News

• Apple to build Macs in low-tax Texas

  Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December.

• Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

  Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses.

• Shrinking chips challenge Moore's Law

  Intel will continue to fulfill Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but the challenge of keeping up with it is growing as chips get smaller, says a company executive.

• Desktop chips zip past 4GHz; next stop 5GHz?

  Mobility has all but eclipsed speed and anything else as the capability garnering the most attention in desktop processors.

• Google boosts Glass with Google+, search upgrades

  Google Glass developers and early adopters should be getting a software upgrade within the next week that adds tweaks to Google+, Gmail and search.

• Terrafugia to develop four-seat flying car

  The company that built a flying car is working on its next project -- a four-seat, hybrid-electric flying car.

• Google Glass apps start to hit. Wink! Wink!

  Now that developers have Google Glass in hand, the first apps are starting to come out.

• Rare working Apple-1 computer to hit auction block this month

  A German auctioneer will put a working Apple-1 computer on the block later this month, and expects the handmade computer to fetch between $261,000 and $392,000 at Thursday's exchange rate.

• Long-distance CPR: NASA revives Mars rover Opportunity

  NASA engineers have brought a long-running Mars rover out of stand-by mode after the robot ran into trouble last month.

• Action! Big Blue enters film biz with atomic movie

  IBM enters Guinness Book with world's smallest stop-motion movie made with atoms.

• Want the best tech support? Buy a Mac, says <i>Consumer Reports</i>

  Apple today again captured top honors in Consumer Reports' tech support ratings survey, besting other computer makers by a wide margin.

• NASA's Mars rover may be in trouble after month of silence

  NASA engineers are waiting to see if they can pull a long-running Mars rover out of stand-by mode.

• Tablets replacing PCs at Australian schools: IDC

  The Australian education sector is increasing its spending on tablets and cloud infrastructure as demand for PCs fall, according to analysts at IDC.

• Smart gun company aims to begin production soon

  Smart gun company SGTi is ready to begin production of a new prototype technology that would use a fingerprint scanner to enable a weapon to fire. But like similar ventures, the company is struggling for financial backing.

• Damaged cargo ship docks with space station

  A damaged Russian cargo ship successfully docked with the International Space Station today, delivering 3.1 tons of food, fuel and equipment.