EBay plans to spin off its Internet communications service Skype through an IPO, undoing a $2.6 billion acquisition that puzzled analysts and eBay struggled to justify.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers studying how our brain deals with emotions worry that the rapid-fire pace of texting and tweeting may erode our moral fiber.
Amazon.com apologized Monday for an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" that led to the sales ranking being removed from tens of thousands of books.
Ubuntu Server has one of the cleanest and easiest Linux distribution installers. However, in many cases, its designers choose to ignore security in favor of ease-of-use. The result? An install that is not secure by default.