Gadgets-and-Tech
The app's the thing as Shakespeare goes digital
TORONTO -- William Shakespeare's plays are getting a 21st century-style makeover in the form of new apps for tablets and smart phones nearly 500 years after the Bard took pen to parchment.
Top 10 most popular YouTube videos on US elections
WASHINGTON - In an election filled with videos, from campaign ads to verbal gaffes from the candidates, here follows a selection of the 10 most popular aired on YouTube during the US presidential campaign.
#WhyImNotVotingFor... Obama, Romney fans wage tweet war
WASHINGTON - As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made a final dash Sunday for the coveted US presidency less than 48 hours ahead of election day, their supporters took to Twitter to wage a strident online war of words.
Samsung muscle versus Apple's 'cool'
SEOUL, South Korea - Its products may not, as one British judge put it, be as "cool" as bitter rival Apple's, but Samsung Electronics is speeding away from the iconic iPhone maker in the race for the global smartphone market.
Zynga builds new version of social game 'CityVille'
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Zynga on Thursday launched a 3-D version of "CityVille," adding a new dimension as well as a mystery storyline in a sequel to the online social game.
Google updates iOS search app with voice search
Google challenges Apple's voice assistant Siri with the enhanced voice search feature of its updated search app for iOS devices.
Microsoft officially launches Windows 8
SINGAPORE - The new Windows 8 operating system was officially launched here on Thursday as Microsoft aims to revive interest in the once dominant personal computers, which have been losing ground to tablet devices and smartphones.
Analysis: Most companies won't be early adopters of Windows 8
SEATTLE, Washington - There was once a time when the launch of a new Windows operating system was a huge deal for the technology departments in many businesses.