Barnes & Noble (slogan: "No you're thinking of Borders, we're still in business") has sent out invites for an event on Monday, presumably to…

The Who's Pete Townsend asked Apple to make iTunes a more artist-friendly environment. In a speech last night honoring the late DJ John Peel,…

Google Maps announced yesterday that it is going to start charging high-volume users. That could be you, if you access the maps API over 25,000 in…

Nails on a blackboard. …

That would be near the top of the list of headlines I never thought I'd write. Scientists in Italy have developed a mechanical system that can…

Anonymous thinks Mexican drug cartel kidnappers have a conscience. In retaliation for kidnapping an Anonymous member in Veracruz, Mexico, the…

New patents reveal what could be the future of device control (also what patent law students should be boning up on). What's next? Gestures, and…

Everyone's talking about the eulogy of Steve Jobs written by his sister, the novelist Mona Simpson, that appeared in yesterday's New York Times. It…

The big news in my house: all those Disney live action shows with loud mouthed sassy kids and their idiot parents are going to keep beaming into my…

As part of the announcement of Facebook's new "trusted friends" feature (which lets you choose up to five friends to have access to your account),…