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New research on chief executives who exhibit narcissistic tendencies show their self-love can blind them to objectivity and lead to potential disaster for the companies they run.

Smartphone prices are declining, even as a recent survey indicates that consumers are willing to spend more on the devices.

Research on video games has become a growth industry, primarily because universities do this type of research, and student gamers are available. When some studies conclude game playing makes you smarter, the gaming community loves the research. But research saying earlier studies are flawed will likely get blasted with a BFG.

New research concludes that college students who use Facebook and other technology platforms to proclaim their awesomeness -- rather than connecting with other human beings -- exhibit classic signs of narcissism.

Dictator's son shows how to use legitimate sources to document the point you're trying to make -- no matter how un-credible it is.

A research report released late Thursday by Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty paints a stark picture for notebook manufacturers. The chart below that accompanied the report tracks year-over-year sales of notebook PCs in the United States. As you can see, it ain't pretty.

The government contractor will fund cybersecurity research by three universities.

UCLA researchers find that Internet use stimulates the brain of middle aged and older adults without much online experience.

The days of stovepipe IT -- in systems, projects and people -- are over.

President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development.

Finally, some real data on the usage of fuzzing is emerging. Who is using fuzzing? How do people see fuzzing being used in the product security process? Forrester has included questions regarding use of fuzzing in to their questionnaire that they send to key industry CIOs, CSOs and CISOs. Security companies such as Cigital are publishing their findings. I have talked with these organizations and will be discussing my findings in this blog and the upcoming webinar.

How good is the Wii's motion controller? Researchers intend to find out. Rice University professors Marcia O'Malley and Michael Byrne will spend the next thee years measuring motions as simple as slapping around a paddleball to as sophisticated as maneuvering a fighter jet.