Cellphones Challenge the Zen of Public Transportationmore similar news »
The ubiquity of mobile phone access is causing friction in the tight quarters of public transport, where everyone is a captive audience to your "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gansta" ringtone. More and more systems are enforcing "zen zones" where silence is the golden rule.
CBS Scores on the Web With March Madness more similar news »
CBS this year presented every game of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament on the Web for free, marking the first time a major U.S. sporting event has been so readily available online. Now the numbers are in, and they indicate that even for a company reared in traditional media, the Inter...
Record-Keeping Bill Is Criticized As 'Anemic' by Watchdog Group more similar news »
Citing "significant deficiencies" in the preservation of e-mail by the White House and federal agencies, House Democrats yesterday introduced legislation to strengthen and modernize electronic record-keeping requirements. But a private watchdog group called the bill inadequate and issued a report...
U.S. to Expand Collection Of Crime Suspects' DNA more similar news »
The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the swiftly growing federal law enforcemen...
New Freedom, and Peril, in Online Criticism of China more similar news »
HAIKOU, China -- Wang Qianyuan did not realize she would cause such a frenzy last week when she ran into a group of American students, Tibetan flags tied over their shoulders, getting ready for a vigil at Duke University to support human rights.