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An audit of the Nebraska State Patrol has shown the agency has lost track of laptop computers, sophisticated forensic-investigation equipment, shotguns and other items.

WEIRDIE BEARDIES at Greenpeace have taken time out from chasing Japanese whale boats, er, scientific vessels, to go on about how green electronics makers really are.

Mac clone maker Psystar isn't letting minor issues like its looming bankruptcy and pending copyright infringement case get in the way of its product marketing efforts.

Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.

Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.

Missouri mom Lori Drew is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for her role in a MySpace hoax prosecutors say drove a 13-year-old neighbor girl to suicide, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the prosecution of so-called "cyberbullying." Lori Drew is to be sentenced on three counts of computer fraud.

There is mounting speculation that Microsoft plans to introduce special family pack pricing for the Home Premium version of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.

A state audit has found that two Kansas Lottery employees made a total of $36,000 in overtime pay in one year.

Chinese students were out partying in celebration of the news that China has delayed its mandate that PCs sold in the country must have intalled some spyware named Green Dam Youth Escort, according to Reuters .

Gottfrid Svartholm Varg, partly hidden by a computer screen to the left, and Peter Sundin from The Pirate Bay, an online piracy site meet the press in Stockholm, on February 15, 2009, to give their views on the eve of their trial.

A Chinese company that owns the trademark "i-phone" has said it is not in talks with Apple, even though Apple may need the company's blessing to sell its similarly named iPhone in China.

Apple has seen its score rise while HP, Lenovo and Dell see their scores drop in the latest edition of Greenpeace 's "Guide to Greener Electronics" ranking, released today.

What goes up must come down, and lately what's coming down are netbooks, as more and more articles talk about the compact computers disappointing customers .

Model uses the power of quantum mechanics in a processor similar to that found in computers and cell phones A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology--similar to that found in computers and cell phones.

A University of Missouri plant researcher is turning to computer science to help unravel the inner workings of a common soybean parasite.

Blackmagic Design has released new Videohub 4.0 software update for Videohub routers.

Dell is reportedly working on a pocket-size Internet-enabled device that is slightly larger that Apple's iPod Touch.

Tokyo.- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced the expansion of the 'Official License Program' to peripheral manufacturers in Japan, Asia, North America and Europe/ PAL territories to further enhance the PlayStation peripheral and accessory line-ups and offer richer entertainment experience on the PlayStation platform.

Maine is extending an existing Apple notebook purchase program to high-school students.

Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. said Tuesday it will receive 30 billion yen in government emergency aid, set up to help struggling companies ride out the global slump.