Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that some New York coffee shops were pulling the plug on customers that park themselves at tables, open their laptops, and hang out for hours, buying...

Keyboard cat is a full-fledged phenomenon. Even my mom knows about it, and I wasn't the one to tell her (Stephen Colbert was). The meme stems from a lovable costumed feline whose owner gets...

(Credit: Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET) Captcha, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, is a method used by many Web sites to fight against...

There was a time, not long ago, when the power Twitter users were gaga for Twhirl. This Air app gave (and still gives) you quick access to different views of your Twitter network, as well as your...

There's a scam spreading through Twitter. Direct messages (DMs) are showing up in Twitter accounts with appealing come-ons to visit a site on blogspot.com. The text is, "hey! check out this funny...

Even if you don't have a Nokia, Samsung, or Sony Ericsson phone, you can preview the latest Opera Mobile browser for smartphones. Originally posted at The Download Blog

When it comes to the tricky balance between providing comprehensive information and freaking people out, Google says it tries to stay on the good side of the "creepy line." Originally posted at Relevant Results

Social network says it has a started a limited rollout of its retweet feature. The new button will work much the same way the "reply" option works.

Mozilla Messaging, while about to release the Thunderbird 3 desktop e-mail software, also is turning its attention to cloud computing with its Raindrop project. Originally posted at Deep Tech

The social network reinforced in its developer blog that it's taking an active stance against the companies that have been getting bad press recently for deceptive advertising. Originally posted at The Social