Imagine, if you will, an antivirus test taking place simultaneously in parallel universes, each differing from the others only by which product is being tested. This sort of quantum-computing test methodology is only available in the Twilight Zone, alas, but the researchers at Dennis Technology Labs come about as close...

Japanese officials accidentally leaked private inter-government details this week when they used the wrong privacy settings for Google Groups. The consequence: More than 6,000 government and private sector messages were made public, including emails from ministries about sensitive issues, Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Using the free Web-based Google service, senior...

  Whether you opt for an Apple iPad or one of many Androids, choosing the right media-consumption tablet isn’t necessarily a snap. Here’s what you need to know before you hit the store.           It’s difficult to remember a time before tablets, but it’s been three...