Google Inc. is taking a swipe at Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. with a new feature that makes it easier for users of Gmail to view media and status updates shared online by their friends.

RIM's BlackBerry continued to dominate the US smartphone market in the fourth quarter, but saw declines amidst increases by Google and Apple.

Dissatisfied users of Google's Nexus One smartphone who want to return it get a break on the return fee. By W. David Gardner Prodded by the Federal Communications Commission, Google has lowered the fee it charges users who return its Nexus One before ...

by IDG News Service | 0 Comments Recommends The Space Shuttle Endeavour has launched on a mission to deliver a new observation module to the International Space Station (ISS).

Software maker says investigation shows the OS isn't an energy hog and doesn't issue false warnings about failing power cells.

Ubisoft has revealed a new chapter in the series, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, will arrive in late 2010. A press release from Ubisoft cites Xbox 360 as the only platform, but a post on the publisher's Twitter feed later confirmed Future ...

We all know the iPad is eventually going to gain a camera at some point. (Apple's iPhones, iMacs, MacBooks and iPod Nanos have cameras, so why not?

Amazon's recent acquisition of multitouch screen company Touchco hints that the Seattle-based corporation has big plans for its next-generation Kindle.

Following up 2007's game-changing epic BioShock was certainly a daunting task for team 2K. The original game surpassed almost every expectation one could have about the underwater dystopian city of Rapture by including ...

For gamers or anyone else using a computer for heavy graphics work, a discreet graphics card is a must-have. For laptop users, though, discreet graphics can be a real drain on battery power.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new service would be dependent on data-modeling technology that analyzes climate information, drawing on the national climatic, oceanographic, and geophysical data centers.

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the world's most popular search engine, ran a minute-long commercial during the Super Bowl, marking a rare use of TV advertising for the company.

Dante's Inferno is loosely based on the first book in the classic poem, "The Divine Comedy." In it, you assume the role of Dante, a Third Crusade-era warrior who must travel through the nine circles of hell ...

Black Hawk Safety Net was shut down in November and its founders later arrested, state media report. The school took tuition from tens of thousands who wanted to learn 'successful attack tools.

There are few, if any, microprocessor manufacturers equal to Intel. IBM, however, is a very large exception. Power7 wafer: Like Intel, IBM manufactures its own processors, something few 'chipmakers' do these days.

Some NASA space officials have showed concern in the direction of the US space agency, as President Barack Obama prepares to begin outsourcing even more of NASA's missions to private contractors.

A powerful new solar observatory will spend the next five years recording images of the sun with 10 times better resolution than high-definition television, peering deep within the sun's layers to reveal just how solar storms erupt.

After a long wait and gobs of frustration, Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book reader is finally available. Online stock of the $259 e-reader disappeared over the holiday season as consumers sopped up the much-anticipated device that was hailed as strong ...

Microsoft fixed 26 vulnerabilities in 13 security bulletins as part of its Patch Tuesday, including critical ones for Windows that could be exploited to take control of a computer and one that has resided in the 32-bit Windows kernel ...