Kevin Epps' 2003 film Straight Outta Hunters Point was the first in a spate of gritty, verité-style "blockumentaries" to expose the rarely seen underside of an inner-city neighborhood.

Orange and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available in Austria, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11and in France on July 17. It will launch in additional markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year.

Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords wont keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them.

The BBC is to conduct a review of the licence-fee system amid concern that a surge in the number of people watching television online is undermining support for the way that the corporation is funded.

110 S. First St, San Jose; Tue–Sun, 11am–5pm; $5/$8. 408.294.6840. Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon —A group exhibit takes a look at how humans have imagined robots past and future. Ends Oct 19.