The Real iPod: Elon Musk's Wild Idea for a 'Jetson Tunnel' from SF to LA The inventor wants to find the fifth dimension ... of transportation. Shutterstock/spfotocz Trains are slow. Planes are unwieldy. Cars are, er, pedestrian. What if there... July 14, 2012 by The Atlantic Like Tweet +1
Non-Profits to Reap $10 Million From Facebook Settlement [REPORT] Privacy and consumer groups will pocket $10 million from the Facebook "Sponsored Stories" settlement once a Federal judge signs off on the deal. Facebook reported in... July 14, 2012 by Joann Pan Like Tweet +1
RIM Loses $147,200,000 in Patent Verdict In what continues to be a bad year, Research In Motion has now been ordered by a California jury to part with $147,200,000 due to patent litigation with Mformation... July 14, 2012 by Geekosystem Like Tweet +1
Golden Google Doodle Honors Austrian Painter Gustav Klimt The latest Google Doodle celebrates Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's 150th birthday on Saturday with a glided doodle featuring one of the world's most famous images of... July 14, 2012 by Joann Pan Like Tweet +1
Are FBI's Android Data-Sharing Apps Hacker-Proof? The FBI plans to tap George Mason University scientists to perform tests on the law enforcement agency's Android mobile applications to see if they are hacker-proof, a... July 14, 2012 by Nextgov Like Tweet +1
Are You Afraid of Mobile Phone Separation? [INFOGRAPHIC] Fears and superstitions creep up each Friday the 13th, but there's a new phobia developing worldwide that has caused anxiety and stress for many: mobile phone separation.... July 13, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Internet Defense League Lighting 'Catsignal' for Web Freedom US & World The Internet Defense League (IDL), a collection of organizations and individuals promoting Internet freedom across the world, wants to make its mid-July launch something... July 13, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
SOPA Author Tinkering With Global U.S. Copyright Officers US & World Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) may have put the Stop Online Piracy Act on hold, but he's not backing away from copyright and intellectual property rights. Far from it,... July 13, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
WikiLeaks Wins Battle Against Visa, MasterCard US & World WikiLeaks won an important legal battle against Visa and MasterCard in Iceland on Thursday -- where the credit card companies' local partner was ordered by a judge to... July 12, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
U.S. Officials Seize 70 Websites US & World Federal officials said Thursday they have seized 70 websites that allegedly offered counterfeit merchandise as part of an ongoing effort targeting sites that infringe... July 12, 2012 by National Journal Like Tweet +1
Google+ Now Lets You Merge Your Personal and Work Profiles Google announced on Thursday that Google+ users with a profile attached to a regular Gmail account and a work-related Google apps account can now blend the two together.... July 12, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
There's No iPhone 5 Yet, But a Chinese Site Is Taking Pre-Orders Apple may be months away from its rumored iPhone 5 launch, but tech fans in China are already flocking to e-commerce giant Taobao to place pre-orders for the... July 12, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
How to Check if Your Yahoo, Gmail or AOL Passwords Were Leaked Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that its user-generated contributor network Yahoo! Voices was the subject of a massive data breach, with more than 400,000 usernames and... July 12, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
5 Reasons Amazon Should Stay Out of the Smartphone Market Word is, Amazon is making a smartphone. Dell tried to make a smartphone once. So did Hewlett Packard. Palm made some smartphones as well, and, we may soon be discussing... July 12, 2012 by Alex Goldfayn Like Tweet +1
Read the Sandusky Report Online, No Journalist Analysis Required It took only a few minutes for a copy of former FBI director Louis Freeh's investigation into Pennsylvania State University's involvement in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse... July 12, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
NationBuilder Makes 'Largest Deal Ever Struck in Political Technology' US & World NationBuilder, a service that provides state-of-the-art digital organizing technology to almost any political campaign, has made what the company's president called... July 12, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots Payphones in New York City have largely been made obsolete by the fact that almost everybody's got a cellphone for staying in touch on-the-go. Luckily for the... July 12, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Obama and Romney Break Email's Golden Rules US & World Amid all the hoopla around politicians using social media platforms to engage voters, the Obama and Romney campaigns are still employing a stalwart communication tool:... July 12, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Aereo Gets Early Win in Lawsuit Against Broadcasters Entertainment Cord-cutting startup Aereo got an early win Wednesday in its on-going lawsuits with major broadcasters including ABC, NBC and CBS. A federal judge in the Second District... July 12, 2012 by Christina Warren Like Tweet +1
5 Tips to Keep Spear Phishers Out of Your Inbox A few weeks ago the U.K. government agency, Action Fraud, warned that cyber criminals were sending fraudulent phishing emails to Royal Bank of Scotland’s NatWest banking... July 11, 2012 by Phil Lin Like Tweet +1
Romney Jeered at NAACP Conference Over Obamacare [VIDEO] Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney received a mostly warm welcome during a speech given Wednesday to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored... July 11, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
iRounds Social Network Helps Doctors Get Second Opinions When Dr. Rafael Lugo posted photos of a rare tumor to iRounds -- a social network for doctors -- he received immediate feedback from specialists nationwide and ultimately... July 11, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Facebook Adds Security Checkpoints to Cut Down on Malware As a part of an effort to keep Facebook pages virus free, the social network rolled out on Tuesday a series of security "checkpoints" to help members from spreading... July 11, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Department of Homeland Security Testing Molecular Scanner [REPORT] US & World If the TSA's full body scanners make you nervous, the Department of Homeland Security's new molecular scanner may have you locking yourself at home and ordering in for the... July 11, 2012 by Marc Georges Like Tweet +1
Mysterious Clapping Sound From Aurora Borealis Is Real US & World There are stories and folktales of weird sounds associated with the beautiful, mindbending spectacle of the Northern Lights for quite some time. Until now, no scientific... July 10, 2012 by Geekosystem Like Tweet +1
The Politics of the Social Web [INFOGRAPHIC] US & World Can the websites you visit predict your political leanings? That's the claim of Engage, a digital agency that says its algorithms have mapped the politics of the social... July 10, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Are You a Data Innovator? DARPA Wants You The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency that launched the Internet, is calling for "radical" innovators to be part of its Innovation House Study... July 10, 2012 by Kate Freeman Like Tweet +1
Google to Pay Record $22.5 Million to Settle Privacy Charges [REPORT] US & World Google is nearing a deal to pay a record $22.5 million to settle charges that it violated the privacy of millions who used Apple's Safari browser. The Federal Trade... July 10, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom's Extradition Delayed US & World Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder who's wanted by U.S. law enforcement but living in New Zealand, can breathe a little easier for a few more months; His extradition... July 10, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Smartphone Users More Likely to Vote Obama [STUDY] If you own an iPhone or Android smartphone, you're more likely to vote for President Obama than Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new study. Forty-nine... July 10, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1