All Technology
- The Hunger Games: Great book. Good movie. Dangerous video game?Lionsgate is looking to make "The Hunger Games" into a video game. But considering the plot of Suzanne Collins' books, designers must balance the series' graphic fight scenes with its PG-13 audience.Â
- New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson cuts 2,000 jobsYahoo CEO Scott Thompson announced the company would be laying off 2,000 employees on Wednesday in order to take the "next step toward a bold, new Yahoo."
- 32 essential Android tips and tricks Several weeks ago, we highlighted 40 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.
- Groupon stock dives with new case of 'spotty accounting'Groupon stock slips as shareholder lawyers start to see the company as a juicy target. Will a lawsuit further depress the Groupon stock?
- 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?
- New tablets from Google: built by Asus, Samsung?New tablets were planned to be marketed within the next six months, Google CEO said in December. News reports suggest Asus or Samsung would build Google's new tablets.
- Back up against wall, RIM looks toward BlackBerry 10RIM endured a brutal fiscal Q4. Will the new BlackBerry 10 OS be enough to save the Canadian tech giant?Â
- Amazon CEO Bezos will hoist mammoth, antique rocket engines from seafloorUsing high-tech sonar, an expedition spearheaded by Bezos has discovered what he claimed were discarded engines from the Apollo 11 mission lurking 14,000 feet deep.
- PlayStation 4 'Orbis' could rewrite the rules for used gamesSony will release its next console – the PlayStation 4, code-named 'Orbis' – in 2013, according to a new report.Â
- Apple CEO's visit to Foxconn plant dredges up controversial historyApple CEO Tim Cook this week met with Chinese officials and toured a plant owned by Foxconn, which manufacturers parts for Apple.Â
- Temple Run for Android proves that 'free' can be profitableTemple Run for Android, released Tuesday, gives new momentum to Imangi Studios' mobile game sensation. Temple Run has already made a fortune off of its (free) iPhone and iPad app. But how?
- Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China. What did they talk about?Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday to talk about "intellectual property-issues and great cooperation." But Cook has other reasons to fly thousands of miles across the globe.
- Stolen identity: Soldier allegedly targets Microsoft co-founderStolen identity case revolves around Brandon Price, a resident of Pittsburgh, who allegedly attempted to steal the identity of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Why us Allen's stolen identity?Â
- Three new Kindle Fire tablets are on the way: reportAmazon may be close to releasing a successor – or successors – to its popular Kindle Fire tablet.Â
- Steve Jobs didn't like the name 'Siri'Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus says former Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn't want to name the iPhone's virtual assistant 'Siri.' But he eventually gave in.
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: His five most famous buildings Ludwig Mies van der Rohe revolutionized architecture. His simple dictum that 'less is more' inspired building designs around the world. No wonder he received a loving Google doodle on Tuesday, his 126 birthday. Want to move past the doodle? Click through our short slideshow for a look Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's best work.
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Father of 'less is more' architectureThe 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.
- Waterproof your iPhone or Android device with nanocoatingWaterproof gadgets without bulky cases. Companies now offer a nanocoating that wraps devices in an invisible armor 1,000 times thinner than a human hair.
- Is the new iPad a 4G data hog?The latest iPad comes with 4G connectivity. And that may not always be a good thing, consumers are finding.Â
- How Juan Gris brought fun to CubismJuan Gris, recipient of Friday's Google doodle, is the oft-forgotten 'third musketeer' of Cubist paintings. Picasso might get the glory, but Juan Gris's work can be a lot more fun to look at.