Technology

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging. Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at

Four-year-old Kanden Jones may not know the difference between taking a nap and blacking out, but he sure knows how to use an iPhone. It was a guys’ day for the kid and his grandfather Carl Jones when the two were out deer hunting in the woods. When the worst happened — thankfully not a hunting disaster — Kanden was left with an unconscious grandpa.

Groupon deals can be great for helping small businesses build a following, but for one bakery in the UK, offering a cut-rate deal on cupcakes nearly bankrupted the shop. Rachel Brown’s Need a Cake bakery offered a 75 percent discount on a dozen cupcakes, bringing the $40 price down to $10. What she didn’t expect was for 8,500 people to take her up on the deal, which meant a shop that normally prod

Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.

After changing the way we use the Internet, is Google preparing to change the way we drive? Since 2005, Google has been developing a driverless car, which navigates itself with sensors, Google’s street view software and artificial intelligence.

On November 2 in Tokyo, auto maker Toyota unveiled several robotic devices designed to help paralyzed people and the elderly walk. These robots include sensors that detect the user’s posture, grasp and holding strength, and motor control technology that facilitates someone’s desired motion.

In an effort to increase ad revenues, Google-owned video site YouTube said Friday that it’s launching more than 100 new video channels containing original content.

Look, we all know suicide isn’t something you should usually joke about, but Michael Abraham has made it kind of funny by posting on Mountain Dew’s Facebook page.

Of all the new words that technology has thrust into the lexicon, “sexting” was voted most annoying.

Who knew — there’s a reason why most computer voices are female. In fact, there are several reasons.

Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, who’s been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56.

Sources claim Apple’s newly-installed CEO, Tim Cook, will preside over an October 4 media event in which he will announce the long-awaited iPhone 5. The date is consistent with previous reports setting early October as the release date for the next-generation smartphone.