A woman in Germany phoned police after hearing "suspicious noises" in her flat, but much to her embarrassment officers found the source was a vibrator.

Google has launched an online "person finder" tool to allow relatives and friends to find loved ones following the earthquake in Chile.

A 'power suit' that could charge hand-held electronic equipment could soon be a reality.

The shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace's chief executive, a mere nine months after joining the business, has once again thrown the future of the depleted social networking site into the harsh limelight.

Google has taken the wraps off its latest social network known as Buzz. The site pitches Google directly against rival networks such as Facebook, which has amassed nearly 400 million users since its launch in 2004.

Hand-held devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm's material that exploits a quantum physics trick.

Google is on the verge of releasing a version of its Nexus One handset that will run on AT&T's 3G network.

The search-engine giant has announced that, with a few tweaks, people using Google can now see search results related to friends, co-workers and other members of their social networks above all other results.

Either Apple has gaming plans for its new tablet or engineers testing "50 devices that match the characteristics of Apple's rumored tablet device" inside the Cupertino campus like to play games in their spare time.

Hillary Clinton today called on Beijing to hold a thorough and open investigation into the hacking of human rights activists' email accounts.