Buy your own personal robot for just $400,000

Willow Robot's open-source PR2, which can pretty much be programmed to do anything you want it to, is now officially for sale.

Mozilla ready to play games with Firefox

Mozilla hopes to draw upon gaming to advance browser application development.

Dell finally gives up on Windows XP

Dell said that it plans later this month to stop selling PCs downgraded to Windows XP, ahead of next month's deadline.

Court allows cell phone tracking without a warrant

The FBI and other police agencies don't need a search warrant to track the locations of Americans' cell phones.

Facebook closes door for spammers

Facebook has closed a hole that was being used by spammers to automatically post wall messages and direct messages to friends.

ISPs could be freed from liability over user copyright abuses

ISPs could be freed from being liable for their users' copyright infringements according to what appears to be a leaked version of a proposed international trade agreement.

Book review: Hackers - 25th Anniversary Edition

Twenty-five years ago when the original Hackers was published, the term 'hacker' didn't mean a cybercriminal, and the few who used it meant it as high praise.

Google to reword privacy policy

Google plans to update its privacy policy within the next few weeks in an effort to cut down on legal jargon.

Cyberwar could be worse than a tsunami

International cyberwar should be averted by a global cybersecurity peace treaty, according to the head of the International Telecommunications Union.

Toshiba recalls 41,000 Satellite laptops

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall after reports of some overheating and even melting.