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Smartphone users are putting themselves at risk of having their identities stolen by failing to log out of apps and clear their browser histories.

Biorefineries and "green chemistry" seem to have a credible future built on a wide range of applications such as cosmetics, plastics and detergents.

Hackers incensed by the Philippines' controversial cybercrime law have attacked government sites that deliver emergency information during natural disasters, an official said Saturday.

China Labor Watch says up to 4,000 employees walked out in Zhengzhou after Foxconn and Apple 'raised overly strict demands'

The fledgling electric car business is in turmoil as predictions about potential sales have proven to be wildly optimistic despite volatile fuel prices and plenty of media hype.

For people fed up with politics on their social Web feeds as the US election race hots up -- online and elsewhere -- in its final few weeks, help is on the way.

As many as 30 US banking firms are expected to be targeted in a wave of cyber attacks as part of "a large-scale orchestrated crimeware campaign," a security researcher says.

A vest developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lets Facebook users hug one another no matter how far apart they are.

Apple paid tribute Friday to Steve Jobs a year after his death, with a video and homage to the man who co-founded and led the iconic technology company.

The United States needs to develop offensive weapons in cyberspace as part of its effort to protect the nation from cyber attacks, a senior military official said Thursday.

If you've sent Facebook friends a link to something out on the wilds of the World Wide Web, the social network knows and they're telling others about it.

Google and the Association of American Publishers announced Thursday they reached a settlement in a long-running copyright case over books and journals digitized by the Internet giant.

The milestone means Zuckerberg has achieved his stated ambition of reaching 1 billion active monthly users just two years and three months after the social network reached the half billion mark. Facebook reached 900 million active monthly users in April.