The European Commission said Wednesday that it has approved the proposed acquisition of Santa Monica-based online game publisher Activision by Viviendi S.A. of France. According to the EU, the Commission has concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impeded

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A more user-friendly system that provides a response when a report is filed as well as a tracking number.

People with epilepsy were singled out in an online assault.

9-1-1 centers serve as the consistent point for dispatching police, fire and EMS response.

A chemical used to make baby bottles and othershatterproof plastic containers could be linked to a range of hormonal problems, a preliminary government report has found.

While old-style album artwork is drawing its last breath, digital album art is taking on a life of its own. As Wired reported last year, there are a number of designers bringing advanced digital techniques to the operating table—online contests,

Last week in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill, on a 40,000 square foot piece of asphalt, about 200 vendors and some 20,000 shoppers flocked to the insanely hyped flea market. With many of New York's flea markets loosing their space to new

Silent Energy is an interactive exhibit designed by Jannis Huelsen that enables participants to visualize energy consumption and discover new ways of converting kinetic energy into electricity. According to the photos, the installation appears to provide visitors the chance to

Debuting next week at the LAUFF (Los Angeles United Film Festival), Piece of Mind is a great looking documentary focusing on Southern California's "war on graffiti." Directed by Evan Romoff and Keegan Gibbs, the feature length film chronicle's 2 years

Group also urges U.S. Federal Trade Commission to bar collection of health information, other sensitive data by companies that do business on the Internet

Cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated as they refine their attacks and trade the results on the black market

Complex deal gives Vivendi a 52% stake in new giant called Activision Blizzard

Chip maker surprises Wall Street with strong quarter, positive outlook amid weakening economy

Social Network's former college classmate challenging Facebook's legal claim to its name

Stung by international criticism, Web users from China add red hearts and "CHINA" to their names

El Segundo-based Vantage Media, which provides search marketing and other marketing services, said this week that it has hired on three new executives. Vantage Media said that it has appointed Neil Kaplan as Senior Vice President of Operations, Greg Isaacs

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, which operates a software-as-a-service offering for project management, said today that it has raised $7M in a first round of funding from OpenView Venture Partners. According to the firm, the investment will be used to further accelerate

San Diego-based Gizmo5, which provides Internet calling and instant messaging services, has added support for SMS and email to the firm's software. The firm's new software, which loads onto mobile phones, allows users to instant message, SMS, and email from