92 Percent of Students Prefer Paper Books to E-Books[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:49:05 GMT ]E-books may be convenient and cheap, but they aren't displacing paper just yet, at least in the hearts and minds of college kids.

Time Wasted on Facebook Could Be Costing Us Trillions[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:07:00 GMT ]Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with a simple dream: to have everyone spending as much time as possible clicking around on his website.

100-Foot Asteroid to Buzz Earth Next Month[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:32:01 GMT ]An asteroid as long as a basketball court will give Earth a close shave next month — though scientists aren't sure just how close.

Twitter Remembers Simpler Times With #BeforeFacebookI[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:59:00 GMT ]Twitter is having fun with the #BeforeFacebookI tag, where people are riffing on how we ever got by without the ubiquitous social network.

Super Bowl 50 Technology Puts Fans in the Game[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:11:00 GMT ]At the Super Bowl's "Fan Energy Zone" in San Francisco, sports fans can try out the latest in gaming and virtual reality and be thrust right onto the football field. NBC's Olivia Sterns tested out an interactive motion-detecting dance game, threw passes on a digital football field, and played quarterback with a VR headset.

Museum's 155-year-old mouse trap catches a fresh rodent - CNET[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 01:48:10 GMT ]Some inventions stand the test of time, like this still-functioning old mouse trap that wasn't ready to resign itself to history just yet.

Ghost spiders in the sky: New tarantula named after Johnny Cash - CNET[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 01:56:35 GMT ]A new tarantula found in the vicinity of California's Folsom State Prison has been named after the original Man in Black.

LinkedIn stock plummets 28 percent on weak guidance - CNET[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 05:34:27 GMT ]Social network beats analysts' fourth-quarter earnings expectations but spooks investors with grim forecast for its first quarter.

Crave giveaway: MiPow Playbulb Sphere color-changing LED - CNET[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:00:02 GMT ]This versatile Bluetooth-enabled light can change colors with the tap of an app. Tap this story to win one.

Julian Assange wins UN ruling on arbitrary detention, but still faces arrest - CNET[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:49:23 GMT ]A UN tribunal has ruled the WikiLeaks founder should be allowed to walk free, but the UK government says he will still be arrested should he leave the Ecuadorian embassy.

How emerging technology could change moviegoing[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:47:01 GMT ]

Dutch police train eagles to hunt drones[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:54:30 GMT ]As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle.

EasyJet unveils plan for hybrid planes[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:35:30 GMT ]easyJet announced plans to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells on their planes,a concept that could save 50,000 tons of fuel yearly.

When hacking could enable murder[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:05:07 GMT ]Cyberthreats are changing. We're worried about hackers crashing airplanes by hacking into computer networks. We're worried about hackers remotely disabling cars. We're worried about manipulated counts from electronic voting booths, remote murder through hacked medical devices and someone hacking an Internet thermostat to turn off the heat and freeze the pipes.

Attention San Francisco: Homelessness isn't a crime[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:06:12 GMT ]

Three-Parent Babies Are OK, Experts Say[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:13:00 GMT ]Experiments using sperm and egg cells from three different people to make an embryo are all right if they are carefully monitored and regulated.

Apple Ordered to Pay $625M in Patent Dispute With VirnetX[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:20:00 GMT ]A jury earlier decided Apple used the patent licensing company's Internet security technology without permission in its FaceTime and iMessage features.

Google Envisions 'Unprintable' Interactive Digital Books[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:30:30 GMT ]Phones may not be the best platform for reading through Anna Karenina, but that doesn't mean books can't be designed with such devices in mind.

Taylor Swift to Work With Glu on New Mobile Game[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:51:00 GMT ]The Grammy-award winning pop star is making her first foray into the world of mobile gaming.

As Facebook Turns 12, Zuck Has VR Dream for Daughter[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:01:00 GMT ]Mark Zuckerberg's firstborn turns 12 on Thursday — but it's his newborn daughter that's keeping him up at night.

Scientists catch rare footage of icy volcano erupting - CNET[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:06:54 GMT ]Active volcano Big Ben on a sub-Antarctic island has been viewed and captured in a rare direct observation of the event.

Ship your breast milk, stick yourself with pins: The new world of worker perks - CNET[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:25:06 GMT ]One company ponies up so that traveling moms can ship their breast milk, another provides on-site acupuncture. A look at the latest enticements from a range of employers.

Horse photobombs prize-winning selfie, owners not happy - CNET[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 04:00:03 GMT ]Technically Incorrect: The horse's owners claim that neither they nor the horse gave consent to a selfie being entered into a competition. Which it won.

Think back to the Like that time forgot with #BeforeFacebookI - CNET[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:44:47 GMT ]"@midnight" looks back to a time before Mark Zuckerberg was a household name and MySpace's Tom was our only real friend with the #BeforeFacebookI hashtag.

Pacific Grim: How the controversial TPP signed away your digital rights - CNET[ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 07:00:38 GMT ]After years of negotiation, the 12 countries behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership have finally signed off on a trade deal worth almost half the world's GDP. So how did we get here? And what exactly have we walked into?

How emerging technology could change moviegoing[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:47:01 GMT ]

Dutch police train eagles to hunt drones[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:54:30 GMT ]As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle.

EasyJet unveils plan for hybrid planes[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:35:30 GMT ]easyJet announced plans to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells on their planes,a concept that could save 50,000 tons of fuel yearly.

When hacking could enable murder[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:05:07 GMT ]Cyberthreats are changing. We're worried about hackers crashing airplanes by hacking into computer networks. We're worried about hackers remotely disabling cars. We're worried about manipulated counts from electronic voting booths, remote murder through hacked medical devices and someone hacking an Internet thermostat to turn off the heat and freeze the pipes.

Attention San Francisco: Homelessness isn't a crime[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:06:12 GMT ]

'I' Is for Investment: Sesame Street Gets a Venture Fund[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:57:00 GMT ]Since 1969, parents have trusted the loveable, fury characters on Sesame Street to teach their children important skills and life lessons.

New Testing Program Could Make Hoverboards Safer[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:39:00 GMT ]Manufacturers and distributors of self-balancing scooters can now submit their product for evaluation and certificaiton.

NASA Denies Claim Hackers Took Control of a Drone[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:11:33 GMT ]NASA denied hackers' claims that they had infiltrated the agency's systems and taken control of a drone mid-flight.

Yahoo to Lay Off 15 Percent of Workforce, Revamp Company[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:56:00 GMT ]The company unveiled a plan to turn around its once-mighty Internet business.

Recording Industry to Count Streams in Album Sale Awards[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 01:30:05 GMT ]The Recording Industry Association of America announced that it will count streams towards the coveted gold and platinum awards for popular albums.

Wearable robots for the paralyzed take a step forward - CNET[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 01:58:54 GMT ]A next-gen exoskeleton, now on sale, highlights how the latest robots are merging science fiction with reality and pushing the limits of being human.

Best mobile games of December and January 2015-2016 (pictures) - CNET[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 04:41:11 GMT ]Looking for a new game to play on your mobile device? Here's our pick of the best released in December 2015 and January 2016.

Magic Leap has something better than a product: Potential - CNET[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:24:53 GMT ]It may seem like the hype around new virtual and augmented reality technologies couldn't get any bigger. But a new $800 million investment in Magic Leap shows that promise matters more than reality.

New 'Ghostbusters' images reveal characters in action - CNET[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:37:35 GMT ]Check out new photos of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Chris Hemsworth in character from the upcoming "Ghostbusters" movie.

Microsoft taps AI with SwiftKey keyboard acquisition - CNET[ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:45:14 GMT ]Hundreds of millions of people use the predictive keyboard app, but the real catch is the artificial intelligence running it.

Hoverboards that hover? They're here[ Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:48:21 GMT ]

How the Challenger disaster changed NASA[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:33:26 GMT ]NASA's first in-flight tragedy grounded its space shuttle program for nearly three years. Scientists made more than 100 changes to the shuttle to make it safer and more reliable, the Kennedy Space Center director says.

How emerging technology could change moviegoing[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:47:01 GMT ]

Dutch police train eagles to hunt drones[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:54:30 GMT ]As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle.

EasyJet unveils plan for hybrid planes[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:35:30 GMT ]easyJet announced plans to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells on their planes,a concept that could save 50,000 tons of fuel yearly.

Dutch Police Train Eagle to Attack Drones[ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:19:00 GMT ]Dutch police have trained an eagle to tackle drones that authorities deem hostile.

Dutch Train Eagles to Take Down Rogue Drones[ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:28:01 GMT ]Authorities are clamping down on drones, and one Dutch company is deploying a surprising, yet somehow perfectly natural deterrent: eagles.

Mark Kelly Remembers Those Lost Aboard Shuttle Columbia[ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 23:04:00 GMT ]It was 13 years ago that we began to hear the terrible news: Space Shuttle Columbia had been lost during re-entry into our atmosphere.

Messaging Service WhatsApp Tops 1 Billion Monthly Users[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:32:46 GMT ]That's nearly one in seven people on Earth who use the multi-platform mobile chat service.

MIT Team Wins SpaceX Hyperloop Design Contest[ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:53:00 GMT ]The MIT grad students beat out more than 100 other teams with their design for a passenger-carrying Hyperloop "pod."