Surge pricing is a good idea. Here's how Uber can do it without angering customers.
Bitcoin is hardly democratic, a reader argues
A reader says he'd rather pay a premium for his online privacy, and another explains why it's impractical for news sites to implement SSL.
It’s too soon to end the Uncarrier experiment
Sprint is reportedly trying to buy T-Mobile. But T-Mobile's aggressive pricing strategy needs more time to play out.
Google just bought the company behind this creepy galloping robot
Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, a Massachusetts company that designs walking robots.
A yoga patent? Here’s why the USPTO approves so many dubious applications.
The Patent Office has approved a patent on videotaping yoga classes.
Valve shipping Steam Machines to beta-testers. Here’s the production line.
The 300 beta-testers have been selected -- and will be getting their Machines to try out shortly.
16 percent of teens consider suicide before graduation. This quest is for them.
After hearing from a player contemplating suicide, game developers of High School Story decided to address the issue in their game.
Here’s why disabled users are excited about a campaign to jailbreak the iPhone
Disabled users need software that's not allowed by Apple's app store rules.
Yahoo refuses to say how many users are affected by its days-long e-mail outage
Even if the outage only affects a "small percentage" of users, that could mean milllions were left without access to email.
The Switchboard: Aereo is itching for a Supreme Court fight
FCC allows in-flight calls and 100,000 people demand electronic privacy reform.