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WASHINGTON - High-speed Internet access is so important to the welfare of U.S. consumers that America can't afford not to offer it - free of charge - to anybody who wants it, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin says.

SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) reported impressive quarterly results Tuesday, but warned that strong sales are not necessarily a sign that the troubled economy is bouncing back.

As the switch to digital TV nears, concern about old TVs piling up in landfills has prompted state and local governments to develop recycling programs.

The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.

Frozen iceball or hidden ocean? NASA's Cassini spacecraft has renewed debate among planetary scientists over Saturn's geyser-spewing mystery moon, Enceladus.

Frozen iceball or hidden ocean? NASA's Cassini spacecraft has renewed debate among planetary scientists over Saturn's geyser-spewing mystery moon, Enceladus.

Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple's new iPhones most likely results from a problem with a chipset provided by Infineon Technologies.

WASHINGTON - Starting Saturday, some of the nation's airline passengers will not have to remove their laptops at airport checkpoints.

Many cameras record video in a format that has become the new high-def standard, AVCHD, but it's not yet compatible with popular video-editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Elements, Windows Movie Maker or Roxio's Easy Media Creator 10. You probably can't even get the clips to play on your computer because Windows Media Player and QuickTime Player can't handle it, either. What to do?

Olympian mistakes befall athletes who think too much, sports psychologists say. The latest examples came Wednesday in Beijing (Tuesday night ET) when the U.S. women's gymnastics team made errors that dashed its bid for a gold medal. Meanwhile, single-minded swimmer Michael Phelps blazed his way to glory.

For decades, educators and employers have worried that too few Americans are preparing for careers in science. But there's evidence to support a new, broader concern in this election year: Ordinary Americans may not know enough about science to make informed decisions on key questions.

The Apple Store and AT&T stores soon won't be the only places you can stand in line to buy an iPhone: Best Buy, the nation's largest electronics retailer, is joining the fray.

WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification, adding them to a database of people who violated security laws or were questioned for suspicious behavior.

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook isn't just popular with consumers and marketers. Hackers are finding flaws in computer-programming language JavaScript and planting malicious code in the profiles on the popular social-networking site and its rivals.

Harry Potter's cloak it isn't, but scientists report the creation of two visible-light "invisibility cloak" prototypes that promise improved optics and cellphones and, yes, invisibility.

MALIBU, Calif. - Powered by a bundle of power-tool batteries, the Zero X electric motorcycle is aimed at off-roaders who want to ride in barren areas near cities but fear being prohibited because their bikes make too much noise.

Marketing around the Olympics used to be like a 100-meter cakewalk. Now you need a multi-pronged digital ad strategy that feeds on megabuzz and tbe best place to reach them: social media.

For the latest installment of Soulcalibur, publisher Namco Bandai turns to The Force. The interesting thing is they didn't necessarily need it.

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it charged 11 people in the theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers of customers for nine major U.S. retailers, including TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores.

Beijing's Olympics provide a reminder why many of us love our digital video recorders. By automatically recording shows onto a hard drive, we can take in sporting events, movies and other programs when we want, without worrying about time differences or schedules determined by TV honchos. But as with any other hard-drive-based contraption, DVRs have limited storage.

SAN FRANCISCO - Luke Skywalker, eat your heart out. Emotiv's elegant, lightweight EPOC headset is a piece of cutting-edge technology that grants Yoda-like telepathic powers, allowing players of computer games to move items on screen with merely their thoughts. Due for release by year's end, the $299 device will come bundled with an adventure game in which players complete tasks for an Asian sensei.

When Dr. Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers, made plans to issue an advisory to the faculty and staff about the health risks from use of cellphones, I got worried.

Cisco Systems posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results and affirmed its long-term growth forecast, saying it expects the weak economic environment to be relatively short-term.

Customers and police agencies across the USA are dealing with another pain at the pump - thieves who install hard-to-detect electronic devices at stations to steal credit and debit card data.

He goes by the nickname A-Z and is one of Russia's bright young tech stars. He's a crack programmer, successful entrepreneur and creator of sophisticated software tools that help his customers make millions.

NEW YORK - The U.S. Court of Appeals here cleared the way Monday for cable operators to offer millions of customers the flexibility to record and watch shows whenever they want - and even skip the ads - without getting a DVR.

Game developer id Software has begun working on the next Doom game, Pierce Brosnan is stealing away for another Affair, and Sarah McLachlan will be out with a Best of CD in October.

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo's shareholders meeting - which once looked as if it would be a proxy showdown - is shaping up as a non-event.