Technology

Portal 2 is on store shelves and gamers around the world are wracking their brains on the game's complicated puzzles. But sometimes a game just isn't enough to satisfy our love for a virtual world like the one that the … Full Story »

White iPhone now available The white version of the iPhone 4 officially went on sale Wednesday. The iPhone 4 was originally set to launch in June 2010 in both white and black; however, the white version was delayed for over … Full Story »

Friday at a concert in Melbourne, pop star Katy Perry broke into a chorus of Rebecca Black's "Friday", much to the delight of fans in attendance, who joined in and sang along. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission is alerting high-tech companies to gather data ahead of a probe of the dominance of Google Inc in the Internet search industry, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Full Story »

Internet records were smashed Friday by the first royal wedding of the social media era, as streaming video enabled billions to avoid the event's brutal 2 a.m. wake-up call and watch the goings-on later instead of working. Full Story »

On its Google Mobile blog, the Mountain View company has announced the imminent arrival of its video chat software for Android phones, Google Talk with video. While some apps for Android phones already allow you to video chat (eg. Fring and Tango), Google Talk will become part of the forthcoming Android OS update (2.3.4). Full Story »

The Android Market, Google's version of Apple's App Store, "is an open service" that lets developers publish their apps for users to download. In contrast to the App Store's restrictive terms and review processes, the Android Market lets app developers publish apps instantly, without waiting for anyone's permission. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a digital era update to the lost and found booth, a Facebook page started by an Alabama woman is reuniting victims of the killer US tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are pressing Sony Corp. for more information about the loss of personal data in a security breach that affected 77 million accounts on its PlayStation Network. Full Story »

Proving once again that it is better at bridge-building than Sarah Palin, Barnes & Noble has released a significant update for the Nook Color, pushing the e-reader further down the road to becoming a tablet. Full Story »

When today's technology eventually falls out of date, it's sometimes hard to know what to do with it. Many of us have drawers filled with old wires, outdated modems, obsolete cell phones, and other devices that have met the end … Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Amazon.com Inc. this week launched a store that sells digital songs for 69 cents, an attempt to bring more people to its e-commerce website and bolster its plan to eventually charge people to store tunes on distant servers known as the cloud. Full Story »

Apple's products may have increasingly large capacity for storage, but the next big thing from the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer giant may eliminate much of the need to save songs, movies and other large data files. Full Story »

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp shares fell as much as 5 percent on Friday, a day after the software company reported a dip in its Windows operating system sales. Full Story »

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