If you’re looking for a bargain laptop, it appears Acer has excess inventory in Europe. No word yet on when the sale will begin.

Facebook now has some 700 million registered users. It’s gaining popularity in countries around the world. But. It seems to be losing members in the U.S.

“Bimbots” seem to be a new feature of Facebook. The bots are apparently created to send spam and, maybe, learn more about the private lives of their “friends”.

Three people, allegedly members of Anonymous, have been arrested in Spain. They’re accused of being behind the attacks on the Sony PlayStation network and the Egyptian government.

Amazon and Best Buy are now accepting pre-orders for the Google Chromebooks from Acer and Samsung. The inexpensive laptops come in Wi-Fi only and 3G versions.

As many people have discovered, once something is posted to the internet, all “privacy” is gone. It doesn’t matter how many safeguards you thought you applied, once it’s posted, it’s almost guaranteed to go public.

For those who require lots of storage on their portable computer, the Spinpoint M8 laptop will offer dual 500GB hard disks running a 3GBps SATA interface.

Hackers are now targeting Windows users of Mozilla’s Firefox browser with a scam. A fake antivirus program tries to pass itself off as a Windows update.

Do portable electronic devices really interfere with avionics? This has been argued back and forth for several years. Evidence supporting the ban on such devices is growing.

Spending 30-plus hours with your tattoo artist to get images of 152 of your Facebook friends inked to your arm is a “statement”. Using a transfer that washes off in a few days is more of a publicity stunt.