With ban lifted, Microsoft plans Xbox One launch in China

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox One to China this September after the nation recently ended a ban on foreign-made video game consoles. Microsoft, which announced the move on Wednesday, is targeting a market with over a half billion gamers, according...

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EMC's Project Liberty could free storage software from hardware

EMC will give users a peek at its progress toward software-defined storage next week at EMC World in Las Vegas, demonstrating a virtualized VNX array developed under a program called Project Liberty. The demonstration will show software from the company's...

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Researchers try new 'twist' on smartwatches

If smartwatch development can be thought of in terms of dance crazes, the next phase might become the Twist. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a prototype smartwatch that expands user interface possibilities with a tactile face...

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Yahoo airing two original comedy series beginning next year

Yahoo is pushing harder into the production of original content, with two online TV series, another digital magazine, and a concert-streaming series added to its growing lineup. The two comedy shows will launch on Yahoo Screen, the company's video portal,...

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Samsung Galaxy K zoom packs a 20.7 megapixel camera

Expanding on last year's device, Samsung's new Galaxy K zoom sports a more powerful 20.7 megapixel camera and comes with a special alarm to help users take timed selfies. Like its predecessor, the new Galaxy K zoom is hybrid device, melding an Android...

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AMD's Beema, Mullins chips use software, sensor smarts to cut power, not performance

Do you really need to run your mobile apps at the fastest possible speed? AMD's new "Beema" and "Mullins" chips don't think so and have cut power by up to 20 percent from its previous generation while improving performance. Yes, processor generations...

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Report: Verizon (unsuccessfully) challenged NSA surveillance program

You can't fault a company for trying. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Verizon challenged—albeit unsuccessfully—the NSA's phone call surveillance program. Citing declassified government documents and "individuals with knowledge of the matter,"...

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Hacker claim about bug in fixed OpenSSL likely a scam

Security experts have expressed doubts about a hacker claim that there's a new vulnerability in the patched version of OpenSSL, the widely used cryptographic library repaired in early April. A group of five hackers writes in a posting on Pastebin that...

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IBM puts all its cloud services in one place

IBM has assembled a vast array of hosted cloud services, and now it has somewhere to show them off. On its IBM Cloud online marketplace that goes live on Monday, enterprises can find the full range of IBM's offerings behind a single gateway. "So many...

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Automatic looks to fuel you with data for driving more efficiently

With gas costs on the rise, adjusting your driving to be more fuel efficient can real pay off. A gadget and its accompanying mobile app can help you do just that, even if your car isn't necessarily state of the art. Automatic bills itself as a smart...

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Hulu works to block VPN access, looks to keep international viewers out

As it stands, access to Hulu is restricted in most countries outside the US for licensing reasons. That hasn't stopped overseas users from accessing the site through US-based VPN (sneaky, sneaky), but it appears that Hulu has caught on to this workaround....

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Report: Verizon (unsuccessfully) challenged NSA surveillance program

You can't fault a company for trying. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Verizon challenged—albeit unsuccessfully—the NSA's phone call surveillance program. Citing declassified government documents and "individuals with knowledge of the matter,"...

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HTC: Relationship with Microsoft unchanged after Nokia acquisition

A representative for HTC said Friday that the company hasn't changed its position regarding Microsoft after its multibillion deal with Nokia closed Friday. With the acquisition, Microsoft itself is now far and away the largest Windows Phone vendor,...

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Can Twitter help smokers kick their addiction?

Smokers looking to kick the habit may try any number of approaches: patches, gums, e-cigarettes, and now tweeting. At the University of California at Irvine, a recently completed clinical trial looked at whether virtual support networks created through...

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Under fire over net neutrality plans, FCC seeks early feedback

The FCC's upcoming net neutrality plan has already touched off such a blaze of reaction that the agency has set up an email box where the public can send comments about it. The coming proposal has generated so much commentary, before even being released,...

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Surveillance, ICANN transition dominate Brazil NETmundial meeting

A global Internet governance conference in Brazil concluded Thursday with a strong focus on countering surveillance, including asking for a review of the implications on privacy of existing practices and legislation. The meeting also spoke of the need...

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Why Japanese watchmakers have no time for smartwatches

If the Rufus Cuff smartwatch is anything to go by, some people want a lot of hardware on their wrists. The crowdfunded watch is truly massive: 8 centimeters wide, with a 3-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS and other features that make it seem like a smartphone...

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Pinterest launches Guided Search to navigate you through its 30 billion pins

Everyone's favorite virtual pin-board wants to introduce you to more than just decorated mason jars, apartment envy, and wedding inspiration. Pinterest launched Guided Search on Thursday, a new mobile-first tool that taps into Pinterest's massive user...

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Megaupload seeks return of millions in frozen Hong Kong assets

Megaupload, the defunct file-storage site, is asking a Hong Kong court to release millions of dollars in assets as part of efforts to allow its former users to reclaim their data. The company's assets were frozen by Hong Kong at the request of the U.S....

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Qualcomm could face SEC probe over Chinese bribery allegations

Qualcomm's activities in China could result in regulatory penalties for the chip vendor, this time from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over bribery allegations. The company is already facing an anti-monopoly probe from Chinese authorities...

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We Heart It turns off Twitter sharing following spam

A social network for sharing image collections has turned off sharing on Twitter after a large spam run referenced the service. Spammy postings on Twitter contained the phrase "If I didn't try this my life wouldn't have changed" followed by a link....

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AT&T: Phone buyers are hanging up on subsidies

Installment plans for cellphones are starting to squeeze out the time-honored practice of paying a subsidized price up front, AT&T says. Buying installments is catching on in a big way, according to AT&T's first-quarter financial results Tuesday....

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Bing for schools out of pilot stage, promises ad-free search

Microsoft is throwing open an advertisement-free version of its Bing search engine to all eligible kindergarten to 12th grade schools in the U.S., after completing the pilot stage of this program that was first run in five large public school districts....

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Toshiba, SanDisk NAND flash memory shrinks to 15-nanometer process

Partners Toshiba and SanDisk have developed 15-nanometer process technology for NAND flash memory widely used in smartphones and tablets. The development is the first in the world and will replace the second-generation 19-nm process technology when...

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With "Baidu Inside," the Chinese firm takes aim at hardware market

Printers, air quality monitors, and weighing scales aren't exactly in the realm of Baidu, China's largest search engine. But that's starting to change under a new company initiative that seeks to bring Baidu technology to smart devices, including household...

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Google Hangouts for Android merges conversations

The new Android version of Google communication tool Hangouts will allow users to merge SMS and Hangout conversations. Hangouts conversations include instant messaging and audio chats as well as video conferencing. In the new Hangouts 2.1 for Android,...

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NEC launches face-recognition protection for PCs

NEC has launched a biometric security program that uses face recognition to unlock access to PCs. NeoFace Monitor is being billed as an alternative to passwords, which can be forgotten, stolen or guessed. Users simply look at a webcam on their PC to...

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Survey: Americans aren't keen on drones, Google Glass-like devices

Let's face it: A lot has changed in the past few years. Smartphones! 3D printers! Drones! Face computers! Self-driving cars! It almost feels as though we're living in the future. According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, Americans expect...

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Blame Heartbleed: HealthCare.gov requires users to change their passwords

If you have an account with HealthCare.gov, you can expect to change your password the next time you log in. And you can thank Heartbleed for it. According to the website, all HeathCare.gov users will be prompted to change their passwords the next time...

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Activists want net neutrality, NSA spying debated at Brazil Internet conference

A campaign on the Internet is objecting to the exclusion of issues like net neutrality, the cyberweapons arms race and surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency from the discussion paper of an Internet governance conference this week in Sao Paulo,...

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Moebius: Empire Rising review: A point-and-click 'adventure' against the game itself

A dastardly conspiracy? Historical guess-who? Shadowy government agency? Don't worry! Malachi Rector is on the case. Who's Malachi Rector? Why, he's a world-renowned antiques appraiser of course—a career I can only assume he was saddled with the same...

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