MIT uses viruses to split water for fuel

An MIT team has managed what amounts to artificial photosynthesis, using a modified virus and sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Manned Space Flight: It's for Us

Advocates of manned space flight need to concede a battle they can never win.

Blockbuster to be first to offer movies AND games by mail?

Netflix is the king of DVD-by-mail and GameFly has a monopoly on the games-by-mail market, but what will happen if Blockbuster becomes the first to do both?

3,000 people have paid their Mercedes-Benz lease through iPod, iPhone

Mercedes-Benz Financial announced that it has received more than $2.5 million in lease and loan payments through its groundbreaking iPhone app, the first of its kind to let users manage their auto payments through a mobile app.

Call of Duty "Stimulus Package" comes to PS3, PC May 4

Xbox 360 users have been enjoying new content on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for a few weeks now, and owners of the PS3 and PC versions will soon be able to get their hands on the update as well.

Electronic license plate reader sends fines to wrong person

An electronic license plate reader designed to automatically send fines to people who skip through toll roads without paying, apparently can't tell the difference between an 8 and a 0.

Dreamworks CEO calls Clash of the Titans the "lowest end" of 3D

Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg had some harsh words about the 3D release of Clash of the Titans, saying it is the "lowest end" of the technology and movies like that could ruin the 3D movie market.

Games Review: Activision III - The Corporate Revenge

In this, version III of what looks to be a long-running franchise, Activision game-play becomes more subtle.

Twitter buys out maker of top mobile Tweeting app

Looking back, it was pretty inevitable. Twitter has acquired an independent developer to take full rights of its third-party Twitter client, the one that was widely regarded as the best such app on the iPhone.

"Universal search" feature comes to Google Mobile

Google's newest smart search functionality, which tries to guess what question you're asking and answers it before you even hit "search," is now available on the online giant's mobile platform as well.

UK PS3 owner gets £84 rebate for Linux deactivation

A resourceful guy in the UK thinks that Sony's disabling of the "Install Other OS" feature from the PS3 violates EU standards. Amazon, the e-tailer from which he bought the console, agrees.

Nefarious Koobface worm rears its ugly head on Facebook

The nefarious Koobface worm of digital yore has made a dangerous comeback by rearing its ugly head on Facebook.

Microsoft preps Silverlight SoC demo for NAB 2010

Microsoft has announced that it is working with Intel and Broadcom to design a Silverlight platform for set-top boxes, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other devices.

OCZ touts next-gen SATA II SSDs

Wicked! OCZ has introduced the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) series.

Sony says stereoscopic 3D is the future of gaming

A Sony spokesperson has stated that 3D stereoscopic gaming will play a "crucial" role in determining the company's future.

Microsoft plans security patch blitzkrieg

The Redmond-based behemoth known as Microsoft has confirmed that it will be issuing 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday to fix a whopping 25 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Exchange.

Google undinged by Bing

Google has 65% of the search market and everyone else is pushing rocks uphill.

Nokia buys location software company MetaCarta

Nokia has acquired MetaCarta, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based location services provider.

Millions of Mexican phones about to turn into bricks

Thirty million Mexicans could find their cellphones dead this weekend, thanks to a new law that forces phone owners to register their identities.

MIT develops Surround Vision to let you peek at what's off-screen

Surround sound's just so old hat, says MIT, which has developed a system that does the same thing with images on ordinary handheld devices.