Google said general searches for the term “bedbugs” have increased 83 percent in the last year and 182 percent in the last four weeks.

Television, which was once the brain-dead part of the day, has become one more thing that requires time, attention and discernment.

Mafia II is full of scenes reminiscent of “Goodfellas,” “The Godfather” and other pop-culture takes on organized crime.

Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its “adult services” section and replaced the link with a black label with the word “censored.”

Computers may simply melt away like the Cheshire Cat, and become imbedded in all the objects that make up daily life.

Is there a better way to handle it than just a cold, calculated click?

The actor Edward Norton and his partners started Crowdrise, with a mix of edginess and good-humored competition, to bolster online giving.

Elaborate requirements for account passwords may sound invincible, but experts say Americans aren’t paying enough attention to other online security threats.

The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search business.

The angst over net neutrality reaches from boardrooms to living rooms, but take heart: companies will breach its principles at their own peril. Consumers have come to expect an open Internet.

Sony's new PlayStation Move gives the Nintendo Wii some competition.

Apple's new music social network is especially vulnerable to spam, a security firm says.

A widely circulated message on Facebook is spreading some misinformation about the site's Places service.

Google said that the Texas attorney general is conducting an antitrust review on the fairness of Google's search results.

Google will update its privacy policies next month to offer simpler, more transparent language, but a privacy expert worry that the changes are actually bad for consumers.

YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year, on revenue of about $450 million, with help from its onetime critics.

A consumer watchdog group began an advertising campaign aimed at Google and its chief executive. It hopes to create a "Do Not Track Me" list for Web users.

Apple on Wednesday introduced a social media service geared to music lovers that is built into iTunes, revamped its lineup of iPods and unveiled an upgraded version of its set-top box.

The book business tries to serve two readers, the one who loves the tactile page and the one who loves the digital ease.

What performance gains can you expect when you add a discrete graphics card to a cheap PC?