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The most popular search engine on the internet may be headed for some rough sailing in the next one or two years, according to the creator of Gmail.

King of the Curve combines gamification and social strategies to assist science students in scoring better on med school entrance exams and related challenges.

Worker unrest at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory could result in a production shortfall of six million iPhones, just as the holiday season is about to enter the home stretch.

Recent events have led to many people learning about a long-understood rhetorical tactic called "Gish galloping." Named after creationist Duane Gish, it is the technique of confronting an opponent with a rapid-fire series of arguments -- including half-truths, misrepresentations and outright lies. C...

Another day, another clue unearthed about the smaller iPad Apple is supposedly developing. This time, component suppliers in Asia have reportedly tipped Apple's hand, revealing that they have received orders millions of the 7.85-inch tablets in the fourth quarter. The "iPad mini," as it has been dub...

Consumer watchdog group Freepress is accusing Verizon of breaching the terms of its agreement to lease airwaves for its 4G LTE network. Freepress filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission Monday about this issue. The complaint alleges Verizon Wireless breached its lease terms by a...

The location-based service company Glympse has its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. You certainly don't need the company's iPhone app -- which lets people track their friends' locations on smartphones in real-time on maps or satellite imagery -- to know that. But it may seem lately as if Glympse has b...

Newegg, a well-established online Web site that sells electronic products, apparently had counterfeit -- or perhaps demo products -- make their way into its inventory that were then sold to customers. The site reportedly shipped several fake Intel Core i7 processors to customers. At least one of tho...

Comcast just bought itself a nice little present for the holidays: NBC Universal. The cable network will have a controlling stake in NBC once the deal is flattened out, and in return, it's giving General Electric $6.5 billion along with $7.25 billion worth of programming. If everything passes muster...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature.. Barnes & Noble will offer e-books on the Plastic Logic e-reader device. Customers can also read their purchases using proprietary eReader software fo...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature.. Barnes & Noble will offer e-books on the Plastic Logic e-reader device. Customers can also read their purchases using proprietary eReader software fo...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature.. Barnes & Noble will offer e-books on the Plastic Logic e-reader device. Customers can also read their purchases using proprietary eReader software fo...

There are thousands of forums on the Web relating to any subject imaginable. Forums are a collection of people interested in specific subjects collaborating with one another. Forums even have top experts in their fields answering questions and offering advice at no cost. Forums allow for user int...

A federal judge's ruling against the RIAA not only represents a setback for the litigious trade group in one particular lawsuit, but also opens a Pandora's box of technicalities that could mean a few speed bumps ahead for its legal steamroller. In Atlantic v. Howell, the RIAA moved for summary judgm...

The wheels are in motion to create an economy free of paper money and coins. The first steps of that quiet revolution have long been in place for years and touch tens of millions of consumers every day. This includes consumers rolling through tollbooths without stopping, their in-car transponders be...

I'm an early adopter. I don't just analyze technology from the safety of my own cubicle; I bring it into my home and live with it. I find that by doing so, I gain a perspective that would otherwise be lost. About a year ago, I disconnected my traditional landline phone and signed up for VoIP service...

Do you plan to conduct business abroad? If yes, then you need to know how you may be seen by others. Otherwise failure can result. The Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project studied attitudes towards 16 countries across the globe -- analyzing how the United States did in China compared to In...

Polite behavior goes a long way in influencing what people think of us. Certainly, there are businesspeople who are rude and obnoxious and yet are still successful. However, the vast majority of humanity would rather be associated with a person who is polite and considerate. Whether we like to admit...

The Internet revolution has had the unintended effect of decreasing the use of oral communication and increasing the importance of text -- particularly e-mails -- as the primary means of business communications. Why has e-mail become so popular? Why use e-mails instead of phone calls? It is harder t...

News flash: E-commerce grew fast ... in the year 2000. This pithy bit of earth-shattering news came courtesy of the U.S. government. To be more precise, it came from the Bureau of the Census. Rumor has it that the bureau is also planning an in-depth look at Y2K and is putting the finishing touche...