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Crystal skulls: Fact or Fiction?
Jul. 9, 2008
Some mysteries are such fun you almost don't want to know the truth. That may help explain why people are fascinated with crystal skulls.
Murdoch: No deals for News Corp. in Sun Valley
Jul. 9, 2008
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch plans to forgo making deals at this year's Allen & Co. media retreat, dampening the five-day event renowned as an incubator for big-time media and Web combinations.
Edit your DNA: `Gene wiki' to debut on Wikipedia
Jul. 9, 2008
Researchers plan to create a library of human genetics, with entries on the workings of individual genes, and make it available for anyone in Wikipedia rather than in an obscure academic format.
Gmail allowing remote log-off in case you forget
Jul. 9, 2008
One of the benefits of Web-based e-mail is the ability to log on from just about anywhere _ at home, at work, a friend's house, a mobile device or even a public library or cybercafe.
AOL: Fee up 20 pct for some plans with phone help
Jul. 9, 2008
If you're still paying for AOL, your bill may be going up 20 percent this month.
Flickr turns to Getty to sell amateur photos
Jul. 9, 2008
Flickr, a popular online photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo Inc., is teaming up with Getty Images to offer shutterbugs a chance to turn their hobby into a moneymaking endeavor.
Review: Wi-Fi radios bring the world home
Jul. 9, 2008
What are you going to listen to? Norway's 24-hour folk music channel Allttid Folkemusikk? The public hearings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board? Radio Banadir _ the Most Trusted News in Somalia?
Comcast to work with Vonage on Internet traffic
Jul. 9, 2008
Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it will collaborate with Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading independent Internet phone service, to make sure that Internet calling will work well for its subscribers.
Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation
Jul. 9, 2008
Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising.
Amid hype, Apple iPhone expansion also runs risks
Jul. 9, 2008
Apple Inc.'s iPhone has had a remarkable run over the past year, shaking up the stodgy design of cell phones and securing Apple a lucrative slice of the wireless business.
Ships produce more soot than expected
Jul. 9, 2008
Ah! The cold splash of the ocean, the sooty smell of the sea.
Quirk in Belgian law drives iPhones near $1,000
Jul. 9, 2008
Belgians finally get the chance to buy one of Apple Inc.'s coveted iPhones on Friday _ at the highest prices in the world.
Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'
Jul. 9, 2008
In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web.
Congress studies how people track your online use
Jul. 9, 2008
Executives from major Internet players _ Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. _ are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton
Jul. 9, 2008
A 14,500-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton dug up in 1994 has been unveiled at the Milwaukee Public Museum, giving locals a glimpse of perhaps the most intact specimen discovered in North America.
