Tech Corner

Cox TV Connect app now available on Kindle Fire, Google Nexus and Samsung Galaxy

By Cox Communications
Cox Communications has announced that its Cox TV Connect app will now support Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Google’s Nexus and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 and Note tablets.

What is the Syrian Electronic Army?

By Laura Smith-Spark and Dominique Van Heerden - CNN
The Syrian Electronic Army -- a group of pro-Syrian regime hackers that has aggressively targeted major news organizations and activists -- may operate in cyberspace, but its attacks can have real-life impact.

IBM receives $4.5 million for opening offices in Baton Rouge

By Andrew Capasso
Good news for IBM as it gets ready to move a big operation to the Capitol City. East Baton Rouge Parish will give the company $4.5 million over three years for opening offices.

Weiner gets a Twitter makeover

By CNN Political Unit
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has found his way back onto Twitter, nearly two years after accidentally posting a famous tweet that ushered his political downfall.

When oversharing online can get you arrested

By Lauren Rusell - CNN
The five-minute video opens with a man cruising along in his car, cracking open a bottle of what appears to be Beck's beer and taking a swig.

Supreme Court to decide if companies can patent human genes

By Danielle Leigh
Can human genes be patented? That was the question before the Supreme Court Monday. The issue could affect the availability of life-saving genetic medicine in the future.

Thousands petition Verizon to nix wireless contracts

By Brandon Griggs - CNN
A movement urging Verizon to get rid of wireless contracts appears to be gaining steam.

Social media spreads information good and bad during Boston manhunt

By David Lippman
Information about the search for the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing spread quickly Thursday night, thanks in large part to social media.

Google earnings top estimates, despite mobile problems

By Julianne Pepitone - CNN
Mobile continues to be a problem for Google, as the company struggles with how to make money off mobile ads and its Motorola smartphone unit. But earnings still beat Wall Street estimates.

Verizon iPhone sales tumble 33 percent

By David Goldman - CNN
Either iPhone customers are growing savvier, or they're starting to tire of Apple's smartphone.

Twitter launches music app

By David Goldman - CNN
Twitter has finally unveiled its much-anticipated music app.

Five viral stories about Boston attacks that aren't true

By Doug Gross - CNN
In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.

Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020

By Doug Gross - CNN
Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within seven years. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend in public comments that inspired everything from excitement to incredulity.

America's 10 highest-tech hotels

By Stephanie Orma - CNN
Whether you're on business or vacation, if you're sleeping in anything more sophisticated than a zippered sack, staying connected is a necessary part of travel.

$15 million iPhone shows off rare black diamond

By Kirsten Swanson CNN
Family heirlooms are often packed away for safe keeping. For one man from China, hiding a 26-carat black diamond worth $14.5 million was not in his plans.