Acer and Asus Reveal First Crop of Windows 8 Tablets

Microsoft created Windows 8 with tablets in mind, but PC manufacturers haven’t shown exactly what real, purchasable Windows tablets will look like until now.

Facebook's website goes down temporarily

Facebook's website suffered sporadic outages on Thursday, anywhere from half an hour to two hours according to various blogs, tweets and affected users, but the company said the problem has been fixed.

Analysis: RIM's new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users

Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones produced by rivals.

Too Funny: Google wants .LOL Domain

Google has applied to control a slew of domain names that are not only related to its core business but have “interesting and creative potential.”

Facebook’s Zuckerberg drops off top billionaires list

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has taken a hit, knocking him off the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the top 40 billionaires in the world.

Apple’s Tim Cook Hints at Deeper Facebook Ties, Enhanced Siri

Apple CEO Tim Cook was careful not to reveal any deep secrets in his sit-down interview with All Things D‘s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. But he did drop a few breadcrumbs for Apple speculators to follow.

Gold medal! Scientists create smallest-ever version of Olympics logo - a single molecule with five f

It's the smallest logo ever created - a single molecule 00,000 times thinner than a human hair, precision-crafted to resemble the five Olympic rings.

Samsung Galaxy S3 gets head start on rival iPhone

Samsung Electronics Co launches its latest Galaxy S smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, with the third generation model expected to be even more successful than its predecessor, which helped the South Korean company topple Apple Inc as the world's top smartphone maker.

Facebook's market maker losses may top $115 million: sources

Four of Wall Street's major market makers involved in Facebook's botched initial public offering last Friday expect their losses from technical glitches on Nasdaq's exchange to be around $115 million.

Facebook May Launch Smartphone by Next Year

Facebook may be gearing up to launch its first-ever smartphone by next year, a new report suggests.

Meet Qumarion, an animation supermodel

Getting the hang of 3D animation would probably overwhelm most folks, but the foot-tall Qumarion mannequin could radically simplify the process of creating realistic movement in 3D computer-generated models.

Intel eyes future with computers that learn

Intel Corp is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that "learn" about their user.

Microsoft opens up So.cl search result sharing network

Microsoft has opened up its So.cl social networking service to the general public.

Bunch of Windows 8 devices coming from Dell

Dell is preparing a raft of tablets, hybrids, and ultrabooks for the Windows 8 launch later this year.

Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report

Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday.

Nvidia accelerates gaming in the cloud

The GPU company is putting some serious horsepower in the data center to power gaming on the go. Nvidia announced graphics-chip based cloud tech today, claiming to deliver fast gaming to almost any device. "GeForce GRID represents a massive disruption in how games are delivered and played," said Phil Eisler, general manager of cloud gaming at Nvidia, in a statement.

Sign language translator turns gestures into spoken letters, makes for a better world

By far one of the greatest challenges of sign language has been to translate it for everyday folk that wouldn't know where to begin a conversation with the deaf. Cornell University engineering students Ranjay Krishna, Seonwoo Lee and Si Ping Wang -- along with some help from Jonathan Lang -

Best Buy Chairman steps down after CEO probe

Best Buy's founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman of the beleaguered consumer-electronics chain after the company's investigation revealed that he failed to alert the board of directors when he learned that the CEO was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.

Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift

NEW YORK (AP) — He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO. Facebook's chief executive turned 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start selling stock to the public for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday. The IPO could value Facebook at nearly

Newly discovered Mayan calendar goes way past 2012

Newly discovered wall writings found in Guatemala show the famed Maya culture's obsession with cycles of time. But they also show calendars that go well beyond 2012, the year when the vanished civilization, according to popular culture, expected the end of the world.

Softbank, PayPal form Japan JV, target iPhone users

Softbank Corp said on Wednesday that it and eBay Inc unit PayPal will form a joint venture to expand Japan's e-payments market by targeting users of Apple Inc's iPhone.

It's a gas: dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth

In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm the planet during the hot, wet Mesozoic era.

Facebook IPO values company at between $85bn and $95bn

Facebook has set the share price for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at between $85bn-$95bn (£52bn-£59bn).

3D X-ray provides window into heart health

The high-res images could help researchers better understand the conducting tissue that triggers each heartbeat.

House approves CISPA despite last-minute push by opponents

A last-minute push by critics of a bill that would allow Internet companies to open their networks to the Feds didn't work. The House approved CISPA by a 248-168 vote.

Intel's Ivy Bridge chips launch using '3D transistors'

Intel is launching its Ivy Bridge family of processors - the first to feature what it describes as a "3D transistor". The American firm says the innovation allows it to offer more computational power while using less energy. The initial release includes 13 quad-core processors, most of which will be targeted at desktop computers.

Meme Management: Meet the Man Who Reps Internet Stars

Ben Lashes is a meme manager — and as far as we know, he is the first and only of his kind. Consider him an agent for the stars of the Internet. Lashes represents memes and their creators such as Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Scumbag Steve, to name a few. He’s also an A&R for Rebecca Black. It’s a full-time gig, and he’s been at it for over two years.

Google execs, director Cameron in space venture

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and billionaire co-founder Larry Page have teamed up with "Avatar" director James Cameron and other investors to back an ambitious space exploration and natural resources venture, details of which will be unveiled next week.

Apps become key to mobile advertising: Report

Ads within smartphone applications such as the popular puzzle game Angry Birds are turning into a key driver for mobile advertising, as apps become the main distribution method for media on mobile phones, according to a report.

'Huge' water resource exists under Africa

Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater.