Hacker Samy Kamkar has created a system, dubbed SkyJack, that enables a person to use their personal drone to take over other drones.
| News | December 4, 2013 |
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act for another 10 years, but a loophole for 3D-printed guns remains.
| News | December 3, 2013 |
Amazon's plan to use "drones" to deliver goods to customers might sound like a hair-brained idea. It's not – and this is how it's going to happen.
| News | December 3, 2013 |
UPS has also begun testing a drone delivery system, similar to the one announced by Amazon on Sunday.
| News | December 3, 2013 |
A team from NYU has designed the first-ever flying robot that is inspired by something that doesn't even fly: A jellyfish.
| News | December 2, 2013 |
The NSA collected information about the online porn habits of six individuals thought to be preaching extremist Muslim views, leaked documents show.
| News | November 27, 2013 |
Airlines balk at the idea of allowing passengers to make inflight cell phone calls. Here's why they're wrong.
| News | November 26, 2013 |
Facebook now recognizes the territory of Kosovo as a "country" – something the United Nations has yet to achieve.
| News | November 26, 2013 |
WikiLeaks founder Juilan Assange is unlikely to face charges by the U.S. Department of Justice.
| News | November 26, 2013 |
Twitter has updated its system with "perfect forward secrecy" encryption to better protect user privacy.
| News | November 25, 2013 |
The FDA has ordered DNA testing startup 23andMe to stop selling its DNA Spit Kit until the agency gives it further approval.
| News | November 25, 2013 |
Lulu, the social networking app where women rate the men in their lives, plays fast and hard with guys' data without ever asking them for permission.
| News | November 22, 2013 |
Apple now offers the option to purchase an iPhone 5S completely unlocked with the option to buy it either SIM card-free, or with a T-Mobile SIM.
| News | November 22, 2013 |
The FCC is expected to consider lifting its ban on in-flight cell phone calls at a meeting in December.
| News | November 22, 2013 |
LG came under fire this week after an IT consultant discovered its privacy settings in its Smart TVs still let the company collect viewing data.
| News | November 21, 2013 |
UAV maker Parrot has partnered with Microsoft to allow you to control the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 quadrocopter with your Windows machine.
| News | November 21, 2013 |
Evena Medica's Eyes-On Glasses enable nurses to clearly see the veins beneath your skin.
| News | November 21, 2013 |
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced plans this week to upgrade the US phone system from a copper-based network to a digital one.
| News | November 20, 2013 |
Russian Web giant Mail.ru has officially launched its base in the U.S. with My.com, and mobile apps that include myMail, myChat, and myGames.
| News | November 19, 2013 |
Dave Eggers' new, dystopian novel 'The Circle' takes our world of social networks and oversharing to its horrifying conclusion.
| Web | November 18, 2013 |
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case brought forth by the Electronic Privacy Information Center that challenges the NSA's phone records collection activities.
| News | November 18, 2013 |
A new bill, the "Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013," arrives in Congress as Facebook updates its privacy policy once again.
| News | November 17, 2013 |
New FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has told CTIA that its members must adopt new polices that allow customers to easily unlock their phones.
| News | November 15, 2013 |
Google has won a victory against the Author's Guild that allows the Internet giant to continue operating Google Books.
| News | November 14, 2013 |
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) tested a number of 3D-printed firearms, and found that some of them could explode.
| News | November 14, 2013 |
Seymourpowell-designed Morph aircraft seat concept adjusts for different sized passengers – and lets airlines charge even more for seat upgrades.
| News | November 13, 2013 |
Motorola has patented an electronic neck tattoo that does the job of a Bluetooth headset.
| News | November 13, 2013 |
Yahoo is selling off 29 of its unused or under-used domains, like sandwich.com, which will cost you as little as $50,000.
| News | November 13, 2013 |
Whistle activity tracker for dogs keeps tabs on how much exercise your pup receives each day, and looks good while doing it.
| Reviews | November 13, 2013 |
Google's integration of Google+ with YouTube comments has users grabbing their pitchforks. Give its wealth of data, how did Google get this so wrong?
| Web | November 12, 2013 |
OpenROV, an open-source remotely operated mini-submarine, lets anyone explore the ocean's depths like a pro.
| News | November 12, 2013 |
Gogo's forthcoming Text & Talk service will allow airlines passengers to make calls and send text messages from their smartphones while flying.
| News | November 11, 2013 |
The Federal Aviation Administration has released "roadmap" explaining what needs to happen before drones can safely fly in U.S. airspace.
| News | November 10, 2013 |
Like many other people, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim is not too happy about the new Google+ comment integration feature.
| News | November 8, 2013 |
Google has confirmed that it's behind the mystery barges in California and Maine. They also said that the structures will be used as "interactive spaces" to show off tech.
| News | November 6, 2013 |
Apple on Tuesday released its first-ever transparency report, which catalogs information about world government request for user data.
| Computing | November 6, 2013 |
Ladar Levison, founder of the shuttered Lavabit email service, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Dark Mail, an anti-NSA email protocol.
| News | November 5, 2013 |
BitTorrent has released an API that allows developers to create encrypted peer-to-peer applications.
| News | November 5, 2013 |