US computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard apologized on Monday and extended warranty on some of its laptops after China started investigating into complaints of defective products. HP said that it was cooperating with the communist country’s product quality agency to make sure that they can address...

The introduction of HDTV does not only give a “wow” effect to humans; it turns out it can also evoke some reaction from animals that never responded to previous versions of the technology. A study was conducted to see the behaviour of octopuses towards television. The mollusks long considered to...

According to experts in marine mammals, many starving sea lion pups were washed up on the beaches of Southern California this winter, many of which died at rescue centers. According to veterinarian Richard Evans on Thursday, they were able to treat 27 sick pups at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in...

February was not a good month for gaming consoles as sales dropped by 15 percent from the previous year. The month, however, also showed that Xbox 360 was able to outshine Wii in the number of units sold. For the whole month, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sold 422,000 units while Nintendo’s Wii settled with...

LG Electronis Inc is the third largest maker of mobile phones in the world but it has been trailing behind other big players when it comes to smartphones. But the South Korean company launched Wednesday (Korea time) a new smartphone that uses the Android operating system of Google showing the market...

It was a long and arduous debate as to how the dinosaurs that once ruled Earth have disappeared from the face of the planet all of a sudden some 65 million years ago. After studying the evidence accumulated for 20 years, a group of 41 scientists confirmed that it was indeed an asteroid that destroyed...

Research in Motion Ltd, makers of the widely popular BlackBerry, is investigating on reports that regulators in Saudi Arabia are planning to gain control over the smartphone’s messenger service. According to report, the Saudi Communication and Internet Technology Commission has contacted RIM, whose...

Nero will release a new version of SecurDisc, a technology that can protect stored data. The new Nero SecurDisc 2.0 can increase the chance of recovering files from damaged CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The leading maker of media-burning software gives users of SecurDisc 2.0 improved authentication and...

Scientists are impressed with the flood of data beamed back by NASA’s most advanced Mars orbiter. The space agency said Wednesday the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back 100 terabits of information since 2006. That’s equal to about 3 million songs in MP3 format. Launched from Florida...

Hulu’s days as a free online video site could be ending soon. Comedy Central’s decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu — “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” — in a dispute over splitting ad revenue is the latest blow to the entertainment industry’s...