Twitter's search topics churn at a faster-than-expected rate, demonstrating both the timeliness of the social media platform and the shortcomings of its search functionality.

A federal judge has dismissed Google's attempt to block a class action suit against the company over its Google Books digital library project, increasing the possibility of a multi-billion dollar payout should the company lose the litigation.

Britain's "cookie law" is now in place, ensuring that users will be free to roam the internet without being tracked by sites based in the UK... in theory. In practice, the law is being undermined by misinformation and confusion.

Beware your cellphone apps. A British phone regulator has uncovered a scam that had fake versions of Angry Birds and other games sending premium rate text messages without their users even knowing what was happening, totaling tens of thousands of pounds' worth of fees.

Before it approves the sale of bandwidth to Verizon Wireless, the FCC has one simple question to the company: Why haven't you used the last bandwidth you bought yet?

Amazon and Pottermore have come to an agreement that will let Amazon Prime users borrow the popular Harry Potter series for free from the Kindle Online Lending Library, with both sides believing free lending will drive up profits. What sort of magic is this?

A Texas hospital today live-tweeted a brain surgery, giving the curious, ghoulish and medical students alike a look inside the traditionally private world of MRIs, horrifyingly-sharp drills and literal life-or-death decisions. Is this the wave of the future?

Scientists have discovered why it's so easy to overshare on social media, and it's a very simple explanation: It's just so rewarding. Or, at least, that's what our brains think, sending out the same signals as they do when we're having sex.

More people are spending more time on Facebook via smartphone than they do on computers - which could mean that the company will have to change the way it manages its advertising, or else risk pushing its drop in revenue even further in future.

Don't believe the hype, when it comes to the myth that viewers are abandoning paid TV subscriptions for the Internet. Subscriber numbers actually rose in the first quarter of the year - But that doesn't mean it's all good news for the TV industry.

Everyone remembers '1984,' the advertisement that launched Apple onto the world stage, but the same year saw the debut of '1944,' a nine minute in-house film where Steve Jobs told the Apple faithful that IBM users were zombies who needed to be cured. Unseen for more than 30 years, the promotional movie has now resurfaced online.

CBS boss Les Moonves has been talking about the network's plans to potentially end its reticence about streaming its shows outside of its own website, suggesting that deals with Hulu, Comcast and even Intel may be possibilities.

Scientists are working on ways to use cameras atop glasses to tell blind people where they are in a space, and what is all around them. It's not sight, but it might be the next best thing.

For the third year running, Canada has been placed on a "priority watch list" for its lack of support in the world on online piracy. Are our friends in the north really that dangerous?

An ad campaign that allows you to "recycle" your old Facebook statuses aims to promote real-world recycling and sweetens the deal with some other perks, too.

If you have some influence in politics and you're looking for a steak dinner, you might try calling Google. The company's latest expenditures on lobbying have put its biggest competitors and even many banks to shame.