Keeping your PC cool during the hot summer months should be the top priority for any conscientious computer owner. Heat and humidity are component killers, so it’s fundamental to take steps to keep your equipment safe from sweltering conditions.

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British Sky Broadcasting said Tuesday that it would introduce an online subscription music service and had signed the world’s largest music group, Universal, as its first partner.

The service will offer downloads and unlimited listening of streaming music for a monthly subscription fee, BSkyB said…

A computer engineer who allegedly held San Francisco’s computer system hostage was denied a reduction in his $5 million bond Wednesday after the prosecutor said the system had been rigged to melt down during routine maintenance.

Earlier that week, Terry Childs, 43, gave the disputed password to the…

Last week’s iPhone 3G launch appears to have been a success, with the device sold out in virtually all U.S. locations. Calls to local AT&T stores in the metropolitan Chicago area, for example, turned up no phones, and expanded wait lists. Reasons for the shortage range from Apple underestimating…

In a ruling the American Civil Liberties Union is calling a clear victory for free speech, a federal court on Tuesday once again upheld a ban on a law that would criminalize constitutionally protected speech on the Web.

The ACLU challenged the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) as unconstitutional…

Google is reportedly ready to purchase the Digg Web site for $200 million. The search giant could beef up its news service with Digg, where readers choose and vote on stories from around the Web.

The rumors began about a week ago when images on Web sites suggested Google was checking voting methods…