Sony Drops PlayStation 4 Price to $350 With Bundled Game[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:25:40 GMT ]Sony announced a long-awaited price drop for the PlayStation 4, dropping it from $400 to $350.

'Streams and Lakes' in Crater Tell Story of a Wet Mars[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:25:31 GMT ]The Red Planet's past may have been more blue than we think. A new study suggests Gale Crater may once have been an enormous lake fed by streams.

NY, Facebook Team Up to Fight Online Sex Trafficking[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:31:41 GMT ]The goal is to develop algorithms that sift through online ads and identify patterns or characteristics linked to human trafficking.

Want a Better Photo? Combine 16 Cameras Into One[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:56:51 GMT ]A new point-and-shoot combines the power of 16 cameras to take DSLR-quality photos.

Apple Pay Is Coming to Starbucks, KFC and Chili's[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:32:35 GMT ]Starbucks coffee shops will begin accepting Apple's mobile payment system in a pilot program starting this year.

Privacy-concerned Apple deletes apps from App Store[ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 06:51:40 GMT ]The Californian tech giant has removed several apps from its App Store that install root certificates, which potentially allow hackers to view private user information.

Crave giveaway: Novo, for smart volume control on the go[ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 07:00:04 GMT ]Hear ye, hear ye! Win a little clip-on device that automatically adjusts the volume of your mobile device based on ambient noise.

Ravens recognise cheaters, give them the cold shoulder[ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 08:01:54 GMT ]Ravens have demonstrated a behaviour previously only observed in primates: Recognising and punishing selfish fellows.

Apple Mac sales reportedly hit two-year low[ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:22:46 GMT ]Apple is selling fewer MacBooks and iMacs, according to analyst IDC, but declining PC sales across the board means the company actually occupies a larger slice of the market.

The 404 Show 1,633: New York Comic-Con, BTTF month, Micosoft event, has Apple Music failed? (podcast)[ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:00:02 GMT ]Today Russ and Jeff quickly wrap up the hot mess that is New York Comic-Con, debate the commercializezd celebration of Back to the Future, run through Microsoft's impressive event and decide whether or not Apple Music has failed (so far).

Neutrinos, ghosts of the universe[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:16:46 GMT ]

Human 'mini brains' grown in labs may help solve cancer, autism, Alzheimer's[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:18:05 GMT ]A Harvard medical pioneer calls it "astounding" — an "incredible achievement" and a "quantum leap forward" in the battle against cancer, autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Opinion: Did you get phubbed by your boss?[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:23:47 GMT ]

Tech geeks to the rescue as Lagos finds its digital saviors[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:24:50 GMT ]In Nigeria, a country with some 180 million people and many more electronic gadgets, when a tech issue strikes, most people will generally get their devices fixed at informal market stalls.

Treasure trove of Apollo moon photos released[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:25:37 GMT ]

Take That, Amazon: Jet.com Ditches Its Membership Fee[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:21:21 GMT ]Jet.com's CEO says the online retailer will do just fine without charging customers an annual fee to join.

Facebook Messenger Now Lets You Hire a Handyman[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:38:04 GMT ]The next time you're in need of a handyman, Facebook wants you to consider hiring one via Messenger, with free quotes sent to you in minutes.

First Private Moon Mission Set for Blast-Off in 2017[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:16:10 GMT ]SpaceIL has signed a contract to launch its robotic lunar lander toward the moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

'Psychic Robot' Guesses Your Intentions From Movements[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:39:49 GMT ]If we are to have artificial intelligence assisting us, it will need to understand not just what we're doing, but what we mean to do.

Journalist Found Guilty of Aiding 'Anonymous' in Hack[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:17:46 GMT ]A jury found journalist Matthew Keys guilty on three counts related to helping hackers gain access to a former employer's computers.

Pompeiians healthy before volcanic death, CT scans reveal[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 04:50:06 GMT ]The victims of Mount Vesuvius, preserved in ash for nearly 2,000 years, have been CT scanned, revealing details of their lives.

Steve Jobs' legacy 'hijacked,' says Apple's Jony Ive[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 07:59:18 GMT ]Apple's chief design guru shares insight into what it was like to collaborate with Apple's co-founder.

Vimeo recruits stars of 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Orange is the New Black' for new shows[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:28:53 GMT ]The streaming site is following Netflix and Amazon in creating new, original productions.

Samsung says customer payment data not affected by hack attack[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:40:58 GMT ]A March attack was aimed at LoopPay, a payments company owned by Samsung, but the electronics giant insists customer data is safe.

Amazon crochets itself a rival to Etsy: Handmade[ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:57:10 GMT ]The storefront for handcrafted items is another effort by the e-commerce giant to become the everything store, while going after Etsy's business at the same time.

Why your dog needs a camera[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:13:06 GMT ]

Opinion: Did you get phubbed by your boss?[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:31:33 GMT ]

Is this how we'll get around in the future?[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 12:59:50 GMT ]Take a look at the most outlandish designs for personal mobility vehicles.

Neutrinos, ghosts of the universe[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:01:06 GMT ]October is a sweet month for the scientific community. That's when the annual Nobel Prize in physics is announced. Tuesday's award -- in a pleasant surprise for particle physicists -- went to Takaaki Kajita of the University of Tokyo and Arthur B. McDonald of Queen's University in Canada for their groundbreaking research on neutrino oscillations.

How a 3D-printed heart changed a 4-year-old's life[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:25:49 GMT ]

Missing Peeple: Traces of Controversial App Disappear[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:16:29 GMT ]The controversial 'Yelp for people' app has gone dark.

Stream Wars: New Roku 4 Can Handle 4K Video[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:50:20 GMT ]After Amazon and Apple launched new streaming devices, Roku revealed its new set-top box capable of streaming 4K video.

FAA Proposes $1.9M Fine Against Drone Company[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:20:13 GMT ]The FAA may be approving many uses of drones, but that doesn't mean you can go flying in restricted airspace — which is what SkyPan allegedly did.

Facebook Speeds Up News Feed for Slow Internet[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:26:28 GMT ]Many of Facebook's users are in emerging markets with weak 2G connections, such as India, Brazil and Mexico.

How the Very First Instagram Photo Came To Be[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:13:16 GMT ]Five years ago, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom took a picture of a dog in Mexico. It became the first of many, many more pet photos on Instagram.

Motorcyclist fleeing police rides no-handed while texting[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 03:28:08 GMT ]Technically Incorrect: In Florida, a man on a motorbike decides to show his dexterity during a police chase. It doesn't turn out well.

Singapore seniors to get robotic personal trainers to keep healthy[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 08:56:30 GMT ]Singapore plans to roll out robotic trainers known as Robocoaches to help seniors exercise and keep healthy.

Israeli Google Lunar XPrize team aims to put lander on the moon in 2017[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:00:03 GMT ]The private space race is well and truly on, and SpaceIL, an Israeli team competing for the Google Lunar XPrize, just bought a ticket to the moon in early 2017.

Toyota expects self-driving cars to hit the road by 2020[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:34:39 GMT ]It could be the year of the self-driving car -- Japanese car maker Toyota promises it'll have autonomous vehicles on the market by 2020, the same year Google is shooting for.

Official 'Doctor Who' Lego set pictures escape from Gallifrey[ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:40:55 GMT ]Whovians finally get a Lego set of their very own with an official release that includes the TARDIS, two Doctors, Clara, Daleks and a nightmarish Weeping Angel.

Some 13-year-olds check social media 100 times a day[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:16:52 GMT ]

The $1 billion city that nobody calls home[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:02:28 GMT ]

Why your dog needs a camera[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:13:06 GMT ]

How a 3D-printed heart changed a 4-year-old's life[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:24:25 GMT ]

Opinion: Did you get phubbed by your boss?[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:31:33 GMT ]

Bottom Line: 'Butt Dials' to 911 Are a Serious Problem[ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:15:23 GMT ]A study by Google researchers confirms that it's way too easy to accidentally dial for help from your rear end.

Drone Drops Anti-Spying Leaflets Over Germany NSA HQ[ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:09:04 GMT ]Here's a twist: an activist group is using drone warfare tactics to combat the military-industrial complex, instead of vice versa.

Robot Traverses Unknown Terrain With Flying Buddy's Help[ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:30:00 GMT ]This quadrupedal robot collaborates with a flying partner drone, which maps the area the ground-based bot is to traverse ahead of time.

Law Student Wins Court Battle Over Facebook Privacy[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:04:35 GMT ]The EU's highest court ruled in favor of a law student who claims a trans-Atlantic data protection agreement doesn't adequately protect consumers.

Snowden: I've Offered to Go to Jail in U.S. 'Many Times'[ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:26:12 GMT ]Edward Snowden has been living in Moscow since June 2013.