Microsoft is investigating how one of the most hotly anticipated Xbox titles of the year appeared on the net three weeks ahead of its official release.

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.

Internet sites have withdrawn potentially dangerous illegal tooth-whitening products from sale following an investigation. Amazon, eBay and Google agreed to stop the goods being advertised on their pages after being alerted by consumer watchdog Which?

Amazon.com has introduced a new generation of Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink screen in a 21% smaller and 15% lighter design, with 50% better contrast, 20% faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage, built-in Wi-Fi, with free 3G wireless, and is available for $189.

The problem with security is that people have to understand before they can be secure. So what happens when Facebook provides better security measures, and yet people fail to use them? 100 million Facebook pages get scraped and hosted on a torrent site.

Raytheon Inc. gave a first glimpse of its Scorpion helmet technology for F-16 and A-10 combat jets via a simulator at the Farnborough International Airshow this week.

We've decided to share our views on which electric motors you should be investing in. So, without further ado, let's kick off our top ten list of electric vehicles, starting with the car at the bottom of the pile, the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid.

Vacation is a time for disconnecting--or not. Rich Jaroslovsky presents some gadgets that may prove useful next to the suntan lotion and folding chair.

The latest leak to make headlines would be the whole Best Buy launch plan for the iPhone 4 - where the two dozen page document outlines various topics such as Big Don'ts, Employee Purchases, SKUs and Pricing, Data Plan Requirements, iPhone Rate Plans and a comparison between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS among numerous others.

It's nice if a pilot has a background in flying. It's really quite special if a colonoscopist has a background in medicine. But does everyone who heads up a department at Google really need to have a background in engineering?