The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

A report from market research company IDC predicts that there will be a drastic slow down for netbooks during 2010.

After several years of fading influence, Sony may yet again be stepping up to the plate with new devices and a drive to regain the upper hand.

Sony Corp. is reportedly working on a portable device that will work as an e-reader, netbook, and game machine.

Google has backed HTC, its smartphone manufacturer, after the Taiwanese company was sued for patent infringement by Apple. The move sets the stage for a major battle between Apple and Google, formerly close partners, in the smartphone market.

To mark Apple's latest legal wrangling, we've served you the cases that have warranted calling in the lawyers to clear up rather messy proceedings.

What if your skin could serve as an interactive surface? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft have produced Skinput, an experimental device that turns the body's largest organ into a touch screen.

At the Geneva Motor Show, we got a chance to gaze, wide-eyed and bewildered, at the 918 Spyder. According to Porsche's design team, this concept vehicle was created not because it wanted the car to be greener, or spew fewer emissions, but because it thought throwing in a set of batteries and some electric motors would give them more power.

Sony's PlayStation Network is on the fritz. Microsoft's Xbox Live network has had its problems. And there was that one Wii system software update that was turning consoles into pretty looking paperweights. It's times like this, as we dissect failures in digital entertainment technology, when we have to ask the question: Is it too soon to blame digital rights management?

That seems to be one of the rationals provided by the NPD Group, referring to yet another survey about the behaviors and downloading habits of the P2P community. CNet reported that according to the NPD Group, the number of people sharing music is down - but interestingly enough - so are the number of people buying digital music.

The Bloom Energy Bloom Box got a lot of coverage ahead of the Clean Tech forum. Blue chip companies such as eBay and Google, amongst others, were announced as customers. Exciting stuff, but what does the Bloom Box actually do?

Electronics giants LG, Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and Hitachi, along with several of their subsidiaries, have been accused of price fixing in the US optical disc drive space.

Solar panels nowadays are flat, but folding them in origami-like ways could help dramatically boost the amount of power they could generate, scientists say.

Dell's first effort at a tablet will be the Mini 5 (a name that is still in beta) -- a slice of plastic and glass with a 127mm (5-inch) capacitive touchscreen that according to Michael Dell will debut "in a couple of months."

Microsoft's server and tools chief Bob Muglia has chided Oracle for peddling a return to "1960s computing," accusing its rival of going against industry trends and backing a dying and expensive operating-system architecture.

Human rights in states struggling to overcome oppressive powers could be adversely affected by the rise of technology. That was the tone of an Amnesty International debate last night at which the topic "Is technology really good for human rights?" was being discussed.

Researchers are looking to build a portable laser system that can rapidly detect and help safely identify bombs or hidden explosives. Scientists from the Department of Homeland Security are looking at a system known as Optimal Dynamic Detection which uses laser pulses to identify explosive types of material.

secretive Silicon Valley startup working on a new way to produce cleaner energy is taking the wraps off its product: a huge box of fuel cells that it hopes will allow homes and businesses to generate their own electricity.

Google, Microsoft and Apple appear to be playing a game of musical chairs, with Google taking the "dark side" throne away from Microsoft and Microsoft stealing the innovation perch from Apple. Where does that leave Apple? Perhaps it's the one still looking for its place when the music stops.

Standing in for the bioluminescent beetles will be LED-fitted, remotely controlled micro-helicopters that can be choreographed electronically to display shapes and images as they hover in midair. The project, called Flyfire, would use RC helicopters similar to the toys sold in shops today.