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Doctors have traced a case of allergic contact dermatitis in an 11-year-old boy to his contact with an iPad tablet, Pediatrics reports.

The Syntonic Sponsored Content Store will let you shop certain websites and install apps without counting against your monthly data allowance.

Bop.fm allows you to share playlists and individual songs with friends regardless of which subscription music service (if any) they use.

Dropcam now lets you receive motion detection alerts on your mobile device for individual areas of your camera's feed.

A new LEGO subscription service called Pley loans you construction sets on an all-you-can-build basis starting at $15 per month.

GE researchers have created a prototype device capable of estimating the calorie content of food using microwaves.

The wrist-bound LG KizON lets you track your pre-school and grade school kids by GPS and keep in touch via simple, one-touch button calling.

Researchers at mobile security firm AVAST were able to recover 40,000 pieces of personal info from 20 factory reset used smartphones.

A North Carolina hospital chain is spying on its patients' purchasing habits to learn about their risk for various diseases.

The $229 LG G Watch, the company's first smartwatch to feature the Android Gear operating system, will go on sale this Friday.

ATM Security experts in Europe are warning about the proliferation of a new, smaller type of credit and debit card skimmer.

The Dualit 4-Slot Lite Toaster uses an algorithm to adjust its operation based on its temperature, guaranteeing perfectly made toast every time.

You will now be required to power on your electronic device before taking it on a plane when traveling at certain overseas airports.

The folks at Kids React handed a 25-year-old Nintendo Game Boy to a group of grade schoolers. Hilarity ensued.

Smart home devices from multiple manufacturers work seamlessly together on Staples Connect and Home Depot's Wink DIY platforms.

Germany's Düsseldorf Airport now offers a robotic car parking service called "Ray" that you can control using your smartphone.

Effective this week, Google AdWords is no longer accepting advertisements from the adult entertainment industry.

Blinking cocktail dresses and electronic ties were a few of the futuristic items on display at the FashionWare Fashion Show during NYC's CE Week.

Microsoft's Outlook.com will now support both the TLS and PFS encryption standards, making email more secure.

The FTC alleges T-Mobile allowed crammers to clog its customers bills with fraudulent charges for years, taking a huge cut of the ill-gotten proceeds.

Smarty Pins is a fun, free trivia game from Google Maps that challenges you to accurately pinpoint locations on the globe given a few clues.

NARA is working to upload its full collection of genealogy records, historic documents, photos and more to Wikipedia for public viewing.

A setting in Comcast routers that saves a portion of your home internet connect for public use could be raising your electricity bills.

A security vulnerability was discovered in Android 4.3's KeyStore, which remembers passwords and PINs saved on your phone or tablet. 

GE's Link light bulb, a connected home light controllable from your smartphone, goes on pre-order Monday for $15 each.

Facebook is drawing criticism from the scientific community, who argue it unethically manipulated users' emotions as part of a secret psychology experiment.

Unsealed court documents reveals Facebook unsuccessfully fought to stop the Manhattan DA from secretly accessing all data on 381 individual users.

The U.S. Senate has reached bipartisan agreement on a bill that would once again legalize unlocking your phone for use with multiple carriers.

Each $24.99 Agent Ribbit kit includes supplies and instructions for at least four fun experiments designed for kids aged 4 to 9.

Public libraries in New York and Chicago have won a combined $900,000 Knight Foundation grant to lend Wi-Fi hotspots to low income residents.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that police must first obtain a warrant before they can search the digital contents of your phone.

Toyota's new hydrogen fuel-cell sedan will be coming to the U.S. in summer 2015, with a price competitive with the Tesla Model S.

Google's Android Auto puts Google Now-style notifications,Google Maps navigation, and "OK Google" voice messaging directly on your car's dash.

Google's Android Gear goes beyond most smartwatch OSs, offering voice search, boarding passes, weather alerts, pizza ordering (!) and more.

Google's Android TV streaming media box will compete directly with Apple TV, offering graph search, voice recognition, games, apps and more.

The Cruise RP-1 is a self-driving car retrofit for Audi A4 and S4 vehicles 2012 and newer.

The "Works with Nest" initiative aims to connect your smart thermostat with fitness bands, cars, remote controls and more through a single platform.

The Withings Activité looks like a high-end fashion watch, but contains a number of discrete sensors to track health and fitness via Bluetooth.

LeapFrog's new LeapPad 3 tablet offers more than 1,200 educational games and apps, a new capacitive touch screen and kid-safe web search.

New sculpture-like receivers installed on Chicago light posts will begin monitoring air quality, noise, temperature and traffic starting this July.

Hackers can easily set up malicious networks called "xfinitywifi" or "attwifi" that will trick your phone into automatically connecting to it.

The American Bar Association issued guidance to lawyers stating that researching jurors' publicly available social media accounts is ethical practice.

Apple's long-rumored smartwatch will be arriving in stores this October, likely with messaging, fitness and health-monitoring functions.

Robert Morris University in Illinois announced that it is offering athletic scholarships up to $19,000 for top teenage League of Legends gamers.

Google's Made With Code initiative is designed to help girls learn to code and inspire them to make coding part of their formal education and careers.

X-Doria's KidFit fitness tracker encourages kids to walk, run and play more, giving their daily activity level a score that can be tracked over time.

Apple's new Activation Lock kill switch feature has significantly reduced the number of iPhone thefts since it was introduced last year in iOS 7.

The U.S. Second Circuit Court has ruled that investigators cannot retain seized computer files indefinitely if said files are not relevant to the case.

Amazon's omission of Bluetooth 4.0 LE cuts users cut off from the exploding market of health, fitness and home automation devices.

The new LEGO Fusion series of app-based games lets you easily capture and upload real-world Lego creations into a fun virtual game world.

Amazon’s Fire Phone just may be the smartest smartphone ever, thanks to two revolutionary technologies.

Facebook's new Slingshot app allows you to share ephemeral photos and videos with your friends with a "send back to receive" requirement.

YouTube is struggling to reach deals with larger independent labels, threatening the removal of songs from Adele and Arctic Monkeys from the site.

A Wikipedia rule change now requires companies and PR firms to disclose paid edits and contributions to the online encyclopedia.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether posting threatening rap lyrics on Facebook constitutes a crime without intent to carry the threats out.

Researchers at MIT's Wireless Center have developed a system for wirelessly measuring a person's breathing and pulse, even through walls.

The new Spire wearable tracks your breathing to let you know when you're stressed, offering relaxation exercises in times of need.

The Obama administration's proposed GROW AMERICA Act would empower the Dept. of Transportation to regulate Google Maps and other navigation apps.

The Cincinnati regional airport will become the first in the U.S. to estimate wait times using the MAC addresses of travelers' smartphones.

Google is preparing to launch Google Fit, a service to combine data from activity trackers and other wearables in one central location.

The DSLR-like Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 offers 4k video recording and a fixed lens that does the work of a whole bag full of interchangeable lenses.

The Huawei Ascend Mate2 phone/tablet hybrid tries to compete with the Galaxy Note 3 and LG G Flex, but at a bargain price. What tradeoffs did it have to make to accomplish that?

The Yves Béhar-designed Vessyl cup from Mark One uses sensors to measure the calorie, caffeine, sugar, and protein content of everything you drink.

The Google Now service can automatically convert casually emailed meeting suggestions from friends into cards and calendar events.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S gives the Apple iPad stiff competition with a Super AMOLED display that's thinner and produces noticeably deeper and brighter colors.

Security company Malwarebyte's newest offering, Anti-Exploit, goes beyond anti-virus to offer protection against zero-day security threats.

Amazon Prime members now have access to Prime Music, a streaming library containing over 1 million songs from top artists.

Starting today, select Starbucks locations will offer Powermat wireless phone charging stations, with all locations to have the tech by 2015.

What is the new national secure online ID that is being tested and how will it affect your security and privacy?

Amazon is planning on launching a site selling services from local handymen, contractors, tutors, babysitters and more.

A new research study suggests that roadside lasers can detect alcohol vapor in car cabins corresponding with BACs as low as 0.01%.

Researchers at Heinz and Ford are investigating the use of tomato by-products and other plant materials as motor vehicle components.

A CSIS report suggests that the growing problem of cybercrime costs the global economy as much as $575 billion annually – a 20% "cybertheft" tax.

A small coding change in Apple's iOS 8 will prevent marketers from tracking your location when your iPhone searches for available WiFi networks.

Sony's PlayStation TV streaming box, which lets you stream PS4, PS3 and classic titles to any HDMI-ready TV, is coming to the U.S. this fall.

Honeywell's new Lyric smart thermostat uses geofencing to automatically adjust the temperature when you're a certain distance from home.

The Google Now service has added public transportation alerts that can tell you when your bus or train has reached the stop nearest your destination.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning road sign operators to improve security after details on how to hack them leaked online.

Google is beefing up their emergency response reporting by pulling in select information from Twitter.

Kids use physical Tangram shapes, word tiles and plain paper to play games with the Osmo iPad accessory and apps.

This smart ceiling fan detects when you are in the room turning on and off based on your preferences.

Rumours are swirling about the upcoming event announcement, but all signs point to an Amazon smartphone.

80s-inspired skins, power ups and sounds come to Tetris to celebrate its third decade of stealing out productivity.

Integrated Twitter feeds and more channels are coming to both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One throughout the year.

Many emails are not encrypted, but Google has plans to change that for its customers with a new Chrome extension.

A revolutionary new technology could use the movement in our clothing to power our mobile devices.

Kindle versions of both the US constitution and Bible are now being used at official swearing-in ceremonies.

Hollywood pushes to use drones to aid filmmakers, but so far the FAA has only approved one use for the flying machines.

Instagram 6.0 strengthens the app's photo editing abilities beyond just applying Instagram's well-known filters. Now you can perform simple editing tasks.

Google complies with the EU's "Right to be Forgotten" ruling and receives thousands of requests.

On the 10 year anniversary of the discovery of the first mobile malware virus, it may be time to check your security and privacy practices for your smartphone.

Apple announced new features to upcoming releases of both Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8.

Stash constantly searches for the lowest prices on your favorite products, helping you get the lowest price.

Google has launched a web form allowing Europeans to request search results about themselves be deleted. Here's how it affects you.

HP's new SlateBook combines the simplicity of an Android smartphone with the comfortable size of a 14" laptop.

A new Consumer Reports survey shows that 62% of Americans fail to take even the simplest of steps to protect their data online.

The "Oleg Pliss" ransom hack that rendered a number of Australian iPhones and iPads locked this week has also hit a number of Californians.

A group of kids aged 6 to 13 were recorded encountering and using an old computer for the first time. Hilarity ensued.

The Google Video Quality Report lets you quantitatively compare your ISP connection against other providers in your area.

Lookout Mobile Security's newest premium feature snaps a photo of phone thieves in the act whenever a wrong password is entered.