Tuesday, February 9, 2016

To the Rescue: Cockroach-like Robots May Help in Disasters
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:26:00 GMT ]
When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach.









Kickstarter Celebrates 100,000 Successful Projects
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:38:00 GMT ]
The company celebrated the milestone with a list of 100 Kickstarter-related statistics. Don't worry, it's more interesting than it sounds.









Super Bowl 50: More People Chose Not to Tweet, Facebook
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:40:00 GMT ]
CBS's TV audience of 111.9m for Super Bowl 50 was also down — although less dramatically — from Super Bowl XLIX on NBC, which registered 114.4m viewers.









FAA: Drone Registration Soars Past That of Regular Planes
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:53:00 GMT ]
The Federal Aviation Administration passed the milestone last week when it topped 325,000 registered drone owners.









Two Sanders Supporters Back on Tinder After Brief Ban
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:27:00 GMT ]
Two women banned from Tinder for aggressively promoting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have been allowed back on the dating app.









Can the Toyota Prius actually be sexy? - CNET
[ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:00:02 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: Toyota used the Super Bowl to suggest that the environmentally friendly Prius is now an object of extreme desire. Is this faintly ridiculous?









Watch Quantum Break prototype footage - CNET
[ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:31:24 GMT ]
Plus, developer Remedy talks about telling a story that covers "much more" than one game.









The world's only opalised pearls, 65 million years in the making - CNET
[ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:18:34 GMT ]
The world's first opalised pearls have been found in the Australian desert, dating back 65 million years, when it was covered by an inland sea.









Latest update signals that Adobe hasn't yet burned its Bridge CC - CNET
[ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:00:02 GMT ]
After a prolonged silence on Creative Cloud's digital asset-management tool, Adobe's finally started the process of rebuilding Bridge.









How do the candidates stack up on social media? - CNET
[ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:30:31 GMT ]
Presidential candidates are continuing to take their messages to the Internet, where social media networks offer a digital soap box. Here's how the candidates stack up ahead of the New Hampshire primary.









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.









Obamas lament White House Wi-Fi situation
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:12:42 GMT ]










5 sports tech ideas for coaches and athletes
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:13:13 GMT ]
As athletes strive to set new records and engineers invent new technology, their worlds are intersecting more and more.









Monday, February 8, 2016

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 00:07:00 GMT ]
Rocket launches are fun to watch, and as private spaceflight companies like Blue Origin and SpaceX have shown recently, so are rocket landings.









Take a Tour Inside the World's Most Popular Airbnb
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 15:31:00 GMT ]
Of the more than two million Airbnb listings, the one most booked is a mushroom-shaped dome surrounded by redwood and oak trees in Aptos, California.









Ravens: Smart enough to be paranoid - CNET
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 02:49:03 GMT ]
Ravens have demonstrated cognitive processes previously thought to belong exclusively to humans: The ability to imagine being spied on.









From a glass box to the Red Planet: The strange journey of the Australian Martian-in-training - CNET
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 02:52:05 GMT ]
Physicist and comedian Josh Richards is ready and willing to die on Mars. But first he has to survive a see-through, mocked-up habitat in Sydney, Australia.









Jack Dorsey tries to quell #RIPTwitter outrage - CNET
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 05:18:03 GMT ]
Many disgruntled users took to Twitter to bemoan reported changes to the social media platform, prompting the company's CEO to interject.









How perfect pancakes are helping prevent blindness - CNET
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 05:18:24 GMT ]
Researchers at University College London are studying the physics of pancakes to help improve treatments for glaucoma.









Superhero trailers touch down at Super Bowl 50 - CNET
[ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:54:48 GMT ]
Did you take a pee break and miss one of the Super Bowl trailers? Reclaim your nerd cred and watch them all here.









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.









Sunday, February 7, 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.









Lego 'Ghostbusters' set gives hints for the upcoming film - CNET
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:44:25 GMT ]
This "Ghostbusters" Ecto-1 & Ecto-2 set includes minifigures of this summer's movie cast, along with the iconic car and motorcycle. Plus, a few spoilers!









Oregon Trail game co-inventor talks pioneer survival and life lessons - CNET
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 01:03:18 GMT ]
In a new Reddit interview, Don Rawitsch reveals his thoughts about creating the educational and entertaining Oregon Trail computer game. Plus, his idea on how the game could become a movie.









Gag-filled 'Deadpool' regenerates gory, immature hilarity for grown-ups (review) - CNET
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 05:00:02 GMT ]
"Deadpool" marks the triumphant return of the R-rated comic book hero with blunt-force, rapid-fire comedy. Hope you like your jokes vulgar, juvenile and very meta.









From a glass box to the Red Planet: The strange journey of the Australian Martian-in-training - CNET
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 06:18:02 GMT ]
Physicist and comedian Josh Richards is ready and willing to die on Mars. But first he has to survive a see-through, mocked-up habitat in Sydney, Australia.









10 big-game fails that kicked off winning memes (pictures) - CNET
[ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 08:06:17 GMT ]
Standout Super Bowl moments from Left Shark to botched national anthem lyrics have inspired the Internet to make some of its most iconic memes. We're talking about you, Richard Sherman.









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.









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.