Tech & society

The Stuxnet virus hit not one group in Iran, but five, all by direction. Now the 4Chan Anonymous hactivists claim to have source code.

The technology behind it is sound, but the thinking driving an attempt to recreate prehistoric creatures will get us all eaten in our beds; or toilets.

Iran is expanding its huge youth militia by recruiting geeks for a renewed cyberwar effort aimed at the West.

Powerline is the simplest network option for situations WiFi can't cover; arguments over next-gen high-bandwidth spec might short its potential.

Ever since Verizon sent out invitations on Friday for a special event in New York City on Tuesday, the Internet has been buzzing with anticipation that the top wireless carrier in the U.S. will announce it soon will begin selling Apple's iPhone.

The latest mobile OS data from analytics firm comScore have to be sobering for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.

Microsoft and Intel surrender to the new generation; RIM and Sprint squeeze in behind the market leaders; no one cares much about 3D TV.

Just as the disturbing toys and decorations IT support cubes made you suspect, stress, anger and rudeness all cause brain damage.

Microsoft is set to underwhelm more shoppers as it prepares to open its eighth retail store, across the aisle from an Apple store in a Seattle mall.

Anonymous has shown the far-reaching power of non-violent protest online; are censorship and secrecy the only injustices on which it can work?

As I write this there are but a few hours left of 2010, which I believe will be remembered as the year Facebook became the dominant force on the InterWebs, supplanting even mighty Google in its reach and depth.

FBI takes data from servers it says used IP addresses through which orders were relayed for DDOS attacks on PayPal, others in "Operation Payback."