BC senior fights seizure of his computer A senior at Boston College is locked in a legal battle with the school and the state, after authorities confiscated his computer, cellphone, and iPod as part of an investigation into alleged computer fraud. (Page B5, 750 words)By: Erin Ailworth and Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 15, 2009

In an early congressional setback for President Obama, the House of Representatives yesterday refused to extend the Feb. 17 deadline for shifting the nation to all-digital television broadcasts. (Page B6, 487 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 29, 2009

Sorting out the chaos of Twitter My 15-year-old daughter recently asked me to explain the wonders of Twitter, the popular social networking service. Her reaction? "Sounds boring." (Page B7, 727 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 30, 2009

Specialty visa quota still unfilled after a week Demand has slumped for special visas to bring skilled foreign workers into the United States - another sign of the recession's severe impact on the nation's labor market. (Page B5, 434 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 10, 2009

Funny thing about cloud computing - it's useless at 35,000 feet. In cloud computing, you rely on applications running on the Internet instead of on your personal machine. So rather than write a file in Microsoft Corp.'s Word or Excel, you might use Google Docs. This online suite from Google Inc. features word processor and spreadsheet programs and stores your ... (Page B5, 711 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Feb 19, 2009

You might not believe it after glancing at your e-mail inbox, but professional spam fighters say they're making progress in the war on digital junk mail. (Page B5, 836 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 11, 2009

Who wants to go first? Not me. When the next new thing in consumer electronics comes along, I step aside for the teenage geek with the broken piggy bank or the Lexus-driving Master of the Universe. Let them be the first to buy, while I wait a few months or years for bug fixes, upgrades, and, of course, price cuts. (Page B5, 690 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Feb 20, 2009

If you're still confused about the coming transition to digital television broadcasting, switch on your TV next Tuesday and prepare to be educated. (Page B5, 531 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Dec 3, 2008

Flip MinoHD makes it all very clear In 2007, consumers went wild for the Flip Ultra, a pocket-sized video camera priced at just $150. Why not? It was cheap for a video camera, easy to carry, and easy to use. (Page B9, 815 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Dec 4, 2008

The collapsing economy has taken a toll at several more technology-oriented companies in the Boston area. (Page B10, 255 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Dec 13, 2008

Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King had a point when he sang "Never Make Your Move Too Soon." Just ask Mike Fritz, a Framingham man who helped develop a billion-dollar idea 11 years before its time. (Page B10, 1292 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Dec 26, 2008

Can a Speed Demon tame teen drivers? LUNENBURG - My cellphone buzzed all the way to Lunenburg. Serves me right for speeding. (Page B7, 702 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 2, 2009

You've probably seen the ads on TV, especially if you're up late. Plug a little device called magicJack into a PC, then connect your telephone, and get unlimited calls throughout the United States for $20 a year. (Page B5, 834 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Mar 12, 2009

Microsoft Corp. has filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit in Seattle against TomTom NV of the Netherlands, a leading maker of personal navigation devices, and against TomTom's American subsidiary, based in Concord. In addition, Microsoft has filed a complaint in Washington with the US International Trade Commission, which could lead to a ban on imports of TomTom devices. (Page B7, 314 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Feb 27, 2009

EMC Corp. of Hopkinton is unveiling a major upgrade to its flagship Symmetrix data storage machines that will massively expand the amount of information customers can store and manage. (Page B8, 392 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 14, 2009

Just weeks before the US switches to all-digital television broadcasting, a federal program to help consumers prepare for the transition has run out of money. (Page B5, 534 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 6, 2009

In a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, there's a suit of clothing that can make anyone feel ready for Social Security. (Page B5, 1116 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Mar 23, 2009

It's one week later, and by now the initial buzz of your Christmas gifts has begun to fade. Even the thrill of that new video game console has lost its edge. (Page B9, 945 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 1, 2009

In a bid to keep the transition to digital television on track, Congress wants to spend an additional $650 million to help consumers cover the cost of making the switch. The outgoing Bush administration's commerce secretary says only $250 million more is needed, however. (Page B5, 457 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 16, 2009

The state of New York is canceling a $2 billion contract with a Lowell-based business unit of Tyco Electronics Corp. to build a statewide public safety communications system. (Page B4, 325 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 17, 2009

App maker seeks answers from Apple A Boston software maker says that its suggestive new videogame is getting a raw deal from Apple Inc., maker of the popular iPhone. (Page B5, 626 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: May 20, 2009

Smart computer users always back up their files. Now any idiot can do it, thanks to new backup systems that make the process almost entirely automatic. (Page B5, 875 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: May 7, 2009

The forthcoming $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. by Oracle Corp. , a deal that was disclosed yesterday, could mean big changes and possible job cuts for the approximately 2,600 workers employed by the two companies in Massachusetts. (Page B5, 802 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Apr 21, 2009

Stung by a dramatic slowdown in personal computer sales, software titan Microsoft Corp. is laying off up to 5,000 workers worldwide over the next 18 months, including 1,400 who lost their jobs yesterday. (Page B6, 508 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jan 23, 2009

No, it wasn't your imagination. For at least an hour yesterday, thousands of people nationwide found it difficult or impossible to access various websites operated by Internet search giant Google Inc. (Page B5, 243 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: May 15, 2009