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Quit Facebook Day set to be a flop

Only two percent of US Facebook users plan to delete their accounts today as a result of the 'Quit Facebook Day on May 31' campaign.

Acupuncture works - and scientists now understand how

Scientists have established that the molecule adenosine is critical to explaining how acupuncture works, and have been able to triple acupuncture's effectiveness as a result.

Woman gets hit by car, sues Google

A woman injured by a car on a busy road is suing Google for giving her dangerous walking directions.

Hurt Locker producer sues 5,000 BitTorerent users

Hurt Locker producer Voltage Pictures has filed a widely-anticipated lawsuit against illegal file sharers.

Please don't make these movies in 3D

Yeah, sure, movie-lovers are clamoring for 3D versions of Iron Man in 3D, along with virtually every movie that has “Star” in its title, or Keanu Reeves in its credits.

For $149, Project Natal is a New Xbox 360. Period.

There is a good chance that several websites may have spoiled the Microsoft Project Natal party on June 13.

Steve Ballmer and Geezer CEO syndrome

Android. iPhone. Internets. Get off my monopolistic lawn, you damn kids!

It's raining mobile apps this week

Microsoft introduced its Tag Reader, Fring was the first with video conferencing for Android smartphones and Firefox unveiled its long-awaited Home for the iPhone.

Motorola talks tablets

Motorola - which has been buoyed by the success of its popular Droid smartphone - appears to be putting the final touches on an Android-based tablet.

Japanese police bust malware extortionist ring

Japanese police have arrested two individuals accused of spreading a nefarious piece of malware that stole personal information and posted it on the Internet.

Will Android become the dominant mobile OS?

Can Google's Android strategy be compared to Microsoft's tactical offensive  against Apple in the late 1980s?

Play a game, do a line of coke

An obviously confused UK counselor and therapist has compared playing a two-hour game to snorting a line of cocaine.

Report: Next-gen Apple TV "based directly" on iPhone 4

Apple is reportedly prepping a next-gen TV which will be "based directly" on the iPhone 4 and carry a $99 price tag.

Mafia II PhysX trailer kicks some serious ass

2K Games has released a new Mafia II PhysX trailer that kicks some serious ass. 

Robots party before starting new jobs

There are eleven robots with thumping heads today, one presumes, after the first robot graduation party.

CO2 'burp' may have ended last ice age

Scientists think they've found the source of a huge carbon dioxide 'burp' which helped to end the last ice age 18,000 years ago.

Three charged over massive fake anti-virus scam

Three men have been charged over a $100 million scam involving fake anti-virus software.

Brits and Japanese queue all night for iPad

It didn't quite match the iPad's US launch, but hundreds of people waited outside Apple's London store all night to snap up one of the devices when it opened at 8.00 this morning.

Pakistanis launch home-grown version of Facebook

Pakistanis unable to deal with the sea of filth and blasphemy that is Facebook have created their own alternative.

Ardi wasn't human ancestor, says team

A team of scientists says that habitat evidence shows that Ardipithecus ramidus - claimed last year as the earliest human ancestor - was nothing of the sort.