California and Illinois now have new laws that go into effect today that are designed to keep employers from asking their employees to give up their password protected Facebook accounts. More...

California Governor Jerry Brown has passed new legislation that will bring free digital textbooks to students at all community colleges in the state as well as those attending University of California More...

On Thursday, a new bill was signed into law in California. The bill bans employers from asking the passwords of social media accounts of their employees. More...

An attack on Sony Pictures' website, more than a year ago, has not gone unpunished. A second suspect in the attack has been arrested over his crimes, and could face 15 years imprisonment for them. More...

It would appear that Facebook's oldest user could be a 101-year-old Californian woman who, coincidentally, lives in the same area as the site is headquartered. She's been on Facebook since mid-2009. More...

Sprint's 4G rollout has been much faster than expected. Silicon Valley seems to have gained 4G connectivity overnight, much more quickly than the original schedule suggested it would. More...

Technology trialled in the Foothill district of Los Angeles has been showing up the police analysts, surpassing their accuracy at predicting future crimes in areas at risk. More...

Information from an agency in California could have leaked during an otherwise flawless exercise. The data contain the Social Security numbers of over 800,000 people. More...

California's Attorney General has announced a new agreement with Microsoft, Apple. Google, RIM, Amazon and HP and other to improve privacy protections for mobile apps. More...

California's governor Jerry Brown declared that Sunday, October 16 is Steve Jobs Day in that state. It's also the same day that Jobs' company Apple will hold a private memorial for its late founder. More...

If you own a mobile phone in the state of California, a proposed state bill would require the police to get a warrant to search the contents of your phone or other devices if it becomes law. More...

There are two things that are certain in this world: Death and taxes. California is proving the latter as they join six other states in attempting to force online retailers to charge sales tax on... More...

The United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, has voted down the California law that would have made selling video and PC games with violent content to minors a crime. The decision in the... More...

California may now be involving itself in the AT&T and T-Mobile merger that is slated to occur pending regulatory approval. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not launched an official investigation, but may do... More...

In this day and age, parents are expected to take up more of an active parenting role for their children than was previously expected of them decades ago. You can thank technology and a gradual... More...

The push for California to ban the sales of violent video games to youngsters has hit the U.S. Supreme Court today, according to ABC News. Currently, there is no law in place that prevents the... More...

Activision has joined a growing list of media, research and other groups opposing a proposed law that would ban the sale or rental of video games to minors in the state of California. Making a... More...

Take a deep breath after reading that headline, no we didn't make it up. Microsoft plans to open its second retail store in California on June 24, the same day Apple launches its iPhone 4 device.... More...

A driverless car called Boss has scooped a $2m prize in a Californian race for robotic vehicles. Boss successfully drove around an urban environment, avoiding other cars, and covering 60 miles (85km) in less than... More...

If you had trouble accessing government websites in California a few days ago, don't worry, you weren't hallucinating: the federal government apparently briefly suspended the entire "ca.gov" domain after a hacker managed to insert redirects... More...

Teenage drivers in California will soon have to text "g2g" to their friends as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger passed a new law yesterday prohibiting all individuals under 18 from using a cell phone while driving. The... More...

If you're like most internet users, you'll watch a few YouTube videos per week; now imagine if you could earn college credits while watching YouTube videos. Before you begin laughing, let me refer you to... More...

By 2011, near Fresno, California, San Francisco-based Cleantech America LLC plans to build the world's largest solar power plant: 640 acres to fit the 80-megawatt farm, seven times the size of the world's biggest plant... More...

Smart move or silly warning? That's up for debate: The California Legislature has asked Wi-Fi equipment makers to warn buyers of wireless LAN access points that strangers can tap into a wireless network that isn't... More...

The California Attorney General's office late Wednesday charged former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, a second high-ranking HP executive and three others with felony fraud and conspiracy in the wake of a controversial internal investigation launched... More...

Microsoft Corp., tentatively agreed to pay $70 million in vouchers to several California municipalities to settle an antitrust claim that it used its market dominance to overcharge government customers, plaintiff lawyers said on Tuesday. The... More...

Late last night a Federal Judge issued a decision on the VSDA v. Schwarzenegger lawsuit, stating that the California Video Game Law that was passed several months ago and was about to go into effect... More...

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a claim by five California cities and counties that Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, had overcharged them for software. U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz in... More...

Leland Yee's new bill is more straightforward than last year's; it seeks to ban sales of graphically violent games to children under 17. California assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill... More...

California is trying to make Microsoft pay--again. Five state counties and two cities have filed a class-action lawsuit against the software giant for using its monopoly power to deny government agencies free... More...

On Wednesday a U.S. judge gave the final approval to the $1.1 billion dollar settlement between Microsoft and the state of California. This lawsuit was settled in January 2003 with vouchers ranging from $4... More...

The California state senate on Thursday approved a bill that takes aim at Google's new Gmail service, placing strict limits on e-mail providers seeking to scan customer messages for advertising and other purposes. ... More...

This tiny Northern California town, which sparked an ill-fated eBay bidding war nearly two years ago, has finally been sold -- this time for real. (Proves to me that you can get *just* about anything... More...

Browsing the Web from the Southern California city Cerritos may soon become an outdoor sport. The first phase of a project to establish citywide wireless Internet access is slated to begin next month.... More...

A Los Angeles man said Monday that he would drop part of a libel lawsuit against eBay after the online auctioneer removed offending statements from the feedback section of its Web site. ... More...

A dispute over the transfer of the domain name Sex.com may be heading to California's highest court. In a decision published Friday, a panel of federal appellate judges asked the California Supreme... More...

California has emerged as the center of the U.S. wireless communications industry, with almost twice as many workers in the sector as Texas, its nearest rival, according to a report released this week. ... More...