emotion-Manipulation Study[ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:00:20 GMT ]News that Facebook manipulated user's News Feeds to see if it made them feel blue now has some users seeing red.