Computers and Software

Orange County School Board inched closer to hiring an outside auditor to investigate how it awards contracts, monitors project, follows polices and practices within the district’s construction and purchasing departments. School board attorney Frank Kru....

The Air Force could be affected by a new program from Sony that renders the Playstation 3 unable to install Linux....

With that lovely swampy Florida settling outside, you're probably planning your summer vaca to somewhere less wet and burning right now if you haven't locked it down already. And if you haven't begun making your plans, get on it asap, as places are...

Google Inc. wants to bring the Internet to your television screen. The Internet giant unveiled a new platform called Google TV that it says "will change the future of television" during the company's developer conference Thursday in San Francisco....

You will see a shorter version of this in the paper tomorrow. Orange County’s School Board voted tonight to hire an independent auditor to investigate its construction and purchasing departments. In a heated meeting, the board approved a recommendation....

If digital cable and Verizon's FiOS are version 2.0 of pay TV, then Sezmi is version 2.5. It's a step in the right direction, but still a work in progress. Sezmi is a hybrid of over-the-air, cable and online television services, combining more than 50...

In 1990, Bill Gates introduced Microsoft Windows when software came in a box and you had to run to the store to get it. Credit: Marty Lederhandler/Associated Press. Digital delivery is the preferred method of getting software, with consumers reporting...

With only one week to go for the launch of the Nintendo DSi XL, Nintendo has decided to entirely negate any purchase of the new mega sized hand-held system by announcing another iteration of the wildly popular portable hardware. This time they are jumping...

IFixit, the online electronics part reseller, relies mostly on the enthusiastic attention and dollars from fanatics of all things Apple. But the San Luis Obispo startup isn't exactly keen on some of the hardware giant's business philosophies. Apple has...

Southern California Edison Co. installed its 1 millionth smart meter at a Redondo Beach home on Monday. The device will allow Edison customers to check electricity usage online. Credit: Southern California Edison. When you get your pricier-than-normal...

Los Angeles Times writers Alex Pham and John Horn take a look at how a new wave of digital comic books designed for mobile phones, tablet computers and other devices stands to impact the publishing industry and independent retailers --......

The moniker chosen by the inter-industry Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem doesn't reveal much about its purpose -- to deliver movies and music to consumers through the Internet in a way that's resistant to piracy yet compatible with a wide...