Technology News

GPS Personal Privacy Concerns

11:26 PM, May 21, 2013

How your old car's GPS could be compromising your personal security information.

Microsoft Reveals Xbox One

1:22 PM, May 21, 2013

The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.

Supreme Court Upholds FCC Power In Cell Tower Disputes

10:55 AM, May 20, 2013

The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission.

Google Unveils Social, Photo, Music Features

2:06 PM, May 15, 2013

Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services.

Spacewalk May Be Needed To Fix Space Station Leak

12:10 PM, May 10, 2013

Two astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a possible impromptu spacewalk to work on a leaking coolant line.

2 Mars Rovers Back in Action

8:18 AM, May 6, 2013

Rovers resumed their communication tasks after a month-long solar blackout.

World Wide Web Turns 20

12:41 PM, Apr 30, 2013

SpaceShip Two Breaks Sound Barrier

8:07 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two made its first powered flight over the Mojave Desert in California, breaking the sound barrier

UMD Only College Campus With Neutral Buoyancy Tank For Future Astronauts

7:53 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Future astronauts are getting a huge advantage when they choose University of Maryland to do their studies.

Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Cash Out $2.3 Billion

6:38 PM, Apr 26, 2013

The 28-year-old Facebook CEO exercised stock options for a gain of nearly $2.3 billion in 2012.

Starbucks CEO Schultz On Digital Innovation

1:17 PM, Apr 25, 2013

Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks, reveals that the secret to success is the people that keep the company running. He also talks about his favorite way to drink coffee...often.

App lets you order pizza and play video games

4:57 PM, Apr 23, 2013

Call it the ultimate multi-task for any Millennial: order a pizza and play a video game - essentially at the same time.

Comedy Central To Launch Twitter Comedy Festival

7:00 AM, Apr 22, 2013

The Viacom Inc.-owned network said Sunday that the festival with the hashtag "ComedyFest" will debut April 29.

LulzSec Hacker Gets Prison In Sony Pictures Attack

10:16 AM, Apr 19, 2013

A hacker with the group known as LulzSec was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay $605,663 in restitution for an attack on Sony Pictures computers that began in late May 2011.

Survey: Young People Who Use Social Media Seek Fame

8:25 AM, Apr 18, 2013

Tweens and young teens who use social media place a higher value on fame than kids who don't use it or use it infrequently, according to a new survey of media use

Report: Microsoft Weighs Jump Into Smartwatch Biz

10:00 AM, Apr 15, 2013

According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is exploring designs for a "touch-enabled watch device."

Mobile TV Has Station Owners Intrigued, Flummoxed

8:56 AM, Apr 10, 2013

Several recent developments show that the technology likely will stick around, meaning TV station owners will have to invest heavily to get ready or risk losing a chunk of a small but growing audience that might otherwise tune them out.

Tech Stocks: A Facebook Phone On The Way?

12:03 PM, Apr 4, 2013

Is this the day the Facebook smartphone shifts from rumor to reality? Let's take a look at the stocks to watch on Thursday.