Windows Phone 7 phones likely by holidays

Rumors of 99-cent streaming TV shows were also true, available as rentals from Fox and ABC, but there's no iOS as some reports suggested, and no apps. Non-iTunes content will only come from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, and whatever compatible media you've got stored on other devices.

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.

Hubble Space Telescope observations of the aftermath of a giant star explosion are offering a new glimpse into the events that follow the collapse of a massive dying star.

Corals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in the not too distant future, predict scientists who are attempting to forecast the fate of today's animals by studying what happened to those in the distant past.