Twitter URL shortener improves security - and Twitter's profits

Twitter is testing a new URL shortening feature that it says will improve security - and that could also give Twitter a lot more saleable information on its users.

HP Fills iPad Hole and Makes Printers Relevant Again

 One of the interesting things that seem to happen when the industry undergoes a change is that the owners of the prior technology seem to do everything they can to validate the move rather than resisting it.  

Laser sniffs out hidden explosives from a distance

A British team has developed a low-cost laser that can detect hidden explosives from a much greater distance than existing devices.

Pulse iPad app is in... out... in at the Apple App Store

On Monday, in his WWDC keynote speech, Steve Jobs singled out an RSS reader as an example of a great new app for the iPad. On Tuesday, it got pulled from the App Store. Now, it's back again.

Gamers attempt mass breakout from Chinese rehab clinic

Internet addicts at a Chinese rehab clinic have been recaptured after a mass breakout in which they tied their instructor to his bed.

Microsoft releases free Office web apps

Microsoft's Office Web Apps on SkyDrive service is out of beta and available in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland.

Americans start to care again about global warming

US concern over global warming is starting to rise again - good timing, perhaps, as the US Senate prepares to vote this week on whether to block the EPA from regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.

Gucci designs $290 iPad case

If owning an iPad doesn't do enough of a job showing off your poser/pretentious/preppie attributes, luckily Gucci is coming out with a line of cases priced at around half the cost of the device.

Sony won't force exclusivity with Blu-ray 3D content

Sony Pictures has just announced its first 3D Blu-ray title, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. And unlike other content available now, it will be available as a standalone disc.

Google's "Caffeine" system gives a pick-me-up to search

When you run a search on Google, your results are going to be just a little more up-to-date, thanks to a new search infrastructure that was just announced.

Motion-activated controls come to Android

Motion controls aren't just for the home console market anymore. Android users will soon be able to play games, perform phone tasks, and even get their own fortune cookies with nothing more than a few flicks of the hands.

Firefox growth stagnates; Chrome attacks

Internet Explorer keeps declining, and Mozilla needs to keep a watch on the Google at its back.

Sprint went a bit too far with Evo launch numbers

Sprint "inadvertently" exaggerated the first-day sales of the HTC Evo 4G phone that went on sale last Friday, but it did still eclipse its own internal record for the most phones sold on launch day.

DirecTV confirms transmission "glitch"

DirecTV has blamed a transmission "glitch" - caused by an apparently buggy software update - for freezing a number of HD DVR units.

iPad ARM Core powers Samsung Wave smartphone

Is that an iPad ARM Core in your Samsung Wave smartphone? Why, yes, yes it is.

Report: Tablets to outsell netbooks by 2012

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty has predicted that tablets will outsell netbooks by 2012.

Obama looks for an "ass to kick" over BP spill

US President Barack Obama is apparently looking for an "ass to kick" over BP's embarrassing failure to halt a catastrophic oil leak off the Louisiana coast.

Ubiquitous boots Android MIDs in just one second

Ubiquitous has developed a software-based platform that enables Android-powered devices to cold boot in just one second.

Report: Nintendo 3DS is Tegra-less

Were you hoping to find a shiny Tegra SoC under the hood of your brand new Nintendo 3DS? Well, we're sorry to disappoint, but it seems as if the 3D handheld console will feature a design "totally" divorced from Nvidia's mobile processor.

Analysts have high hopes for iPhone 4

A number of prominent analysts have predicted that Apple's new iPhone 4 will take the mobile market by storm.