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  • Red Tape: Lifelock settles with FTC over 'deceptive' ads
    LifeLock spent millions spreading its CEO’s Social Security Number all across America. Now the firm will spend $12 million settling claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising and failed to protect customers' personal information.

  • Orbiting stars circle each other in minutes

    The smaller, though heavier white dwarf in HM Cancri pulls gas away from its larger companion. The stars orbit each other in a record 5.4 minutes.After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.




  • Robots to help repair aging water pipes

    An engineering research team at the University of California, Irvine are building a robot that can travel along water pipes and repair them from the inside.Robots are great for going where humans can't, and the cramped confines of municipal water pipes are the perfect example. A new initiative is working on building robots that can access and repair aging water pipes from the inside.




  • Professors banish laptops from classrooms

    David Cole of Georgetown Law was among the first professors in the Washington region to ban laptops for most of his students. A few are selected to use them to take notes, which others may then borrow. Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.




  • New worm species found in Great Barrier Reef

    The new species of Grania discovered off the Gullmarsfjord in Scandinavia. Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef.




  • Cisco says new router 12x faster than rivals'
    Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc.

  • Biblical city's true location discovered

    A shard of pottery bearing ancient Hebrew text, shown in this drawing, provided evidence that the site where it was found was known as Neta'im in biblical times.Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.




  • U.S. sits on rare supply of tech-crucial minerals
    Untapped reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths — families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors.

  • Buzz Aldrin gears up for ‘Dancing’

    Buzz Aldrin — the second man to step foot on the moon — will be one of 11 contestants who pair up with professional dancers to compete in the series' weekly dance-offs.Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the first moon landing by Apollo 11, is facing a much more down-to-Earth challenge as a contestant on the new season of TV's "Dancing With the Stars."




  • Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
    Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.