Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Over 30? New Tinder Plus Will Cost You $20 a Month
[ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:29:55 GMT ]
Tinder is for the young. Or at least it's new service, Tinder Plus, seems to be.






Obama Criticizes China's Plans for New Tech Rules
[ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:09:02 GMT ]
Obama is urging Beijing to change the policy if it wants to do business with the United States.






The Secret to a Strong Password: Length
[ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:35:06 GMT ]
A strong password can take many shapes and sizes, but one of the best way to thwart a hacker is to make your password long. Illustrated by Rob Donnelly.






And the Secret to a Strong Password Is...
[ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:35:06 GMT ]
A strong password can take many shapes and sizes, but one of the best way to thwart a hacker is to make your password long. Illustrated by Rob Donnelly.

Stratos Smart Card Combines Credit, ATM, Loyalty in One
[ Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:07:22 GMT ]
Stratos is a new smart card that claims 100 percent compatibility with any reader you'll come across out there.






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.

Why DNA could be the future of data storage
[ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:00:16 EST ]

U.S. military has a heat ray
[ Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:18:05 EST ]
The U.S. military is developing a real-life heat ray. CNN's Thom Patterson explains this non-lethal "active denial system."

Black hole is 12 billion times bigger than the sun
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:32:27 EST ]
Researchers in China have spotted a supermassive black hole, 12 billion times the size of the sun and around 900 million years old.

Astronauts finish 5-hour spacewalk despite water found in helmet
[ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:44:15 EST ]
Astronauts on the International Space Station completed a spacewalk Sunday despite the appearance of water inside an astronaut's helmet, NASA reported.

Buzz Aldrin: Leonard Nimoy, my fellow space traveler
[ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 09:49:47 EST ]
His Mr. Spock helped make space travel accessible to all.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

These Internet-Connected Dolls Can Record Your Kids
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:30:06 GMT ]
New interactive toys interact with kids by recording and storing conversations. NBC's Mark Barger and NBC News senior tech writer Julianne Pepitone report.






Good News Pandas: Survey Shows Population Growing
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:03:46 GMT ]
According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since 2003.






Good News Pandas: Survey Shows Population Growing
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:03:46 GMT ]
According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since 2003.






Good News Pandas: Survey Shows Population Growing
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:03:46 GMT ]
According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since 2003.






Drone Researchers Find a New Frontier in Alaska
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:11:11 GMT ]
Compared to the continental U.S., where busy skies and streets make safety a huge issue, Alaska has become a key research and development field.






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.

The social network that you can wear
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:28:54 EST ]
Once was a time when finding out if you were compatible with someone involved a complex social interplay of body language, conversational nuance and good food and wine.

Black hole is 12 billion times bigger than the sun
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:32:27 EST ]
Researchers in China have spotted a supermassive black hole, 12 billion times the size of the sun and around 900 million years old.

Astronaut finds water in helmet after seven-hour spacewalk
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:45:57 EST ]
NASA astronaut Terry Virts found a small amount of water in his helmet after a spacewalk this week, but it did not put him in any danger or interfere with his duties.

Even Vulcans shed a tear: Nimoy, 'Star Trek's' Spock, dies at 83
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:31:14 EST ]
Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of "Star Trek's" logic-driven, half-human science officer Spock made him an iconic figure to generations, died Friday. He was 83.

How the 'memristor' could revolutionize electronics
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:57:25 EST ]
A new type of electrical component called "memristor" could mean the end of electronics as we know it and the beginning of a new era called "ionics".

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Facebook Cares About Your Mental Health
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:01:27 GMT ]
Facebook has launched a feature that will allow users to help friends who they think are in need. By signaling that a post might be exhibiting harmful tendencies, Facebook hopes people will help their friends get help.






Google Unveils Plans for Futuristic New Headquarters
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:53:37 GMT ]
Google's design presents a bucolic vision of movable structures to be built under curving and translucent canopies.






These Internet-Connected Dolls Can Record Your Kids
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:30:06 GMT ]
New interactive toys interact with kids by recording and storing conversations. NBC's Mark Barger and NBC News senior tech writer Julianne Pepitone report.






Good News Pandas: Survey Shows Population Growing
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:03:46 GMT ]
According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since 2003.






Good News Pandas: Survey Shows Population Growing
[ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:03:46 GMT ]
According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since 2003.






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.

The social network that you can wear
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:28:54 EST ]
Once was a time when finding out if you were compatible with someone involved a complex social interplay of body language, conversational nuance and good food and wine.

Black hole is 12 billion times bigger than the sun
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:32:27 EST ]
Researchers in China have spotted a supermassive black hole, 12 billion times the size of the sun and around 900 million years old.

Astronaut finds water in helmet after seven-hour spacewalk
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:45:57 EST ]
NASA astronaut Terry Virts found a small amount of water in his helmet after a spacewalk this week, but it did not put him in any danger or interfere with his duties.

Even Vulcans shed a tear: Nimoy, 'Star Trek's' Spock, dies at 83
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:31:14 EST ]
Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of "Star Trek's" logic-driven, half-human science officer Spock made him an iconic figure to generations, died Friday. He was 83.

How the 'memristor' could revolutionize electronics
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:57:25 EST ]
A new type of electrical component called "memristor" could mean the end of electronics as we know it and the beginning of a new era called "ionics".

Friday, February 27, 2015

Bluetooth-Equipped Umbrella Alerts You If You Forget It
[ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:05:44 GMT ]
Are you in the habit of leaving your umbrella behind at restaurants or in the car?






Injured Student Stays in School... as a Robot
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:37:25 GMT ]
A student in Mercer County, Pennsylvania is using a robot to attend high school while he recovers from injuries suffered in a car accident. WFMJ's Derek Steyer reports.






Filmmakers Focus on Aerospace Guru Burt Rutan
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:44:57 GMT ]
The filmmakers who traced the rise of SpaceShipOne are turning their focus to its designer's next high-flying project, and looking for a little help.






This Is Why You're Seeing #TheDress as White and Gold
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:23:04 GMT ]
The Internet broke on Thursday thanks to a dress that had defied the classification of color. Is it white and gold or is it black and blue?






U.S. Blogger Hacked to Death by 'Islamist Radicals'
[ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:53:51 GMT ]
Avijit Roy, a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, and his wife and fellow blogger, Rafida Ahmed, were attacked on Thursday.