Google is pushing its way into the living room, partnering with an assortment of hardware manufacturers and software developers to deliver Google TV. The idea is to give users a way to search and play content from a variety of sources, both on and offl…

A new type of prosthetic arm has given a double-amputee enough tactile control to pass a driving test. The prostheses, developed by Otto Bock HealthCare, allows Christian Kandlbauer to operate and control the direction indicator lights, horn and all ot…

Electric cars are coming, and tech companies are already working with car manufacturers and utilities to develop ways to manage power consumption in the interest of saving money and distributing demand. Electric cars are destined to become one of the t…

If watching the World Cup on TV this month just isn’t enough to satisfy your soccer yearnings, EA Sports has released FIFA World Cup for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Passes, 1-2 passes, skill moves and even sliding tackles are all here, but sadly no ai…

Qualcomm Mirasol DisplayIs it possible that all the bungling that took place in Microsoft’s entertainment and hardware division was actually sabotage? In World War II, Germany sent a secret “fifth column” behind enemy lines to disrupt defenses during i…

Microsoft is bucking its own trend in giving its hardware partners a more exacting list of tech specs they need to follow in order to make Windows Phone 7 handsets. That set of standards places it in the space between Android, with its wide variety of …

Google is reportedly putting the kibosh on in-house use of Microsoft’s Windows operating system due to security fears. Google’s saying very little publicly, but a recent report claims the search giant was spooked by last year’s Chinese hack attacks. Me…

To create its Street View service, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) sends fleets of cars to drive around cities all over the world and take pictures with the 360-degree cameras they have strapped to their roofs. The result is many things to many people: a conveni…

Microsoft has announced a major upgrade to its venerable Hotmail service, adding a slew of features that will make it more competitive with Google’s fast-growing Gmail offering. The changes take into account the evolution of email. Once primarily a ven…

Last December, critics and audiences gave “Avatar” high praise for its sophisticated use of 3-D. Now studios are shoving more action and fantasy movies onto the 3-D bandwagon. For movies not shot from the ground up with specialized 3-D equipment, this …

Verizon says it has a tablet of its own in the lab, and its partner on the project is Google. Few details were offered, and one big question is whether the team will opt to use Android or Google’s Chrome OS, which could make the tablet behave more like…

“The Firefox developers seem to be focused on the right things: speed, openness, flexibility and user experience,” said Jay Lyman, an analyst for open source with the 451 Group. “This marks a rather dramatic change in open source software development t…