SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - You've got followers and post regularly, but ever wondered how popular you are on Twitter? An online tool that evaluates "tweets" can tell.

Microsoft Corp  has had talks with News Corp  about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google , a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday.

The television industry has known for years that video games are a threat to viewership, but a new pilot program might finally give some insight into exactly how big that threat is.

ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step toward discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday.

Smart phones are at the top of holiday shopping lists this year, and with so many different  models available, choosing the right one can be tricky. Here's a need-to-know guide to nine devices, based on on features, price, network and platform.

Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early on Sunday to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born.

Intuit, maker of QuickBooks accounting software, posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on tight cost controls, though it issued a profit outlook below Wall Street projections.

The computer maker reported financial results that were worse than last year and also fell short of Wall Street expectations, punishing the company's shares.

Google is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems.

A Web site set up by China's Ministry of Defense this summer was hit by more than 230 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of the attacks were successful.

“Multiroom sound system? There’s an app for that.” That’s not Sonos’s slogan for its new ZonePlayer S5 wireless speaker consoles, but it could be. CNBC Contributor David Pogue explains.

Identity fraud has been on the rise, as criminal cunning may be mixing with desperation during the downturn. But a new breed of products is tackling the trickier matter of preventing identity theft, says the New York TImes.

Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness.

AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner.