Technology :: Personal Technology

Wired Bride: Planning Your Wedding on the Web

May 22
Bride-to-be Ysolt Usigan is using Internet sites like Pinterest and Etsy to save time in planning her wedding. Chenda Ngak reports.

With High-Tech Guns, Users Could Disable Remotely

Tuesday May 21, 2013
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

Poll: Teens Migrating to Twitter

By Jennifer C. Kerr | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Teenagers complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior.

Poll: Teens Migrating to Twitter

By Jennifer C. Kerr | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Teenagers complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior.

Athlete-Amputee Becomes Artificial Limb Inventor

Monday May 20, 2013
CBS News’ Ben Tracy reports on an inventor whose idea for an artificial limb design was borne out of his own experience losing his lower leg in a sporting accident.
The Yahoo logo is displayed outside of the offices in Santa Clara, Calif.

Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr

By Michael Liedtke | Monday May 20, 2013
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.
Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims to be Ad Colossus

By Barbara Ortutay | Monday May 20, 2013
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, Facebook has delivered strong financial results. Net income increased 7 percent to $219 million in the most recent quarter, compared with the previous year. Revenue was up 38 percent to $1.46 billion.
The Toshiba Kirabook, a newly-released laptop line with a Retina-level display.

Review: Toshiba Brings High-Res Screen to Windows

By Peter Svensson | Monday May 20, 2013
Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display that can compete with Apple.
Larry Page, Google’s co-founder and chief executive

Google’s Products Dig Deeper Into People’s Lives

By Michael Liedtke | Friday May 17, 2013
In the latest display of Google’s technological sweeping ambition, the company is rolling out another wave of products and services that will test how much more people want computers to control their lives and enhance their perceptions of reality.

Apple Says App Store Hit 50 Billion Downloads

Friday May 17, 2013
Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008.
Vic Gundotra, senior vice president, engineering for Google

Google Boosts Photo Offerings to Rival Facebook

By Michael Liedtke | Thursday May 16, 2013
Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular.