The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to outsource its e-mail system to Google Inc., making it the largest city in the nation to make the move and handing the Web search giant a major victory in its quest to become a software provider ...

We always imagined how this might end: GeoCities would finally take down all of the animated "under construction" signs, and we'd hear one last Midi file to the tune of horns playing taps. Instead, GeoCities will

An OnStar device like this one saved Jose Ruiz's Chevy Tahoe. Credit: OnStar by GM Dumb: Stealing a car equipped with OnStar. Dumber: After OnStar halts the stolen vehicle, falling into a pool while running away from the police. A man with a ...

Google Wave lets users collaborate live on documents. The tech world is awash with excitement for today's scheduled release of 100,000 invitations to preview Google Wave. Seems like everyone is buzzing about how the collaborative Web tool will ...

The millions of out-of-print books scanned by Google Inc. and now sitting unread on the company's cyber-bookshelves will have to sit a while longer. A New York judge on Thursday ordered the postponement of a longstanding October hearing meant to...

3D television took a big step forward today with the finalization of a standard for Blu-ray disc machines. The Blu-ray Disc Assn. announced it had reached agreement on the long-awaited standard that allows for full 1080p viewing of 3D movies on home...

A none-too-jolly Santa checks out his new OnStar gadgets. Credit: YouTube.It sounds like such a nice idea: The OnStar car communications company owned by General Motors announced that users of the service will be able to track the global journey of...

Google Inc. announced today that it was adding 55 publications to its Fast Flip feature, which allows readers a glimpse of articles and images from nearly 100 newspapers, magazines, blogs and other sources without the need to leave Google's site. With...

While movie studios slam Redbox, the $1-per-night movie rental kiosks, for cannibalizing more lucrative markets and Redbox returns fire with lawsuits about unfair competition, an unexpected third party is starting to gain traction. As if a buck wasn't...

Bing, the nearly 6-month-old search engine from Microsoft Corp., has steadily been capturing more of the Web search market.  But instead of stealing users from market leader Google Inc., Bing is still siphoning them from ally Yahoo Inc.  Bing...