Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Watchdog Claims T-Mobile's 'Binge On' Is Plain Throttling
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:38:25 GMT ]
T-Mobile's "Binge On" service allows people to stream as much video as they want on their phones, albeit at a lower-than-usual resolution.









Samsung Smart Fridge Lets You Order Groceries
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:12:00 GMT ]
The Family Hub refrigerator is the electronics giant's latest smart appliance.









Twitter CEO Hints That Character Count Change Is Coming
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:22:00 GMT ]
Dorsey's tweet itself — a picture of a long text — was a sly way to get around the current character count.









Kodak Goes Old School With New Super 8 Film Camera
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:27:49 GMT ]
Kodak surprised the world with the announcement of a new Super 8 film camera that it hopes will kick off a revival of the nearly forgotten format.









Kepler Mission Has Uncovered a Trove of New Alien Planets
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:57:00 GMT ]
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has bounced back nicely from the malfunction that ended its original exoplanet hunt more than two years ago.









Smart fridges, thin TVs and more: All the news from the biggest day at CES - CNET
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:20:48 GMT ]
On Press Day at CES, a long line of companies crowd the stage with product reveals and news about their latest tech innovations. Here's what you need to know.









Intel's vision of the smart future at CES 2016 (pictures) - CNET
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:04:09 GMT ]
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich takes the stage at CES 2016 to talk about sports, wellness, drones and everything else the chipmaker has planned for the coming year.









Sony shows off new 4K handycam, Hi Res audio and Life Space UX products at CES 2016 (pictures) - CNET
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:29:18 GMT ]
The Japanese company played it safe during its press conference here in Las Vegas.









Zipping around town? Flip open your new foldable scooter - CNET
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:53:44 GMT ]
City dwellers take note: your daily commute is about to get a lot speedier with a fold-up scooter that can take you from work to play.









Your iPhone will work with Samsung's Gear S2 watch -- eventually - CNET
[ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:49:38 GMT ]
South Korean electronics giant confirms its smartwatch would be compatible with devices running on Apple's iOS software later this year.









Is binge-watching draining your life of meaning?
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:53:26 GMT ]
Step away from the TV screen. Slowly. That's it. Now, put the remote down. You don't need that for a whi ...









How to build real lightsaber
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:06:54 GMT ]
Even though laser technology is continuously striding toward more efficient and practical machines, we are still miles away from a working lightsaber.









How to beat the digital divide
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:08:03 GMT ]
The size and scale of the benefits conferred by the Internet are widening the gaps between the digital haves and have-nots.









Plans for underwater 'oceanscraper' revealed
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:13:50 GMT ]










Your personal $849 underwater 'drone'
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:50:28 GMT ]
"Live every week like it's Shark Week." Those immortal words come not from the Discovery Channel's marketing department but from Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock."









Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Want an Oculus Rift? Pre-Orders Start on Jan. 6
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:58:00 GMT ]
The long wait for the Oculus Rift is almost over. Oculus VR announced that it would start taking pre-orders for its virtual reality headset.









Microsoft Says Windows 10 Now Running on 200m Devices
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:34:00 GMT ]
Microsoft's Windows 10, is running on 200 million devices in what the company said was the fastest adoption rate of any of its operating systems.









Chart Attack! Periodic Table Gains Four Elements
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:39:00 GMT ]
It's time to replace your periodic table again: four new elements have been added to the tail end of the familiar chart.









CES Gadgets from the Past That Went Nowhere
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:50:00 GMT ]
Tech that never quite lives up to the hype and CES are close companions.









Ukraine Utility Cyber Attack Wider Than Reported: Experts
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:51:00 GMT ]
A central European security software firm said on Monday that a cyber attack last month in Ukraine was broader than initially reported last week.









Club doorman wears GoPro, shows us what we're really like - CNET
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:30:09 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: On New Year's Eve 2014, a Canadian doorman decided to record what revelry really looks like in a sane person's eyes. Now he's put it on YouTube.









DTS Play-Fi takes streaming fight to Google with support from high-end manufacturers - CNET
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:39:51 GMT ]
DTS Play-Fi continues its slow march toward its dream of universal streaming support with the addition of heavy-hitters Klipsch and Rotel and further streaming services.









Someone's inventing a remote control for everything in your home - CNET
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:32:52 GMT ]
For years, companies have tried to develop a remote control that can interact with every device in your home. Now, someone may actually have done it.









Facebook's Zuckerberg is taking it on the run - CNET
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:59:11 GMT ]
Social network's CEO plans to do a lot of running this year, and he wants you to join in.









How to follow CNET on social media for CES 2016 - CNET
[ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 07:07:57 GMT ]
Wherever you are, you can discover everything at CES as our editors see it. Here are the social media accounts you'll want to follow for updates on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr.









Opinion: Hoverboard ban won't work
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:28:11 GMT ]
Richard Bulliet: The self-balancing vehicles that are fast becoming a craze are illegal in the United Kingdom and banned in New York City, but here to stay.









You don't have to be 007 to own a submarine
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:43:39 GMT ]










The Steve Jobs you never knew
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:43:49 GMT ]
There's no one version of Steve Jobs.









Zuckerberg, wife give $75 million to hospital
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:43:52 GMT ]
San Francisco General Hospital will soon have a new name and a new face -- thanks to Facebook.









Air Force: Laser-armed fighter jets by 2020
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:08:05 GMT ]
The invention of guns took warfare to a whole new level. Later, airplanes radically changed it again. Now, experts say another big shift is coming, led by energy weapons, including lasers.









Monday, January 4, 2016

End of Phone Contracts Could Be Good News for Consumers
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:14:00 GMT ]
Many customers actually wound up paying more for a phone and service under the now-discontinued contract plans.









Researchers Fly a Drone Using an Apple Watch
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:57:00 GMT ]
The ability to seemingly control things with your hands is no longer the fantasy that stories like Star Wars once imagined.









Elon Musk Says Used SpaceX Rocket 'Ready to Fire Again'
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:23:00 GMT ]
Musk says the rocket didn't seem to sustain any damage after its launch and history-making landing.









Hack to the Future: Experts' 2016 Security Predictions
[ Sat, 02 Jan 2016 11:23:40 GMT ]
Hackers had a busy 2015. A look at what is coming in 2016.









The 15 Most Popular GIFs of 2015
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:18:47 GMT ]
From Hotline Bling to Hilary Clinton, GIFs became a mainstream way to explore and explain the world in 2015.









Reality check: Your computer is most likely too weak to run VR headsets - CNET
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 20:50:35 GMT ]
Just 13 million PCs worldwide this year will have the graphics processing power necessary to render VR images properly, Nvidia warns.









Dynamic EQ automatically adjusts bass and treble for optimal audio - CNET
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:58:17 GMT ]
Gracenote announced a new digital signal processing product for cars, Dynamic EQ, which recognizes individual songs and automatically applies equalizer settings.









Mark Zuckerberg aims to build own AI butler, a la 'Iron Man' - CNET
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:26:48 GMT ]
The Facebook CEO's next personal challenge involves teaching himself to code an artificial intelligence assistant that can help him around the house and office.









Nvidia's CES 2016 press conference: Join us Monday at 6 p.m. PT (live blog) - CNET
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 04:25:43 GMT ]
Kicking off CES 2016, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang will talk about his company's latest developments in enabling self-driving vehicle research through the use of its visual processing technology.









Ford adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to Sync 3, enhances its own AppLink - CNET
[ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 05:01:02 GMT ]
Choice is good, and when it comes to in-car smartphone connectivity, Ford's giving you options. Whether you're an Apple user, an Android user or on some other platform entirely, the company's cars are about to get a lot smarter.









Your personal $849 underwater 'drone'
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:15:43 GMT ]
"Live every week like it's Shark Week." Those immortal words come not from the Discovery Channel's marketing department but from Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock."









The Steve Jobs you never knew
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:20:56 GMT ]










Opinion: Musk vs. Bezos: Who'll win in space race?
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:19:49 GMT ]
This week, we witnessed another blow in a very public battle between two heavyweights. I'm talking about Elon Musk's successful vertical landing of his Falcon 9 rocket and his undisguised glee at trumping Jeff Bezos' recent vertical landing of New Shepard.









Can laws keep up with tech?
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:27:09 GMT ]
There's a massive power struggle going on right now between traditional companies and new Internet companies, and we're all in the blast radius.









Opinion: Hoverboard ban won't work
[ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:28:11 GMT ]
Richard Bulliet: The self-balancing vehicles that are fast becoming a craze are illegal in the United Kingdom and banned in New York City, but here to stay.









Sunday, January 3, 2016

How to Start 2016 With a Clean Digital Slate
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 14:05:20 GMT ]
As far as popular New Year's resolutions go, 'get organized' is often near the top of the list — right behind 'get fit' and 'get out of debt.'









End of Phone Contracts Could Be Good News for Consumers
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:14:00 GMT ]
Many customers actually wound up paying more for a phone and service under the now-discontinued contract plans.









Researchers Fly a Drone Using an Apple Watch
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:57:00 GMT ]
The ability to seemingly control things with your hands is no longer the fantasy that stories like Star Wars once imagined.









Elon Musk Says Used SpaceX Rocket 'Ready to Fire Again'
[ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:23:00 GMT ]
Musk says the rocket didn't seem to sustain any damage after its launch and history-making landing.









Hack to the Future: Experts' 2016 Security Predictions
[ Sat, 02 Jan 2016 11:23:40 GMT ]
Hackers had a busy 2015. A look at what is coming in 2016.