Sony in profit but all is not well

For the first time in five years, seppuku-prone gadget behemoth Sony has posted annual profits - but the company is far from out of the woods.

Google building hacked

An ex Google employee has found that his former employer had some serious security holes at its new office in Sydney, Australia.

Apache backdoor causes problems

It is starting to look like the existence of Linux/Cdorked.A could be a serious problem for the owners of web servers.

Obama promises net wiretap legislation

It appears that Barack Obama will become known for his internet wiretapping laws.

Lenovo takes aim at smartphone market

PC churner Lenovo is getting serious about the smartphone market, so serious in fact that it is planning to sell 60 million smartphones over the next 12 months.

Dungeons and Dragons movie in the works at Warner Brothers

Most of us who grew up in the 80's probably remember the Dungeons and Dragons phenomenon, and the complex books and rules that came with it.

This research center is straight out of a science fiction movie

If you stay up to date on green design and architecture, you read a lot of posts about futuristic designs where no poster (except maybe the original designer) seems to have a clue whether the “project” has an actual client with a budget or is simply a designer playing computer games with his or her fantasies.

Apple beats Android in the DoD, but Blackberry still rules

Most people likely believe that iOS, Android and Blackberry are all on equal footing when it comes to security - with the same chance of winning device clearance at the DoD.

IntelliJ is an alternative development environment for Android

Most tutorials for new Android developers recommend using Eclipse for the IDE (integrated development environment).

G-Box Midnight MX2 is made for Android XBMC

Android-powered set-top boxes are starting to become rather commonplace, as they are now available in multiple price ranges and a variety of form factors. 

Infotmic dual-core chips tip up in tablets

Processors manufactured by Chinese chip designer Infotmic have tipped up in a number of tablets in recent weeks.

Hot molecular gas drawn to supermassive black hole at Milky Way center

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel space observatory has made detailed observations of surprisingly hot molecular gas that may be orbiting or falling towards the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Bitcoin founder remains an enigma

Bitcoin is currently one of the valuable and popular virtual currencies on the market, with numerous exchange houses springing up literally overnight. 

Video: Terrafugia's TF-X is a flying car

I think it's pretty safe to say that people around the world have dreamt about flying vehicles of one kind or another ever since the first cars rolled off the assembly line. The latest company to take a stab at turning fantasy into reality? Terrafugia.

Apple expands iPhone lineup to compete against Android

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty reports that Apple plans on expanding its iPhone lineup with multiple models in a concerted effort to compete with Android-powered handsets, which are available in a variety of form factors, screen sizes and price points.

A faster way of converting natural gas to energy

Chemical engineering researchers have managed to identify a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2).

NASA tests Orion crew module

Completely surrounded by a massive 20-foot-high structure called the crew module static load test fixture, the Orion crew module is being put through a series of tests that simulate the massive loads the spacecraft would experience during its mission.
Intel's HQ in Santa Clara

Prank lands Intel in court

Intel is being dragged to court by an employee who was the target of a childish prank, perpetrated by fellow co-workers at the company’s Rio Rancho plant.

Microsoft gets the Windows 8 blues

It now looks increasingly likely that Microsoft will have to perform a dramatic u-turn on the Windows 8 interface.

Building your own thermoelectric phone charger

Turning waste heat into electricity seems to be a popular trend these days. Although we’re not quite as good at harnessing heat the way we do sunlight or wind, thermoelectronics is a promising field and provides yet another opportunity to go off grid without sacrificing the gadgets we love.