Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Net and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.

China, Iran and Tunisia, which are on the group’s “Enemies of the Internet” list, got more sophisticated at censorship and overcoming dissidents’ attempts to communicate online, said Repo…

Intel that week offered a preview of platforms using its Core i7 Extreme Edition processor. Although the company is aiming the processor heavily at the gaming market, analysts said there are additionally clear business applications for the processor.

Code-named Gulftown, the i7-980X Extreme Edition processor is the industry’s first 32nm, six…

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video-game console moved to the top of the U.S. market in February. The software giant’s console had been number two behind the Nintendo Wii for nearly three years.

The popularity of the new BioShock 2 game may have been behind Microsoft’s sales of 422,000 Xbox 360s in February, an eight percent increase from…

Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won’t be available until late April.

Along with the advance orders, Apple released some details on what’s expected to be a key app…

What’s likely to be the hottest tech trend at that weekend’s trendy South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, the powwow that has become a launch pad for the coolest, hippest new technology? Location, location, location.

The conference is shaping up to be a coming-out party for Foursquare, an application that lets citizens flag where t…

With the e-book industry expected to blow up into a multibillion-dollar business in the next three years, Barnes & Noble wants to open a new chapter in sales by making certain its products are available on Apple’s iPad. The retail giant on Thursday confirmed reports that it is preparing an iPad application in day for the anticipated April…

You’re standing on a street corner and remember that you need to pick up a video game for your sister’s birthday. On your smartphone, you search Google and tap on the “in stock nearby” link next to the blue dots that show up for some of the search results. Google thereupon shows you which local retailers have the game in sto…