Man Gets 30 Months in Prison for Warez Operation. A Woodbury, Connecticut, man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for operating Web sites where users could download unauthorized copies.

Researchers Claim Photovoltaic Cell Advance. Scientists claim they have found a way to construct efficient photovoltaic cells costing at least a hundred times less than conventional silicon based devices, and with similar or better energy conversion efficiency.

Next-generation iPhone? Internet buzz is building.

Robot Reinvents Bypass Surgery

Grand Theft Auto IV Hype Machine Shifts into Overdrive. The highly anticipated next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series hits stores today.

Under the Hood: Inside Sony's OLED TV. For its XEL-1, the first commercial OLED TV, Sony made some interesting design and component choices to realize an 11-inch-diagonal screen that is only 3-mm thick.

AMD Phenoms Hit Compatibility Glitch. Chipset mismatch.

Alliance Seeks Standard for Wired Home Networks. A new protocol based on old technology for the digital home?

Second-generation 'Robot Guitar' Takes the Stage. Powertune system uses motorized tuning pegs that all turn simultaneously until every string is tuned.

XP Update Delayed Over Glitch. Microsoft says just-found problem prevents Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP 1 from working properly with its own retail management product.

Artificial Photosynthesis Moves a Step Closer

PC Makers Find Ways to Extend XP's Life. There will be big-name XP computers sold after June 30. Technically, they won't actually be XP machines. They'll be "pre-downgraded" Vista machines.

How to Downgrade from Vista to XP. Fed up with Vista? Here are step-by-step instructions for downgrading back to the comforting familiarity of Windows XP.

Microsoft Takeover Deadline for Yahoo Expires Without Comment. A Microsoft deadline for Internet service company Yahoo to accept its 44.6 billion-dollar (28.5 billion-euro) acquisition offer expired at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for a hostile takeover bid by the software giant.

T. Rex Was 'Chicken' -- Ancestor, that is

Apple Revenues Up 43%. Apple reported a 43% jump in revenues in the fiscal second quarter and a 36% increase in profits, as Mac sales continued to soar.

Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP. Microsoft's CEO says Windows XP could live beyond a June 30 deadline if customers demand it.

Vista SP1 Released to Automatic Update. Windows Vista customers can now receive the first service pack for the operating system via the Microsoft Automatic Update service.

LED Backlights to Take-over Notebook PCs. Due to low power consumption, thin form factor, and light weight, LEDs are set to take the notebook PC display backlighting.

Goodbye, Rabbit Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat. Researchers are developing a smart-skin antenna that is simply a thin patch of electrical elements, which could contain a variety of antennas for different purposes within its palm-sized surface.

SSD, i-RAM and Traditional Hard Disk Drives. This article introduces two solid state drives from Samsung and a unique data storage solution from Gigabyte aka i-RAM.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS 'Hardy Heron' is Out! This version includes several enhancements to make it easier for Windows users to try out Ubuntu without affecting their current OS.

Fusion 2.0

Hubble Telescope Captures Crashing Galaxies

Robot Slated to Conduct Symphony

The Next Browser War. A brand-new crop of browser betas gives us a glimpse of what Web surfing will be like when IE, Firefox, and Opera release new versions later this year.

Digital Camera Buyer's Guide 2008. Here's how to find a DSLR, point-and-shoot, or ultra-compact digital camera that's right for you, with a look at models from Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Canon, and FujiFilm.

Ten Things to know About Microsoft’s Live Mesh

'Flammable Ice' Could be Mined for Fuel

A New Twist for Light Bulbs that Conserve Energy

Solar Silicon Boom Wanes as New Plants Sprout. The mad dash to build polysilicon plants for the solar industry is beginning to slow as prices for the raw material start to retreat from their 20-fold increase in recent years.

Comcast Blocking Was Widespread. Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic appeared to be more widespread than the company has disclosed, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said.

Windows XP SP3 is Released. Vista beater gets better.

Soyuz Capsule Nearly Burned-up

The Fox Fur Nebula

Intel Cuts Quad-core Price by 50 Percent. Chipmaker slashes the prices on other processors by 12 percent to 31 percent and introduces four new models.

VIA CPUs to Stage Comeback in Low-cost PC Market. With Hewlett-Packard (HP) said to have ordered 100,000 C7-M ULV processors for its initial mini-note low-cost PC launch...

AMD's Credibility Problem. AMD must contend with an investment community that is very skeptical about AMD management's current strategy.

AMD Releases Two Energy-efficient Athlon Chips. AMDbunveiled two new 45-watt Athlon processors that the company says can help users cut energy costs.

PayPal Denies Plan to Block Safari. PayPal has denied claims it plans to lock Safari users out of its online payments service as it reinforces its protections against online credit fraud.

First Look: New WD VelociRaptor Hard Drive. Western Digital's 10,000 rpm, 300GB high-performance hard drive cruises through speed tests and chomps through the competition.

AT&T: Internet to Hit Full Capacity by 2010. An AT&T executive has claimed that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010.

Another Quarter, Another Loss for AMD. Hundreds laid off, with 'significant restructuring' in the cards for struggling chip maker after losing $358 million in Q1.

Nintendo Wii Sales Trounce Xbox 360, PlayStation 3. Sales were sparked by the recent launch of the hit game Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- a Wii exclusive.

PayPal Plans to Block Safari, Old Browsers

Low-cost PCs Blurring Notebook Categories. The advent of low-cost PCs has blurred notebook market segments, as evident in the widespread price cuts for notebooks in mainstream and entry-level segments.

E-paper Displays Move a Step Closer to Real Paper. New electronic paper display, with a touch panel and a newly developed control chip, makes it easy for users to annotate pages in e-books and make amendments to documents.

Scientists Channel Lightning with Ground-based Lasers

Oki Data Says Goodbye to Retail. CEO says the Oki Data is exiting retail because its future is with the channel.

DRAM Makers Stock-up on Inventory. As DRAM makers see their financial performance pressures ease, they are turning more conservative about releasing supply to spot market.

Cashing in on Your Solar Savings

Users Fight to Save Windows XP. Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker.

Blockbuster Bid for Circuit City Starts Wild Stocks Reaction. Blockbuster said the combination of the companies would result in a company 'uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growing convergence of media content and electronic devices.'

MSI and Gigabyte to Launch Low-cost PCs. MSI and Gigabyte are planning to launch their low-cost PCs by the end of the second quarter of this year.

Can Russia Walk Away From Its Cape Canaveral?

GE Confirms that Wind Turbine Supply is Getting Worse

Minneapolis Proves that Big City Wireless Municipal Networks Can Work. In contrast to similar projects beset by cancellations or cutbacks, the city's massive 57-square-mile metro Wi-Fi network has surpassed expectations.

New Systems Help Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams. Microsoft's ClearFlow system includes data regarding side streets to supply better information to customers on Live Search Maps.

Installing Charles Babbage's Masterpiece

Gartner: Windows Collapsing Under Its Own Weight. Microsoft's Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications.

'Well Above-average' Hurricane Season Forecast for 2008

Stickney Crater

Long-delayed AMD 'Barcelona' Chip Available. Chipmaker announces that customers can get the quad-core Opteron processor in systems from HP as well as other providers.

EMC to Buy Iomega in Small Biz, Consumer Storage Play. An EMC official says the proposed acquisition is a move by the company to be ready for an explosion in consumer-created content.

Smallest Planet Outside Solar System Found

Mapping the U.S. Carbon Footprint

Blu-ray Disc Drive Prices May Not Fall as Quickly as Expected.
The cost of pick-up heads and other components of BD drives have risen a few times since the second half of 2007.

Big ISPs Back Plan to Wire Low-income Americans. AT&T, Verizon, the cable industry, and others team up with state and local governments and a nonprofit group with goal of bringing broadband to 500,000 more homes by 2010.

AMD's Numbers Don't Look Good. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will have to more than shrink its workforce to fundamentally change its operating structure.

MS Fixes Vista SP1 Glitch. Microsoft says 'a few' users experienced problems with installing Vista SP1 due to a fault with the installer.

Online Sales to Grow 17 Percent in '08. Retail sales online, excluding travel purchases, are set to grow to $204 billion in 2008 from $174.5 billion last year.

HP Unveils Low-cost Mini-laptop for Education Market. HP took the wraps off its rugged little laptop, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC.

Gartner: Chips Down but Not Out in Q1. The global semiconductor industry appears to be resilient in the face of U.S. economic troubles, showing a normal revenue decline in the first quarter, Gartner said Monday.

There's a New Botnet Worm on the Loose. Kraken seeks to sink the Fortune 500.

Astronomers Discover Solar System Similar to Our Own