The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer notes breaches by the last few years, according to goods sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc.

Even a chain…

When Terri Nelson learned she had a large fibroid tumor in her uterus, she went online.

There is nothing new in that, of course. At least three-quarters of all Net users look for health data online, according to the Pew Web and American Life Project; of those with a high-speed connection, 1 in 9 do…

Reusable tote bag? Check. Prius? Check. Rooftop solar panels? Check. In the bid to secure your green bragging rights, you have the usual suspects covered.

But what about your personal computer?

After all, the object that, via the World Wide Web, can supply you with more data on how to lead an envi…

Promises of the paperless office have been circulating ever since the first IBM clones started showing up on desks in the early 1980s. Yet we’re still tied to printed documents and there’s no sign that’s going to change.

With that in mind, the Xpaper PDF digital writing system from Talario Inc. ($4…

In an eagerly awaited decision, the Copyright Royalty Board announced Thursday that it will not increase the royalties paid by online music stores to members of the National Music Publisher’s organization. The decision to keep the royalty rate at nine cents per song is the first ruling by the CRB on…

Google on Wednesday revamped its Blog Search tool with a news-like presentation. The tool looks more like Techmeme, Blogrunner and Tailrank, aggregating blog posts.

“Did you know that millions of bloggers around the world write new posts each week? whether you’re like me, you probably read only a t…

After putting up a wall protecting its iPhone technology, Apple instead started a war with developers — but now the company is waiving the white flag.

In an effort to stop its technology and innovation from being stolen, Apple placed a non-disclosure agreement for its developers working on applic…