Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.

A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.

The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.

Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.

It's got its rough patches, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab's size, screen, and performance shows Android tablets can work. Here's a hands-on look, with video.

At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.

Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple TV announcement.

Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow.

The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.

Number of people accessing the microblogging tool through mobile apps jumps 62 percent since the middle of April.

The newest beta of Skype 5.0 lets you video chat with up to 10 people, send an IM to someone who's offline, and better recover from dropped calls.

Facebook gets a new remote log-out security feature; India demands that RIM, Google, and Skype add local servers so it can monitor communications; and a recent Twitpic may spoil Paris Hilton's alibi.

Social-networked iTunes accompanies new iPods, while other companies look for a piece of digital distribution pie. Also: Net neutrality

Social network gets flak from Greenpeace over its planned giant data center in Oregon, but Facebook says its efficiency will be industry-leading.

The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, according to Sophos.

The designer of the original GoldenEye game is concerned that Activision won't do the franchise justice in its upcoming remake. And he wants the world to know it.

Proposal for a global "cyberpeace" treaty has met "a lot of resistance" from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union.

In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.

Toshiba has gone all in for Android. At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, it displayed its Folio tablet and its AC 100 Netbook. Here's how they looked.

Also in this week's Ask Maggie advice column find out why Verizon Wireless is able to charge more for its service and why T-Mobile gives customers who don't sign a contract a break on their monthly fees.

WinkBall has collected 20,000 clips from this year's Notting Hill Carnival.

Windows Phone 7 has been sent out to manufacturers and mobile phone networks

Sky will recommend LG televisions to customers interested in its 3D TV services, the broadcaster has announced.

New Vieracast web TV services will include 3D movies to rent or buy on demand, Panasonic announces at Europe's largest technology fair

Hewlett-Packard has scored a victory in the multi-billion dollar bidding war for data storage company 3PAR, after Dell said it was pulling out of the race.

Tablet computers and ebook readers played a major part in this years IFA show in Berlin.

Misleading advertising of broadband speeds is confusing and frustrating consumers, a survey has warned.

Ping, Apple's new social-networking service for music fans, is not integrated with Facebook Connect because the companies couldn't agree terms, Steve Jobs has revealed

Hewlett-Packard has again trounced Dell in the race for data storage company 3PAR as it increased its offer to $33 a share.

Touch screens and 3D at Europe's largest technology fair.

Do you ken these mint regional phrases? Or do whack slang words put you in a boo?

Technology Editor Claudine Beaumont takes a first look at one of Apple's latest releases, Apple TV.

Technology Editor Claudine Beaumont takes a first look at one of Apple's latest releases, the iPod Touch.

Slick, well-designed and highly usable - it's clear that Samsung's new Galaxy Tab tablet computer represents a real challenge to Apple's iPad

Music service Spotify will be available to Sonos customers from the end of the month

Can Twitter's app for the Apple iPad see off the challenge posed by third-party developers, such as TweetDeck?

Long-awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab features video calling and Google Android 2.2

Apple has received mixed early reviews to the launch of its latest product updates: the iPod touch 4G, Ping, Apple TV with streaming and the sixth-generation iPod nano.

Steve Jobs has unveiled a new music social networking app called Ping as well as Apple TV, which will be able to stream films and television shows directly from the internet.

Sony hopes to challenge Apple's share of the digital music market by launching Qriocity, a video and music streaming service, before the end of this year.