Iceland becomes safe haven for whistle-blowers

Iceland has passed a law designed to make it a haven for free expression and freedom of information.

CO2 has controlled climate for millions of years

Carbon dioxide has been the main factor controlling global temperatures for millions of years, according to a new study.

IBM supercomputer to compete in Jeopardy

One wonders how long most human contestants spend practising for an appearance on the quiz show Jeopardy!. It's probably not as long as IBM's Watson supercomputer, which is finally ready to play after three years' hard work.

FCC moves to assert authority over broadband

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted yesterday to seek public comment on its controversial plans for broadband regulation.

Hospital staffed by robot orderlies

In HG Wells' The Time Machine, the brutish Morlocks live underground, appearing only to service the needs of the beautiful but weedy Eloi.

Employers can read staff text messages, court rules

Bosses have the right to check an employee's text messages, the Supreme Court has ruled, if they think work rules are being broken.

Astronomers catch moment of star's birth

What could be the youngest known star has been photographed in the earliest stages of being born.

AARP survey reveals geezer love of social networking

There is an organization devoted to people who are old. They have wealth and power, and they own the Internets. OMG!

Nox Audio debuts "cross-platform" headset

Nox Audio has debuted an $80 "cross-platform" headset for PCs, iPods and cell phones.

Microsoft rolls out yet another mobile OS

Microsoft has introduced yet another mobile operating system targeted at businesses and enterprise users.

Is Apple OS X more secure than Microsoft Windows?

Are Macs inherently more secure than PCs? Well, not according to cybersecurity analyst Hemanshu Nigam - who claims that OS X suffers from just "as many vulnerabilities" as Windows. 

5 things people without an iPhone 4 can do

If you don't have one of Apple's golden tickets on pre-order you have other things you can do.

JooJoo tablet runs Windows 7

A software modder known as DarkDavy has successfully loaded Microsoft Windows 7 onto the Linux-based JooJoo web tablet.

AT&T embraces Android with Samsung Captivate

AT&T has finally caught Android fever! Yes, the carrier is teaming up with Samsung to sell the Captivate - a very sexy member of the Galaxy S family.

Forrester refuses to eulogize the PC

No, the PC isn't dead. However, rumors of its imminent demise have apparently been greatly exaggerated.

Social networking boosts mobile app use

Social networking sites such as Facebook have contributed to a staggering increase in the number of mobile app users.

YouTube simplifies video editing with Cloud-based tool

YouTube has simplified the typically complex process of video editing with the introduction of an easy-to-use Cloud-based tool.

Lenovo gets into 3D game with multimedia laptop

Lenovo clearly doesn't want to miss out on the 3D revolution, and has today announced a 3D laptop aimed at gamers and movie fans.

New telescope set to be ten times more powerful than Hubble

The world's most powerful telescope - a ground-based one, no less - has made its first set of observations.

More publishers circle in on LimeWire for the kill

Following last month's ruling that LimeWire was guilty of copyright infringement, a group of eight music publishers has sued the file-sharing service.