Richard O'Dwyer will not be extradited to the United States to face copyright infringement charges, and will pay compensation instead. more

With so much free Wi-Fi around, it would be great if wireless operators allowed people to chuck their smartphone data plans. In Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why that will never happen. more

Sharp will begin to sell an IGZO display -- a technology that Apple has been rumored to have its eye on. more

Peter Swire is the W3C's new co-chair for a contentious effort to create a standard that will let people tell Web sites not to track their online behavior. more

The IAEA confirms its servers were breached and a hacking group claims responsibility demanding an investigation into Israel's alleged nuclear proliferation program. more

An apparent shell company files a $3 million lawsuit over a 2008 patent covering an interface for sending and receiving audio signals from a phone. more

The man who claims Mark Zuckerberg agreed to give him half of Facebook opposes his lawyer's motion to withdraw from the case. His lawyer says he's received threats in representing Ceglia. more

Whether they're checking their bank account, downloading an app, or e-mailing, a new study shows that 56 percent of cell phone owners are using their device to access the Internet. more

We'll soon know what historic Martian data NASA is sitting on...unless it isn't. more

As the chip giant puts its eggs in the mobile basket, the desktop is at risk, reports claim. more

Somehow, China's People's Daily believes that the round-faced cherub who runs North Korea really is the sexiest man in the world. It dedicates 55 pages of photos to the achievement. more

If you'd rather not open iPhoto to access photos in your Photo Stream on a Mac, you're going to want to read this. more

New data shows that this year's online shopping day blitz saw a 30 percent increase in sales over last year and mobile spending topped the charts with a growth of 70 percent. more

Apple's tablets made up 55 percent of third-quarter shipments, but it lost 14 percent to Android competitors, according to new research. more