Androids are mechanical, or otherwise artificial, creations in the shape of humans. They have long been a staple of science fiction. From the clockwork persons of myth to Isaac Asimov's humanoid robots, to Star Wars's C-3PO, and to Steven...

An android is a robot designed to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. The word derives from the Greek andr-, meaning "man, male", and the suffix -eides, used to mean "of the species; alike" (from eidos "species"). Though the word...

Google Inc. wants to become as influential in the mobile market as it is on the Internet — and the online search leader thinks it can do that without sticking its prized brand on a cell phone.The Mountain View-based company provided the first glimpse at...

Google Inc. is offering $10 million in prizes for people who build the best software to enhance the company's upcoming cell phone operating system.The Mountain View-based company is developing a free cell phone software package that it says will make it easier to surf the...

Lost drivers soon will be able to Google for help at the pump.As part of a partnership to be announced Wednesday, the online search leader will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the United States beginning early next month.The pumps, made by...

Lost drivers soon will be able to Google for help at the pump. As part of a partnership to be announced Wednesday, the online search leader will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the United States beginning early next month.The pumps, made...