Google challenges FISA court on government data requests, asks for ability to release more details

Google and other companies have already made general calls for more transparency in the wake of the PRISM revelations, and it looks like Mountain View is now escalating those requests to a court challenge.

Amazon Birthday Gift helps you buy your Facebook friends something nice, lets others pitch in

Look at the people with smiling faces in the above illustration. It's not too difficult to figure out what's going on: it's their birthday, and they're all happy because they're about to get presents.

Huawei Ascend P6 hands-on (video)

Well, we can't say that we didn't know it was coming, despite only getting officially announced this afternoon in London.

Either way, Huawei's Ascend P6 is here, and we got some hands-on time with it.

Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said.

With an Eye Toward Disaster, NYC Debuts Solar Charging Stations

Nerval's Lobster writes "When hurricane Sandy pummeled New York City last fall, it left a sizable percentage of the metropolis without electricity. Residents had trouble keeping their phones and tablets charged, and often walked across whole neighborhoods to reach zones with power.

Scholars Suggest Immigration Reform Include Home-Purchase Condition

The immigration reform saga in Washington has garnered a load of attention lately and a couple of scholars have a suggestion in the most recent City Journal: Let states sponsor regional visas, and, consider requiring those with such visas to purchase a primary residence in cities with plenty of vaca

Hewlett-Packard moves printer, PC exec Bradley into new job

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co said on Tuesday that Todd Bradley, the head of its largest unit, printing and personal computers, will take on a new job, improving HP's China business and extending channel partner relationships around the world.

Obama says Afghans must lead on peace process with Taliban

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said peace in Afghanistan will only come through an Afghanistan-led peace process, and while he commended Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday for taking a courageous step toward peace, Obama said the process will not be easy nor q

John Mayer + Prancercise = New Song About Taylor Swift

Not content with those usual lyric videos that just blind you in the face with their extreme fonts, John Mayer decided it as nigh time to redeem himself as a human worth paying attention to, and what better way to do that than releasing a new music video? Specifically, a video for his new song that

Adobe's New Creative Cloud Apps Are Now Available for Rent

Last month, Adobe announced it was killing Creative Suite in favor of the subscription-only Creative Cloud. Today, the company made the new Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop CC, available for subscription for $50 a month for the suite or $20 a month for individual apps.