Toddlers Are Pros With Tablets, Smartphones: Study[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:11:42 GMT ]Some toddlers may not be potty trained, but they can stream Netflix with the best of them, this study finds.

Sprint Signs First Direct Service Agreement With Cuban Phone Company[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 02:55:44 GMT ]At the Havana International Trade Fair on Monday, Nov. 2, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure signed the first direct roaming service agreement with Cuba telecommunications company ETECSA.

Video Game Juggernaut to Buy 'Candy Crush' Maker for $5.9B[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:01:35 GMT ]The purchase gives Activision, which owns "World of Warcraft," "Call of Duty" and "Diablo," dominance on mobile, console and PC platforms.

Here's What It's Like to Use a Real-Life Holodeck[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:42:58 GMT ]The beta test for the first Void Entertainment Center (VEC) will open in Pleasant Grove, Utah, next summer.

Why Aren't 2016 Candidates Talking About Cybersecurity?[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:16:10 GMT ]Controversial legislation, massive security breaches, and thorny relations with China could eventually push the issue into the media spotlight.

Steve Jobs' legacy includes the women he inspired[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:00:30 GMT ]Women played a key role in helping create the Macintosh. Some of the women on the original Mac team share how Jobs pushed them to extraordinary levels of creativity.

Activision buys Candy Crush creator King Digital for $5.9B[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:14:06 GMT ]Acquisition unifies two of the biggest game makers as mobile gaming takes off with consumers.

Amazon to begin selling books -- in its own bookstore[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:23:38 GMT ]The Internet retailer opens its first bookstore in Seattle, two decades after it began selling books online.

​The robots aren't just coming -- they're already here[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:43:31 GMT ]As machines increasingly sense what's going on and take action on their own, robots are blending into the world of humans, a robotics group leader says.

Don't get burned by bad Black Friday 'deals'[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:01:47 GMT ]Black Friday becomes Black November, with Amazon and Newegg already starting promotions, invoking shopping panic. Meanwhile, Windows 10 updates get pushy, and a new "Star Trek" TV show is in the works.

Space station celebrates 15 years of human life in space[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:02:55 GMT ]Continuous human habitation in space began 15 years ago, when three people stepped onto an orbiting laboratory that space agencies see as a springboard to Mars.

Ethiopia starts looking at the stars -- from a nearly perfect location[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:05:00 GMT ]

These trees eat pollution[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:07:18 GMT ]

Can this harvest energy from thin air?[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:08:34 GMT ]

Russia, the Internet and a new way to wage war?[ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:10:26 GMT ]

Watch Tesla's Autopilot Mode Avoid Head-On Collision[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:54:34 GMT ]Tesla's "Autopilot" enhanced cruise control system only went live two weeks ago, and it may have already saved a few lives.

No More 'Daily Deals': Amazon to Shutter Amazon Local[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 22:40:19 GMT ]Amazon.com says it will stop selling daily deals on its Amazon Local website and app, starting Dec. 18.

White House Details Plan to Beef Up Feds' Cybersecurity[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 23:42:09 GMT ]The White House announced plans on Friday to modernize the federal government's out-of-date cybersecurity practices.

Astronomers Are Excited About the 'Halloween Asteroid'[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:23:02 GMT ]An asteroid large enough to wreak continent-wide devastation will pass by the Earth. On Halloween. And astronomers could not be happier about it.

Animals vs. Drones: Should Close Encounters Be Banned?[ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 09:22:02 GMT ]As drones have become more popular, so has footage of creatures such as hawks, kangaroos and alligators attacking airborne cameras.

New 'Preacher' trailer shows supernatural salvation[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:38:10 GMT ]Watch Dominic Cooper spread the gospel and supernatural mayhem in the new "Preacher" TV series based on the comic of the same name, premiering on AMC in mid-2016.

Virtual reality needs three to five years to take off, says HTC[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:31:52 GMT ]The HTC Vive virtual reality headset will be released in limited quantities later this year, but the company's chief content officer says it will take several years for the tech to become mainstream.

Third man arrested over TalkTalk hack as Vodafone reveals cyberattack of its own[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:15:54 GMT ]Vodafone is the second British telecommunications company in two weeks to be on the receiving end of a serious hack.

Xiaomi makes its first moves to sell its phones in Africa[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:41:54 GMT ]The world's fifth-largest smartphone maker will sell its Redmi 2 and Mi 4 in Africa through a distribution partner.

Eric Schmidt: Potential Android and Chrome OS merger rooted in software advancement[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:52:09 GMT ]The executive chairman of Alphabet, Google's parent company, admits there is some merit to the rumour of its mobile and laptop software merging, and talks up the company's presence in China.

Ethiopia starts looking at the stars - from a nearly perfect location[ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:20:43 GMT ]For young people there is no limit, and in Addis Ababa dreams fly about classrooms with as much abandon as anywhere else in the world.

Unwanted life forms found on Space Station[ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:10:28 GMT ]

Russia, the Internet and a new way to wage war?[ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:19:04 GMT ]NYT report on Russia ships operating over deep sea internet cables shows we need new rules on use and abuse of world's shared resources.

The problem with crowdsourcing cold cases[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:11:50 GMT ]

Tech giants plan to beam Internet everywhere[ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 01:52:28 GMT ]

Watch Tesla's Autopilot Mode Avoid Head-On Collision[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:54:34 GMT ]Tesla's "Autopilot" enhanced cruise control system only went live two weeks ago, and it may have already saved a few lives.

No More 'Daily Deals': Amazon to Shutter Amazon Local[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 22:40:19 GMT ]Amazon.com says it will stop selling daily deals on its Amazon Local website and app, starting Dec. 18.

White House Details Plan to Beef Up Feds' Cybersecurity[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 23:42:09 GMT ]The White House announced plans on Friday to modernize the federal government's out-of-date cybersecurity practices.

Astronomers Are Excited About the 'Halloween Asteroid'[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:23:02 GMT ]An asteroid large enough to wreak continent-wide devastation will pass by the Earth. On Halloween. And astronomers could not be happier about it.

Animals vs. Drones: Should Close Encounters Be Banned?[ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 09:22:02 GMT ]As drones have become more popular, so has footage of creatures such as hawks, kangaroos and alligators attacking airborne cameras.

Research says your cat might be thinking about killing you? Really?[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:43:34 GMT ]Technically Incorrect: Research from the University of Edinburgh and the Bronx Zoo suggests that cats have personalities similar to those of African lions. Some suggest this means your cat wants to be rid of you.

Scary history: Origins of 10 classic Halloween monsters[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:34:24 GMT ]How did the ghouls that haunt Halloween get their start? Where were werewolves, vampires and zombies lurking before taking over Hollywood? We dig for the roots of the creatures that have scared us for centuries.

Young Star Wars fan in walker pilots Millennium Falcon costume for Halloween[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:15:30 GMT ]Five-year-old Sebastian Bailey is all set to trick or treat as Han Solo piloting his very own Millennium Falcon, thanks to his crafty parents.

Self-driving Volkswagen completes 1,500-mile Mexican trek[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:30:13 GMT ]A University of Nevada researcher and his colleagues went hands-free from Nogales to Mexico City, setting a record in the process.

Aaron Sorkin wanted to call his Steve Jobs movie 'One more thing...'[ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:01:02 GMT ]CNET speaks to the Oscar-winning screenwriter about his unique take on the Apple co-founder's life.

Opinion: The rise of the killer robots[ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:57:39 GMT ]

Ethiopia starts looking at the stars - from a nearly perfect location[ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:20:43 GMT ]For young people there is no limit, and in Addis Ababa dreams fly about classrooms with as much abandon as anywhere else in the world.

Unwanted life forms found on Space Station[ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:10:28 GMT ]

Russia, the Internet and a new way to wage war?[ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:19:04 GMT ]NYT report on Russia ships operating over deep sea internet cables shows we need new rules on use and abuse of world's shared resources.

The problem with crowdsourcing cold cases[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:11:50 GMT ]

Researcher Unravels the Secret to a Better Selfie[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:45:39 GMT ]Everyone wants to take a better selfie — and this computer program, after sifting through 2 million of them, can tell you how.

Watch Tesla's Autopilot Mode Avoid Head-On Collision[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:54:34 GMT ]Tesla's "Autopilot" enhanced cruise control system only went live two weeks ago, and it may have already saved a few lives.

No More 'Daily Deals': Amazon to Shutter Amazon Local[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 22:40:19 GMT ]Amazon.com says it will stop selling daily deals on its Amazon Local website and app, starting Dec. 18.

White House Details Plan to Beef Up Feds' Cybersecurity[ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 23:42:09 GMT ]The White House announced plans on Friday to modernize the federal government's out-of-date cybersecurity practices.

Astronomers Are Excited About the 'Halloween Asteroid'[ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:23:02 GMT ]An asteroid large enough to wreak continent-wide devastation will pass by the Earth. On Halloween. And astronomers could not be happier about it.