Will smart phones replace your Internet connection?
A new study by the Pew Internet Project finds that not only are smart phones multiplying like Tribbles, but that a growing number of people use the phones as their primary access devices to the Internet.
Space shuttle technology that fell to Earth
Even though the Atlantis' 12-day mission marks the close of the shuttle era, you might be surprised at some of the beneficial technologies the program leaves behind.
Swiss call to arms: PowerPoint must be stopped!
The Anti-PowerPoint Party will not stand idly by as students, government employees, marketers and other corporate apparatchiks are forced to fire up brain-deadening, resource-wasting slideshows.
When Microsoft, Google have bailed, can White House succeed?
The companies are shuttering their energy-monitoring services, due to an apparent lack of interest, just as Energy.Data.gov comes online.
App developers get a crack at Windows Phone 7 'Mango' beta
Microsoft has released its "Mango" beta, plus a new software development kit beta, for Windows Phone 7 developers.
Waiting for 4G: Is the real thing showing signs of life?
Ericsson recently demonstrated a Long Term Evolution Advanced network that runs 10 times faster than current LTE networks and said the first stages would be available in two years.
Should government be worried? Google drops e-health, energy services.
Google is pulling the plug on two projects, Google Health and PowerMeter, that mirror government initiatives. The main reason: not enough people were interested in using them.
LulzSec exposes Arizona law enforcement documents
The hacker group releases hundreds of e-mails, intell bulletins, images and other files in what it says is a protest of the state's immigration laws.
FBI busts 'scareware' ring that stole $74M
The scam, which operated internationally for three years and claimed about a million victims, consisted of infecting users’ computers and then selling them a phony fix.
Group claims hack of LulzSec, as suspected member is formally charged
Rival mocks the group’s hacker cred, as British police formally charge a 19-year-old with being involved in LulzSec attacks.
Teen who could be LulzSec hacker arrested in Britain
The arrest came just as LulzSec and another hacker group, Anonymous, had declared open season on government websites.
LulzSec, Anonymous declare war on government websites
The hacker groups announce a joint effort to promote stealing and leaking classified information, and invite others to join them.
NSA looks to protect defense contractors from cyberattack
The National Security Agency is offering its scanning tools to protect e-mail and other digital communications for major defense contractors, as part of what could be an escalating cyber war.
For 100 years, IBM kept changing in order to stay IBM
There are scads of reasons IBM has survived and thrived over the last century, but not least of them has been technological innovation.
Are 1,000 federal websites really a waste?
The administration's plans to shut down wasteful federal websites has already claimed the Fiddling Foresters, but are there 999 more like it?
The wireless IP explosion
Global IP traffic will approach the zettabyte range by 2015, and wireless systems will carry the majority of the load, according to a CISCO report.
Turkey arrests 32 Anonymous hackers; group strikes back at Spain
The arrests of suspected Anonymous members in 12 Turkish cities followed Spain's arrest of three hackers, for which Anonymous has retaliated.
Rising tide of cyberattacks threatens all boats
To get some measure of security against the growing number of serious online threats, the user experience might have to change.
Highway safety chief: Car not a 'mobile device'
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's David Strickland tells a telematics conference he opposes on-board information and entertainment apps, whether they're hands-free or not.
Who's the face of Big Brother – government or business?
More people worry about Big Business tracking them than they do government, according to a survey by USC's Center for a Digital Future.
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