Editors' note: This is a guest column. See Larry Downes' bio below. After more than a year of palace dramas worthy of a Shakespeare play, the FCC vot... read more »
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(Credit: NTT Communication Science Laboratories) The boffins at Japanese phone giant NTT recently showed off a prototype GPS device that guides ... read more »
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The new MediaShare Mini NAS server from Verbatim. (Credit: Verbatim) If you like the MediaShare NAS server but are discouraged by its rather large ... read more »
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An RSA SecurID key fob. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Hackers have broken into the computer systems of Lockheed Martin and other major U.S. weapons ... read more »
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HP&39's newly updated Pavilion Slimline s5700. (Credit: HP) In keeping with its tradition of regular quarterly updates, HP brings word that its Pa... read more »
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A group of hackers said today that they have broken into several Sony Web sites and compromised the personal data of more Sony customers. The group... read more »
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Frida can manipulate small parts. (Credit: ABB) Swiss automation firm ABB is showing off a concept factory robot called Frida that's more human... read more »
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If you believe the person standing in the rain in Times Square in New York City wearing a doomsday T-shirt, clutching a Bible, and handing out fliers... read more »
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A chart released by Netflix shows how ISPs perform at distributing the company&39's streaming video. Charter comes in first, while Clearwire finish... read more »
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Facebook has fixed a bug in the site's password reset feature that could have been exploited to expose passwords of a small number of users who ... read more »
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The Halloween season my be winding down, but that doesn't mean there aren't still plenty of scary laptops out there. Of course, the vast majority ... read more »
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Editors' note: This is a guest column. See Roger Entner's bio below. In March 2011, AT&T announced that it was planning to acquire T-Mobile USA for ... read more »
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(Credit: Kodak) Rugged and waterproof cameras are growing segments of the point-and-shoot market, but most of them will cost you more than $200. ... read more »
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In case you didn't hear it loud and clear the first time, Level 3 is once again accusing Comcast of setting up a toll booth on the Internet in violat... read more »
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A semiconductor start-up has emerged from stealth mode with designs on making processors more power-efficient. Silicon Valley-based SuVolta is lau... read more »
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Security researchers say hackers claiming to have credit card information stolen from Sony's PlayStation Network last week are trying to sell them o... read more »
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Asus has released a serious competitor to Apple's MacBook Air, which has been the ultraslim laptop to beat in the mobile computing world. The Asus UX... read more »
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Following news of its innovative Aspire Revo RL100, Acer also has a new pair of more traditional desktops. In keeping with Acer's mainstream desktop ... read more »
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Now herea4‚¬a4„s a telling sign that AT&'Ta4‚¬a4„s network reputation is in shambles: The popular Daily Show ran a long segment espousing the virtu... read more »
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