Saturday, February 6, 2016

Why Some Sanders Backers Are Banned From Tinder
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:17:00 GMT ]
Stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tinder is getting some women banned from the online dating app.









Latest iOS Update May Brick Your Phone If You Did This
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:17:00 GMT ]
If you've had the screen or home button replaced on your iPhone and the work wasn't done by someone at the Apple Store, you may want to skip the lates









Twitter Shut Down 125K Accounts Related to Terrorism
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:35:00 GMT ]
In a tweet from the company's "@Policy" team, the social media company said it has stepped up its fight against violent extremism online.









Touchdown! Astronauts in Space Can Watch the Super Bowl
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:04:15 GMT ]
When the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos square off Sunday, astronauts on the International Space Station will be able to watch in real time.









See Blue Origin Landing From the Rocket's Point of View
[ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:07:13 GMT ]
Rocket launches are fun to watch, and as private spaceflight companies like Blue Origin and SpaceX have shown recently, so are rocket landings.









Powerful domestic violence Super Bowl ad shows one text can make the difference - CNET
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:50:29 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: A simple ad, made with some NFL sponsorship, dramatizes a problem with which the NFL itself is familiar.









Comcast blazes its own trail to a superfast Internet future - CNET
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 23:38:31 GMT ]
The nation's largest broadband provider heeds Google's call to make ultrahigh-speed broadband available to the masses. Now it just needs to work out a few details.









My rock star dreams meet a Bluetooth mini guitar - CNET
[ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:01:25 GMT ]
CNET's Michael Franco chases his rock 'n' roll dreams by taking lessons from a Bluetooth-enabled mini guitar. He's no Jimmy Page, yet.









Apple now accepts damaged iPhones for trade-in - CNET
[ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:50:59 GMT ]
A new twist to the iPhone trade-in program will give you credit for a new phone when you trade in a broken model.









Twitter clips wings on terror tweets - CNET
[ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 02:02:56 GMT ]
Social network suspends roughly 125,000 accounts linked to terror groups.









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.









How do you keep kids safe on social media?
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:03:27 GMT ]










Flying from New York to London in 11 minutes?
[ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:13:27 GMT ]
Industrial designer Charles Bombardier has come up with a new concept plane called the Antipode. It could theoretically fly from London to New York in 11 minutes.









Friday, February 5, 2016

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.









Thursday, February 4, 2016

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.









Wednesday, February 3, 2016

'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.