Technology

Palm “politely” warned hacker group Pre Dev Wiki not to unlock functionality banned by provider Sprint. Does this mark a new era in hacker-tech company relations?

Almost 40 years after Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon’s surface, NASA is set to launch a reconnaissance mission with the aim of establishing the first colony on the moon.

Internet piracy is having a serious economic impact in Europe, and the courts of various countries are on the front lines of the battle.

For the past eight months, Fidel Castro’s son Antonio has been in an online relationship with a male Cuban-American blogger pretending to be a young Colombian woman.

The Web’s power to draw complete strangers together to participate in acts of kindness is highlighted by a Web site connecting organ donors with those in need.

After two years of waiting, all TV stations are now broadcasting digital TV signals instead of analog; many viewers are still unprepared for the change.

On June 12, 1979, the human-powered Gossamer Albatross aircraft crosses the English Channel in a historic flight.

Some New Yorkers are starting summer with a throw back to their youth, spending June in a month-long water gun assassin tournament known as "StreetWars."

Thanks in part to today’s tech-savvy youth, the electronics sector is powering forward.

Wikipedia’s recent ban of the Church of Scientology draws attention to Wikipedia’s attempts to eliminate biased information from its pages.

In hopes of improving class attendance and enhancing learning, a Japanese university is doing away with attendance cards and roll-call by giving students iPhones.

Although sales of videogames were sluggish during March and April, investors are voicing their confidence in the industry.

TechCrunch and Last.fm are battling over whether the music streaming site’s parent company, CBS, gave personal information about its users to the Recording Industry Association of America.

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse launched the country’s first telegraph service, sending his now-famous message, “What hath God wrought!” by wire from Washington to Baltimore.

Hundreds of pornographic videos were uploaded to YouTube earlier this week disguised as harmless videos for children and teens.

Google’s dominance hasn’t stopped other companies, big and small, from starting new search engines and trying to improve on the Web search experience.

The GAO report stating that the Air Force may begin losing GPS satellites in 2010 has the Air Force and GPS vendors scrambling to do damage control.

To free the Spirit rover, which has been stuck for more than a week, NASA is using other probes sent to Mars.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says that a new solar energy plant will stimulate Australia’s economy and make the country a leader in renewable energy.

NebuAd, a start-up that used deep-packet inspection to track online activity, is shutting down after public outrage and Congressional pressure drove away its ISP clients.

ContactPoint aims to improve communication among professionals working with children at risk but the controversial database has raised numerous security and privacy concerns.

The newly available search engine Wolfram Alpha offers an entirely new approach to searching online; should Google feel threatened?

Austrian mourners have complained that new talking tombstones are disruptive; but are they just the next postmortem fad as technology and memorials meet?

As the president prepares to name a new NASA head, the agency is using Twitter to shape its reputation with contributions from astronauts and others.

Estimates of the world’s coal supply may be five times too high, according to one researcher, making the need for renewable energy sources more important than ever.

The charging of Philip Markoff, 23, with the murder of a masseuse he met on Craigslist has accelerated law enforcement officials’ efforts to curb adult listings on the classifieds site.

In New Zealand, a violent criminal running from authorities has inspired celebration, T-shirts and beer drinking.

Tech and telecoms stocks continue to show recessionary steadfastness, with the latest good news coming from Virgin Mobile and Dish Network. Plus, Microsoft is launching its first-ever bond offering on the back of its top credit rating.

Ever heard the expression, “Nice to Tweet you”? If not, get ready to say hello to the wonderful world of online networking. All you need is a few profiles, interesting things to say and the tools to reach out. It’s easy. We promise. And we can tell you exactly how to do it.

Rock stars, religious leaders and even bloggers warn of the consequences of gorging on social media. They say excessive tweeting, texting and calling are destroying our sense of self, our spirituality and our community.