A federal judge has approved a proposed settlement by Facebook in a class-action lawsuit involving its now defunct Beacon behavioral tracking service.

Since the dawn of Firefox time, new tabs have opened at the far right of the tab bar. But with the introduction of Firefox 3.6, which was pushed out a few weeks ago, new tabs open to the immediate right of the current selected tab.

With Google said to be working with Intel and Sony to develop a way to bring the best of the Internet to television, industry analysts wonder if the time for a smart TV has finally arrived.

We're roughly two weeks out from the arrival of the iPad, and the pre-orders are apparently pouring in. So far, most of the focus has been on the three Wi-Fi versions of the device, mostly because those of us who want to get our hands on an iPad now don't want to wait until later in April, when the 3G-capable models arrive.

Executives from Verizon and AT&T explained the LTE plans of their companies during a Web conference sponsored by the GSM Alliance.

The vintage Commodore 64 personal computer is getting a makeover, with a new design and some of the latest computing technologies, as the brand gets primed for a comeback.

A knock-off MacBook Air running Windows, a tablet computer shaped like a big iPhone and another tablet meant to rival Apple's iPad were all among the devices shown off by a small Chinese gadget maker on Thursday.

A knock-off MacBook Air running Windows, a tablet computer shaped like a big iPhone and another tablet meant to rival Apple's iPad were all among the devices shown off by a small Chinese gadget maker on Thursday.

Two former computer administrators who worked for convicted financial fraudster Bernard Madoff's investment firm were indicted this week on charges of conspiracy and falsifying financial records.

Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.

The Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone lets you create a nightstand alarm clock effect for your iPhone/iPod, while the LaDiDa iPhone app lets you turn your normal singing voice into something that replicates today's music stars.

Former Pennsylvania CISO Robert Maley, who was fired after speaking at RSA without proper authorization, gives his side of the events that led to his dismissal.

The Sunlight Foundation has launched a campaign to pressure all levels of government in the U.S. to put more information online.

The Sunlight Foundation has launched a campaign to pressure all levels of government in the U.S. to put more information online.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, not Apple's Safari, will be the first browser to fall in next week's Pwn2Own hacking challenge, the contest organizer said today.

Many South by Southwest attendees reportedly walked out halfway through the keynote appearance by Twitter CEO Evan Williams this week citing boredom, but the announcement he made on stage deserves careful attention, according to industry experts.

Fine-grained network controls that are coming with next-generation mobile technology could make some demanding mobile applications such as video perform better but may also raise Net neutrality concerns.

Too often, we look at the symptoms of a security problem rather than getting down to the root cause.

The FCC launched a "Broadband and Public Safety and Homeland Security" Web page to provide information about a proposed $16 billion national wireless network for emergency responders in the new National Broadband Plan.

Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.

We've heard a lot about how the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan aims to provide 100 million U.S. households with 100Mbps broadband connections so far, but precious little on how it will affect enterprise users.

We've heard a lot about how the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan aims to provide 100 million U.S. households with 100Mbps broadband connections so far, but precious little on how it will affect enterprise users.

Tandberg unveiled a new HD videoconference system about three months before Cisco is expected to close on its agreement to buy the firm.

Microsoft is lowering the price of licensing the Windows operating system in a virtual desktop deployment, and announcing new bundles with partner Citrix in an announcement Thursday.

The Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904 all-purpose laptop, currently a Best Buy exclusive priced at just under $900 (as of March 17, 2010), offers some nifty features, such as the option to connect the laptop's display to your HDTV wirelessly through an HDMI-equipped peripheral. Unfortunately, it's hobbled by a poor keyboard layout, mediocre audio, and terrible ergonomics.

Would you spend almost $600 for a netbook--even a top-of-the-line one, like the Asus Eee PC 1201n?

If you're a Firefox add-on aficionado, the free Add-On Collector is for you.

China Mobile hopes to offer both Apple's iPad and a version of the iPhone that supports China's homegrown 3G mobile standard, comments by China Mobile's top executive showed on Thursday.

Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9, will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed.

Intel's Core i7 mobile processors were created to speed up multimedia notebooks. We test three of the latest systems to see if they measure up.

High Tech Computer (HTC) on Thursday said it plans to "fully defend itself" against the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple early this month, adding it has always respected the intellectual property of others and will continue to do so.

In a hands-on test, the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview comes off as a lot faster -- but any other features will have to wait.

Users of popular micro-blogging service Twitter have been unable to access the site since just after 11 p.m. ET Wednesday.

Users of popular micro-blogging service Twitter have been unable to access the site since just after 3am GMT Wednesday (11pm EDT/8pm PDT Tuesday).

Complaints to a Japanese Internet watchdog regarding illegal content almost doubled in 2009, led by a surge in reports related to child pornography and illegal drugs.

Google is working with Intel, Sony and other partners to develop Google TV, a service aimed at putting the Internet search giant's Web offerings in people's living rooms, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

Three years after a widespread cyberattack temporarily shut down the Estonian economy, Estonia's defense minister said such incidents will only continue to grow.

Just as Google's Nexus One phone may be about to gain momentum, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied the search giant's application for the Nexus One trademark.

A revised version of a cybersecurity bill first proposed last year was introduced again in the U.S. Senate today, notably without a controversial provision that would have given the president authority to disconnect networks from the Internet during a national emergency.

China is facing increasing criticism for holding down the value of its currency to gain export advantage, and for its cyber-attacks against Google. But another growing concern is its control of rare earth metals critical to high-tech manufacturing.

Google has created a free tool to simplify and automate the migration of e-mail, calendar and contacts data from Microsoft Exchange servers to its Google Apps collaboration and communication hosted suite.

As the FCC begins to implement its first national broadband plan in the coming weeks, it should expect opposition from nearly everyone in the tech and telecom communities to some parts of the proposal, said the leader of the team that put it together.

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are occupying more and more of users' time, according to a study released Wednesday by Retrevo Inc.

The FCC is moving quickly to implement a $16 billion nationwide wireless network for use by emergency responders that will be paid partly through a fee of less than $1 a month on all U.S. broadband users.

Content providers are increasingly streaming 3D video over the Internet, but many computers are not yet 3D-ready and users may not be all that interested in that viewing option, analysts said.

Sprint Nextel announced that it plans to offer Google's Nexus One smartphone on its network for an as-yet undisclosed price.

It's unclear whether Congress will ever pass any anti-offshoring legislation, but if they do, outsourcing customers will scramble to comply with it. Here are three simple ways outsourcing customers can address "protectionist" legislation ahead of time.

Businesses are finally prying their hands from Windows XP as they warm to Windows 7, a research company said today.

Sprint Nextel announced that it plans to offer Google's Nexus One smartphone on its network for an as-yet undisclosed price.

The National Broadband Plan released by the Federal Communications Commission this week contains several recommendations that are designed to boost the preparedness of communications networks to deal with cyberthreats.