Can the 2DS changethe game for Nintendo? [ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:45:20 GMT ]When Nintendo unveiled the 2DS, a new lower-priced member of its celebrated line of DS mobile gaming consoles, fans met the news with characteristic excitement. But for market watchers, the 2DS seemed like a peculiar answer to a persistent problem.

'Bang With Friends' is back on App Store, now called 'Down'[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:23:44 GMT ]After three months of exile from Apple's notoriously stringent iOS app store, the app formerly known as "Bang With Friends" is once again available for iPhones and iPads.The catch? Technically, it's not "Bang With Friends" — at least not for Apple.

Microsoft Surface Pro gets permanent price cut to $799[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:15:03 GMT ]In a bid to spur sales of its Surface tablets, Microsoft recently reduced their prices by a significant amount, but for the Surface Pro, the cut was only temporary — or so it was said. Perhaps pleased by the results, the company has decided to make the new prices permanent.

At 20, 'Magic:The Gathering' still going strong — and not just in schoollunchrooms   [ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:27:05 GMT ]This Labor Day weekend, tens of thousands of gamers will descend on the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle to check out the latest and greatest from their favorite game studios. Like Comic-Con, the various PAX conventions are a mammoth celebration of all things nerdy.

Microsoft, Google plan to sue over surveillance disclosure[ Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:23:07 GMT ]WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice's talks with Microsoft and Google have hit a wall as the government pushes back at the tech companies' demand for the ability to disclose the now-secret data requests they receive. Both companies may sue in order to "speak more freely.

iPhone 5C: What we expect about the announcement, specs, and release date of Apple's rumored cheaper iPhone[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:42:00 GMT ]Apple's cheaper iPhone 5C doesn't officially exist, but plenty of gossip suggests that it does. CNET details what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know. [Read more]

Kindle refund more than doubles in e-book settlement[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:51:28 GMT ]Amazon says customers who previously purchased books from the publishers involved in the Apple e-book settlement are estimated to receive between $0.73 to $3.82 per Kindle book. [Read more]

Crave Ep. 135: MySpace all over again: Facebook gets GIFs[ Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:01:00 GMT ]You'll be shocked (literally shocked) to realize how much time you spend on Facebook. Plus, a couch that can balance on one leg, and the worst celebrity-branded tech products ever. [Read more]

Smartphones: When is 'big' too big? (Smartphones Unlocked)[ Sat, 31 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]This year, both the size of smartphone screens --and demand for them -- will continue to balloon. But at some point, they'll pop. [Read more]

Classics corner: An introduction[ Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:05:00 GMT ]Major Gav is a man of particular tastes. He's got a question for you: "Modern cars are rubbish, right?" [Read more]

Syrian group behind NYT outage[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:38:47 EDT ]The New York Times website was experiencing widespread outages Tuesday afternoon as the apparent result of a malicious attack.

California weighs making 'revenge porn' illegal[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 06:52:51 EDT ]In the aftermath of a failed relationship, jilted lovers have been known to lash out by posting sexually explicit photos or videos of their exes online.

Behind the player ratings on 'Madden'[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:18:43 EDT ]Donny Moore watches at least part of every NFL game, every week, every year. After all, it's part of his job.

Apple launches iPhone trade-ins[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:18:54 EDT ]Confirming earlier rumors, Apple launched a new program Friday that will allow customers to trade in old iPhones at U.S. Apple stores for credit towards a newer model.

Behind those player ratings on 'Madden 25'[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:05:38 EDT ]Donny Moore watches at least part of every NFL game, every week, every year. After all, it's part of his job.

Skyping in 3-D? They're working on it[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:41:53 GMT ]A Skype executive says the company is working on a 3-D version of its popular video chatting app. Don't get excited just yet — it'll be some time before it's ready — but making teleconferencing more like real face-to-face communication could indeed be a task highly suited to 3-D tech.

Forecast for PC shipments worse than previously thought[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:39:40 GMT ]SAN FRANCISCO — The outlook for the struggling personal computer industry is worse than was previously believed, according to market research firm IDC, which on Thursday cut its 2013 forecast for global PC shipments for at least the second time. Worldwide shipments of PCs are likely to fall 9.

Addicted to Facebook fame? Blame your brain's nucleus accumbens[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:40:43 GMT ]It only makes sense: Neuroscientists see a link between your drive to build a better reputation and the intensity of your Facebook usage. They say the two activities stimulate a reward center in the brain, known as the nucleus accumbens, in a similar way.

Transparent, flexible speaker runs on ions[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:52:16 GMT ]A research team at Harvard has created a remarkable proof of concept device: a thin, transparent speaker powered by ions instead of electricity. Such "ionic devices" could lead to artificial muscles, telescopic contact lenses, and more.

How Tomahawk cruise missiles may send messages to (and from) Syria[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:52:32 GMT ]The Tomahawk cruise missiles being readied for possible use against Syrian government targets are part of a line going back to the Cold War — but these are definitely not your father's cruise missiles.

'Mega-canyon' discovered under ice in Greenland[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:38:52 GMT ]Hidden beneath Greenland's ice sheet is a massive canyon that's more than 460 miles long and up to 2,600 feet deep at points. [Read more]

How a killer game sucked me and my son back to iOS devices[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:00:17 GMT ]Are smartphones and tablets all the same? Or are there killer apps that still make people choose one brand over another? [Read more]

AT&T to go nationwide with prepaid Aio Wireless service[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:32:29 GMT ]The phone giant takes on T-Mobile in the no-contract market, announcing it's pushing its prepaid network throughout the U.S. in mid-September. [Read more]

Crave giveaway: Two tiny Wi-Fi mobile storage devices from SanDisk[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]Store and stream your content across multiple mobile devices with two new gadgets from SanDisk -- the Connect Wireless Flash Drive and the Connect Wireless Media Drive. Free and free. [Read more]

Bentley Continental GT Speed: A 205 mph love letter to the past[ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:02:00 GMT ]Bentley should have been one of the greatest names in motorsport, but history tells a different story. Can the Continental GT Speed bring back memories and give us a glimpse of what could have been? [Read more]

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:50:17 EDT ]We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells.

Google's Nexus 4 gets price cut[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:38:54 EDT ]Google's Nexus 4 made a splash last fall simply because it was well-built and inexpensive, and yet it didn't require a two-year contract with a wireless carrier. Now, it's even cheaper.

Syrian group behind NYT outage[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:38:47 EDT ]The New York Times website was experiencing widespread outages Tuesday afternoon as the apparent result of a malicious attack.

California weighs making 'revenge porn' illegal[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:00:20 EDT ]In the aftermath of a failed relationship, jilted lovers have been known to lash out by posting sexually explicit photos or videos of their exes online.

Can you really be liable for texting a driver?[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:32:23 EDT ]Three New Jersey judges surprised phone owners everywhere Tuesday with a new message: You don't have to be texting and driving to get in trouble. You might be legally liable for a crash if you're on the other end of the phone, too.

Twitter update improves conversations, adds flagging on Android[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:55:08 GMT ]Users of Twitter's mobile apps will be getting a minor update soon that improves the conversations interface on all platforms and brings a few minor updates to the Android app.

Apple's iPhone trade-in plan could start Friday[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:55:10 GMT ]You may soon be able to walk into an Apple store with an old iPhone and get instant credit towards a new one as soon as Friday, if the latest rumors are correct.

Humans tend to trust robots that look human[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:13:01 GMT ]Most robots are so much more than a pretty face, but most humans don't see them that way. We make snap decisions about a robot's personality, friendliness and abilities — all from the way it looks, even if it's just a projection on a display screen, new research shows.

Twitter update improves conversations, adds flagging on Android and Web[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:35:30 GMT ]Users of Twitter's mobile apps will be getting a minor update soon that improves the conversations interface on all platforms and brings a few minor updates to the Android app.

Moto X's 'assembled in USA' adds to cachet, but not to price[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:10:54 GMT ]Tech analysts at IHS iSuppli have torn apart Motorola's latest phone, the Moto X, and found that it costs about as much to make as competing phones from Samsung and Apple — even factoring in the additional labor cost of assembling the Moto X inside the U.S. instead of Asia.

Researcher: Snapchat names, aliases, phone numbers vulnerable[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:47:43 GMT ]Australian researchers claim data can be discovered and harvested via the Snapchat Android and iOS API even if an account is private. [Read more]

Verizon talking buyout deal with Vodafone again?[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:46:34 GMT ]After the two companies reportedly couldn't agree on a price, it seems that rising interest rates are sparking new discussions on a deal that could cost Verizon more than $100 billion. [Read more]

Nexus 7 LTE model mid-September debut likely[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:29:55 GMT ]Waiting on tenterhooks for the LTE version of the Nexus 7? Indications from Japan and Europe point to a mid-September launch. [Read more]

Scientists raise mini human brain in a petri dish[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 04:12:44 GMT ]With the goal of being able to better study neurological diseases, researchers create a lab-grown brain with stem cells. [Read more]

Autosolo is cheap, easy to get involved in, and good fun[ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:02:00 GMT ]So, you wanna be a race driver but you have neither money nor a fast car? Try Autosolo on for size. [Read more]

Reports: Apple to offer trade-ins for iPhone[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:39:11 EDT ]For the first time Apple stores will soon let iPhone owners trade in their old phones for credit toward a new one, according to multiple reports.

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:50:17 EDT ]We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells.

Google's Nexus 4 gets price cut[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:38:54 EDT ]Google's Nexus 4 made a splash last fall simply because it was well-built and inexpensive, and yet it didn't require a two-year contract with a wireless carrier. Now, it's even cheaper.

Syrian group behind NYT outage[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:38:47 EDT ]The New York Times website was experiencing widespread outages Tuesday afternoon as the apparent result of a malicious attack.

Syrian civil war? Not on al-Assad's Instagram[ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:25:15 EDT ]August in Syria kicked off with an ammo depot blast killing 40 people, followed by news that U.N. inspectors were probing claims that regime forces had used chemical weapons.

New York Times website down; hacking may be reason[ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:01:30 GMT ]The New York Times website, nytimes.com, was down for some users Tuesday, the second time in two weeks that the site experienced problems. The newspaper acknowledged the issue at 4:37 p.m. ET with a post on Twitter, saying the "site is experiencing technical difficulties.

New York Times website down; hacking appears to be cause[ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:29:10 GMT ]The New York Times website, nytimes.com, was down for some users Tuesday, the second time in two weeks that the site experienced problems, with hacking by supporters of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad likely behind the latest outage. The newspaper acknowledged the issue at 4:37 p.m.

New York Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army[ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:40:13 GMT ]The New York Times website, nytimes.com, was down for some users Tuesday, the second time in two weeks that the site experienced problems, with hacking by supporters of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad behind the latest outage.

Mind meld? Scientist uses his brain to control another guy's finger[ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:02:33 GMT ]The world of mind-control zombie armies may have gotten just a little closer: Scientists say they've hooked up one person's brain to the Internet, to control the finger of another person playing a video game.

New York Times hacked, Syrian Electronic Army suspected[ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:52:48 GMT ]The New York Times website, nytimes.com, was hacked Tuesday, the site down for a second time in two weeks, with a group known as the Syrian Electronic Army believed to be behind Tuesday's hack, as well as an attack on short-messaging blog Twitter.