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Sony wants to charge consumers $50 to get new Vaios with no "craplets" installed. Tech Bloggers get REALLY angry. Sony immediately says, "never mind."

Pretty sneaky, sis. Apple has been piggybacking Safari downloads on their iTunes updates for PC users. That helps them win the browser war, but is Safari ready to take on PC viruses?

A survey says that more people are downloading and watching video content than they were last year... but they don't necessarily want to do the same things on their televisions.

Scientists at the University of California have created an artificial muscle that uses carbon nanotubes to heal itself and generate enough of an electric charge for a battery.

Some of the major electronic companies are named in a patent dispute. A Columbia University Professor claims that she holds the patent on LEDs.

Speaking of LEDs, a "bath" in the right wavelength can boost alertness. This may help truck drivers who have long night-drives.

Emirates Airlines is the first airline to allow cell phone calls during a flight. It's thanks to a system by AeroMobile that keeps their transmissions from disrupting the plane's electronics.