Special Reports

• Handhelds help turn kids into marine biologists

  May 10, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  Hawaiian fourth-graders use wireless devices to collect data on humpback whales during project with federal oceanic agency.
  Photos: Student whale watchers with wireless

• HP's boardroom drama

  May 8, 2007 8:19 AM PDT

  Internal investigation into media leaks leads to full-fledged scandal, executive resignations and legal action.

• Hotmail redesign: Too hot to handle?

  May 7, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  Microsoft embarks in a years' long redesign of its Web mail program only to find most of its users like things the way they are.

• Engineering change: Plugging Africa's kids in to $100 laptop

  April 11, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  Hassounah has lived with a significant pay cut and long hours on the road to help countries buy cheap laptops for children.
  Photos: Laptops in the classroom

• Engineering change: Photos

  April 10, 2007 12:10 PM PDT

  From Mongolia's wind-torn steppes to the slums of Buenos Aires, technologists are finding ways to help the world's poor.

• Engineering change: Finding clean water for the slums of Buenos Aires

  April 10, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  Day 2: Stanford University Ph.D. Rebeca Hwang has a plan for boosting the power of water treatment technology in Argentina.
  Photos: Tapping pure water

• What can technologists do for the poor?

  April 9, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  What can technologists do for the poor? Tell us what you have done or would like to do.

• Engineering change: Of PDAs and maternal medicine in Mongolia

  April 9, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

  Day 1: Jaspal Sandhu wants to find out if 50 personal digital assistants can help puncture Mongolia's inflated maternal death rate.
  Photos: Life in rural Mongolia

• Vista for the masses

  April 4, 2007 2:00 PM PDT

  special coverage After long delays, Microsoft is finally releasing the Windows update to consumers. See all of News.com's stories and more.

• CTIA revs up for wireless

  March 29, 2007 4:05 PM PDT

  The CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show highlights the latest developments in enterprise, entertainment, social networking, advertising and emerging markets.
  Crave: Hottest phones at CTIA
  TI's movie projector in a phone
  Video: Samsung Upstage

• Photo galleries: Robots in action

  March 16, 2007 7:52 PM PDT

  Rapid advances in robot development are leading to a whole new generation of tools and toys.

• Choose your 'dream car' from Geneva

  March 15, 2007 10:23 AM PDT

  Carmakers outdid themselves at this year's Geneva auto show with scores of exotic and speedy designer vehicles. Assuming money's not an issue, which one would you drive?

• Blogging your baby

  March 5, 2007 12:09 PM PST

  As online parenting journals gain in popularity, some wonder where to draw the "too much information" line.

• Going mobile at 3GSM World Congress

  February 15, 2007 11:59 AM PST

  One of the world's largest trade shows for mobile services and devices, the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona aims to showcase the cutting edge of the wireless industry.

• Unlocking security at RSA 2007

  February 12, 2007 1:37 PM PST

  Change is in the air at the confab this year, as tech giants start making their weight felt.

• Demo '07: Let the pitches begin

  February 2, 2007 3:17 PM PST

  Stay up to the minute on the latest products from the show billed as a launchpad for emerging technologies.

• Windows chief bows out

  January 29, 2007 4:00 AM PST

  special feature As Vista hits store shelves after a long five years, Microsoft veteran Jim Allchin heads for retirement.

• The dawn of Vista

  January 26, 2007 7:45 AM PST

  special coverage After more than five years of work, Microsoft is finally getting the Windows update out the door.

• New dinosaurs: Spelling, conversation skills

  January 25, 2007 4:30 PM PST

  As digital tech becomes a household fixture, it's time for parents and kids to bid some old-school skills adieu.

• A new crop of kids: Generation We

  January 22, 2007 4:00 AM PST

  In tech-savvy homes, researchers say, kids are gaining a much more global outlook at a younger age.