Amazon Pitching Kindle Fire Welcome-Screen Ads for $600K

Amazon is reportedly pitching Kindle Fire welcome-screen ads. If they can pull it off, it could lead to an even cheaper Kindle Fire.

7 Most Intriguing TV Shows Coming This Fall

What will fill television's black hole after Fringe ends next season? The rash of new shows announced by networks over the past week include a few prime-time contenders that will offer an alternative to the usual doctor/lawyer/cop and sniggling singles/smug family fodder. Which ones will nail their fantastical high-concept premises when they air this fall?

Dear Google: AT&T Locked Down the Best Android Handset Ever, and It's Your Fault

Android phones are meant to be open, but unfortunately the best Android phone on the market is locked down, thanks to AT&T.

ITC Awards Microsoft an Import Ban on Motorola Phones, Tablets

The ITC decided on Friday that Motorola's phones and tablets should be banned from sale in 60 days due to a violation of a Microsoft patent. President Obama could possibly overturn the sale ban.

Full Coverage, Including Livestream: Historic SpaceX Launch to the ISS

Check out Wired's full coverage of the historic SpaceX launch on our new commercial-space portal, Open Space. A live feed will begin an hour before the scheduled launch, which is at 1:55 a.m.

Kickstarter of the Week: A Portable Scanner for Smartphones

Using your smartphone to take a photo of a document is one of those things that seems like it should be easy, but just isn't. First you have to futz with the angle and the distance.

Microsoft to Launch Amazon EC2 Rival. Again

The rumor du jour is that Microsoft is just two weeks away from launching a competitor to Amazon's massively popular EC2 service.

Surprise! China's Stealth Jets Are 2 Years Ahead of Schedule

Last year, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was greeted in Beijing by China's experimental stealth jet buzzing over his head. Gates didn't sweat it: He proclaimed that the J-20 wouldn't be ready until at least 2020. Oops. The Pentagon's top China official has now revised that estimate.

The Launch Pad: SpaceX Falcon 9 Ready for Liftoff

Take a tour of the launch pad where SpaceX will attempt to make history May 19 by launching its Dragon capsule for a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

Pro Cyclists Race Lust-Worthy Rides in Tour of California

More than 120 of the world?s best riders, including Vincenzo Nibali, David Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer and others who?d drop you without even breathing hard, are winding their way toward Los Angeles at a pace that would kill mere mortals.

Analysts Say Nokia Will Burn Through $2.5B by Year's End

Curious about how to burn through $2.5 billion in less than a year? Nokia might have some suggestions.

Space Double-Feature Weekend: SpaceX Launch and Solar Eclipse

Check out Wired's website this weekend for all your space needs: the SpaceX launch on Saturday, May 19, and an annular solar eclipse in Sunday, May 20.

Could a 21st Century USS Enterprise Really Fly?

Spacecraft designers look at blueprints for a real-world version of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.

Spaceflight Experts Weigh In on Upcoming SpaceX Launch

Wired's spaceflight experts talk about the impact that SpaceX's upcoming launch to the International Space Station will have.

Geeking Out on Materials: Shapeways Announces Elasto Plastic

So far, consumer 3-D printing has mostly been about hardened plastic, with some forays into materials like ceramic and silver. If you wanted to print something bendy, you were out of luck.