All Technology
- Crossword inventor honored with puzzling Google doodleCrossword inventor Arthur Wynne designed the word puzzle this weekend a century ago.
- HTC One Max: One hefty 'phablet'HTC Max One measures in at 6.4 inches from top to bottom, with a 5.9-inch screen, and weighs almost a half pound. Do the features inside the HTC One Max match the extended size? Reviews are mixed.
- Cut the cord: Which TV streaming services are worth the money?Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, and Hulu each have perks and costs. Stream on.
- Mac Pro, Apple's new desktop workhorse, hits shelves this weekThe Apple Mac Pro is high-powered – and high-priced, too.Â
- New Lumia 2520 ad compares the Nokia tablet to ... a mullet?Nokia references the infamous hairstyle in a new ad for the Lumia 2520 tablet.Â
- Cut the cord: New HD antennas bring your monthly TV bill back to $0Thinking of cutting the cord? High-tech antennas let you capture HD-TV signals.
- Microsoft: Ballmer replacement won't be selected until 2014Microsoft's board is expected to render its decision in early 2014.Â
- Motorola Moto X: Now with a 'bamboo' backLooking for a woodsy vibe on your smart phone? Look no further than the new new back of the Motorola Moto X, which is made with real bamboo.
- Twitter starts looking for tweets near youThe social media company may be shaking up its offerings again with a new FourSquare-like feature that has popped up on several mobile apps.
- Facebook rolls out video ads that play automaticallyFacebook tests out video ads. And forget trying to hide.Â
- Brick for brick, Minecraft will finally make its PlayStation 3 debutPlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions of Minecraft are forthcoming in 2014, the developer says.Â
- Free Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco (or a part of it, at least)Three miles of Market Street, in San Francisco, is getting the free Wi-Fi treatment, courtesy of the city.Â
- Google acquires Boston Dynamics. Robot zoo to follow?Google recently acquired robotics company Boston Dynamics, its eighth robotics acquisition in the last six months. But the newest bots added to Google's bundle are a walk on the wild side.
- eBay Now: Home delivery at digital speedsAmazon, Wal-mart, and eBay dive into same-day delivery.
- Copenhagen Wheel zooms toward e-bike futureMIT-based start up Superpedestrian introduced the Copenhagen Wheel, an electric wheel that turns any bike into a hybrid e-bike for an easy, hill-defying commute. Could the future of biking be between the spokes?
- iPhone 5S, 5C dominate smart phone sales across each major US carrierThe September dual iPhone release pushed Apple devices into the top spots for every major carrier in the US, bumping Samsung and others down a notch.
- Twitter, under fire from critics, reverses decision on 'Block' featureA Twitter hashtag campaign, #restoretheblock, no doubt helped spur the company into action.Â
- Binge-watcher? Netflix-backed study shows you're in good company.A majority of binge-watching didn't feel much guilt about all that TV, either.Â
- Yahoo Mail outage rolls into fourth dayAnd still Yahoo Mail outages remain.Â
- Instagram goes 'Direct' with new messaging systemInstagram Direct is a messaging system in the mold of the one used by corporate parent Facebook.Â