All Tech
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4G? LTE? What's the difference?
Shopping for a new smart phone? Expect to see signs for 4G and 4G LTE. Who's the fastest of them all?
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iPhone photography: Instagram and four other great apps
The simplicity of iPhone photo-editing tools scores big with shutterbugs. Check out Instagram, Camera Awesome, and these other iPhone and Android apps.
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'Second screen' apps turn digital distractions into TV companions
Disney and Yahoo design 'second screen' apps for phones and tablets that help viewers stay invested in a TV show or movie – even when they're ignoring that TV show or movie.
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Cookie sales soar as Girl Scouts adopt smart phones, credit cards
New plug-in devices from Square and Sage Mobile allow some smart phones to become card readers.
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An invisible wet suit for your iPhone or Android device
New waterproofing technology will protect an iPhone, iPod Shuffle, or certain Android phones from spills and splashes.
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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion. Why so much? (+video)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans on Monday to acquire the photo sharing app Instagram. What could the future of their partnership hold?
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Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in new biopic
'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher will portray former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film, TheWrap reported Monday. Is director Joshua Michael Stern taking a chance on Hollywood's favorite prankster?
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Father of 'less is more' architecture (+video)
The steel-and-glass Google Doodle structure is an homage to German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Mies was an advocate of simplicity and open floor plans.
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Pinterest: An image-sharing Internet sensation
Review: Pinterest, reportedly the fastest-growing website ever, combines the best parts of several social networks.
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4K TV: Theater quality in your living room
4K could be the next big leap for TVs. But do we really need a "higher definition" picture?
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40 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know
With hundreds of iPhone features and 500,000 iOS apps, it's easy to miss some of Apple's best tricks. Here are 40 of our favorite.
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Facebook's forgotten rule: No fake names allowed
Using a fake name to cloak identity online is becoming less tolerated. But will these company policies from Facebook and Google hold up as users voice their dissatisfaction?
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Canadian teens send Legonaut into 'space' (+video)
Two Canadian boys sent a Lego Man 80,000 feet above the Earth and captured the voyage on video.
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Think you're a true geek? Take our quiz
Are you a true geek? While superhero movies, FPS video games, and iGadgets have gone mainstream, real nerds remember their roots. Test your affinity for sci-fi, fantasy, comics, technology, and games with our 42-question quiz. There are no wrong answers, just less geeky ones.
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To save buildings from quakes, architects try self-destruction by design
Architects hope to protect buildings by letting them rumble instead of crumble. A new design feature would sacrifice itself during an earthquake without harming anything else.
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Leadership: At Cheezburger Network, users take the lead
Or, how grammatically challenged cats pull in a seven-figure income.
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QR codes 101: What those squiggles do
Quick Response (QR) codes link consumers to websites fast. Here's how to use them, and why you'd want to.
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Lytro cameras: Focus pictures after you take them
Lytro introduces a new 'light field' camera that may change the face of photography.
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Maker Faire: Mad science for the masses
Maker Faire mixes youthful enterprise with accessible tech. Now more than ever, it's kids doing the mad science.
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The 'Prius of bicycles' switches gears by reading your mind
The Prius X Parlee bicycle combines light-weight design with brain-control gear shifting.
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