By MATT RICHTEL on Mar 10, 2010 08:08PM

Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers

Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting, police officers and paramedics use an array of dashboard gadgets.

By ERIC A. TAUB on Mar 10, 2010 07:00PM

Tricks to Keep Your Device?s Battery Going and Going

Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.

By JOSEPH PLAMBECK on Mar 10, 2010 07:00PM

A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales

A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film?s box office success.

By NICK BILTON on Mar 10, 2010 06:20PM

TV May Be the New Google Reader Play's Best Venue

Google announced a new feature of its Google Reader Web site on Wednesday called Google Reader Play. The updated application offers a simple, personalized view of Web content.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES on Mar 10, 2010 04:28PM

What We're Reading: What You're Reading

Our daily roundup of technology tidbits features Google's new service to show you what the Web is reading, the employment boom for hackers and a couple of trips down memory lane.

Mar 10, 2010 05:06PM

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)

AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.

Mar 10, 2010 12:43PM

Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites (AP)

AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.

Mar 10, 2010 07:38PM

Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)

AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.

Mar 10, 2010 01:19PM

OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP)

AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

Mar 10, 2010 11:12AM

MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP)

AP - Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.