LAS VEGAS, May 1 (UPI) -- Nevada has become the first U.S. state to allow people to play poker online for money legally, as long as they are at least 21 and a resident of the state.
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- Researchers at IBM say their stop-motion animation film, the world's smallest, uses individual atoms to tell of a boy named Atom and his friend, an atom.
REDMOND, Wash., May 1 (UPI) -- Mozilla says it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a British company it alleges sells spyware disguised as its Firefox browser to governments.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 1 (UPI) -- As people become used to computers and smartphones, they may be more inclined to accept more "smart" objects in the home and workplace, U.S. researchers report.
EVANSTON, Ill., May 1 (UPI) -- Inspired by an insect eye, U.S. scientists say they've developed a hemispherical digital camera with an exceptional wide-angle field of view and sharp images.
CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- High-speed computer users can take advantage of lag times at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to make trades ahead of the pack, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
REDMOND, Wash., May 1 (UPI) -- Skype audio- and video-calling will come to Outlook.com in-boxes across Britain Monday and in the United States and Germany in the coming weeks, Microsoft says.
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- A U.S.-developed system that intercepts rocket-propelled grenades and other threats close to a targeted vehicle has proved 100 percent effective.
SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of the bipartisan immigration bill the U.S. Senate is debating said they are confident the Border Patrol can stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30 (UPI) -- A team at the European Organization for Nuclear Research says it has launched a project to re-create the world's first webpage.
PITTSBURGH, April 30 (UPI) -- With rumors of so-called smart watches coming to market, U.S. researchers say they're trying to figure a way to type on the tiny screens of such devices.
DURHAM, N.C., April 30 (UPI) -- Environmental labeling that touts a product's "green" benefit may actually discourage politically conservative shoppers, U.S. researchers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Google says self-updating Android apps are being banned from its Google Play Store as potentially dangerous hotbeds of malware and hacks.
KINGSTON, Ontario, April 29 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say they've developed a smartphone that can change its shape to give users a silent but visible cue of incoming call, text or email.
SEOUL, April 29 (UPI) -- South Korea's LG Electronics says it is taking orders for the world's first curved-screen television to be available to the public.