Scott Jones knows it’s probably not wise to try to out-Google Google. But he’s also not ready to concede that the world’s leading search engine, or any of its main competitors, has the Web search trick down completely.

An anonymous blog allegedly by a British man that sparked outrage in Shanghai by claiming a long list of sexual conquests among local women may actually be a hoax.

The Apple rumour mill has once again gone into overdrive with whispers that the company is planning to roll out its iTunes movie service along with a new generation of iPods at an international press conference next week.

Humans will often attribute emotions or sentimentality to objects that they know are inanimate, such as wedding rings and other treasured possessions. Even the most rational people among us give more credibility to superstition than they realise.