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Your oldest, most outdated device
Some of the best technology writers in the world spill the beans on the most outdated gadgets they still own More »Your oldest, most outdated device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?
Gimme shelter
Apple's latest tax dodge is yet another chink in its once-shining armor, Virginia Heffernan says 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
MOOC University
Georgia Tech will soon offer a Master's degree in Computer Science that … More »MOOC University
GameStop results beat as mobile sales rise
(Reuters) - Video games retailer GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that its strategy of More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoHP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold
By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg More »
Reuters - 8 hrs agoE-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor soars in debut
By Alistair Barr and Tanya Agrawal (Reuters) - ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared as much as 39 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet More »
Reuters - 1 hr 6 mins agoSoftBank would add 'security director' to Sprint board
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government More »
Reuters - 5 hrs agoHuawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G More »
Reuters - 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 - 4 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 - 5 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 - 20 hrs agoGoogle Maps Gets a 'Face-Lift'
What happens when you combine Google Maps with facial recognition software? You get Google Faces – a search tool that scans the earth's surface, finding More »
LiveScience.com - 21 hrs agoSpeed 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
NASA 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 - 1 hr 29 mins 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 - 2 hrs 53 mins 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 - 3 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 - 4 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 6 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 - 6 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 - 16 hrs agoTesla Is First Green Tech Company to Pay Back Its Department of Energy Loan
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The Atlantic Wire - 19 hrs agoA 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 - 20 hrs agoWhat Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
For the latest goings-ons inside Google's not-so-secret "secret" X lab, Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone spent some time there, giving us a peak at the More »
The Atlantic Wire - 21 hrs agoHow Do You Pronounce 'GIF' Anyway?
“It’s pronounced ‘JIF,’ not ‘GIF.’” Those are the words of GIF creator Steve Wilhite, who finally settled the pronunciation debate Tuesday night as he More »
ABC News Blogs - 22 hrs ago
Microsoft 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 - 43 mins 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 - 15 hrs agoXbox 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 - 21 hrs agoThe 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 - 23 hrs agoThe 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 - 23 hrs agoFirst Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? More »
AP - 23 hrs agoXbox 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, 2013Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
By Bill Rigby and Malathi Nayak REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight More »
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013With the Xbox One, Microsoft’s vision for conquering the living room takes shape
It’s taken a while, but Microsoft’s big plan for conquering consumers’ living rooms is now finally coming together. For years, major tech companies have More »
BGR.com - Tue, May 21, 2013
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's More »
AP - 14 mins agoWall St. dips as data, HP offset stimulus fears
By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday, recovering from session lows as encouraging domestic economic data and a rally in More »
Reuters - 17 mins 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 - 43 mins agoEU pledges 5 billion euros funding for electronics research
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in More »
Reuters - 58 mins agoHow the White Tiger Got His Coat
The strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a new study finds. More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 17 mins agoWhy does the iPhone 5 cost so much to repair?
Take your iPhone 5 to Apple with a broken display and the company will charge as much as $229 to swap it out. As MarketWatch notes, that’s a pretty steep More »
BGR.com - 1 hr 18 mins 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 - 1 hr 27 mins 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 - 1 hr 29 mins agoEurope Opens New Asteroid-Hunting Center
Europe has a new hub that will help coordinate scientists' efforts to detect and track potentially dangerous asteroids. More »
SPACE.com - 1 hr 29 mins agoSimple Vision Test Predicts IQ
A simple visual test is surprisingly accurate at predicting IQ, according to new research. More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 31 mins agoWindows Phone and BlackBerry 10 still don’t offer apps people want
If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and More »
BGR.com - 1 hr 43 mins agoMoore Tornado Damage Revealed in Google Maps Image
A satellite image available via Google Maps shows the path that a deadly tornado took as it tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday (May 20) and the scar it More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 47 mins agoStephen Hawking Gets Superhero Treatment in New Comic
Living legend Stephen Hawking has already achieved superhero status in the eyes of many science geeks, and now his ideas are being honored in comic book More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 54 mins agoGlow-in-the-Dark Cockroach Among Top 10 New Species
A glowing cockroach, a monkey with a blue behind and a meat-eating sponge snagged spots on a list of top 10 new species named in 2012, scientists More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 56 mins agoGoogle Glass: Not just for nerds
Google Glass is a big deal. It marks the beginning of the next paradigm in consumer electronics, where intelligent wearable gadgets will take the place of More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 18 mins ago
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's More »
AP - 14 mins 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 - 43 mins 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 - 1 hr 27 mins agoWindows Phone and BlackBerry 10 still don’t offer apps people want
If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and More »
BGR.com - 1 hr 43 mins agoMoore Tornado Damage Revealed in Google Maps Image
A satellite image available via Google Maps shows the path that a deadly tornado took as it tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday (May 20) and the scar it More »
LiveScience.com - 1 hr 47 mins agoGoogle Glass: Not just for nerds
Google Glass is a big deal. It marks the beginning of the next paradigm in consumer electronics, where intelligent wearable gadgets will take the place of More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 18 mins agoDon’t expect Google Fiber to come to your town anytime soon
Google Fiber has taken the United States, and the world, by storm. Google is looking to shake things up with extremely fast Internet speeds available at More »
BGR.com - 2 hrs 53 mins agoGameStop results beat as mobile sales rise
(Reuters) - Video games retailer GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that its strategy of More »
Reuters - 3 hrs agoVideo: Microsoft takes a page from Samsung’s Apple-bashing playbook in new ad
Samsung’s smartphone commercials didn’t really begin to generate any buzz until the company took aim at Apple and started to mock its products and users. More »
BGR.com - 3 hrs agoRI House delays vote on social media privacy bill
Rhode Island lawmakers have put off a vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's More »
AP - 3 hrs agoMore signs of imminent doom for ‘Facebook phone’: U.K. launch canceled
BGR exclusively reported last week that HTC’s First, also known as the “Facebook phone,” will soon be discontinued at AT&T. Sales during the phone’s first More »
BGR.com - 4 hrs agoIt’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is the fastest-selling Android phone ever
We all expected Samsung to reach its goal of selling 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones into distribution channels within the phone’s first month of More »
BGR.com - 4 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 - 5 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 - 5 hrs agoChina's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and More »
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