Suppose the moment arrived that security experts have warned about and the Apple faithful have pooh-poohed: A piece of malware aimed at Macintosh users gains a successful foothold in the OS X computing ecosystem. What might that scenario look like?

What would you do if you had an erase button? I don't mean a tape recorder button, I mean one that would let you zap an embarrassing moment from your life, one that would undo hastily uttered words, perhaps, or a bad date or other unpleasant memory.

US Border agents are inspecting the digital device content of thousands of international travelers, the Constitution Group protests, and they're doing it without grounds for reasonable suspicion. It's time to put that requirement back into Department of Homeland Security policy.

Shoe thrower said to be sought by Chinese police

The first Apple Store opened 10 years ago today, and to kick off the next decade, it seems Apple is planning an overhaul of its retail locations internally dubbed ' Apple Store 2.0 '.

It should come as no surprise by now that I am not a huge fan of Apple, the company. I do think they make excellent hardware, and my laptop is a MacBook Air running Windows 7. Their business practices, however, are pretty shady, and it’s my opinion that they hold nothing but contempt for their customers..

Want to make robots? Here's some expert advice on how to get yourself -- or a youngster -- started on the path of hardware hacking.

Next time Grandma asks why you're going to the mall on Sunday morning instead of church, tell her you're going to Apple Chapel.

EFF is proud to support SB 914, a bill that requires the police to obtain a warrant before searching a recent arrestee’s cell phone.SB 914 is a response to a January decision of the California Supreme Court in People v. Diaz.

Eric Schmidt said that the technology has advanced rapidly in recent years and that it could be rolled out across the internet by other companies.

With Senator Alex Padilla’s Bill 550 Californian law enforcement would no longer require a warrant to raid places where they suspect pirated disks may be located.

A blaster was a ranged weapon that fired bursts of particle beam energy called blaster bolts from a replaceable power cell. The most commonly used weapon in the galaxy, blasters' intense beams consisting of compacted high-energy particles and intense light could kill or paralyze their target, depending on their setting.

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...The situation gets even more complicated when one realizes that ‘pirates’ are often legitimate customers too. As previously highlighted, music pirates are the ones who spend the most money on legitimate music. In a way, speaking out against pirates is speaking out against one’s biggest fans...

After DHS and Siemens expressed concern, a researcher canceled a demonstration of multiple security vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial-control systems which could allow hackers with remote access to cause physical destruction to factories and power plants...

The newly upgraded 3D version of Star Tours officially opens tomorrow in Florida, and people will finally be able to experience Star Wars in 3D.

We recently broke the story of a small search software outlet named Masterobjects taking on Amazon.com in a notable patent infringement lawsuit, later also taking Google to court. Now it's apparently Microsoft's turn to get sued by the company, and my guess is more will follow.

A new report published by Millennial Media paints a picture of the global smartphone landscape in April of 2011. The company found that Android continued its domination in pure market share, holding a 53% of impressions on the company’s network.

Here’s an overview of LinkedIn’s history and current standing — including who owns just how much of it.

There's nothing to stop old people getting online and Peter Oakley, an 83-year-old YouTube star, has the audience to prove it.