Monday, August 31, 2015

Uber Hires Security Researchers Who Hacked Moving Jeep
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:36:38 GMT ]
The two security researchers who demonstrated they could hack into a moving Jeep have been hired by Uber.









Police Seize Drone After Man Flies It Near LAPD Chopper
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:51:19 GMT ]
LA police seized a man's drone after he flew it during a 'perimeter operation' in Hollywood and almost collided with an LAPD chopper, police said.









Boeing's Laser System Knocks Drones Out of the Sky
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:58:36 GMT ]
Why take a shotgun to the drone hovering over your back yard when you could train a tactical laser system on it?









Is Buying Gadget Insurance For My Kid Worth It?
[ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:13:40 GMT ]
Whether it's worth the cost may depend on who'll be using it, and how.









Driver Takes Selfie, Crashes Into Tree: Cops
[ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:42:39 GMT ]
Police in Maine issued a distracted driving summons to a man they say crashed into a tree while taking a "selfie" with his passengers.









The only way to avoid hangover is to drink less, study says
[ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:10:09 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: Water doesn't help, neither does eating fatty foods. This is the conclusion of a repeat study of drunken university students.









Billionaire who sold Minecraft to Microsoft is sad and lonely
[ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:00:08 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: In a series of tweets, Markus Persson says he's never felt more isolated.









Netflix won't renew movie licensing pact with Epix
[ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 04:59:24 GMT ]
Move is part of the streaming service's efforts to use original programming to attract new subscribers.









NASA's New Horizons post-Pluto target is just a billion miles away
[ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:27:35 GMT ]
If a mission extension is approved, the New Horizons spacecraft will take a short jaunt to a mysterious icy object in the Kuiper Belt.









From smartphones to appliances, Europe's huge tech show has it all
[ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:00:02 GMT ]
The tech industry comes to Berlin this week to catch the latest gadgets of all types from Samsung, Sony, Lenovo, LG and more.









Black holes may not be all that black
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:57 GMT ]
Want to know what happens after you pass through a black hole? Just look around you. You might land in another universe that is similar to our own, if Stephen Hawking is right. Or in a very different one.









Spacecraft snaps stunning images of Mars
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:03:31 GMT ]









Storms, volcanoes and fires
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:04:14 GMT ]
Storms, volcanoes, fires and more -- all captured by a fleet of satellites.









Bizarre Mars photos fire up the Internet
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:05:27 GMT ]










Girl with robot hand throws pitch at Orioles game
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:07:14 GMT ]









Sunday, August 30, 2015

Facebook Must Obey German Speech Laws: Minister
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:48:18 GMT ]
Facebook will have to abide by German laws even if certain sentiments might be allowed in the U.S. under freedom of speech, a German minister said.









Police Seize Drone After Man Flies It Near LAPD Chopper
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:51:19 GMT ]
LA police seized a man's drone after he flew it during a 'perimeter operation' in Hollywood and almost collided with an LAPD chopper, police said.









Boeing's Laser System Knocks Drones Out of the Sky
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:58:36 GMT ]
Why take a shotgun to the drone hovering over your back yard when you could train a tactical laser system on it?









Uber Hires Security Researchers Who Hacked Moving Jeep
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:36:38 GMT ]
The two security researchers who demonstrated they could hack into a moving Jeep have been hired by Uber.









Is Buying Gadget Insurance For My Kid Worth It?
[ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:13:40 GMT ]
Whether it's worth the cost may depend on who'll be using it, and how.









Flamboyant Tesla Watch steampunkifies your wrist
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 18:31:56 GMT ]
Calling all steampunk adventurers, pirates, scientists and Victorian ladies. Your outrageously large vacuum-tube-decorated wrist watch has arrived.









Popping champagne cork causes emergency landing of jet
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 18:38:36 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: A member of the cabin crew opens a champagne bottle. The cork flies into the plane's ceiling. The oxygen masks drop. Oh, woe.









Yellowstone comment card shows guest isn't smarter than the average bear
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:20:16 GMT ]
An image that's gone viral shows what's allegedly a visitor's request that the park train its wild bears to make appearances for guests. Why not teach them to juggle and ride unicycles as well?









Electronics-sniffing dog found thumb drive with ex-Subway pitchman's porn stash
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:33:18 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: Jared Fogle, who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, had his porn collection discovered by a dog whose nose can differentiate between a thumb drive and an iPad.









From disc to device: Under Blu-ray's next Digital Bridge
[ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:45:03 GMT ]
The promise of a simple way to watch your DVD and Blu-ray discs on your phone or tablet has long eluded studios. Now the upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray format has a new method called Digital Bridge. Will it work?









Black holes may not be all that black
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:57 GMT ]
Want to know what happens after you pass through a black hole? Just look around you. You might land in another universe that is similar to our own, if Stephen Hawking is right. Or in a very different one.









Spacecraft snaps stunning images of Mars
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:03:31 GMT ]









Storms, volcanoes and fires
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:04:14 GMT ]
Storms, volcanoes, fires and more -- all captured by a fleet of satellites.









Bizarre Mars photos fire up the Internet
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:05:27 GMT ]










Girl with robot hand throws pitch at Orioles game
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:07:14 GMT ]









Saturday, August 29, 2015

Ashley Madison CEO Out After Devastating Hack
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:58:09 GMT ]
Noel Biderman is stepping down as CEO of Avid Life Media, the parent company of adultery website Ashley Madison, the victim of a high-profile hack tha









Facebook Must Obey German Speech Laws: Minister
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:48:18 GMT ]
Facebook will have to abide by German laws even if certain sentiments might be allowed in the U.S. under freedom of speech, a German minister said.









Police Seize Drone After Man Flies It Near LAPD Chopper
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:51:19 GMT ]
LA police seized a man's drone after he flew it during a 'perimeter operation' in Hollywood and almost collided with an LAPD chopper, police said.









Boeing's Laser System Knocks Drones Out of the Sky
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:58:36 GMT ]
Why take a shotgun to the drone hovering over your back yard when you could train a tactical laser system on it?









Uber Hires Security Researchers Who Hacked Moving Jeep
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:36:38 GMT ]
The two security researchers who demonstrated they could hack into a moving Jeep have been hired by Uber.









iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus: The features, specs, pricing and release dates we expect
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:54:52 GMT ]
Here are all the details we expect to see for Apple's forthcoming iPhone 6S and 6S Plus announcement on September 9, 2015.









Bungie teases Destiny: Taken King's new raid, the game's biggest ever
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:01:00 GMT ]
King's Fall is "objectively and emphatically our biggest raid yet."









XCOM 2 delayed until 2016
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:22:08 GMT ]
Originally slated to launch in November, the PC game is now coming in February 2016.









See what it's like to get smacked by a grizzly bear in this GoPro video
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:44:12 GMT ]
Need an image to spark your nightmares tonight? This first-person video of a grizzly bear taking a swipe at a camera with its gigantic claws should do the trick.









Inside Google's master plan for faster, sharper streaming video
[ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 09:26:43 GMT ]
Google is working on a new technology called VP10 that will allow it to squeeze higher-quality video over broadband and mobile networks. And thanks to patent issues with a rival standard, it has a chance to catch on.









Bee decline studied with tiny backpack trackers
[ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:43:21 GMT ]









How to rein in drone nightmares
[ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:20:13 GMT ]
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Floyd Mayweather pulls up to work in $4.8 million hypercar
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:12:39 GMT ]
When your nickname is "Money," turning up to work in a $4.8 million car represents just another day in the office.








Science and religion fight over Hawaii's highest point
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:12:50 GMT ]
Rising more than 6 miles from the seabed floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest summit in the world.








5 things to know about the next iPhone
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:39:15 GMT ]









Friday, August 28, 2015

Get a Magazine of Your Own iPhone Photos With 'Recently'
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:44:40 GMT ]
The maker of a new iPhone app hopes users will pay $8.99 a month for a monthly magazine made with images from their own camera roll.









LG's Rolly Keyboard Rolls Up Into a Pocketable Stick
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:56:51 GMT ]
LG's Rolly might be the most portable Bluetooth keyboard yet.









Nielsen Tracking Nearly 1,000 Shows on Netflix, Others
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:08:51 GMT ]
Nielsen is expanding on its TV ratings by giving studios detailed statistics on nearly 1,000 shows streaming on services like Netflix.









1 Billion People Used Facebook in One Day
[ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:22:43 GMT ]
Mark Zuckerberg took to (what else?) Facebook to announce that the previous day set a record for the social network: a billion users in one day.









#BuyPens: How Sad Tweet Raised $45K for This Dad
[ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:07:44 GMT ]
A picture of a refugee selling pens on the street while carrying his sleeping daughter triggered an online campaign that has already raised $45,000.