Wired Technology Stories

Volume-license customers can get their hands on the new Microsoft OS, but everybody else will have to wait till January. In Monkey Bites.

The Japanese automaker rolls out cool concept cars, including a hybrid fuel cell vehicle, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. In Autopia.

A new attack against implementations of the popular RSA encryption scheme demonstrates how hard it is to protect information when someone else has control of the computer on which it resides. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.

Worldchanging, a new tome on sustainability, makes going green easy and leaves behind the tree-hugger stereotypes. By Jenn Shreve.

The world's biggest collider hopes to create a smorgasbord of exotic particles, from the so-called God particle to dark matter and maybe even miniature black holes. John Borland goes to the edge of theory.

The United States is losing its leadership role in particle physics as its best brains move to sunny Switzerland. But fear not: There's always another giant accelerator on the horizon. By John Borland.

The new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit provides a wireless link between your running shoes and your music player. Researchers demonstrate how stalkers and unscrupulous marketers could tap into your sneakers from afar. By Annalee Newitz.

The file-sharing software company announces partnerships with major film and television companies in an effort to build the world's biggest library of on-demand, legally downloadable entertainment videos. In Monkey Bites.

General Motors commits to a flex-fuel Hummer and a plug-in version of the Saturn Green Vue SUV. In Autopia.

The real question raised by Vernor Vinge's new novel, Rainbows End, is whether controlling our digital fantasies is a way of controlling the world. In Table of Malcontents.

RFID tags promise to all but eliminate the annoyance of misrouted luggage at a time when more bags go missing than ever. But at up to 20 cents a bag, airlines aren't racing to the solution. By Dave Demerjian.

A free mobile phone applet neutralizes the excuse of not knowing where to find an alternative fueling station. In Autopia.

Shopping site Boddit lets holiday spendthrifts quickly compare prices from online retailers. It also scours the web for coupons and promotional codes to help you save cash. In Monkey Bites.

The 2007 Hot Wheels lineup includes fun muscle cars and speed demons, but omitting practical and fuel-efficient vehicles sends the wrong message to kids. In Autopia.

A new project will create collaborative, multitasking miniature robots that can work together to help humans build factories or assist in rescues after natural disasters. By Emmet Cole.

The flood of music online is a lot to wade through, but websites that "taste match" can point you to new artists by tracking what you like. By Scott Gilbertson.

Interested in subscribing to music, instead of buying one song at a time? Unfortunately, Real Network's alternative to iTunes -- the Rhapsody subscription service -- is not music to the ears. Commentary by Leander Kahney.

The high court will take up federal regulation of vehicle emissions in a case that could have broad implications for the auto industry and for public health. In Autopia.

Break.com, a popular destination for user-generated videos, ups the cash payout for top-quality content. Video producers can now earn as much as $400 if their creations reach the site's homepage. In Monkey Bites.

Dave Hermance, who led Toyota's hybrid research in the United States, dies in a plane crash. In Autopia.