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Hackers Target Smartphones for Profit

Hackers Target Smartphones for Profit

Find out how to keep your android smartphone safe from hackers. Watch »

Apr 8, 2013
Hackers Attempt to Tamper with Israeli Government Websites

Hackers Attempt to Tamper with Israeli Government Websites

A cyberattack campaign launched over the weekend targeted Israeli government websites, according to NBC News. Read »

Apr 7, 2013

"Harlem Shake" Hits 1 Billion Milestone in 40 Days

Harlem Shake just hit one billion views on YouTube and it only took the viral meme 40 days to get there. Read »

Apr 5, 2013
App Makes Ordering Drinks Easier

App Makes Ordering Drinks Easier

Two Virginia Tech students are working on a new app called "DrinkUp." Watch »

Apr 7, 2013
Women Execs Talk Corporate Ladder

Women Execs Talk Corporate Ladder

Recent surveys show women hold about 15% of management roles in the top 500 U.S. Watch »

Apr 5, 2013
Cyber Attacks Are

Cyber Attacks Are "Major Assault" on Banks

Fifteen of the country's biggest banks have been offline for 249 hours in just the last six weeks, thanks to... Watch »

Apr 4, 2013
App Makes Tracking Lotto Tickets Easier

App Makes Tracking Lotto Tickets Easier

A pair of North Texas entrepreneurs have developed a new app aimed at tracking your lottery tickets and... Watch »

Apr 4, 2013
Twitter Launches New Mobile App Features

Twitter Launches New Mobile App Features

The microblogging site added three new types of "cards" to Twitter Cards, a tool that allows... Read »

Apr 4, 2013
Facebook Unveils

Facebook Unveils "Home," New Mobile Experience

Rumors had been swirling for more than a week that the Facebook phone was on the way, but instead CEO Mark Zuckerber... Read »

Apr 4, 2013
The Cell Phone Turns 40

The Cell Phone Turns 40

The first cell phone call ever made was on 54th Street in New York City 40 years ago by inventor Martin Cooper, now... Watch »

Apr 3, 2013
Speculation Swirls Over First Facebook Phone

Speculation Swirls Over First Facebook Phone

Facebook has been teasing the release of an Android product since last week and while details have been scarce,... Read »

Apr 3, 2013
Auto Sales Booming

Auto Sales Booming

Thanks in part to low interest rates and an improving economy, new car and truck sales recently hit their... Watch »

Apr 3, 2013
Smartphone Photos as True Art

Smartphone Photos as True Art

Mobile phone photography, better known as iPhoneography, is a snapshot away from becoming the newest form of art. No Watch »

Apr 3, 2013
Apple CEO Apologizes to Chinese Customers

Apple CEO Apologizes to Chinese Customers

Apple's CEO Tim Cook apologized to customers in China on Monday after an investigative report slammed the... Read »

Apr 2, 2013
Houston Gets Smog Data App

Houston Gets Smog Data App

Standing in Houston traffic under a smoggy plume and wondering if you should take your asthmatic child to... Read »

Apr 2, 2013
Google, Twitter Get in on April Fools' Day Fun

Google, Twitter Get in on April Fools' Day Fun

The end of YouTube, smell-enabled Google search, Twitter paywall, bacon mouthwash. If these ideas sound like jokes... Watch »

Apr 2, 2013
Teen Builds Hi-Tech

Teen Builds Hi-Tech "Helping Hand"

A Pennsylvania teenager's prize-winning science fair experiment could end up changing Watch »

Mar 29, 2013
Latest Craze

Latest Craze "Dufnering" Thanks to NBC 5 Photo

Forget Tebowing or Te'oing. The latest craze hitting social media is Dufnering, and you can thank NBC 5 for the new... Watch »

Mar 29, 2013
Privacy Backlash Faces Drone Industry

Privacy Backlash Faces Drone Industry

Drones are ready for peaceful, everyday use in the United States, but privacy backlash could ground the... Watch »

Mar 29, 2013
Hybrid Power Plant Burns More Than Just Coal

Hybrid Power Plant Burns More Than Just Coal

The Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in St. Paul burns more than just coal from mines. Wood chips go into the fir Watch »

Mar 29, 2013
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