Saturday, November 30, 2013

3D printers find a home in Hollywood, cranking out props

Internet of Things means gadgets chatter more than us

FBI warns: 'tis the season for online shopping scams

Berners-Lee blasts surveillance as a threat to democracy

Tablets will rule 2014, analysts say, but vendors will battle

Brisk holiday shopping expected, much of it mobile

Malware ransom drops to keep pace with Bitcoin price surge

Friday, November 29, 2013

Google Nexus phones vulnerable to denial-of-service attack via Flash SMS messages

Tackk review: Out of beta, still an excellent way to create simple websites

Review: Apricorn's Aegis 3.0 portable drive offers an SSD option for better performance

Black Friday free-phone offers: Are the deals real?

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Amazon's Kindle Fire still a minor player in China's tablet market

Encrypted social network vies for disgruntled WhatsApp, Facebook users

US Army settles unlicensed software claim for $50 million

Hot Black Friday Deals 2013

New Windows privilege escalation flaw exploited in active attacks

New Creative Commons license gives users more flexibility

Authors and artists seeking to release works under a Creative Commons license now have more flexibility and choice when they want to share their works, Creative Commons said Thursday.

Google's privacy policy violates Dutch data protection law, Dutch DPA says

10 Black Friday HDTV and camera deals not to be missed

Our finds for Black Friday include a 4K HDTV, DSLR camera bargains from major makers, and clutch of HDTVs at great prices.

New Creative Commons license gives users more flexibility

How to create an exciting, artificial-looking photo

Nokia targets low-end Android competitors with two new Asha smartphones

Don’t waste Black Friday pining for Cyber Monday

10 intriguing Black Friday tablet deals

A quiet social network makes China happy in recent crackdown

Google Hangouts infringes trademark, says US company Hanginout

All the movies fit to gobble: Your streaming Thanksgiving marathon

Because pumpkin pie tastes better topped with a big ol' dollop of Netflix and Hulu Plus.

15 Black Friday doorbuster tech deals that are worth the money

Not every Black Friday tech sale is worth it. Here are the ones that are.

10 Black Friday laptop deals that pass the crap test

Make money via online rebate sites while shopping for Black Friday deals

Ericsson under investigation by India's antitrust agency over standard patents

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Apple sued for patent infringement by DSS

Steam Autumn Sale kicks off with massive discounts on great PC games

Dell C2665dnf Color Multifunction Printer review: It's fast and easy to use, but oh, those toner prices

Flash startup Pure Storage fights EMC in trade-secrets battle

Worm targets Linux PCs and embedded devices

Toshiba offers to buy failed SSD maker OCZ

Google, Amazon reveal their secrets of scalability

Prijector promises to cut the cable in the conference room

The price of one bitcoin surpasses $1,000 on Mt. Gox

Don't let scammers turn Black Friday and Cyber Monday into Regretful Tuesday

Laptop, tablet prices to reach lows during year-end holiday season

Microsoft launches Xbox Video website without crucial feature

The browser-based version of Xbox Video is now live, but Microsoft's using it to herd you towards Windows 8 and the Xbox One.

Why mobile and cloud will converge to become Mobile Cloud

Microsoft launches Xbox Video website without crucial feature

DOJ right not to prosecute Assange, say press freedom advocates

EU official says US data-sharing deals functioning well, but will be kept under scrutiny

Do your homework before buying a new smartphone this Black Friday

SaneBox email filtering now offered in Boxer iOS app

Judge rules HP, Whitman must defend shareholder suit over Autonomy acquisition

Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games

Economist Steve Levitt posits a fascinating theory on why the crime rate has plummeted over the past two decades.

Nokia expands low-end push with Lumia 525

EU will not track terrorists' financial data due to data security concerns

Minecraft's Notch revealed in behind-the-scenes tale

Mobile ad library InMobi opens security holes in Android apps, researchers say

EU will not suspend safe harbor data privacy agreement with the US

Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rules

Box acquires technology to let admins keep better track of content

TeamViewer 9 review: Remote control software adds several very handy new features

HP Z230 Tower Workstation review: This business desktop delivers power and flexibility

From Netscape to Napster: Whatever happened to yesterday's giants?

Lenovo IdeaCentre Flex 14 review: A consumer-oriented convertible laptop

Tripp-Lite TLP606DMUSB review: This surge suppressor clamps to your desk

How to use a cloud camera to secure your home during holiday travel

While you're away, the thieves might play. Here's how to catch them.

Black Friday doorbuster deals: The TVs, phones, and PCs that aren't total ripoffs

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

UN panel passes draft resolution on privacy threats in the digital age

Link between 'Satoshi' bitcoin account and the Silk Road dissolves

BlackBerry increases Android app support

Symantec to shut down Backup Exec.cloud

Sonar X3's third fix is the charm

Google brings automatic voice search to computers running Chrome

Apple's new Mac Pro signals commitment to professional computing

HP ends tough year on a high note

Acer's $300 C270P Chromebook is a touchscreen laptop for the 99 percent

Google maps airports, train and subway stations with Street View update

Handheld scanner makes it easy to print your own 3D bust

OneNote Windows Store app adds Share charm integration, camera scanning

The weakest link: How the NSA may have hacked Google and Yahoo

Oops -- YouTube's new commenting system actually increased spam

BitTorrent bundles Lady Gaga for Artpop promo

BitTorrent's first video series with Vice goes behind the scenes of Lady Gaga's new song.

EU one step closer to simplifying music licensing for streaming services

EFF: FBI should release surveillance justification document

Surface usage continues to climb, no thanks to Surface 2

Trojan program 'Neverquest' a new threat to online banking users, researchers say

VMware adds more scale to Virtual SAN beta

Finger-friendly laptops aren't touching a chord with notebook buyers

Google hit with privacy complaints in 14 EU countries

How Lenovo Plans to Crack the Server Market

First look at a Steam Machine: iBuyPower's PC has solid specs, Xbox-like price tag

Black Friday: The truth about its dubious deals

Roccat Ryos MK Pro review: Spoilt for choice

11 tech products we couldn't live without

How to reset the Wi-Fi password at your parents’ house on your holiday travels

Judge refuses to stay Apple-Samsung lawsuit pending patent review

Monday, November 25, 2013

Crimeware kit includes Bitcoin, Litecoin miner module

'Blackshades' malware still being sold, Symantec says

Can a celebrity news team help revive Yahoo?

How to keep your mobile devices safe this holiday season

Many thousands of smartphones and tablets will be lost this year. These tips, tricks, and apps will help your gadgets make it safely into the new year.

Salesforce.com will do 'full review' of hackathon after controversy, Benioff says

Poor security on Obamacare site could sacrifice private info

Pre-Black Friday Deals: Dell XPS 8700, HP monitors, More

BlackBerry shakeup claims operating, marketing and financial chiefs

HealthCare.gov experiences another outage

D-Wave pitches quantum co-acceleration to supercomputing set

Microsoft admits disk drive glitch is killing some Xbox One consoles

China launches monopoly probe against Qualcomm

Cuter than Cute: Line Messaging App Tops 300 Million Users

Microsoft exec: "We are not going to have three" Windows platforms

Another Apple supplier faces criticism over labor conditions in China

Nokia lays groundwork for next-generation virtualized mobile networks

How to change your email address without losing your friends

How to switch from iPhone to Android in 4 easy steps, courtesy of Google's chairman

NSA reportedly compromised more than 50,000 networks worldwide

Samsung updates Galaxy Grand smartphone with HD screen, quad-core processor

WD's Black2 SSD/HDD combo drive promises to solve the capacity-versus-speed storage conundrum

Launch8 review: Add a dock to the Windows Start screen

Task masters: 5 apps that tackle your to-do list

The absurdly simple guide to backing up your PC

Printer buying guide: How to find the best model for your home or office

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense

Did Satoshi Nakamoto transfer 1,000 bitcoins to the Silk Road?

Setting usage boundaries for work, play remains a challenge

Social media use climbs; one-fifth of the world joins in

CryptoLocker gang teams with botnet-builders on ransomware

Privacy International begins tracking surveillance industry

DDR4 memory won't show up in PCs, tablets until 2015

Verizon readies cloud systems to support 'Internet of Things'

Stuxnet worm analyzed as world's first true cyber-weapon

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Customer-tracking tactics move to brick and mortar

Security experts praise Google's tougher encryption

Deals revealed for Surface, Windows 8 laptop holiday sales

Taking pay for links means you may be gambling with Google

Google quietly, selectively builds speedy Internet access

Intel, NXP team on computers that take wireless transactions

Android, Bitcoin top malware targets, McAfee reports

Teens are still poking around on Facebook, COO Sandberg says

Friday, November 22, 2013

Microsoft sells 1 million Xbox One consoles on launch day

FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage

The FCC is scheduled to discuss the subject at its next public meeting on Dec. 12. If the agency adopts the rule, it will be up to airlines to install the onboard cells and decide the usage parameters.

FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage

Bitcoin gets new friends, but still a bit player

Clap along to Happy, Pharrell Williams’ 24-hour long interactive music video

Betcha can’t watch it just once.

Party poopers: Turntable pulling the plug on Turntable.fm

The impromptu-DJ service will have one final hurrah on December 2nd.

John Carmack abandons Id Software entirely to focus on the Oculus Rift

After 22 years, John Carmack has finally left the halls of Doom and Quake for greener, stereoscopic pastures.

Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping

Wall Street Beat: Intel disappoints, Salesforce excites at analyst, partner events

HealthCare.gov to double capacity by end of month

California sues SAP over failed payroll software project

HP to ship $89 Android tablet with Intel chip

Chinese hackers spying on American cloud

Fly to space with digital dollars: Virgin Galactic now accepts Bitcoins

Stop wasting your bitcoin on hitmen and fly to space instead. Sir Richard Branson announced Friday customers can now pay for Virgin Galactic spaceflights in bitcoin.

Microsoft adds load balancing as Azure availability stutters

Wireless charging pads for Google Nexus devices now available

Privacy groups call on UN to condemn surveillance

Bugs and Fixes: Apple's iOS 7.04 ships hot on the heels of 7.03

Motorola looks to 3D printing for user-customized smartphones

Google Apps admins get more control over Hangouts

China blamed for roadblock in IT tariff talks

Holiday travel tips: How to keep your data safe and accessible while traveling

AdBlock Plus erases YouTube's clutter and contentious Google+ comments

Survey: Most Europeans fear cybercrime but fewer take security measures

Eat my screamin' streamin' dust: 2015 Audi A3 will be first car ever with 4G LTE

With up to 100Mbps throughput, the A3 will load infotainment services faster and let up to 8 people connect to the Internet at the same time.

Microsoft's Xbox One launch: Everything you need to know

Pirate Bay co-founder will be extradited to Denmark

Google readies Chromecast developer push

LG smart TVs share data about users' files and viewing habits with the company

Google rival says proposal to avoid an EU antitrust fine make matters worse

Another Samsung 3G patent likely to be invalid, German court says

TAudioConverter review: Put a nice face on open-source audio transcoding

Mavericks Dictation vs. Dragon Dictate: How good is OS X's built-in tool?

OS X Mavericks boasts a much improved built-in dictation tool. But how improved is it, really? David Sparks pits it against the established Mac transcription champ, Dragon Dictate.

Privacy groups urge UN to adopt digital surveillance resolution

11 PC game sequels that put the originals to shame

Windows 8 buying guide: How to buy the best laptop, desktop, tablet, or hybrid

Foxconn invests US$40 million in Pennsylvania to tap research, talent

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Nokia runs into hurdles over transfer of India factory to Microsoft

Browser extension creates 'disposable' data for privacy

Silk Road defendant deemed flight risk, denied bail

SC13: Elevation plays a role in memory error rates

FCC proposes to allow mid-flight phone calls, ruining air travel for everyone

Soon, being stuck in a middle seat may be the least of your inconveniences, as your fellow passengers gab ceaselessly on their smartphones.

Apple issues firmware update for 802.11ac-equiped AirPort base stations

Apple on Thursday released firmware update 7.7.2 for both the new AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule that support the 802.11ac protocol.

Intel updates Atom road map, announces chips for tablets, smartphones

Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins

FCC proposes allowing in-flight cellular use on airplanes

Samsung must pay $290 million to Apple in patent case

How to find everything in Windows 8.1

Funny-looking and freaky-fast: Hands-on with the BMW i3 all-electric car

The BMW i3 drives like a sports car, brakes for you, and tells you when to re-charge.

SC13: GPUs would make terrific network monitors

Intel expands contract manufacturing

HTC One max launches on Verizon, attacking the high-end

Cybercrime forum advertises financial malware that uses stealthy I2P communications

Tablets with 64-bit Android, Intel Bay Trail chips coming next year

Fingers-on: Snapkeys Q4 is a QWERTY keyboard with only 4 buttons

'Encrypt everything:' Google's answer to government surveillance is catching on

SkyDrive now auto-uploads photos from iOS devices

Company settles charges it billed mobile users for unwanted services

Google Chrome experiment takes you on a stunning tour of Tolkien's Middle-earth

How to make room on your Windows partition

Pinterest tackles mapping with Place Pins

Pinterest is tweaking its service to make it easier for users to plan trips and locate content with location-based pins

House panel approves bill targeting patent trolls

Microsoft Store now selling snarky anti-Google 'Scroogled' mugs and T-shirts

Trojan program steals log-in credentials, other sensitive data from SAP client applications

Southwest becomes first airline to offer gate-to-gate Wi-Fi

Acer's funky R7 laptop gets the Haswell treatment and active stylus support

Nokia updates Asha 501, adds WhatsApp and VoIP

Sierra Wireless files complaints about Nokia's patent licensing

How to find free Wi-Fi during your holiday travels

Acer's next CEO abruptly resigns as founder Shih takes helm

Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season

Lumia 1520 review: A really, really big Windows Phone

It's hard to say anything else about this phone. If you could see it right now, that's all you'd be thinking about, too.

Xbox One: Exploring its synergies in the Microsoft ecosystem

Apple opposes Samsung's plea to stay damages retrial

Ultrabook Buying Guide 2013: How to find the right Ultrabook

HP Chromebook 14 review: It's bigger and better than most other Chromebooks

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Carriers say smartphone 'kill switch' attractive to hackers

Nokia Lumia 2520 review: Meet Microsoft's new candy-coated, anti-Surface tablet

Pinterest tackles mapping with new Place Pins product

Worm targeting Apache Tomcat servers, possibly for DDoS

Qualcomm tackling faster LTE, but how fast is up for debate

Salesforce.com says developer base almost doubled in a year

Mining companies caught flat-footed by cyberattacks

Google building fiber networks in Africa through Project Link

Google makes end run around ISIS with new Google Wallet debit card

Remember when the carriers wouldn't allow Google Wallet on their phones? Since Google has already set up a payments infrastructure, it may as well use it for something.

Carriers slammed for rejecting smartphone 'kill switch'

In iCourt, a single piece of paper means excitement

Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early '14

SC13: Top500 shows growing inequality in supercomputing power

Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets

Roll up those sleeves, we’re digging in to Farming Simulator 2014

The premiere farming simulator arrives on iOS.

Pre-Black Friday Deals: 20% off Dell Inspiron 17, Envy 23”, More

Adobe expands Photoshop Photography Program to everyone

For $10 per month you too can subscribe to both Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5, until December 2.

The end of an era: Winamp's shutting down

Study: Slurs still litter social websites, but such language is increasingly unacceptable

Google kills Magazines and Currents so that Newsstand may live

The new app is Mountain View's attempt to make buying digital magazine subscriptions more of a thing than it is.

Micron challenges conventional computer architecture with new chip

Google integrates Apps Marketplace with the suite's admin console

Mobile carriers want your phone vulnerable to theft

Instagram -- finally -- debuts on Windows phones

Users can now download the app from the Windows Phone Store.

Instagram, finally, debuts on Windows phones

Swedish police, service providers on collision course over direct access to user data

New OpenSUSE embraces 64-bit ARM

ICANN leaders push for broad-based Internet governance

China drags out international talks on ICT tariffs

EU Parliament approves €7 billion to complete GPS projects

Bitcasa's jacks unlimited storage plan pricing tenfold

Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records from online dating network Cupid Media

Hands-on with Firefox's revamped 'Australis' interface

Qualcomm bringing 4K video to mobile devices with new Snapdragon chip

LG G Pad review: an Android tablet that's all beauty, no brains

It's got some speedy innards and a fantastic-looking display, but there's not much here that would make you choose this over any other Android tablet.

GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attack results in compromised accounts

Eight-core smartphone chips could become mainstream in China with new MediaTek processor

Berlin court rules Google privacy policy violates data protection law

Data centers play fast and loose with reliability credentials

How to live large on every battery charge

Ooma Office review: This VoIP-based phone system makes small businesses seem big

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

US senators challenge in court NSA claim that dragnet surveillance is required

PlayStation 4 review: Sony's best console yet is off to a shaky start

Xbox One review: For gamers, yes, but you'll like it too

Russia's Mail.ru jumps into crowded US messaging, games market

Wikipedia asks editing services firm to stop changes to Wikipedia

Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach

NetApp updates flash, hybrid dedicated storage arrays

You can't patent sexy: The Apple-Samsung trial told in tweets

Online gaming company settles complaint over secret bitcoin mining

Get ready for the 'Internet of customers,' Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says

Microsoft releases SmartGlass Xbox One app for Android, iOS, Windows

Court shuts down online business listing operation

Samsung denied mistrial on racial bias claim in Apple case

New Gadget Provides Mobile Wi-Fi and Portable Power in One Device

Cray brings Hadoop to supercomputing

Jawbone UP24 review: Best fitness tracker for horophiles

Finally: Jawbone adds Bluetooth syncing to its simple, understated wrist band.

Apple's $380 million case against Samsung goes to jury

Jurors will now decide how much Samsung must pay Apple for infringing on several patents with its smartphones.

Apple's $380M case against Samsung goes to jury

In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting

Clockwise Podcast: Tablets, office suites, and gaming consoles

What Apple might do with the technology behind Kinect, choosing a tablet over a laptop, the office-software yard sale, and the relevance of new gaming consoles. Dan Moren and Jason Snell are joined by Dan Miller and Armando Rodriguez.

Samsung woos developers with promise of converged living rooms

Samsung believes that more customized apps will help convince consumers to pick its smartphones, tablets, and TVs over competing products and create loyalty.

LinkedIn gives businesses more ways to publish content with 'showcase' pages

Samsung woos developers with promise of converged living rooms

Microsoft delays Twitch TV game broadcasting on Xbox One until 2014

Google strengthens its SSL configuration against possible attacks

Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited

Nifty Office Remote app for Windows Phone renders PowerPoint clickers obsolete

Intel rushes to exascale with redesigned supercomputing chip

Nokia shareholders approve sale of smartphones to Microsoft

EU Parliament could block data sharing with the US

So much for that: Twitter ends DM experiment

The social networking platform has removed an option to let followers send you direct messages without a follow-back.

Galaxy Gear gets a custom ROM as Samsung talks up its smartwatch sales

The Galaxy Gear may or may not be selling well, depending on who you ask, but it'll a custom ROM for the smartwatch will definitely be available soon.

Toshiba says its new Kira Ultrabook packs a ridonkulous 22 hour battery life

'Selfie' strikes a pose as Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year

Valve to reveal its own virtual reality headset and Steam VR plans in January

China's ZTE wants to reach consumers directly with its Nubia smartphone brand

How to stretch your savings when shopping on tech deal websites

Travel tips: what you can't leave behind

Planning on traveling during the holidays? Then you'll need to decide which of your tech gadgets you need to bring along. Here's how to figure that out.

Declutter your PC for better security and more storage

13 highly productive Android apps that play nice with your PC

Our favorite launch titles for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Bought a new console? These are the only launch games worth paying attention to.

US Supreme Court declines to review NSA phone spying case

Monday, November 18, 2013

US agencies coming around cautiously to seeing benefits in virtual currencies

Salesforce.com and HP to offer 'Superpod' for large enterprises

Six more arrested in breathtaking $45 million ATM theft

Apple, Samsung rest case in multimillion-dollar patent fight

The two companies have been arguing in front of a jury for four days over the amount of money Samsung should pay to Apple for infringement of five of Apple's patents.

Google Books legal epic moves to appeals court

YouTube returns after a short, widely seen outage

Pre-Black Friday Deals: Dell Inspiron 11, 50% off iPhone 5S, S4, 4K TV, more

Attackers used known exploit to steal customer log-in credentials, vBulletin maker says

Sony working on eye tracking for future PlayStation 4s

Sony's Magic Lab reveals that it's working on eye tracking, with a peripheral that helps you shoot where you look.

US HHS: Many people will shop for insurance outside HealthCare.gov

Apple, Samsung rest case in multimillion-dollar patent fight

Anonymous spying on US government

Google, Facebook join white-spaces advocacy group

Apple's rumored PrimeSense buy may open Siri's eyes

China continues reign with top supercomputer

In the wake of NSA spying, Yahoo promises encryption everywhere

Afterlife of an MMO: Glitch's offbeat art enters public domain

Google to pay $17 million to states in Apple cookies case

Hackers actively exploiting JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers, researchers say

Purple WiFi lets businesses trade free wireless for valuable customer data

Qualcomm to ship Toq smartwatch for $349.99 on Dec. 2

Crazy ASRock motherboards support 6 graphics cards for hardcore Bitcoin mining

The little computer that could: Raspberry Pi passes 2 million mark

Skype, Microsoft cleared in Luxembourg NSA investigation

Some password managers are safer than others

NFL, MLB threaten to kill free broadcasts if Aereo keeps streaming live TV

The NFL and MLB are threatening to take their balls and go home if Aereo continues streaming broadcast TV without paying fees.

Tablet buying guide 2013: How to pick the right tablet

Google to warn users of 13,000 search terms associated with child pornography

Qualcomm's long-lasting TOQ smartwatch coming December 2 for $350

The TOQ plays nice with Android and lasts for days, but you'll need to act fast if you want one: Selling swathes of smartwatches isn't the goal for Qualcomm.

IBM looks past Watson, taps graphics chips to speed Power servers

Nvidia boosts supercomputing speed with Tesla K40 graphics chip

British spies reportedly monitor hotel bookings of diplomats around the world

Nokia’s Lumia 1520 is bigger than your average Windows Phone

You'll get distracted by its big size before noticing its thin chassis, stellar camera, and 1080p screen.

Hands-off: 2014 Infiniti Q50 can steer for long stretches without your help

With its new drive-by-wire technology, the Q50 can watch the lane markers and stay centered on the road better than you can.

Show, don't tell: 6 great tools for capturing, annotating, and sharing screenshots

How to work with iWork's new file formats

With the just-released 2013 versions of Numbers, Pages, and Keynote for the Mac and for iOS, Apple's made some serious changes in file formats, which could impact the way you work with those files. Ted Landau explains.

Hackers claim they used zero-day vulnerability to breach vBulletin support forum

Keep your laptop safe and secure while you travel

ZTE prepares to launch a smartwatch next year

Sony PlayStation 4 sales cross 1M units on first day

Smartphone buying guide 2013: Find the phone that's right for you

Laptop buying guide 2013: How to find the right notebook for you

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Scanner buying guide 2013: Find the right scanner for your needs

ICANN sets up 'coalition' to address new Internet governance challenges

Salesforce.com unveils Salesforce1 platform

China to tighten hold on Internet, citing worries about nation's stability

Derivatives trading company struck by hackers

'Arms dealers' supply malware for cyberattacks, research says

Apple amends dictionary definition after complaints

Apple appears to be amending at least one of its English dictionaries, after a 15-year-old student found one definitions of the word "gay" was offensive.

MiiPC offers parental tools to track Web-savvy kids online

LTE-Advanced tests in Europe push wireless speeds

Several European wireless operators have begun testing LTE-Advanced, which will offer speeds greater tahn 200Mbps.

3D-printed guns can explode, injure users, tests show

NSA spying challenges U.S. cloud providers, analyst says

Bluetooth, NFC groups partner to promote interoperability

Mobile malware reported riding on Google messaging service

Mobile botnets are on the rise and cybercriminals are using the Google Cloud Messaging service to distribute malware, a new report says.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Rolls-Royce weighs 3D printers to make jet engine parts

Facebook tests switch specs for Open Compute Project

Google begins work on six more solar power plants

Google plans to build solar power plants in California and Arizona that are expected to be operational by early 2014 and will generate enough clean electricity to power more than 17,000 U.S. homes.

Stratfor hacker sentenced

Privacy groups ask FTC to check tech firms' link to NSA

Android powers 81% of smartphones sold, report says

Devices running Google's Android operating system accounted for 81 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide in the third quarter of 2013, IDG reports.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Apple's Schiller testifies in case against Samsung

Phil Schiller tried to convince a jury that Samsung's infringement of Apple patents cost the company phone and tablet sales.

Sidecar and Lyft switch from donations to minimum fares in California

When it comes to driving, Google may not be OK with Glass

Ballmer wasn't fired from Microsoft, but he was pushed

Dell's Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel's Haswell

Chomsky: Fight back against NSA spying or be 'complicit'

Wall Street Beat: Smartphone reports brighten up mixed results for tech

HealthCare.gov error rates going down, consultant says

Facebook says yes, your posts can be used for ads

Judge sentences Anonymous hacker to 10 years in prison

Shh! Skype may filter out annoying typing sounds

Cloud adoption carries big risks for companies

Apple's Schiller testifies in case against Samsung

Mozilla Thunderbird fixes cc: problems, plus memory and security issues

Google Play Music debuts on iOS, with unlimited songs for $10 a month

Google Play Music, a rival option to streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, is now available for iOS, six months after launching on the web and Android-based devices.

Microsoft debuts 3D printing app for Windows 8.1

Candy Crush Saga is 1 year old and all grown up

IE 11 for Windows 7 speeds up and adds WebGL support

Google Play Music debuts on iOS, with unlimited songs for $9.99 a month

New AWS service AppStream offloads graphics work to the cloud

Microsoft hops on 3D printing bandwagon with Win 8.1 app

Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback

European operators take baby steps toward LTE-Advanced rollouts

Fat wallets begone: Coin combines your payment plastic into a single smart card

Coin's 'one card to rule them all' dream certainly seems alluring, but this plastic needs to stay close to your smartphone.

Hands-on: Flipboard (finally) lands on Windows 8.1

AMD's free Battlefield 4 bundle isn't that free, or that bundled

EU net neutrality proposal threatens privacy, says data protection supervisor

Yoga styles and Windows 7: Dell XPS 11 hybrid, refreshed XPS 13 Ultrabook hit the streets

Apple experts seek to justify $380 million damages claim against Samsung

How much do you pay for iPhone and iPad features covered by patents? That's what expert witnesses discussed in the ongoing Apple-Samsung patent infringement hearing.

Rand Miller, the man who made Myst, talks with us about his new project: Obduction

Stealth Inc. finally brings its speedy brand of subterfuge to iOS

Hyperactive skulking games are all the rage these days.

4 field service management solutions to keep your jobs on track

Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console finally hits stores

Sony's highly anticipated PlayStation 4 gaming console is finally here.

Acer drops Chromebook price to $199.99

Typing of The Dead Overkill review: Kill foul-mouthed zombies with your fingers

Google fixes Chrome vulnerabilities exploited at Pwn2Own contest

10 great PC games with incredibly steep learning curves

Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 review: A fast, easy-to-upgrade desktop replacement

Origin EON17-S review: This gaming laptop is an absolute beast

The 18 most cringe-adorable TV commercials from technology's awkward years

Yeah, these all happened. Without shame, embarrassment, or a hint of irony.

Deep dive with Myst co-creator Rand Miller: The full interview

FCC app lets consumers check how mobile broadband providers stack up

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console finally hits stores

CIA collecting in bulk data on international money transfers, say reports

FCC chief pressures carriers on cellphone unlocking

Amazon's new I2 instance aims for consistent high performance

BlackBerry Messenger now available for the iPad and iPod

Thursday’s update makes the app available on a wider range of devices and also brings more options for finding friends through the service.

BlackBerry Messenger now available for the iPad and iPod

Rocksmith Review: Less than a game, more than a tool

Rocksmith 2014 is an incremental update to the original guitar game/education tool Rocksmith, but the innovative Session Mode makes it all worthwhile.

Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

Windows 8 and Windows Phone developers get access to Facebook Login

Microsoft dedicates cybercrime center

Carriers' ISIS mobile wallet opens up across US

Hands On: ISIS tap-and-pay phone tech isn't worth the hassle

Two years ago, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile blocked Google Wallet. But the carriers' answer -- ISIS -- is just a more annoying attempt at pay by phone.

Gmail iOS app gets better navigation, message handling on iPads

Pat yourself on the back with Recur, the reverse to-do list

Because a list of accomplishments is so much more satisfying than a never-ending stream of tasks.

Apple experts seek to justify $380 million damages claim against Samsung

Salesforce.com customers making broader investments, survey says

Amazon offers PostgreSQL from the cloud

Google says users deserve to know more about surge in gov't data requests

Google's Nexus 5 Smartphone Comes to T-Mobile

Apple expands collaboration, adds folders and printing to iWork for iCloud

The beauty of Web apps is that a company can add features that don't require you to download anything new. And lucky you, Apple just added some new capabilities to its iWork for iCloud beta apps.

Motorola's push mail patent ruled partly invalid in Germany

The Motorola message synchronization patent had been forcing Apple to switch off iOS push email services in Germany for more than a year.

Zoho adds enterprise features to its CRM software, eyes Salesforce.com

Motorola's push mail patent ruled partly invalid in Germany

Microsoft Office still isn't available for iPad, but now HopTo fills the void

Google slams U.S. government in latest transparency report

Judge dismisses Authors Guild case against Google Books

Leaked treaty draft shows US at loggerheads with Pacific states on copyright

How to move to a new PC (Spoiler: Don't clone)

Oft-delayed Isis mobile wallet service launches nationwide

The lovechild of Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile is finally available from coast to coast, hoping to spark the 'tap to pay' craze in ways that Google Wallet never could.

Google Now update adds RSS-style Cards, Waze traffic reports, and more

An update to Android's Google Search app has added some handy-dandy new features to Google Now.

Temporary 'Intel Experience Stores' pop up for the holidays

Europe allows in-flight 3G and 4G broadband

Nvidia updates programming tools to speed up GPU performance

First Jolla Sailfish smartphones will ship on November 27

Researchers hack Internet Explorer 11 and Chrome at Mobile Pwn2Own

Wondershare MobileTrans Review: Windows utility makes phone upgrades a lot easier

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 review: New screen size, same terrible tablet

The low-price might be tempting, but you're better off saving your money for a better tablet.

2014 Fiat 500L is road-trip ready with route tracing and trip-data analysis

This new hatchback has more doors, more headroom, and more tech than its mini-car cousin.

Done with the cloud? Alternatives for online backups

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8 review: Bad in any position

The battery life is really long, so you can hate using it all day on a single charge.

Dell Latitude E6540 review: Windows 7 lives on in this business-class desktop replacement

8 superpowers hidden inside your browser

Samsung smartphone sales surge, while Apple gets a small boost from iPhone 5s

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Facebook's redesigned Messenger takes aim at WhatsApp, Snapchat

Users don't have to be Facebook friends to message each other with the new app.

At Senate hearing, Google warns of 'splinternet' but NSA does not budge

The waiting ends for EMC's XtremIO all-flash storage array

IBM to offer Watson supercomputer as cloud development platform

Greenpeace tips hat to Facebook, Google for renewable energy use

AWS: Our virtual desktop will succeed where others have stumbled

Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue

Facebook's redesigned Messenger takes aim at WhatsApp, Snapchat

AMD hopes for tablet turnaround with new 2-watt chip

Diving in to Desktop Dungeons

Do you enjoy dying over, and over, and over again? You're in luck!

Panel: Hospitals are just starting to build health IT foundations

AMD's 2014 mobile roadmap is built around low power, security logic

Twitter now letting marketers target mobile ads by device, OS version and Wi-Fi

Cisco Q1 revenue falls short as profit drops from last year

Dropbox makes its play for business users

HP Chromebook 11 pulled off shelves due to overheating charger

HealthCare.gov enrollments just 27,000 in first month

Executive bad habits, including porn, endanger corporate security

GameStick review: Another bad Android micro-console that means well

The idea is sound and the form factor is fascinating, but the GameStick is simply not worth your time.

Sony says PlayStation 4 hardware is 'supercharged'

New features in Sony's upcoming gaming console will make it easier for users to stream games and share content over social media.

Lawmakers: HealthCare.gov security warnings came before launch

Apple demands $380M, Samsung says $53M as iCourt resumes

Amazon bashes private clouds, launches virtual desktops

Sony says PlayStation 4 hardware is 'supercharged'

Next-gen HTTP 2.0 protocol will require HTTPS encryption (most of the time)

Belgium, Netherlands investigate alleged NSA spying on bank payments data

5 tablet headaches retailers face (and how to cure them)

Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, ColdFusion

PlayStation 4 review roundup: 5 things you need to know

The first wave of PlayStation reviews are out, and the evaluations are a work in progress.

Suse Linux Enterprise expands regular support to 10 years

Motorola turns to the Moto G's price to reserve its smartphone fortunes

Google Images under fire in new EU antitrust complaint

Microsoft preps Visual Studio for post-production duties

Microsoft works with Xamarin to simplify cross-platform development

Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms

Anomaly 2 upgrades the tower defense genre on iOS

More like a tower OFFENSE game, am I right folks? ...Anyone?

Microsoft abandons employee-ranking system

China's Baidu faces lawsuit from rivals, MPAA over video piracy

Drag the princess to another castle: How to back up your PC game saves

Oculus Rift is mind-blowing (if you don't barf)

Tech firms furious after denied full view of government reply to FISA court

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by 'locking its front gate'

AMD rounds out its low-end Radeon graphics cards

AMD bundling Battlefield 4 with video cards based on its Radeon R9-series GPUs

The Internet of things needs a lot of work

Oracle seeks Java performance boost, joins HSA Foundation

Clockwise Podcast: Trouble with the curve

The institution of email, the utter pointlessness of curved phones, who should compete with YouTube, and Twitter's new custom timelines. Dan Moren welcomes guests Philip Michaels, Jason Cross, and Serenity Caldwell.

Airbnb calls hosts 'micro-entrepreneurs' in need of new laws

Xbox One, PS4 consoles help AMD gain x86 market share against Intel

Airbnb caters to its hosts with new app, community tools

Top five Android deals for Black Friday 2013 (so far)

Microsoft Surface 2 gets its own battery-boosting update

Google silences noisy tabs in latest Chrome beta

Google adds more shortcuts to Gmail

Unity takes hassle out of developing 2D games

Facebook forces some users to reset passwords because of Adobe data breach

Facebook locked some users out of their accounts after determining that their log-in credentials were exposed as a result of a security breach at Adobe.

Bing's music video search gets visual with hover-over previews and more contextual results

Facebook forces some users to reset passwords because of Adobe data breach

25,000-drive study shines a light on how long hard drives actually last