Hurley's World

Hewlett-Packard offered about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war. The price reflects a growing urgency to use acquisitions to fuel growth.

The publisher of the Grand Theft Auto video games raised its outlook on the strength of its newest release, Red Dead Redemption.

YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year, on revenue of about $450 million, with help from its onetime critics.

People are increasingly watching YouTube videos on cellphone screens, which could lead to new kinds of videos and advertising.

Apple's entry into social media has created bumps in its relationship with Facebook.

A simpler alternative to transistors, the memristor, will allow for more computer memory in even smaller devices.

A new Windows PC comes covered with advertising stickers even though computer companies are trying to make their laptops beautiful. David Pogue thinks they ought to stop.

A consumer watchdog group began an advertising campaign aimed at Google and its chief executive. It hopes to create a "Do Not Track Me" list for Web users.

The tiny Go Pro HD Hero camera can take incredible photos and high definition video, all while being submerged in water or attached to a surfboard, bicycle or motorcycle.

Olympus will add two new zoom lenses for its handsome Pen Micro Four Thirds cameras, as well as an all-black E-P2 camera kit.

Ideos from Huawei marks the first time a Chinese company has designed and marketed a smartphone specifically for the global market.

Dell on Thursday withdrew from the bidding for 3Par, which agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $33 per share.

Twitter has a new app for the iPad -- and along with it, a new approach to design and usability.

Do we really desire Google to tell us what we should be doing next? Yes, but with some qualifiers.

The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.

Syncing Microsoft Outlook 2010 with a BlackBerry.

The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.

Swedish authorities said they reopened an investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange.

While none of the iPad cases are perfect, the variety is endless; one even has a 100-year warranty.

Two apps, Cardstar and Key Ring, serve as repositories for your loyalty shopping card numbers. You just hand your phone to the cashier at checkout.