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Your oldest, most outdated device
Some of the best technology writers in the world spill the beans on the most outdated gadgets they still own More »Your oldest, most outdated device
Netflix, what are you?
Netflix goes back to the basics, explaining what video streaming is, and how it works More »Netflix, what are you?
Halo creator teases new game
Watch a video of the new Halo right here More »Halo creator teases new game
Gimme shelter
Apple's latest tax dodge is yet another chink in its once-shining armor, … More »Gimme shelter
One slice of pepperoni, hold the space waste
NASA funds 3D pizza printer, so astronauts may one day enjoy a slice of … More »One slice of pepperoni, hold the space waste
Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start
By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government More »
Reuters - 6 hrs agoJudge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoHulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 34 mins agoIcahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid
By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset More »
Reuters - 5 hrs agoFitbit Flex vs. Jawbone Up: The Battle of the Fitness Bracelets
Which Fitness Tracker Should You Put on Your Wrist? More »
Good Morning America - 5 hrs ago3D Printers Demonstrate Rapid Robot Evolution
NEW YORK — Robots are simply more efficient than humans at certain tasks. They already excel at building cars, exploring distant planets and hunting for More »
LiveScience.com - 13 hrs agoCan We Protect Against the Next Moore Tornado?
The scenes of devastation in Moore, Okla., after a possibly 2-mile-wide tornado tore apart schools and homes on Monday (May 20) led to an inevitable More »
LiveScience.com - 14 hrs agoBaby's Life Saved with 3D Printing
When April and Bryan Gionfriddo brought home their newborn son, Kaiba, in October 2011, he seemed like a healthy baby. But one night, when the family was More »
LiveScience.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Speed Dating? Watch Your Mouth
Communications Plays Big Role in 'Clicking,' Study Concludes More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013Members of Congress Ask Google to Respond to a List of Glass Privacy Concerns
Eight Members of Congress Wants Google to Answer Questions about Google Glass Privacy Issues More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013'Smart Rifle' Begins Shipping to Gun Owners This Week
A Texas startup has developed a “smart rifle”that barely needs to be aimed. The maker of the gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that “even a More »
ABC News - Fri, May 17, 2013Microsoft Adds Google Chat Support to Outlook.com in Hopes of Winning Over Gmail Users
You Can Now Chat with Your Google Contacts in Microsoft's Email App More »
ABC News - Tue, May 14, 2013What's in a Number? New Carbon Dioxide Level Unseen in Human History
On Thursday, CO2 in the atmosphere surpassed a new milestone. More »
ABC News - Fri, May 10, 2013Flexible Armor: Mysterious Seahorse Astounds Scientists
Its Ability to Withstand Powerful Forces Could Lead to New Innovations in Engineering More »
ABC News - Fri, May 10, 2013
Sabrina Brady Wins 'Doodle 4 Google' Contest with Heartfelt Reunion Drawing
The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all More »
ABC News Blogs - 2 hrs 12 mins agoChina Media Claim Private Mars Colony Mission Is a Scam
Some people may find it hard to believe that a private mission will succeed in landing four astronauts on Mars in 2023, but several state-run media More »
SPACE.com - 5 hrs agoTwitter Is What You Make It, Ashton
Doesn't Ashton Kutcher know what happens to people who complain about how terrible Twitter has gotten since the good old days? They're shamed with the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 5 hrs agoNASA Unveils Space Apps Contest Champions
An interplanetary weather app, a spot-the-space-station tool, and a Mars greenhouse concept are among the winners of the 2013 International Space Apps More »
SPACE.com - 10 hrs agoFive Best Thursday Columns
Maria Bustillos at The New Yorker on small-scale surveillance "The real surprise to me about the Department of Justice's secret snooping on Associated More »
The Atlantic Wire - 11 hrs agoCleared of Charges of Setting Off a School Explosion, Florida Honor Student Heads to Space Camp
Honor Student Was Arrested and Suspended for Igniting a Chemical Explosion More »
ABC News - 12 hrs agoNearly Free Electric Car Leases in a State Near You?
Accustomed to their gas-guzzling companions, many Americans are hesitant to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. But dealers and government incentives are More »
ABC News Blogs - 13 hrs agoHow Apple's tricky accounting could spark global tax reform
World leaders unite after learning how Apple avoided paying taxes on $74 billion in profits More »
The Week - 13 hrs agoGlobal Stocks Plunge After Japan Selloff
Morning Business Memo… Wall Street may be in for a wild ride today after a sharp retreat for stocks in Japan. US stock futures dropped after the Nikkei More »
ABC News Blogs - 14 hrs agoApple’s iWatch reportedly won’t launch until late next year
Apple’s had previously been rumored to be reading its “iWatch” smart watch for a late 2013 launch, however a new report suggests the device won’t launch More »
BGR.com - 14 hrs agoChina Space Program Ramping Up Capabilities, Pentagon Says
China’s growing space prowess shows no signs of slowing, the U.S. Department of Defense said in its annual report to Congress on military and security More »
SPACE.com - 15 hrs agoPrivate Mars Colony Is No Place for Children (Yet)
LONG BEACH, Calif. —The leader of a private effort to colonize Mars hopes the Red Planet's first few pioneers don't bring children into the world there. More »
SPACE.com - 15 hrs agoVermont puts foot down on patent troll that targeted charities
Earlier this year we learned about a patent holding firm that came up with a novel way of making money by threatening to sue small businesses that More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Tesla Is First Green Tech Company to Pay Back Its Department of Energy Loan
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The Atlantic Wire - Wed, May 22, 2013A world without wires: LTE will cover the majority of the world by 2018
As people continue to look for ways to “cut the cord” and move away from traditional cable services, right now they largely have no choice but to continue More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013
Video: Halo creator teases ‘Destiny’ for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game developer Bungie has teamed up with Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito to release another teaser trailer for its More »
BGR.com - 8 hrs agoGameStop says 2013 outlook improved after Xbox One news
By Chandni Doulatramani and Malathi Nayak (Reuters) - GameStop Corp raised the lower end of its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday after beating More »
Reuters - 8 hrs agoMicrosoft working on integrating Windows Phone with Xbox One
Microsoft is working on some important features for Windows Phone that could help it become more than an also-ran. Microsoft senior marketing manager Greg More »
BGR.com - 9 hrs agoMicrosoft confirms indie developers can’t self-publish games on Xbox One
Independent game developers who are excited about selling new games on the Xbox One got some bad news on Wednesday. Microsoft confirmed to ShackNews that More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox One supports Ultra HD 4K gaming
New details continue to trickle out following Microsoft’s Xbox One unveiling. Some new tidbits answer burning questions and some simply raise new More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013The Xbox One likely won’t be a cable killer
Microsoft is trying to differentiate the Xbox One from rival consoles by giving it several key set-top box features for television sets but that doesn’t More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight More »
AP - Wed, May 22, 2013First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? More »
AP - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Some things you take for granted, like the fact that in Star Trek, there’s a computer that’s always listening, always observing, always standing More »
Time.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: PS4 wins on specs
With the first round of announcements behind us, the only thing that’s clear in the inevitable and perpetual Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 battle is that More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013LIVE CHAT with Xbox exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson!
Got questions about the new Xbox? Ask Xbox Exec Larry Hryb aka Major Nelson anything you want at 4PM! More »
Yahoo! News - Wed, May 22, 2013Video game maker Atari seeks court approval for sale of assets
(Reuters) - Video game maker Atari Inc is seeking court approval for the sale of all its assets as it works its way out of bankruptcy protection. The More »
Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013Xbox One game sales and used game policies: What we know
Sony might not have revealed its console hardware during the PlayStation 4 unveiling, but at least we walked away with a pretty good idea of how buying More »
BGR.com - Wed, May 22, 2013Is the Xbox One the smart TV we've all been waiting for?
Several tech critics are skeptical More »
The Week - Wed, May 22, 2013Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. More »
AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
Amazon brings the Kindle Fire HD to more than 170 countries, expands Appstore to nearly 200 countries
Amazon on Thursday announced expanded availability of its Kindle Fire HD tablet lineup. Both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch models are now available for preorder More »
BGR.com - 34 mins agoMicrosoft’s Kinect comes to Windows next year
With all the emphasis that Microsoft is giving to its redesigned Kinect sensor as a key feature of the Xbox One, it’s not surprising that the company More »
BGR.com - 1 hr 35 mins agoSalesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 4 mins agoNokia’s 41-megapixel Lumia rumored for July launch
A new report suggests that Nokia is preparing to launch its 41-megapixel Lumia smartphone, codenamed EOS, this coming summer. According to MobileGeeks, More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 34 mins agoObama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global More »
Reuters - 2 hrs 59 mins agoBattle-Bruised King Richard III Buried in Hasty Grave
The body of King Richard III was buried in great haste, a new study finds — perhaps because the medieval monarch's corpse had been out for three days in More »
LiveScience.com - 3 hrs agoJudge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoDestination Moon: Private Spaceflight Companies Eye Lunar Bases
Human exploration of deep space is looking more and more like a tag-team affair, with NASA jetting off to asteroids and Mars while the private sector sets More »
SPACE.com - 3 hrs agoVideo: Microsoft bashes iPad’s multitasking ability in latest commercial
Microsoft has released a second advertisement targeting Apple and its popular iPad this week. The company compares the iPad to an ASUS VivoTab RT, noting More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs agoPandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with More »
AP - 4 hrs agoHurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. More »
AP - 4 hrs agoChina Media Claim Private Mars Colony Mission Is a Scam
Some people may find it hard to believe that a private mission will succeed in landing four astronauts on Mars in 2023, but several state-run media More »
SPACE.com - 5 hrs agoNext-gen iPad will likely launch after iPhone 5S, feature iPhone 5-style rear mic
In addition to scoring rumors about the low-cost iPhone on Thursday, Japanese blog Macotakara also published the latest news on the fifth-generation iPad, More »
BGR.com - 5 hrs agoHubble Telescope Reveals True 3D Shape of Ring Nebula (Photos)
The iconic Ring Nebula may seem like just a stunning circle of wispy interstellar gas, but new images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal it to be more More »
SPACE.com - 5 hrs ago
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report
(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, More »
Reuters - 1 hr 27 mins agoMicrosoft’s Kinect comes to Windows next year
With all the emphasis that Microsoft is giving to its redesigned Kinect sensor as a key feature of the Xbox One, it’s not surprising that the company More »
BGR.com - 1 hr 35 mins agoGoogle faces new federal antitrust probe: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, More »
Reuters - 1 hr 40 mins agoIs Google Street View the New Nature Documentary?
Google announced Thursday that they've taken their Street View cameras on a hiking trip around the Galapagos islands — above ground, and under water. This More »
The Atlantic Wire - 2 hrs 21 mins agoNokia’s 41-megapixel Lumia rumored for July launch
A new report suggests that Nokia is preparing to launch its 41-megapixel Lumia smartphone, codenamed EOS, this coming summer. According to MobileGeeks, More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 34 mins agoRIAA stamps its feet again, demands Google improve anti-piracy efforts
Shocking as it may seem, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) still isn’t happy with Google’s efforts to stamp out piracy. On its official More »
BGR.com - 3 hrs agoJudge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoVideo: Microsoft bashes iPad’s multitasking ability in latest commercial
Microsoft has released a second advertisement targeting Apple and its popular iPad this week. The company compares the iPad to an ASUS VivoTab RT, noting More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs agoTwitter Is What You Make It, Ashton
Doesn't Ashton Kutcher know what happens to people who complain about how terrible Twitter has gotten since the good old days? They're shamed with the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 5 hrs agoApple to reportedly start production for cheaper iPhone in July
A new report suggests that Apple is preparing to begin testing its long-rumored low-cost iPhone sometime next month. According to Japanese website More »
BGR.com - 6 hrs agoTwitter Ads to Read Your Mind Because Twitter's Stealing Your Email Address
Learning a lesson from Facebook, Twitter has realized that the more it knows about us, the more valuable its ads can be, which is why it's working on a More »
The Atlantic Wire - 6 hrs agoApple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start
By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government More »
Reuters - 6 hrs agoBlackBerry, Nokia, Apple could be hurt by flood of ‘good enough’ Android phones
While strong early sales for the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One have been making news lately, the real story for Android may be how well it does with More »
BGR.com - 7 hrs agoWindows 8 sends Microsoft’s customer satisfaction down to Vista levels
Despite racking up respectable license sales, Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system has done little to help struggling PC makers regain their More »
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