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The Internet’s great promise is to make the world's information universally accessible and useful. So how come when you arrive at the most popular dating site in the US you find a stream of anonymous come-ons intermixed with insults, ads for prostitutes

Self-control is one of our most cherished values. We applaud those who have the discipline to regulate their appetites and actions, and we try hard to instill this virtue in our children. Think of the marketing slogans that key off the desire for restrain

From the first version on Apple II computers to Madden 10.

Our picks for the hottest Web sites and Web trends of the year, plus some old favorites to enjoy.

Consumer Reports tests a robot gutter cleaner. Find out if it lived up to its claims.

Whenever I look at shiny new smartphones, I experience a "boys and their toys" moment and have to keep myself from drooling. But as the author of The Recession-Proof Business and founder of VictorCheng.com, a Website that provides business training to ent

The Surprisingly Cool History of Ice Until two centuries ago, ice was just an unfortunate side effect of winter. But in the early 1800s, one man saw dollar signs in frozen ponds. Frederic Tudor not only introduced the world to cold glasses of water on hot

As large VC firms cut back, a hungry bunch of seed-stage investors are helping entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground.

The Home of the Future

Maria Bartiromo talks to the Google CEO about where the opportunities are in the future.

Find out what to look for to ensure that a website is legit

Federal rules have long prohibited mile-high dialing for fear that signals emitted from cellphones could cause planes to crash. But new technology has made it safer to use phones in the air....

Navigation System Comparison: TomTom, Magellan, Garmin, RightWayWith the proliferation of portable GPS units, there's no excuse for getting lost.TomTom XL 340S $250Despite its fairly reasonable price, the TomTom is disappointing. Its graphics are dated, i

Well known as a leading manufacturer of high-end electronics, Anthem has jumped into the business of high definition projectors with two high-performance three-panel 1920 x 1080p LCOS projectors, the LTX300 and LTX500. According to Jack Shafton, An

On May 19 President Barack Obama announced a new federal gas mileage standard: by 2016 the nation's entire car and light truck fleet should average 35.5 miles per gallon. Or just slightly less than the highway mileage I get in my 17-year-old Honda Civic.T