Saturday, August 2, 2014

Yo! Stop Copying Us, Popular App Tells Clones
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:01:02 GMT ]
The creators of the simple yet popular app Yo are going after clones and parodies of it, sending letters asking for their removal.






911, What's Your Emergency? Facebook Is Down!
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 20:29:09 GMT ]
Facebook suffered a brief outage on Friday, and apparently that was enough to send a few users into a panic.






Obama Signs Cellphone Unlocking Bill Into Law
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:40:25 GMT ]
It just got a little easier to swap cellphone service providers.






Magic Marker? 3Doodler Pen Draws Objects in 3-D
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 23:00:38 GMT ]
Want to create something in 3-D without a 3-D printer? The 3Doodler is a pen that lets you do exactly that.






Sheriff's Office Probes Tweet About Facebook Outage
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 23:57:42 GMT ]
Did someone call the L.A. County Sheriff's Department after Facebook went down? Depends on whom you ask.






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.

Pick up a hitchhiking robot?
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:42:51 EDT ]
Would you pick up a hitchhiking robot? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a robot hitching cross-country all by itself.

Can Israel's Iron Dome be hacked?
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:46:35 EDT ]
CNNMoney's Laurie Segall speaks to the researcher who discovered sensitive data regarding the Iron Dome was hacked.

Man claims he's a cyborg
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:25:53 EDT ]
A man with an antenna implanted in his skull identifies as a cyborg. CNN's Laurie Segall reports on this growing trend.

FarmVille turns five years old
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:24:26 EDT ]
It started out as a simple concept. Let people virtually grow gardens, raise farm animals and become farmers. It soon became a social media and gaming phenomenon.

Hitchhiking robot is halfway across Canada
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:42:47 EDT ]
As far as hitchhikers go, this one looks harmless enough. He or she -- it's hard to tell -- is short and friendly, if a little fashion-challenged.

Friday, August 1, 2014

Is This the Death of Passwords?
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:33:00 GMT ]
If you hate trying to fill out those CAPTCHA forms with impossible-to-decipher characters, a new security strategy might give you some hope.






Mobile Courtship: French Suitor Makes T-Mobile Offer
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:22:42 GMT ]
Upstart French telecom company Iliad SA on Thursday said it has offered $15 billion for a majority stake in T-Mobile US.






No Keys? Hilton App Will Allow Digital Check-In
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:06:58 GMT ]
You already choose your seat before you fly, so why not your hotel room before you check in?






Judge: Microsoft Must Turn Over Emails in Ireland
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 23:31:26 GMT ]
The ruling came in a case that has drawn concern from privacy groups and major technology companies.






Happy Birthday, Game Boy! Nintendo Gamechanger Turns 25
[ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:11:00 GMT ]
The handheld gaming console that started it all, Game Boy, turned 25 years old Thursday, as difficult as that may be to believe.






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.

Pick up a hitchhiking robot?
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:42:51 EDT ]
Would you pick up a hitchhiking robot? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a robot hitching cross-country all by itself.

Can Israel's Iron Dome be hacked?
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:46:35 EDT ]
CNNMoney's Laurie Segall speaks to the researcher who discovered sensitive data regarding the Iron Dome was hacked.

Man claims he's a cyborg
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:25:53 EDT ]
A man with an antenna implanted in his skull identifies as a cyborg. CNN's Laurie Segall reports on this growing trend.

FarmVille turns five years old
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:24:26 EDT ]
It started out as a simple concept. Let people virtually grow gardens, raise farm animals and become farmers. It soon became a social media and gaming phenomenon.

Five years on, millions still dig 'FarmVille'
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:48:15 EDT ]
It started out as a simple concept. Let people virtually grow gardens, raise farm animals and become farmers. It soon became a social media and gaming phenomenon.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Smarter Smartphones: What Is a Kill Switch?
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:17:55 GMT ]
With smartphone thefts on the rise, the mobile phone industry is working to make stolen devices worthless to criminals.






'Bronie' Boom? How 3D Printing Could Change the Toy Industry
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:29:25 GMT ]
The 3-D printing is making it easier than ever for fans to express their love for TV shows, movies and video games.






Will Feds Go After OkCupid for Deceiving Daters?
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:42:22 GMT ]
On Monday, President Christian Rudder disclosed in a blog post that OkCupid had conducted experiments on its users.






Hands Free: Driverless Cars Could Hit U.K. in 2015
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 23:51:09 GMT ]
British officials have announced two official efforts to jump-start driverless vehicle testing and regulations in their country.






'Internet of Things' Devices Vulnerable to Attack: Report
[ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:10:16 GMT ]
A new study finds that the "Internet of Things" often lacks common security features, leaving devices and possibly your home open to attack.






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.

Neil Patrick Harris and digital art
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:42:26 EDT ]
Neil Patrick Harris teams with LG Electronics' "Art of Pixel Campaign" as a competition adviser for digital art students.

Facebook: Get Messenger app now
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:42:35 EDT ]
For mobile users who text with friends via Facebook, it's almost time to download the social-media giant's dedicated app for doing so, or lose the ability.

Hackers find lost NASA photos
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:43:08 EDT ]
These "techno archaeologists" are using DIY engineering to revamp NASA's early moon pics.

Pick up a hitchhiking robot?
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:42:51 EDT ]
Would you pick up a hitchhiking robot? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a robot hitching cross-country all by itself.

Facebook: Get Messenger app or else
[ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:52:02 EDT ]
For mobile users who text with friends via Facebook, it's almost time to download the social-media giant's dedicated app for doing so, or lose the ability.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

D'oh! Tesla's Elon Musk to Perform in 'The Simpsons'
[ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:24:24 GMT ]
The 43-year-old billionaire entrepreneur is about to leave a centenarian nuclear plant owner bankrupt, at least on TV.






Tech Makes Your Screen, Not You, Wear the Glasses
[ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:15:17 GMT ]
New research out of UC Berkeley puts corrective lenses on your screen, so you can see it clearly even if you need glasses.






Martha Stewart Explains: 'Why I Love My Drone'
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:10:50 GMT ]
The lifestyle maven got a drone last year as a birthday present, and apparently life hasn̢۪t been the same since then.






Eight Ways Tech Is Tilting the Balance in Gaza
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:21:52 GMT ]
The deadly conflict playing out in Gaza has underlined the growing role of technology in modern warfare.






Rocket Attack? There's an App for That
[ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:21:52 GMT ]
The deadly conflict playing out in Gaza has underlined the growing role of technology in modern warfare.