BERLIN - Google gave a live demonstration of Google TV at Berlin’s IFA Tuesday, and CEO Eric Schmidt promised it would be a couch potato’s dream come true. 'Once you have Google television, you’re going to be very busy, he said. 'It’s going to ruin your evening.'

A new technique may one day lead to solar cells that bring themselves together like a molecular flash mob and repair damage they sustain during the rough business of turning light into electricity.

Some jerk has fired a heat-seeking missile at your Black Hawk. You've got a few options. You can try to dodge the thing, but good luck with that. You can fire off a flare in order to fool the missile into no longer following you as you maneuver. Or you can shoot off a laser from on board your bird to do the same thing. Not really a choice, is it?

Hewlett-Packard's recently departed CEO will serve alongside President Safra Catz and report to Larry Ellison as Oracle expands into server sales

An animation assembly line in Taiwan renders breaking stories the way they might have happened.

A mile-long stretch of Exchange Street in Akron, Ohio, is the first in the United States to be paved with a rubber-asphalt compound.

Peer sharing is an old idea, but connecting millions of renters to owners was always hard. The internet's eBaysian ability has solved that problem.

Okay hipsters, toss that Moleskine away. The Doane Daily Arsenal Kit is the smart choice to take notes the analog way.

A portable scanner? That uploads every document it sees to the cloud effortlessly and seamlessly? You're not dreaming, you’re using a Doxie.

Packed with beautiful images and behind-the-scenes details, this rich tribute to the classic '60s sci-fi show is a must-have for any Trekker. Get a first look at the book and enter to win a copy.

Emirates Telecom Corp., the United Arab Emirates’ biggest phone company, said it’s considering investing in Idea Cellular Ltd. to expand its business in the world’s second-largest wireless market.

Nike has quietly released a new Nike+ app that costs $2 and doesn't require the use of an external sensor. Instead, the app is GPS- and accelerometer-based, meaning anyone with two bucks and an iOS device can now enjoy full Nike+ functionality.

Internet users pretending to be others could be prosecuted if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs an "e-personation" bill

Whether you're into cute furry mammals, hairless rodents or menacing reptiles, live webcams are the ultimate way to get your fix from the comfort of your desk. Here we've put together some of our favorite live animal feeds.

Samsung Electronics Co. is on track to meet to its 2010 sales target for televisions, said Yoon Boo Keun, the company’s TV business chief. Yoon, who was speaking to reporters in Seoul today, also said Samsung is considering using Google Inc.’s Android operating system in its televisions.

Deutsche Bank AG’s increased stake in France Telecom SA could signal a merger of the French phone operator with Deutsche Telekom AG, according to the CFE-CGC/UNSA labor union federation, Reuters reported, citing the union.

Google is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple, according to people familiar with the matter.

Billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd. ended talks to sell some assets to GTL Infrastructure Ltd. after both sides failed to agree on a deal to create India’s second-largest operator of mobile-phone towers.

China’s mobile Internet users may more than double within five years as smartphones that can browse the Web and download music become more affordable, Lee Kai-fu, the former head of Google Inc.’s China division, said.