After angering users with one privacy misstep after another, Facebook yesterday <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222242/Facebook_settles_FTC_privacy_complaints">settled charges by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission</a> (FTC) that it had deceived users and <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191662/Facebook_battles_another_privacy_firestorm">shared information it had told them would be private</a>.
Facebook executives reportedly are looking to take the company public this coming spring with an eye on valuing the social network at more than $100 billion.
As shoppers eagerly take advantage of Cyber Monday deals, a new poll shows that nearly three out of 10 Americans will do most of their holiday shopping online this year.
NASA's $2.5 billion robotic rover Curiosity has begun its long journey to Mars on a mission that the space agency hopes will further its understanding of life in the universe.
If Black Friday was any indication of a move to online shopping, e-tailers on Cyber Monday may be headed to a record breaking sales day.
The man who led the design and development of the first microprocessor 40 years ago said that, at the time, he didn't foresee the extent of the digital revolution he was helping to create.
An industry analyst firm has lowered its forecast for the worldwide semiconductor market for this year because of declining revenue in the fourth quarter.
Fledgling social network Google+ has had a recent traffic boost, recording its third-largest week of visits since the site launched in June, according to online traffic monitor Experian Hitwise.
In an attempt to move beyond the desktop, Cisco is updating two of its enterprise-level collaboration tools.
After being bombarded with hard-core pornographic and violent images on their news feeds, some Facebook users may change how and if they use the social network, according to industry analysts.
Ever since Google came out with Google+ Pages for business on Monday, the company has taken heat for not giving enterprises basic tools with this initial offering.
Facebook is close to reaching a deal with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the social network engaged in "deceptive behavior" when changing its privacy settings, according to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
NASA is nearly ready to launch its SUV-size super rover to Mars later this month.
A Google executive was quick to fire back at Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's description of Google+ as "their own little version of Facebook."
After Facebook hit a wall and lost 6 million U.S. users last May, the social network has been slowly coming back.