All Technology
- New Lego robot has bricks for bones, an iPhone for a brain
Lego announced the new Mindstorms EV3 kit, which will allow iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users to utilize their devices as a remote control for the brick robots.
- Google's Schmidt takes a techie tour of North Korea
A nine-member delegation, which includes Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former Gov. Bill Richardson, take a four-day tour of the communist country to learn about North Korean technology and support open Internet access.
- Cheaper Apple iPhone reportedly on the way
Apple is prepping a cheaper iPhone, according to one new report.
- CES 2013 ushers in TVs built for waving, pointing, and tapping
At CES 2013 Samsung, Panasonic, and LG trotted out their next generation of Smart TVs.
- CES 2013: Panasonic unveils 56-inch OLED TV
At CES 2013, Panasonic revealed the largest OLED TV to date. This 56-inch set dwarfs previous OLED TVs, which were mostly on the small end.
- Google launches free Wi-Fi network in New York
Chelsea, home to Google's NYC HQ, will get a free Wi-Fi network, Google and NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today.
- At CES 2013, the name of the game is 'ultra HD'
Ultra HD displays will arrive on both TV sets and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones in 2013.
- CES 2013: If you want a really big HD TV, is it time for an 'ultra HD'?
An ultrahigh-definition screen contains four times more pixels than an HD TV. Higher resolution means viewers can sit about a third closer than with regular HD TV — without losing clarity.
- With Screen Pack, AT&T challenges Netflix
AT&T has introduced a new streaming video program called Screen Pack.
- Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon: The tablet that's also a table
Tired of pint-sized tablets? You could do worse than the absolutely humongous IdeaCentre Horizon, which Lenovo debuted at CES this week.
- CES 2013: Toyota and Audi roll out new self-driving cars
Toyota and Audi are both preparing to show off cars with driverless technology at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Google has been working on driverless cars for years, and big automakers like Toyota and Audi are getting serious about the technology as well.
- CES 2013 rumors: Smart fridges, translucent TVs, and more
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is just a week away, and rumors are flying about what products will be unveiled at the show. CES 2013 will likely bring 'smart' appliances, Windows 8 devices, and maybe a weird new TV from Samsung.
- FTC says Google does not abuse its power
The FTC ended a 19-month investigation into Google's business practices, concluding that the company didn't violate antitrust law.
- A very techy Christmas: 50 million new phones and tablets activated
Christmas week saw a record 50 million iOS and Android devices activated, and more than 1.7 billion apps downloaded, according to analytics firm Flurry. On Christmas Day alone 17.4 million new devices were unwrapped.
- FCC paves the way for better in-flight broadband
The FCC approved new rules on Friday that will make it easier for companies to offer broadband Internet on airplanes. The FCC has authorized in-flight Internet on an ad hoc basis since 2001, but the new rules will provide a framework for licensing companies to provide it.
- Digital reading rises, while books fade
Share of adult Americans reading an e-book jumps from 16 to 23 percent in a year, Pew survey finds, while traditional book reading falls from 72 to 67 percent.
- Next Mac Mini might be 'Made in USA'
Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier in December that the company would produce some Mac computers in the US in 2013, but he didn't say which ones. A new rumor from Taiwanese tech magazine DigiTimes says the Mac Mini will be moved stateside.
- Netflix Christmas outage: Amazon to blame
Netflix outage affected customers in the US, Canada, and Latin America.
- Samsung says it will ship half a billion phones in 2013
Samsung expects to sell 510 million phones in 2013, the company announced on Wednesday. Samsung says most of those devices will be smart phones, cementing the company's status as the world's biggest phone manufacturer.
- Google Apps makes gains on Microsoft Office
Google Apps was long seen as too lightweight to be a competitor to Microsoft Office. But Google Apps has added features and maintained a low price over the years, and now the cloud software suite is starting to tempt companies away from Microsoft Office.