AOL incident sparks a demand for mandatory e-mail address portability regulations, similar to how telephone number portability regulations work. Here's why it's a remarkably silly idea.

  Nissan says its car navigation system can help cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient driving.

  Visitors to a Boston science museum solve simulated crimes through lab experiments, 'morgue'visits and computer analysis.Photos: Exhibit lets you star in 'CSI'

  Adobe is relying on its Platform division--and Kevin Lynch--to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business.Transitioning to Web apps

  Wannabe forensic specialists are getting a crack at realistic cases with an interactivemuseum display based on the popular television show.

  Yahoo rolling out new technology to prevent phishing scams in Yahoo Mail.

  Veoh video sites to be searchable using Pixsy technology.

  The New York Times is reporting that IDG wants to bring back the once high-flying magazine, but it really should remain a beautiful and ludicrous memory.

  More and more investment money is finding its way to companies building virtual worlds or technologies to build virtual worlds.

  There's no clear answer to what will result as the PC and mobile phone industries converge in the middle. And in many ways, that's fantastic, according to a panel of mobile executives.

  ARM rounds up some allies to give Linux a leg up for mobile devices using its processor designs.

  Scientists are making progress on neural devices that can translate the thoughts of a paralyzed person into driving action for a prosthetic device

  The Google Earth team wants you to do your part cleaning up the globe with a global cleanup weekend documented on Google Maps.

  An advertising company in New York claims that Verizon has inflated the number of Fios TV subscribers it has to charge more for advertising rates.