A 10-year-old hacker on Sunday spoke at the first-ever Defcon Kids, as more young people become involved in the hacking community.

Using the pseudonym CyFi, she presented her zero-day exploit before one hundred hackers at the annual conference in Las Vegas. She explained how she infiltrated games similar to Farmville on Android and iOS platforms in order to speed up their meandering pace.

CyFi manually changed the clocks on her mobile devices to make her virtual grapes grow...

Breakups are getting messier with Facebook, as teenagers increasingly post mean or embarrassing statuses about their exes.

"We want young people to engage in healthy relationships and part of it is breaking up, an oft-neglected area because adults are not comfortable, nor do they have the skills," said Casey Corcoran, director of the Boston Public Health Commission's Start Strong initiative. "Nobody's talking about it."

The group aims to help teenagers deal with Facebook-related...

A Florida company has sued Apple for a patent used in its Mac OSX startup process, an indication the mobile tech industry's courtroom wars may soon expand to include laptops and other devices.

Operating Systems Solutions filed a federal lawsuit against Apple, claiming the Cupertino, Calif.-based company infringes on its patent for quickly booting a Mac computer's OS. The company says it wants an injunction against Apple and "the immediate destruction of all remaining advertisements,...

The long-rumored Samsung Hercules smartphone will be a Galaxy S2 variant set to launch on T-Mobile, adding to the list of offerings being readied for an increasingly handset-laden fall season.

TmoNews leaked pictures of the device, which supports Samsung's official specs of a slightly larger 4.5-inch screen and twice as fast 42 Mbps HSPA+ speeds. The device also features an...

A new documentary gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a texting competition, portraying how mobile communication can bond teens from far-flung locations into a strong community.

"Thumbs," directed by Bill Couturie, follows about a dozen competitors through a grueling national texting championship, tracing a set of local speed texting champs as they make their way to final rounds in Manhattan. Beyond the contest, the film portrays how the emotional core of a virtual community is...

Scotland Yard is looking for people who may have used social media and messaging to incite violence in London over the weekend, another indication of the new role social media is playing in social unrest.

Scotland Yard's Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh confirmed officers were looking at Twitter and other websites as part of an investigation into two nights of rioting and looting in London, and said those apprehended for participating would face arrest.

Some of the...