Internet restrictions across the world
Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of the Internet

'Medal of Honor' meets 'Zero Dark Thirty'
For anyone who's ever played a knuckle-bitingly tense matchup in a first-person military shooter like "Call of Duty" or "Medal of Honor," the final ...

California sees unusually high 'king tides'
Seawater spread into several low-lying communities along the California coast Thursday morning as unusually high "king tides" pulled the Pacific Ocean ...

Gas shortage exposes Pakistan's energy crisis
It has become a familiar sight across Pakistan in recent weeks: Long lines of cars and minibuses snaking for hundreds of yards as their frustrated ...

Senate takes step toward banning stalking software
A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress.

Bar code's co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland dies, 91
Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector ...

Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the ...

A look at California's very high 'king tides'
Seawater floods highways and low-lying communities near California beaches. The cause: so-called "king tides" pulling the Pacific Ocean farther ashore ...
Sprint offers $2.1B for the rest of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of Clearwire for $2.1 billion in a deal that would give it total control of the ...
Smartphones can soon be used to 'e-hail' NYC taxis
Raising your arm and yelling "taxi!" is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you'll need is a smartphone app. New York City's ...

US leads Western snub of UN telecoms treaty
A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support ...

Twin NASA spacecraft prepare to crash into moon
After nearly a year circling the moon, NASA's Ebb and Flow will meet their demise when they crash — on purpose — into the lunar surface. Just don't ...
Yahoo adds 1 director as 2 board members exit
Yahoo is adding a new director and parting ways with two other board members in the latest shake-up of the Internet company's hierarchy.

Review: PlayStation icons join in 'Battle Royale'
The holiday season is a good time to catch up with old friends. If you're an Xbox fan, you're probably getting reacquainted with galactic warrior ...
Chilean town shaken by reminders of deadly quake
One jolt hit in the middle of the night. Another caught fishermen at a nearby beach. Then the ground shook at supper. And then again, and again: More ...
UK gov't gives approval to resume fracking
Britain's government has given the go-ahead to resume fracking — the controversial practice of drilling for gas trapped in shale — in the U.K..
Google, Belgian papers reach accord on copyright
Google says it has reached an agreement over copyright issues with a group of French-language Belgian newspapers, ending a six-year dispute. In a ...
EPA finds contamination at former rocket test site
Lingering radioactive contamination exists at a former rocket test lab outside of Los Angeles that was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown, federal ...
10 arrested in international cybercrime ring
Ten people have been arrested as part of an investigation into international cybercrime rings that steal millions of computer users' credit card, bank ...

Colorado River seen as depleting regional resource
The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official ...
Senate Dems offer Sandy disaster aid package
Senate Democrats on Wednesday finished cobbling together a $60.4 billion disaster aid package for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by ...

NOAA chief says she will leave in February
The woman who was a key figure in the federal government's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 said Wednesday she will leave her ...

McAfee released in Guatemala, flies off to Miami
Anti-virus software founder John McAfee was released from a detention center Wednesday and was escorted by immigration officials and police trucks to ...

Review: 2 giant phones decent, but not for size
Over the past few years, smartphones have gradually gotten bigger and tablet computers have gotten smaller. So it should come as no surprise that ...

Indy to replace entire fleet with electric, hybrid
Indianapolis is aiming to become the first major U.S. city to replace its entire fleet with environmentally friendly vehicles, in a move the mayor ...