Apple, publishers conspired against $9.99 Amazon e-books, says lawsuit August 10, 2011
According to a new lawsuit, the Kindle combined with discounted $9.99 e-books so terrified the publishing industry that it joined forces with Apple in a scheme to force Amazon to raise its prices.

Apple Granted Twenty New Patents August 10, 2011
Apple has been granted 20 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The Best Free VPN Clients August 10, 2011
VPN not only helps you to access your work machine back in the office, it can also provide consumers more secure Internet browsing or virtual LANs. Best of all, there are some good free choices available, too.

Perceptive Pixel Outs 82" 1080p Multi-Touch Display August 10, 2011
What if you mix multi-touch in with that massive size? That's what Perceptive Pixel has done, and they've just introduced the world's largest projected capacitive display at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference.

Samsung: 'all necessary measures' in Apple tablet wars August 10, 2011
As Apple secures a Europe-wide ban on sales of Samsung’s flagship tablet, the Korean electronics giant says it will fight all the way

Twitter Introduced Its Photo Sharing Feature: Now Upload Images to your Tweets Directly August 10, 2011
Twitter has launched its photo sharing service across the globe and you can start using it, the next time you login to your Twitter account. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat that this feature is live now and can be used by the people across the globe.

The digital cloud that signals rain August 10, 2011
Water probes with their own mobile phone masts tell farmers when to water their crops via cloud computing and the internet

Apple prevents Galaxy sales in EU August 10, 2011
Apple is granted an injunction that prevents Samsung from selling iPad rival Galaxy Tab 10.1 across Europe.

BlackBerry hacked for cooperating with London police August 10, 2011
After three days of rioting and looting in the streets, London's unrest is moving to the Web.

Kingston Wi-Drive: Add Storage To iOS Devices Via WiFi August 10, 2011
Although the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone may not have memory expansion card slots, you can expand the memory of your favorite iOS devices by connecting a Wi-Fi enabled hard drive such as the Kingston Wi-Drive. Here, we'll take a hands-on look at the Wi-Drive in this review.

How Students Use Technology [INFOGRAPHIC] August 10, 2011
This infographic sums up the research thus far on how students are using technology.

Inside Mango, Windows Phone's Next Big Update [Pics] August 10, 2011
The beta version of Mango has several truly inspired features that integrate social networks into every aspect of the smartphone

xkcd: Password Strength August 10, 2011

Facebook to delete prison inmates' active accounts August 10, 2011
Social-networking giant is working with prison officials to prevent inmates from using their user accounts to deliver threats or unwanted sexual advances.

21 Easter Eggs Hidden Inside Mac and Windows Software [Pics] August 9, 2011
An Easter egg is a message or in-joke that developers sneak into projects they're working on. There are plenty in OSX and Windows.

Teenage Hacker Breaks Into Norway Shooter's Email August 9, 2011
Hackers have reportedly broken into Norway shooter Anders Behring Breivik's email account and turned the contents over to police in an effort to help their investigation.

Anti-Piracy Lawyers Accuse Blind Man of Downloading Porn August 9, 2011
As the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users in the United States drag on, detail on the collateral damage this extortion-like scheme is costing becomes clear. It is likely that thousands of people have been wrongfully accused of sharing copyrighted material, yet they see no other option than to pay up. One of the cases that stands out is that of a Californian man who's incapable of watching the adult film he is accused of sharing because he is legally blind.

Students Love Technology: Infographic August 9, 2011
Is the idea that students love technology surprising? No, but this infographic sheds a little light on this gadget-addicted generation.

Hacker group vows to 'kill Facebook' August 9, 2011
Apparently, "Anonymous" won't be accepting your friend request.

Google+, the Mac App August 9, 2011
Sully Taylor, Creative Director for Teens in Tech Labs and Founder & CEO at Sully Creative, has released a Google+ application for Mac users. The app is a very simple one, however. "Just a ported browser," he says, "not a native app." Yes, we know that you can use Fluid.app to do pretty much the same thing - that is, if you prefer to do the work yourself. But Taylor says Fluid won't be robust enough for what he plans to do with the app in the next week. Oh, really?

Android and iOS both fail, but Android fails better August 9, 2011
How well a system works is only half the picture: the other half is how badly it fails

Raid on Russian firm explains the demise of Mac Defender malware August 9, 2011
Mac Defender was a piece of malware that came in with a bang and curiously disappeared just as quickly

Facebook's New Green HQ Designed to Attract Employees August 9, 2011
In the competive Silicon Valley culture, Facebook is working very hard to make sure it has the first pick of the best talent. Part of that strategy is a new green HQ, energy-efficient and very comfortable for occupants.

Privacy Groups Protest Massive DHS Database of Secret Watchlists August 9, 2011
Homeland Security plans to operate a massive new database of names, photos, birthdays and biometrics called Watchlist Service, duplicated from the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database which has proven not to be accurate many times in the past. DHS wants to exempt the Watchlist Service from Privacy Act provisions, meaning you will never know if you are wrongfully listed. Privacy groups worried about inaccurate info and mission creep have filed a protest, arguing the Privacy Act says DHS must notify subject of government surveillance.

Bit.ly Buys Social Media Publishing Tool Twitterfeed August 9, 2011
The web's dominant URL shortener has acquired social publishing tool Twitterfeed.