HarperCollins talks tablets with Apple

Amazon ought to be getting a little anxious because it appears that Apple is talking to HarperCollins about a tablet device the Cupertino company is cooking up.

Microsoft will only keep Bing user data for six months

Anal retention isn't an attractive trait in human beings and so much less attractive in multinational corporations like Microsoft.

DoD looks to snails for new armor

The Army and the Department of Defense are funding work on a new type of armor inspired by an unusual snail shell.

Nanoparticles could replace stents for heart patients

Patients with heart disease could soon be treated without stents, thanks to tiny nanoparticles that can home in on damaged tissue and release drugs.

Sims kicks the living Orc out of WoW

Golly gosh gollum, simulation soap opera beats up on simulation fantasy creature feature. Bragging rights and millions of dollars at stake.

Foreign journalists in China hit in latest email attacks

An association of journalists working in China says a number of its members have had their Gmail accounts hijacked.

Consumers to spend $6.2 billion on mobile apps and games in 2010

Gartner has predicted that consumers will shell out a whopping $6.2 billion on mobile applications and games in 2010.

Apple tablet poised to alter the course of Western civilization

Apple is poised to permanently alter the course of Western civilization with the unveiling of its "latest creation" on January 27 in San Francisco, California.

Google abandons online for paper

On January 27 Google is holding an enormous bash in London to promote its Chrome browser.

Nvidia details Fermi GF100 specs

Nvidia has confirmed that its Fermi-based GF100 GPU will feature 512 CUDA processors, 16 geometry units, 384-bit GDDR5 memory bus and 48 ROP engines.

Europeans ditch Internet Explorer over security fears

The French and German governments have urged their citizens to consider safer alternatives to Microsoft's popular Internet Explorer browser.

Sun, sea, sand and err, airplane fuel?

From the you couldn't make it up department comes news that you can make airplane fuel from seawater and sand.

Isaac Newton's fruity story goes online

The original account of the moment that Sir Isaac Newton got clunked on the head by a falling apple has gone online for the first time.

Man arrested for using Twitter

Telling someone you're planning to blow up an airport is never a good idea, especially if the cops are listening in. So when a UK man tweeted to his friends that Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster was about to bite the big one, it should have come as no surprise that last week he was busted and interrogated for seven hours by anti-terror police.

Space agencies call for ideas

Anything you'd like to know about the atmosphere on Mars? ESA and NASA are inviting scientists from across the world to propose instruments for their joint Mars mission, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

Artificial muscles restore ability to blink

Surgeons at the UC Davis Medical Center have for the first time used artificial muscles, helping patients with facial paralysis to blink.

Knit one, purl one: physicists tie light in knots

It all sounds a bit Harry Potter, but a team of British scientists has managed to tie light in knots, an achievement that could have important implications for laser technology.

9 geek movies for 2010

We will never stop telling you what to like, how to feel, and what movies you should be watching this year. One editor's Sunday morning moment of meglomania.

15 most anticipated games of 2010

One editor's journey into the darkest depth of his desires. 15 ways to dull the ache of another year and avoid social interaction.

Project Natal will revive Japanese gaming says Microsoft

Even though it may not have needed saving, Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg has claimed that Project Natal could help revive the Japanese gaming market.