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New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players

2 hours 29 min ago
Does Chatroulette, the popular video chat site, lose its appeal if it loses its anonymity?

The Mouse That Roared: Turning to the Internet to Catch a Favorite TV Show

2 hours 55 min ago
With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.

Investors Bet on Betaworks, a New York Tech Incubator

2 hours 58 min ago
Betaworks, the start-up incubator that helped spawn TweetDeck and Bit.ly, raises another $20 million.

Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers

4 hours 55 min ago
Police and paramedics use an array of dashboard devices, a boon for their jobs that also presents a clear risk.

A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales

5 hours 28 min ago
A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film’s box office success.

TV May Be the New Google Reader Play's Best Venue

6 hours 25 min ago
Google announced a new feature of its Google Reader Web site on Wednesday called Google Reader Play. The updated application offers a simple, personalized view of Web content.

Q&A: The Safety of Unsecure Networks

9 hours 3 min ago
Logging on to someone else's Wi-Fi network can leave your computer vulnerable.

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

9 hours 47 min ago
It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.

Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going

13 hours 1 min ago
Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.

State of the Art: Multitouch Computing Is Here. Will Gorilla Arm Follow?

14 hours 37 min ago
Finger gestures used on the iPhone can now be used on laptops and full-size computer screens, but the tactile experience isn’t quite the same.

Yoink if You Want Free Stuff

14 hours 38 min ago
Yoink, a new Apple iPhone application and Web site, allows people to post and look for free items in areas near them.

No Noise Is Good Noise

14 hours 38 min ago
The Sony NC300D earbuds perform as well as their bigger cousins, the over-the-ear NC500Ds, but at a fraction of the size and weight.

Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 Million

15 hours 39 min ago
Battery Ventures' new, $750 million fund is the latest sign of a revival in Silicon Valley.

What We're Reading: What You're Reading

15 hours 47 min ago
Our daily roundup of technology tidbits features Google's new service to show you what the Web is reading, the employment boom for hackers and a couple of trips down memory lane.

Tech Talk Podcast

15 hours 52 min ago
This week's podcast includes the changing fortunes of Pandora, the Internet radio site and an exploration of geek style.

Advertising: Like Texting, but With Video

March 10, 2010 - 10:09pm
Companies like American Greetings are moving beyond texting by offering services that send video messages to cellphones.

Mobile Apps That Outperform Web Sites

March 10, 2010 - 4:47pm
Some Web site founders have been surprised that their products are better suited to cellphones.

Q&A: Controlling the PC by Phone

March 10, 2010 - 3:51pm
The iPhone App Store has apps that allow you to remotely tap into your PC.

What We're Reading: Barbie, Steve and Carly

March 10, 2010 - 11:57am
Our daily roundup of Web gems includes a deeper look at Barbie the engineer, Carly Fiorina's tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Jonathan Schwartz's battles with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and a pricing glitch at Amazon.com.

Google Opens App Store for Business Software

March 10, 2010 - 11:53am
Google introduced a marketplace of business software to help to spur the adoption of its own suite of productivity applications.