The U.S. Coast Guard is shutting down a mapping service called Loran-C, which has been in use since World War II. Some advocates say killing Loran will make the U.S. too reliant on its replacement: GPS.

Some of the world’s largest telecommunications companies have teamed up to create an apps store of sorts that they say will rival Apple’s and those of other smartphone makers.

The early hours of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ take gamers around the world and back again, but the new game’s story hits close to home.

Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for co-writing “Pulp Fiction,” appears to be tweeting from a California jail, where’s he’s serving time for vehicular manslaughter.

The French National Assembly gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a measure that seeks to crack down on Internet piracy.

Alone in the darkness beneath layers of rubble following the earthquake in Haiti, Dan Woolley felt blood streaming from his head and leg. Then he remembered — he had an app for that.

The Rodney Dangerfield of search engines is starting to get a little annoyed about its plight.

Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to get their hands on the much anticipated Google Android phone called the Droid.

Tuesday is her 104th birthday, but that hasn’t stopped Britain’s Ivy Bean from being an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site.

A pint-sized version of the Tyrannosaurus rex, with similarly powerful legs, razor-sharp teeth and tiny arms, roamed China some 125 million years ago, said scientists who remain startled by the discovery.

The popular site Twitter crashed again on Wednesday morning.

Space shuttle Discovery was scheduled to launch early Tuesday morning for a mission to deliver equipment to the international space station.

An independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact.

The fourth quarter of 2009 for the music and video game industries is shaping up to be all about the Beatles. And both could use some “Help!” Sales of music CDs continue to plunge, and video games sales have dropped nearly 20 percent from last year.

Still can’t figure out Facebook’s new settings? Want to hide FarmVille updates, or scrub your news feed of a pal’s endless baby pictures? Here are five tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of Facebook.

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