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07.02.09

What the future of the auto industry will look like

Surging demand for cars in rapidly growing nations will mean a robust car industry in 20 years. The US will have a piece of it – though smaller than today – and the models it turns out will be much greener as the iconic industry reinvents itself.

07.02.09

A cellphone plan to bridge digital divide

Firms and feds offer free connections to customers shut out by high costs.

07.01.09

Browser battle royale: Which should you use?

Column – Learn the ups and downs of Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

06.29.09

Flip Video succeeds with simplicity

Small, no-frills device is the point-and-shoot of video cameras.

06.27.09

Porn on the iPhone?

Apple says it will hold the line on decency. But many say it’s just a matter of time before adult content finds its way onto the popular smartphones.

06.26.09

The hunt for astronomical gold in familiar phenomena

Column: Especially when it comes to outer space, there's a lot to be learned from reexamining old science.

06.25.09

Video games that let you play with your news

Peace talks, Sully’s landing, even the economy spawn a buzzy genre of games.

06.24.09

Four easy ways to design your own fonts

A range of new software lets users build lettering with their own personal touch.

06.23.09

ThisMoment captures personal scenes with a social sheen

New website rolls pictures, stories, even YouTube clips into customized slideshows.

06.18.09

Batteries help recharge the economy

The race for better batteries has spurred venture capitalists.

06.16.09

AcceleGlove: The future of motion at your fingertips

AnthroTronix's glove allows the wearer to control objects such as robots and video games with hand motions.

06.12.09

Digital TV transition hits - what you need to know

In case you're one of the millions that might lose TV service today, here's how to set things straight.

06.12.09

China’s censorship software found faulty

University of Michigan team finds ‘major security vulnerabilities,’ even as mandate to install the program sparks fury.

06.11.09

Read this before you sell or recycle your computer!

Even rocket scientists forget to wipe their hard drives. Here’s how to do it.

06.10.09

King of my own (Internet) domain!

Column: The liberalization of Internet domain names will help companies, but it will also make the Web way more complicated.

06.09.09

Your idea, “printed” in 3-D

A new layering process renders prototypes that pop.

06.03.09

These batteries are made for walkin’

Scientists make new strides in energy conversion.

06.02.09

Will e-trucks deliver your snail mail?

US Postal Service looks to "electrify" its fleet

06.01.09

Scientists turn living cells into clocks

Column: This amazing breakthrough rewrites man's ability to play with biology.

05.28.09

Four ways to sync your computers

How to put every file at your fingertips

05.28.09

Some sobering stats on texting while driving

Column: This dangerous practice needs to be made illegal, as well as 'uncool.'

05.27.09

Netbooks, smart phones: Is more convergence ahead for mobiles?

As laptops get smaller and cellphones get more powerful, will they eventually become the same device?

05.26.09

Tech-word origins: stranger than science

A lexicographer describes where science fiction struck first.

05.18.09

High hopes for high speed

A $13 billion proposal could lay high-speed tracks in the midwest, California, and Florida.

05.15.09

Wi-Fi hits the highway

In-car wireless puts some auto-buyers online. Will it drive them to distraction?