TECHNOLOGY

Google is getting serious about its self-driving car technology campaign. In an effort to make the driverless car legal on U.S. roads, the Mountain View, Calif. based company was spotted showing off the robo-prius on the streets of Washington, D.C. - just one day after Nevada became the first state to legalize autonomous vehicles.

Since the Facebook IPO announcement back in Februrary, analysts have been researching the company from almost every angle, trying to gauge how well the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company will do once it goes public.

Here's some good news for those A4 device users who recently updated their devices to iOS 5.1.1. The iPhone Dev Team has released yet another new version of the popular jailbreaking tool RedSn0w with complete tethered jailbreak support for iOS 5.1.1, coupled with a few key improvements.

French iOS hacker Pod2g has always been keen to keep his followers updated on the happenings in the world of jailbreaking. He came up with the answers of a few critical questions on the 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak, which, he said, he had received either by email or Twitter.

British video game publisher Eidos has announced on its community forum that it has decided to hold back the release date of Tomb Raider for an undecided period of time in the first quarter of 2013.

Rumors have been swirling around the Internet for months that one day the newest feature on Facebook, Timeline, would become mandatory and it appears the date has been set for May 21, just three days the company is slated to go public. On Monday, some of the remaining Facebook users who haven't converted to the Timeline feature received a message on top of their page, informing that the mandatory rollout would take place next week.

In the developing story that is the resignation of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, details have leaked about what the former CEO disclosed to the company's board of directors and several colleagues before the major announcement. According to The Wall Street Journal, Thompson revealed to his fellow Yahoo co-workers that he had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

"Elder Scrolls Online" has certainly created a buzz throughout the gaming community, with some eagerly looking forward to the release and others left with skepticism. Despite the positive and negative reactions, the idea of an "Elder Scrolls" MMO has sparked questions among fans. How will the world of Tamriel translate into a different gaming genre? What can "Elder Scrolls" fans gain from an MMO based on their favorite action-adventure RPG?

This will be the first game in the ?Call of Duty? franchise to have a completely futuristic setting and will feature future technology relating to war.

Diablo III, Blizzard's latest dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game, is arriving May 15. This is heartening news to most Diablo fans who have long waited for the arrival of a new Diablo with more intense gameplay and improved graphics. So why should you make a point to spend money on the new game?

As many as 79 percent of surveyed mobile app developers are planning to integrate HTML5 in the apps they will launch in 2012, said a latest report by International Data Corporation (IDC).

Amid much fanfare, South Korean conglomerate Samsung finally took the wraps off its new flagship smartphone, Galaxy S3, in London last week. But one particular feature of the device reportedly met with disappointment of some observers - the 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED display, using a PenTile subpixel layout.

A New Jersey based artist has taken tattooing to a whole new level by implanting four magnets into his wrists that hold an iPod Nano without a strap.

iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd has just announced the public release of the latest version of the popular jailbreak tool Redsn0w with support for downgrading from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 5.1 and iOS 5.0.1 firmware on iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S.

Stefan Esser, better known as i0n1c in jailbreaking circles, announced a few days ago on Twitter that he had successfully jailbroken the new third-gen iPad running on iOS 5.1.

Samsung's highly anticipated Super OLED TV will launch in South Korea in the second half of 2012 and will be priced at a $9000 equivalent, the Associated Press reported.

Bing, the third most popular search engine in America, has been drastically redesigned. Even more shocking than the site's fresh new look is the new social media integration.

Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay and the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, decided it would be fun to perform a reading of the lunchtime weather during his tour of BBC Scotland's headquarters, reading and improvising the weather as photographers' camera shutters noisily clicked away in the background.

The Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy Note has quietly started rolling out in Europe, according to several reports.

In a move that pushes it closer to covering all the bases in social media, Facebook has rolled out its very own App Center. The site unveiled the Facebook App Center, a one-stop-shop for apps of all media types, on Thursday, May 10.

According to the latest reports, work on FIFA 13 will commence sometime in October or November. Gamers and fans are expecting a host of changes and improvements with the game's engine as well as graphical output. So what kinds of improvements should we expect from the upcoming FIFA title?

In a leaked report, the FBI expressed its concerns about the complexity of tracking down the identity of anonymous Bitcoin users. But along with that, also released some tips for Bitcoin users to help them further protect their anonymity.

If the new reports are to be believed, Rockstar?s upcoming open world, action-adventure video game ?Grand Theft Auto 5? could hit the stands in October this year.

From Winklevoss brothers to Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, Mark Zuckerberg has already faced a lot of tough time regarding his ownership of Facebook.

Instagram users will soon no longer have to resort to the camera on their phone in order to get in on the photo sharing fun. ADR Studio, a design and communications company, has capitalized on the Instagram madness with an Instamatic-like camera.

Hacktivists boasting allegiance to the Russian branch of hacker collective Anonymous are claiming responsibility for temporarily shutting down the websites of the Kremlin and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

Featured in the latest Google Doodle is Howard Carter, an English archaeologist and Egyptologist known for having a primary role in the discovery of the tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun (a.k.a. King Tut). Carter, who discovered King Tut's tomb on Nov. 4, 1922, is illustrated in the Google Doodle on the 138th anniversary of his birthday.

Mother's Day 2012 is just around the corner, but its not too late to buy an unforgettable tech gift that will keep your mom engaged throughout the year.

If in any case MySpace lasts for the next 20 years, you can count on one group watching them do it -- The federal government. The social networking site will be kept a close eye on by the third-party observer for the duration of 20 years.