Pre-caffeine tech:BlackBerry news, R2D2 shoes![ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:29:17 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Chimps learn tool use by watching others[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:03:43 GMT ]Chimpanzees can learn to use tools more efficiently by watching how others use them, new research suggests. The findings help illuminate ways that culture could evolve in nonhuman animals.

Twitter still down for some[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:36:40 GMT ]"Something is technically wrong," says Twitter's home screen. "Thanks for noticing — we're going to fix it up and have things back to normal soon.

Tech to keep your love alive[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:00:25 GMT ]We all know that communication is the key to a good relationship. Technology can get a bad rap for keeping us apart with our noses buried in glowing screens, but there are great gadgets and apps that can actually help you to connect with your valentine… and even fan the flames. Here are some of my favorites.

What are you feeling? Watching? Eating? Facebook tests new icons for oversharing[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:57:02 GMT ]Facebook's looking to change how you share your emotions (and activities).

Get Cyberlink PhotoDirector 3 (Win) for free[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:51:42 GMT ]Designed for casual photographers but stocked with some Lightroom-style power, this photo-editing and -organization program normally runs $150. CNET exclusive! [Read more]

Twitter hit by overcapacity issues[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:59:13 GMT ]Access may be spotty this morning, with Twitter reporting that some people are unable to connect to its site. [Read more]

Vintage Mac in Lego looks good enough to use[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT ]Chris McVeigh's Lego build celebrates the Macintosh 128K and follows incredible recreations of classic tech in plastic bricks. [Read more]

Facebook starts testing emoticons in status updates[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:17:57 GMT ]Some of its online and mobile users will be able to express how they're feeling or what they're doing from their status bar. [Read more]

iOS 6.1 wins over 22 percent of iOS users, says report[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:45:54 GMT ]Just 36 hours after its debut, iOS 6.1 had already been installed by almost a quarter of iOS users, says mobile Web site creator Onswipe. [Read more]

You may not need a 128GB iPad [ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:41:41 EST ]Apple is targeting the 128GB iPad at professional users such as architects, doctors or audio engineers, who often work with large files (and can afford pricey gadgets).

Introducing BlackBerry 10 [ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:35:23 EST ]CEO Thorsten Heins unveils 2 new devices with the BlackBerry 10 software and announces the company's name change.

BlackBerry's future: No keyboards[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:16:42 EST ]If it doesn't sound off with that iconic click-clack keyboard sound, is it really a BlackBerry?

5 reasons BlackBerry 10 may be a hit[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:42:38 EST ]All BlackBerry did Wednesday was change its corporate name, introduce two new smartphones and launch a bold new mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10, that may be the struggling company's last stab at relevance.

5 things that could make BlackBerry 10 a hit[ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:42:38 EST ]All BlackBerry did Wednesday was change its corporate name, introduce two new smartphones and launch a bold new mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10, that may be the struggling company's last stab at relevance.

From gulags to dusty donkeys, Google Maps reveals Earth's mysteries[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:33:29 GMT ]Google officially updated North Korea on Google Maps. Thanks to crowd-sourced data, the area is no longer blank, but instead includes markings for just about everything — right down to the locations of prison camps. This isn't the first time Google Maps (and its 3-D counterpart, Google Earth) helped reveal previously obscured — or even unknown — geography.

South Korea launches first civilian rocket[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:29:59 GMT ]South Korea launched its first space rocket carrying a science satellite on Wednesday amid heightened regional tensions, caused in part, by North Korea's successful launch of its own rocket last month.

Teacher's naughty tweets may send career up in smoke[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:58:02 GMT ]A 23-year-old high-school teacher in Aurora, Colo. is on administrative leave pending an investigation after a local news station exposed a half-naked pic and pot-smoking boasts posted from her Twitter account.

Hidden Antarctic lake shows signs of life[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:06:12 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The first signs of potentially exotic life have been spotted in a sample of water drawn from Lake Whillans, a body of water that's buried a half-mile beneath Antarctica's icy surface, according to reports from the scene.

RIM's last hope: BlackBerry 10 launches[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:23:46 GMT ]BlackBerry 10 will be available on the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, two shiny new devices that the company says will offer one of the best multitasking and typing experiences on the market.　The announcement is being hailed as the company's last hope to properly challenge Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Big-name BlackBerry 10 apps available now (or very soon)[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:01:00 GMT ]BlackBerry 10 is now officially out, and its list of available apps is not half-bad. Take a look at some of the titles that are available now on the revamped platform. [Read more]

BlackBerry Z10 smartphone spec battle[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:03:32 GMT ]The new BlackBerry Z10 takes on the iPhone 5, HTC Droid DNA, and Nokia Lumia 920. [Read more]

Office 2013 desktop suite pops up in Windows Store[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:19:55 GMT ]The newly-released desktop application can now be found in Microsoft's online store for Windows 8 users. [Read more]

BlackBerry goes glam, enlists Alicia Keys[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:45:27 GMT ]The smartphone maker named the singer as its global creative director. [Read more]

Apple demands Google hand over data for Motorola case[ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:54:32 GMT ]The company has issued a Motion to Compel Compliance with a Subpoena against Google in its ongoing case with Motorola. [Read more]

Apple rolls out iOS 6.1 update[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:10:14 EST ]Apple issued on Monday its first major update to iOS 6, boasting new bells and whistles as well as bug fixes.

Google maps North Korea[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:02:41 EST ]A recent update to Google Maps has filled in North Korea -- the big, largely blank space that previously lay north of the well-mapped South Korea

Social network sees you as a number[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:16:12 EST ]Online, you can project whatever identity you like. But for some people, it's easier to have no identity at all.

You may not need a 128GB iPad [ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:41:41 EST ]Apple is targeting the 128GB iPad at professional users such as architects, doctors or audio engineers, who often work with large files (and can afford pricey gadgets).

Can the BlackBerry 10 save RIM?[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:09:46 EST ]Will the BlackBerry 10 rekindle buyers' love affair with RIM or will it be a disappointment? CNN's Maggie Lake reports.

Apple makes 128GB iPad with Retina Display official[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:55:27 GMT ]We've heard plenty of rumors about Apple's intentions to start offering a higher capacity fourth-generation iPad, but now the new gadget is official: You can snag a 128GB iPad with Retina Display beginning on Feb. 5.

Google maps out North Korea with crowd-sourced data[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:20:04 GMT ]The cartography includes mass transit, monuments and parks, as well as North Korea's massive gulags, which are signified on Google Maps with a slightly different shading.

Forget buying software: You can now rent Microsoft Office (cheap!)[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:55:17 GMT ]Considering that we can have music, movies, TV shows, Photoshop — even underwear — via some sort of monthly or yearly subscription, it's about time we can finally rent Microsoft Office 365, too.

'Scary': Up to 50 million home network devices vulnerable to hack[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:38:10 GMT ]Bugs in widely used networking technology expose tens of millions of personal computers, printers and storage drives to attack by hackers over the regular Internet, researchers with a security software maker said.

NASA celebrates its fallen astronauts[ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:08:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's chief says he looks upon this week's anniversaries of space tragedies as a time for celebrating the achievements of fallen astronauts, and not just mourning them.

Verizon clears Jetpack 4G mobile hotspot for take off[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:51:38 GMT ]Big red readies $19.99 Jetpack MiFi 510L for Jan 31 launch. [Read more]

YouTube to try out paid channel subscriptions, says AdAge[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:31:14 GMT ]The online video service will try to compete with traditional TV by debuting paid subscriptions for individual channels, according to AdAge. [Read more]

How CNET test tablets[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:40:52 GMT ]Tablet testing results influences our overall tablet score. See how it works here. [Read more]

Nooly weather app claims to-the-minute forecast accuracy[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:51:49 GMT ]Custom algorithms are designed to tell you when rain will start or turn into a thunderstorm. But don't get your hopes up for predicting the future. [Read more]

Ouya Game Jam yields nearly 200 title prototypes[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:56:40 GMT ]The Ouya Game Jam was designed to allow developers to build titles that they would bring to the open-source console. [Read more]

Steve Jobs movie gets mixed reviews[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:54:33 EST ]A movie about the early life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs premiered Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews, with some critics saying it presents a fawning, one-sided portrait of the late tech icon.

Does Vine have a porn problem?[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:54:43 EST ]Twitter's new video-sharing app, Vine, is under scrutiny after early adopters started using it to flash six-second porn clips to the app's users and to the larger Twitter community.

Apple rolls out iOS 6.1 update[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:10:14 EST ]Apple issued on Monday its first major update to iOS 6, boasting new bells and whistles as well as bug fixes.

Can the BlackBerry 10 save RIM?[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:09:46 EST ]Will the BlackBerry 10 rekindle buyers' love affair with RIM or will it be a disappointment? CNN's Maggie Lake reports.

The social network where no one knows your name[ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:57:40 EST ]Online, you can project whatever identity you like. But for some people, it's easier to have no identity at all.

Asia's trend-setters feeling iPhone fatigue[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:54:04 GMT ]Apple's iconic iPhone is losing some of its luster among Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong, a victim of changing mobile habits and its own runaway success.

Urban energy explains global warming mystery[ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:10:18 GMT ]Heat that escapes into the atmosphere from the energy used to warm homes, drive cars and run factories is altering the jet stream and causing wintertime temperatures to rise in remote, sparsely populated stretches of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a new study.

NASA celebrates its fallen astronauts[ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:08:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's chief says he looks upon this week's anniversaries of space tragedies as a time for celebrating the achievements of fallen astronauts, and not just mourning them.

Twitter's Vine features porn video as 'Editor's Pick' thanks to 'human error'[ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:35:17 GMT ]Since Vine, Twitter's video-sharing service, launched on Thursday, it's been plagued by all sorts of woes. We noticed that it lacks privacy settings and abuse prevention measures, Facebook prevented it from finding any friends through the social network, and now ...

Pre-caffeine tech: Tweet seats, Pee Wee Herman cycling suit![ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:05:48 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S.