Sunday, January 18, 2015

In Search of Serenity, I Tested a Mood-Changing Device
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:55:14 GMT ]
Thync, a wearable device that promises to change your mood by zapping electricity directly to your brain. It sounded nuts. And I had to try it.






British Police Arrest Man Over Xbox, PlayStation Hacks
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:57:18 GMT ]
British police said on Friday they had arrested a man in northwest England following the 2014 cyberattacks on Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox systems.






Call for Crackdown After Drone Gets Too Close to Jet
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:11:33 GMT ]
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government Friday to release rule for the use of unmanned drones.






New York Post Twitter Account Apparently Hacked
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:27:05 GMT ]
The New York Post Twitter account was apparently compromised on Friday, sending a series of apparently untrue tweets.






This Double Amputee Has Robotic Limbs That He Can Control with his Thoughts
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:31:55 GMT ]
Les Baugh lost both his arms in an accident but thanks to researchers at Johns Hopkins, he now has robotic arms that he can control with his thoughts.






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.

Portable 'blood test in a box' to give instant diagnoses
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:51:53 EST ]
An Irish company has developed a new device that allows doctors to give an immediate reading from a single drop of blood.

The weird things we sent to space
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:56:32 EST ]
Over 5,000 pounds of supplies were just sent to the International Space Station. And while a lot of it was regular stuff like food and equipment, some unusual items also hitched a ride.

This could shave your drive time by 40%
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:58:36 EST ]
Researchers want to replace physical traffic lights with virtual traffic lights on a car's windshield.

Astronaut to spend one year in space
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:10:31 EST ]
NASA is sending astronaut Scott Kelly to live on the International Space Station for a year. That's the longest any U.S. astronaut has spent in space and twice as long as crew members usually stay on the space station.

UK's Beagle 2 lander spotted on Mars
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:35:48 EST ]
The 11-year-old mystery of what happened to the UK-sponsored Beagle 2 Mars lander appears to be mostly solved.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

In Search of Serenity, I Tested a Mood-Changing Device
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:55:14 GMT ]
Thync, a wearable device that promises to change your mood by zapping electricity directly to your brain. It sounded nuts. And I had to try it.






British Police Arrest Man Over Xbox, PlayStation Hacks
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:57:18 GMT ]
British police said on Friday they had arrested a man in northwest England following the 2014 cyberattacks on Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox systems.






Call for Crackdown After Drone Gets Too Close to Jet
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:11:33 GMT ]
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government Friday to release rule for the use of unmanned drones.






New York Post Twitter Account Apparently Hacked
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:27:05 GMT ]
The New York Post Twitter account was apparently compromised on Friday, sending a series of apparently untrue tweets.






This Double Amputee Has Robotic Limbs That He Can Control with his Thoughts
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:31:55 GMT ]
Les Baugh lost both his arms in an accident but thanks to researchers at Johns Hopkins, he now has robotic arms that he can control with his thoughts.






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.

Portable 'blood test in a box' to give instant diagnoses
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:51:53 EST ]
An Irish company has developed a new device that allows doctors to give an immediate reading from a single drop of blood.

The weird things we sent to space
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:56:32 EST ]
Over 5,000 pounds of supplies were just sent to the International Space Station. And while a lot of it was regular stuff like food and equipment, some unusual items also hitched a ride.

This could shave your drive time by 40%
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:58:36 EST ]
Researchers want to replace physical traffic lights with virtual traffic lights on a car's windshield.

Astronaut to spend one year in space
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:10:31 EST ]
NASA is sending astronaut Scott Kelly to live on the International Space Station for a year. That's the longest any U.S. astronaut has spent in space and twice as long as crew members usually stay on the space station.

UK's Beagle 2 lander spotted on Mars
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:35:48 EST ]
The 11-year-old mystery of what happened to the UK-sponsored Beagle 2 Mars lander appears to be mostly solved.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Virgin and Qualcomm Back OneWeb's Satellite Venture
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:22:08 GMT ]
The Virgin Group and Qualcomm are investing in OneWeb's plan to provide satellite Internet access, and Virgin Galactic will launch the satellites.






Stressed Out? Social Media May Help Women Cope
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:04:43 GMT ]
The survey finds that women who frequently use social media to connect with friends and family report feeling less stressed.






Disconnected: You Can't Buy Google Glass Anymore
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:29:56 GMT ]
Google says it plans to develop a more polished and affordable version that's less likely to be viewed as a freakish device.






Apple, Google Reach $415M Settlement in Wage Lawsuit
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:56:19 GMT ]
Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies have agreed to pay $415 million in a second attempt to resolve a class-action lawsuit.






These YouTube Stars Will Interview Obama
[ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:29:22 GMT ]
A few of YouTube's brightest stars are getting the opportunity to pose questions, suggested by their followers, to President Obama.






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.

Are Scouts losing out as cookie sales enter digital realm?
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:17:38 EST ]
When I was a member of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, cookie time was my favorite time of the year, from first grade to 12th grade.

How your phone is suffocating you
[ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:53:07 EST ]
Chances are you're watching this while leaning over a table or slumped back in a chair. The position you're in is probably causing you pain, whether you're aware of it yet or not. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the effect "text neck" is having on our bodies.

Portable 'blood test in a box' to give instant diagnoses
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:51:53 EST ]
An Irish company has developed a new device that allows doctors to give an immediate reading from a single drop of blood.

The weird things we sent to space
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:56:32 EST ]
Over 5,000 pounds of supplies were just sent to the International Space Station. And while a lot of it was regular stuff like food and equipment, some unusual items also hitched a ride.

This could shave your drive time by 40%
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:58:36 EST ]
Researchers want to replace physical traffic lights with virtual traffic lights on a car's windshield.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Zuckerberg Takes Internet.org and Q&A to Colombia
[ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:18:44 GMT ]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg conducted his now-monthly public Q&A session Wednesday, this time in Colombia.






Google Will Launch Modular Cell Phone In Puerto Rico
[ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:34:47 GMT ]
Google has chosen Puerto Rico as the place where it will do a limited pilot launch of its new modular cell phone later this year.






Federal Agent Says He Secretly Infiltrated Silk Road
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:08:33 GMT ]
The agent testified he took over a Silk Road moderator's account and participated in the arrest of its suspected operator, Ross Ulbricht.






Study Explores 'Smartphone Separation Anxiety'
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:16:20 GMT ]
New study finds smart phone users suffer withdrawal symptoms when separated from their devices. NBC's Erika Edwards reports.






'Juvenile Prank': Cops Unimpressed by 'Coke' Sale
[ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:32:53 GMT ]
The Los Angeles Police Department isn't laughing about videotaped prank involving an alleged "coke" sale that is gaining popularity online.