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The risk of getting into an auto accident while reading or writing text messages is 50 percent higher than talking on a phone while driving, according to new research ...

Using the latest advances in genetics, two biofuel companies have developed a way to turn plant matter into fuel that can meet the nation's energy needs ...

Online video watching is growing rapidly, and where the eyeballs go, you can expect advertisers to follow ...

Cybercrime has become a threat to the nation's economic and security interests, according to a report released Monday by a Congressional research and investigation agency ...

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Revenues from advertising at sports sites on the Web will catapult in the next five years to more than US$1 billion, according to a report from a New York marketing research firm ...

A ruling by a federal court in a case involving an online roommate matching service will hamstring Web innovators, a civil liberties group argued this week in papers filed with the judicial panel ...

With the arrival of high-definition cameras, the push for video-to-go (V2G) and, of course, Windows Vista, makers of video editing software have been handed a ticket to introduce new versions of their products. Canadian application architect Corel has done just that with the new version of its VideoStudio ...

Revenue from search-related advertising on mobile phones will crack the US$2 billion mark in 2011, according to a report released last week by a market and trend analysis firm ...

Citing information from documents obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the Freedom of Information Act, a civil liberties group Tuesday maintained the federal agency has had chronic problems with its use of anti-terror letters to collect personal information about American citizens ...

Advertising inside video games will near the US$1 billion mark by the beginning of the next decade, according to a report released by a technology research firm ...

Some 30 percent of businesses in the UK leave data, some of it sensitive, on their PCs when they dispose of them, according to research findings released this week by computer maker Lenovo ...

Social and community networks may be great hangouts for Web surfers who shop but not so great for retailers looking for virtual "ka-chings." ...

The popularity of social networking sites like MySpace and user-generated content sites like YouTube are inducing traditional news organizations to rethink their approach to the Web ...

Social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook provide a means for people to share their lives with others, but are these sites turning their subscribers' free content into economic gain -- a new form of sharecropping? ...

A method for screening new hires that counts the likes of Google among its adherents may create some fertile ground for future employment lawsuits ...

If there's one prospect that sends shivers down the spines of shutterbugs everywhere, it's the expectation that some day, some way, all their photos will disappear in a computer mishap ...

International business travelers will be able to access the Internet for a flat monthly fee through more than 100,000 wireless hotspots around the world under a new service announced Monday by Boingo Wireless ...

There are lots of disk defraggers in the market, but Raxco PerfectDisk is one of the best that I've seen to date. Now the Gaithersburg, Md., company is expanding the scope of its flagship product to further improve computer performance and security ...

A promising technology that involves controlling light with magnets could improve the speed and reduce the juice requirements of future computer chips ...