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While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.

Some of the computer industry's biggest players — such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. — have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.

Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychitrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.

Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.

Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.

The third and final spacewalk of space shuttle Atlantis' mission is finally under way.

It used to be that only governments and top universities could afford the kind of computer power needed for advanced research, but that is changing.

I.B.M. is calling on many humans, namely its 400,000 workers, to improve digital translation with its project n.Fluent.

Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

A group of start-up marketers see value in getting regular people to send a sentence or two of text to their friends and admirers.

SAS, the giant private company that specializes in business intelligence software, is facing new rivals, as well as free alternatives to some of its products..

Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show a climate science conspiracy.

While it will be a challenge, TV manufacturers believe that they'll be able to meet new California standards for HDTV power consumption.

The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.

While it will be a challenge, TV manufacturers believe that they'll be able to meet new California standards for HDTV power consumption.

The streaming set-top box adds more to its arsenal of Netflix, Amazon, and MLB on demand.

Orbitz, Priceline, and Classmates.com suggest that customers charged recurring monthly fees to join loyalty programs they didn't want should read fine print.

New survey statistics and new revenue streams suggest the Wii still has plenty of room to grow.

While big ARGs like I Love Bees and The Beast get most of the ink, there has been a steady stream of games built for very small audiences, without corporate sponsorship.

Actor Joseph Mazzello, best known for playing a freaked-out 8-year-old getting chased by dinosaurs, will now be playing a nerdy Harvard engineer getting chased by ConnectU lawyers.

The MIT spin-off finishes a $3 million seed round to pursue a cheap catalyst for splitting water to make hydrogen from clean energy sources.

The company enlisted a branding consultancy to revamp its logo and brand attitude for its spinoff as a publicly traded company next month. Here's the first look at it.

The media empire is talking with the tech giant about having its Web sites removed from Google search results, according to a Financial Times report.

Astronaut Randy Bresnik, in orbit on a space station supply mission, celebrated the birth of his daughter 220 miles below in Houston, saying "momma and baby are doing very well."

Perhaps it's time to change your Black Friday strategy as some retailers are using tech items to get people into stores, while only holding two or three items in stock.

Some say the world will end in fire; some say in ice ... chests. Two pioneering physicists delve from the highly theoretical down to the mundane world of refrigerators.

Samsung's 46-inch 7000 television sets the bar for slim and bright, plus it draws less power because the usual fluorescent backlight has been subbed out for LEDs along the panel's edges. Almost as nie: Yahoo Widgets deliver sports scores, photos, and more.

The tiny MiFi 2000 Portable Hot Spot sucks up 3G signals and creates a wireless bubble for up to five devices (yes, five!). Uploading and downloading like a champ, it makes multitasking look easy.

This year, we look for gadgets that attempt to raise the bar. Some succeed, some fall flat on their LCDs. Here are the most innovative products, tested and rated, of 2009.

The U.S. has agreed to pay $3 million to a former government worker who accused officials with the CIA and State Department of spying on him, using a bugged coffee table.

The wily News Corp. chief cooks up a plan to make money on the internet by keeping that horrible Google at bay. Genius alert!

Apple's 13-Inch MacBook Pro may be the smallest of the bunch, but that only makes its sturdy construction and dazzling performance that much more impressive.

Employing a clever algorithm and a speedy production team, the company whips up dirt-cheap videos that capitalize on internet users' queries.

The Yeti is a big but very adaptable USB microphone that combines features of many different mikes, making it a great general-purpose recording tool.

With military action and terrorist acts on foreign shores and the U.S. homeland, the violent new videogame brings the horrors of modern warfare to life in compelling ways.

Attention all broadband stimulus grant shoppers: the good news is that the Obama administration says it's fast-tracking the schedule to fork out over seven billion dollars in high speed Internet stimlus money.

Each year, the International Energy Agency prepares a report on the current state and likely future of the global energy economy. In recent decades, there's been a bit of monotony: energy use has grown and, as large areas of the developing world are developing rapidly, future energy demand is likel...

During the Beijing Olympics, 40 athletes bought a pro-Tibet charity album through iTunes. This was such a threat to national security that the Chinese government, never shy with a bit of well-placed censorship, completely blocked iTunes, even after repeated promises to cut down on Internet censorsh...

For the first time in a generation, the nation's highest court on Monday pondered the question of which inventions are eligible for patent protection. For the petitioner, Bernard Bilski, the issue was whether he'd get a patent on "a method for managing the consumption risk costs of a commodity sold...

Verizon has gotten on the bad side of US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who publicly criticized the company this week for its decision to significantly jack up early termination fees (ETFs) for some cstomers.

Every computer programmer has a copious pile of opinions about how their programming language of choice could be improved. Who doesn't want more syntactic sugar, better runtime performance, and faste compilation? That's one of the reasons why there are so many programming languages.

The GNOME desktop environment is undergoing a significant transformation. The developers behind the open source project are working on version 3.0, the first major overhaul since 2002. The GNOME relese team has updated the roadmap and has set September 2010 as the target for the launch of GNOME 3.

On Monday, the security blog at Arbor Networks reported finding a bit of malware that checked in with a remote account to download some URLs. On its own, this is hardly a newsworthy event; botnets hae used all sorts of communications protocols to receive updated code and information.

Kindle for PC, Amazon's e-reader software for Windows, has finally been released to the throngs of Kindle users who want to read their books on the computer. The software, which was announced late lat month, offers yet another way for customers to read their electronic books—this time in full color.

Hollywood's attempt to force DRM measures on the BBC's over-the-air high-definition broadcasts looks to have come a cropper after intense public pressure.

Software programmers are designing apps for the Google-backed Android operating system, fired by frustration with Apple's rejections and delays

In his first wide-ranging interview on the matter, the Apple senior vice-president explains his company's App Store vigilance—and why it sometimes loosens up

It's offering only high-deductible, consumer-directed plans. That will save millions but may damage morale

Software programmers are designing apps for the Google-backed Android operating system, fired by frustration with Apple's rejections and delays

The expected purchase price of just $10 million bodes ill for ad-supported online music services

The rally that's lifted the computer maker's shares 55% this year may lose steam after a report indicated corporate demand for PCs isn't as robust as hoped

Retail technology expert Paula Rosenblum explains why smartphones will play a significant role this holiday season and beyond

As its software becomes a major means of attack, security experts wonder if it can fight hard enough

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff's book is a fun, user-friendly guide for entrepreneurs and spectators

CEO John Chambers is now chasing market share in 30 different categories—and making powerful enemies

If Google Chrome OS supplants Windows in a meaningful way, then we can kiss our privacy goodbye.

Top shoppers tell their secrets for scoring the best bargains online as the holiday shopping season begins.

Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. So what is it, and what could it do for you? Here are some answers.

Ciena will pay $769M for Nortel's carrier Ethernet and optical assets.

When I publish hints here on Macworld, I usually try to walk through and explain how they work, so as to help you understand what's going on behind the scenes...

Following similar news from Sony this week, Barnes & Noble said its e-reader won't ship for some people by the holidays.

Music streaming service Spotify is headed for phones running the Sybian mobile operating sytem.

South Korean carrier KT will start selling the iPhone this month, the company said Monday, bringing the hit device to another Asian country.

Most users have played games on their phones, and the trend is likely to keep growing, researchers say.

No, Virginia, there is no Nook for Christmas. Shortage means you are more likely to find Santa Claus than a Nook e-reader under this year's Christmas tree.