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The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. on Wednesday, looking to block pricing deals and other tactics the government said the world's biggest chip maker has used to snuff out competition.
Thirty percent of 17-year-olds who have cell phones say they have received "sexting" photos or video messages, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
State officials say problems persist with Pennsylvania's online unemployment compensation filing system.
Thinking of buying a smartphone as a gift? Some might put it in the category of kittens and puppies as presents: not a great idea because it’s such a personal decision.
A third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
The U.S. Army is financing a new research center at the University of Illinois to develop technology for computer networks used on battlefields and in other similarly difficult environments.
For most of this past year, the Google phone was out in the wireless wilderness, all by itself. No more. More phones using Android were announced this week, tied to the fall show of CTIA.
A new computer system key to modernization of the nation's air traffic control system has run into problems, raising doubts about whether it can be operational 15 months from now when current computers must be replaced, union officials said Wednesday.
Banking by cell phone is growing in popularity, and the recession may be the reason behind it, experts say, as people "micromanage" their money more than ever before.
AT&T this week began testing a service that helps improves 3G cell phone reception in the home and takes some strain off its network, a growing concern with data-hungry iPhone users.
The iPhone has spawned many black-slab imitators in its two-plus years on the market, and it’s a trend that shows no sign of slowing.
OLEDs provide a sharper, brighter display than the color LCDs in common use today on cell phones. But OLED displays may not be common in handsets any time soon.
"DWD" — driving while distracted — by text messages, e-mails and phone calls is epidemic. Speech recognition software may play a role in reducing — but not solving — the problem.
Do Americans overpay for cellular service? Consumer-oriented organizations answered a forceful "yes" in a July federal filing with the FCC.
Voice-based, turn-by-turn GPS navigation on the iPhone won't steer you wrong. But, no matter how good the program and the phone — even the iPhone — it's still a phone and not a GPS device.
When you're smartphone shopping, consider shopping for phone insurance before you buy the phone. Insurance offered via wireless carriers may not be the right choice for you. There are options.
As a home user, you can't stop denial-of-service attacks, like those on Twitter and Facebook Thursday, from happening. But you can do your best to make sure that your computer is not being used to instigate them.
As our digital tools and toys multiply, sharing them — willingly or not — is also becoming a bigger family issue to manage, more complicated than when only the computer was the nexus of household tech.
A plan to overhaul the city of Los Angeles' computer system is raising concerns about the security of confidential information.
Lightning hitting airplanes is commonplace and, though lightning has downed several commercial aircraft, it rarely leads to catastrophe thanks to modern protection systems.
Auditors say a plan to update the Justice Department's computer system is two years behind schedule and almost $20 million over budget.
The Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico is missing 67 computers, including 13 that were lost or stolen in the past year. Officials say no classified information has been lost.
Hackers broke into the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system last week, accessing the names and Social Security numbers of 45,000 employees and retirees.
The Super Bowl, the quintessential big-screen event, isn’t quite ready for the small screen — the one on mobile phones. But on game day, many football fans will use their phones to augment the experience and excitement.
Scientists Create First Memristor: Missing Fourth Electronic Circuit Element (2008)It took the engineering world thirty seven years to prove Leon Chua correct. In 1971 Leon Chua wrote his paper in non-linear circuits. This is what America needs to get back to educating our young minds of the future. We only had 50k in graduating students last year.
News: Serving the Laptopless StudentBut community colleges are different, he says. It isn't that Tidewater is hostile to laptop users; like most colleges, it maintains a comprehensive wireless network for the many students who own laptops.
Old hard drive components become medium for unique artwork12/28/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- When computer hard drives go bad, Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron here typically strip them of all their pertinent data and send them to the explosive ordnance disposal unit in the 386th Expeditionary Civil Enginee …
In the mad rush to Christmas, I made the mistake of going to Beast Buy to shop for my own Christmas present this year. My wife had been looking to get me a new phone, but couldn't decide whether or not to do it (not to mention which one to get).
Do Computers Understand Art?A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting.
Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real TimeModel of the brain-machine interface for real-time synthetic speech production. The stroke-induced lesion (red X) disables speech output, but speech motor planning in the cerebral cortex remains intact.
BBC News - HP camera 'can't see' black facesA YouTube video suggesting that face recognition cameras installed in HP laptops cannot detect black faces has had over one million views. The short movie, uploaded earlier this month, features "Black Desi" and his colleague "White Wanda".
Apple's New Tablet will be the iSlateWith rumors of the Apple tablet reaching new highs, MacRumors has found evidence that Apple acquired the domain name iSlate.com presumably in preparation for the new device.
So, I am sitting here watching TV with my wife and this commercial comes on that states that the car will make a decision as to when to take over the car.
Scientists create world's first molecular transistorA group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule.
Are HP Computers Racist?We know about people, but can a computer be racist? Can it suffer from a new high tech form of Cultural Poisoning that causes it to behave in a way that is unreceptive to Black people? Lets go to the video tape (click green read article above)
Learn to Let Go: How Success Killed Duke NukemIf you are a fan of computer games, then you are sure to know that Duke Nukem 3D Sequel, which was always promised and never delivered. Ultimately it would end up becoming kind of an industry joke, with the developers releasing a promo video every so often.
Yesterday afternoon I was treated by my darling kids to see James Cameron's new film, Avatar. After the movie, it was Dad's treat to lunch, a place I'd haven't been to in years, but "newly discovered" by the next generation. Funny how that seems to be working out lately.......
Just a mom with an idea about educationIt's not a new idea, really, but bear with me. This idea has caught fire in my mind as I've volunteered over the years in my son's public elementary school. In the classrooms, I've worked with advanced kids. I've worked with kids who are painfully behind.
Google May Give Quantum Computing a Job in SearchQuantum computing may be coming to a search engine near you. Google and D-Wave are working together on a project to bring quantum computing to searches in a way that would, in a sense, teach machines to recognize images.
Digital zombies? Virtual world trumps physicalYou know you have crossed the river into Cyberland when the guy coming your way has his head buried in the hand-held screen. He will knock into you unless you get out of his way, and don't expect an apology. It's as if you aren't there.
Man accused of stealing photos for paedophilesA Kapiti Coast technician stole family photos of children from computers brought to him for repair and then supplied them to an international network of paedophiles, a court has been told.
7 Tips For Working Securely From Wireless HotspotsWireless hotspots are changing the way people work.
10 Tips For Improving Your Wireless NetworkIf Windows ever notifies you about a weak signal, it probably means your connection isn't as fast or as reliable as it could be. Worse, you might lose your connection entirely in some parts of your home.
McAfee uncovers riskiest domainsYou may want to think twice if you hit a site with a .cm extension. That belongs to Cameroon, pegged by McAfee as the world's riskiest domain.
Brain waves can 'write' on a computer in early tests, researchers showNeuroscientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville, Fla., have demonstrated how brain waves can be used to type alphanumerical characters on a computer screen. By merely focusing on the "q" in a matrix of letters, for example, that "q" appears on the monitor.
So who's up for taking in the director of Titanic, True Lies, and Terminator, James Cameron's new movie, Avatar?
Chicago's hub-and-spoke layout makes it hard for diseases to spread, since they tend to move towards the fringes of the city and become isolated there. Washington, DC's giant wheel means that some virus's could continue circulating indefinitely- circling around the wheel forever.
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