The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle. It pitted two of the world's biggest technology companies against each other for control of a company that was obscure outside of technology circles and flat-out unloved on Wall Street, with a stock that was stuck around $10 for a year and a half. Why?
Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday.
An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.
Earl is moving up the East Coast, and the U.S. Coast Guard is getting ready, moving hundreds of thousands of tons of planes, boats and rescue gear into position. The Guard hopes for the best -- and prepares for the worst.
NASA scientists flew Thursday into Hurricane Earl to gather data about what makes some tropical storms strengthen into destructive hurricanes while most fizzle.
U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive issue ahead of the November elections.
NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.
Target has begun selling gift cards for Facebook credits, letting consumers spend real money on fake money to buy gear in online apps and games such as Farmville.
The chief of the U.N.'s telecommunications agency is urging BlackBerry's manufacturer to allow foreign law enforcement agencies access to its customers' data.
Samsung's first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks -- joining the Dell Streak and a slew of Google-powered pads, all trying to turn up the heat on the Apple iPad.
All-seeing eye of Sauron? Cosmic sunflower? Not quite. It's actually a massive sunspot as you've never seen one before, captured in stunning high resolution.
Apple fans Web-wide tuned in to an annual music-themed event Wednesday, where Steve Jobs unveiled an updated streaming TV device, funky new iPods -- and a social network that's all about music.
At an annual music-themed event Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled an updated streaming TV device, funky new iPods -- and a social network that's all about music.
A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck close to New Zealand's second-largest city of Christchurch early Saturday local time, wreaking havoc on buildings, roads and infrastructure.