HP’s printers could soon tidy up Web pages for printing, while also inserting ads.
The company’s widget platform is in stark contrast to Google’s set-top box approach.
HTML5 is changing the look of Web video, but can it edge out Flash?
NudgeCam encourages good footage by tracking faces and assessing sound quality.
A startup provides free access to real-time data from the social Web.
Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of smarter apps.
A Microsoft research project explores whether sensors in mobile devices could help us navigate without GPS.
Video companies are adding news features to make viewers stick around longer.
The company has many social projects, but may struggle to improve on Facebook.
Tools that find serious bugs automatically could lead to safer, more stable software.
Creators introduced the programming languages that they hope will revolutionize computing.
A new approach does away with the need for long strings of letters and numbers.
A startup makes a new entry in the race to build the virtual personal assistant.
HP is developing new materials for brighter low-power displays.
Nanotube circuits that combine speed and low power might drive flexible displays.
Device drivers account for most crashes and even introduce security problems; a new testing tool could provide an early warning.
A new service called Libox aims to make it easier for people to access content, no matter what gadget they’re using.
A new display offers color video and a reflective e-reader mode.
Researchers at HP are scaling up a process for making silicon electronics on rolls of plastic.
Sheets of atom-thick carbon could make displays that are super fast.
A service for developers combines music recommendation and streaming.
A simple gesture-sensing interface could add new meaning to mobile-phone conversations.
DuPont has developed a printing process to bring down the cost of high-performance displays.
Twitter will have to overcome several challenges for the scheme to be successful.
Mining cell phone data could help target ads and rank local services.
Russia has a wealth of engineering talent, but needs to put a lot more in place.
The user is the weakest link for financial security.
Companies are working to add value to geospatial information.
Twitter plans to become the leader in instant news–and make itself into a sustainable business in the process.
Service tracks social network chitchat about a product.
But do apps make sense for a dedicated e-reader?
By letting developers store data on its servers, Google hopes to make the geo-Web more searchable.
The U.S. stimulus bill includes tens of billions to support energy and information technologies. So why are economists and innovation experts so skeptical?