In Pictures: 14 cool, but off-beat inventions
Lots of inventions are not the iPad, but they are still cool, sort of
Stories by Michael Cooney
Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says
IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.
In Pictures: Advanced tech conflict, China's rare earth stranglehold
Inside the rare earth fight between United States, Europe, Japan vs. China
Identity theft reporting system needs improvements, victims say
Unwanted pressure to buy protection services from credit reporting agencies and the inability to speak to a live person when reporting an identity theft situation were the two most annoying issues victims identified in a Federal Trade Commission report issued on the growing problem this week.
In Pictures: What’s up with these solar storms?
Solar storms are raging, how will the impact Earth?
Angry Birds are going to space!
NASA has teamed with Angry Birds creators at Rovio Entertainment to build a space version of the wildly popular game.
In Pictures: Inside Apple’s iPad world-wide ubiquity
As the iPad third-generation is launched, we look at the iPad as a cultural phenomenon
In Pictures: The story of the Picasso and a 1.5 ton robot
Spanish telecom firm, Telefonica, built a robot to digitally image and look for problems with Pablo Picasso's famous 'Guernica' painting.
FBI: Cyberattacks could shove aside terrorism as No. 1 threat to US
The leaders of the Department of Defense and the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week separately expressed concern over the increasing numbers of cyberattacks, with FBI Director Robert Mueller (pictured, right) saying that while terrorism remains the FBI's top priority, "in the not too distant future, we anticipate that the cyberthreat will pose the No. 1 threat to our country."
In Pictures: 12 seriously cool “toys” for big boys and girls
Big Boys Toys exhibition tempts your inner child
In Pictures: Ultimate Man vs. Computer - Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue and the Internet
Garry Kasparov battled IBM's Deep Blue 16 years ago in February, but that was just the beginning
IRS warns of Dirty Dozen 2012 tax scams
The Internal Revenue Service this week issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams the agency says tend to surface around tax season each year.
Exactly what is Homeland Security watching for on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube?
The idea that <a href="http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty/facebook-twitter-and-dhs-which-one-these-things-not-others">any number of federal institutions are watching</a> your every move on social networks like Facebook, Twitter is unnerving at best. T<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/dhs-looking-bolster-drone-security-surveillance-system">he Department of Homeland Security</a> is one of those agencies and today it testified before a House subcommittee to define and defend its role in social media monitoring.
In Pictures: ENIAC, world's first digital computer, turns 66
Massive machine was world's first large-scale electronic general-purpose digital computer ... here's a pictorial tribute
How to get the IRS' attention: Forge nearly $8 million in tax returns, steal identities
A former <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/does-irs-need-more-options-fight-identity-the">Internal Revenue Service</a> employee this week got 105 months in prison for pleading guilty to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in a case where the guy tried to get away with nearly $8 million in fraudulent tax returns.