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A new study reveals that today's teenagers are more wired and Web-savvy than ever but also indicates that they are embracing non-traditional means to use the Internet -- bypassing e-mail in favor of instant messaging, for instance -- a trend that experts say will force the e-commerce industry to be more creative in order to reach that audience The ...
Number two handset maker Motorola has said it will pre-install applications meant to make it easier for users to access Yahoo Web content from mobile devices, the latest in a line of partnerships designed to bring the Web to consumers wherever they go Motorola said yesterday that a line of phones, smartphones and other products using the Linux and ...
Just days after it unveiled the new name for its first major overhaul of the Windows operating system in four years, Microsoft faces the prospect of a trademark infringement action from another technology firm that uses the name "Vista" to sell its own software In published reports, John Wall, the CEO of Vista Inc., which offers online solutions fo...
Underscoring the future prospects for the chip sector as microprocessors become ubiquitous in a range of consumer gadgets, Intel today said it would invest US$3 billion in a new U.S. manufacturing facility The 1 million-square-foot plant will be built in Arizona, with work slated to begin immediately, Intel said. The plant, which will be known as F...
Seeking to make it easier for users to access its array of Internet-based services and to entice developers to make tools compatible with its portal, Yahoo today said it had agreed to buy Konfabulator, a maker of so-called "widgets," small software programs that help deliver content without a browser Palo Alto, Calif.-based Konfabulator, which was ...
Saying it has the expertise needed to help enterprises get a handle on their mobile communications needs, Sprint is launching a consulting service that it says will take a vendor-neutral approach to help large companies better understand how mobile data tools can aid their business goals Sprint said the venture, Sprint Mobile Business Assessment, g...
Microsoft has decided to dub its new version of the Windows operating system "Windows Vista," chucking the "Longhorn" nickname that had become associated with the first major makeover of the company's flagship product in several years, a release with enormous stakes for the software giant Microsoft could not be reached for comment, but a video post...
New data suggest legal downloading of digital music is experiencing dramatic growth worldwide, with the number of songs legally acquired online tripling in the first six months of 2005 The report said 180 million tracks were downloaded globally between January and the end of June. The same study, conducted by the International Federation of Phonogr...
Continuing to use its deep pockets to beef up its security posture through targeted acquisitions, Microsoft has said it would buy enterprise e-mail security firm FrontBridge and take a stake in antivirus firm Finjan that will give it the right to purchase patented technology from that company Microsoft did not reveal the terms of either deal, but s...
IBM has announced it will separate its services businesses, creating two divisions to focus on the different types of consulting and outsourcing that now make up half of Big Blue's total revenue stream The move, announced yesterday when IBM reported strong earnings for the second quarter, comes after Hewlett-Packard announced its own sweeping restr...
In a pair of deals that could catapult mobile gaming to new heights, Electronic Arts said it will make some of its titles available on the networks of Verizon and Sprint, two of the top three wireless carriers in the United States EA will make a range of games available within coming weeks via direct download to various phones and over the networks...
Hewlett-Packard revealed its long-anticipated restructuring plan today, saying it would cut 14,500 jobs, freeze pensions and revamp its structure as it seeks to remake itself into a leaner enterprise better able to compete with the likes of Dell and to regain market share lost in recent years HP said the restructuring and staff cut of about 10 perc...
Spam e-mail is likely to remain a scourge for Internet users for one simple reason, says a new report -- it still works A survey by research firm the Radicati Group and messaging security vendors Mirapoint found that some 11 percent of Web users had purchased a product by clicking through on spam e-mails. Many of those users never got what they tho...
In what could be the clearest sign yet that Web-based television is just around the corner for many consumers with broadband connections to the Internet, Japan-based Nippon TV has said it would launch an online pay-per-view program later this year The service, to be known as The Second Nippon Television Network, will offer a range of programs alrea...
The long-discussed consolidation of the wireless communications industry appears poised to pick up speed again, with the Federal Communications Commission said to be on the verge of approving Sprint's US$35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Staff at the FCC have reportedly forwarded recommendations to commission members, advising them to...
Agents from the European Commission (EC) have conducted surprise inspections of several offices of leading computer chip maker Intel and other high-technology firms, apparently seeking evidence of antitrust behavior Intel said that in keeping with company policy, it was cooperating with investigators. However, the company also emphasized through a ...
In a ruling that could have ramifications for the entire Web industry, Google has won an arbitration case that gives it control of several similarly spelled domain names The National Arbitration Forum found in favor of Google in a case the search engine company brought against a Russian man, Sergey Gridasov, who registered at least four domains: go...
College students at one of the universities partnered with Napster for free access to its subscription-style music offering give the service high marks, but more than seven out of every 10 still buy music from Apple's market-leading iTunes Music Store The University of Rochester released results of a survey it conducted of its student population to...
In the late 1990s, Peter Relan was working as a software executive at Oracle when his neighbor, Louis Borders, the founder of Borders Books and Music, offered him a chance to join his new startup Relan was intrigued enough to make the leap to the dot-com world, where he helped develop much of the technological infrastructure for, and went on to bec...
The number of active high-speed Internet connections in the United States grew by 34 percent in 2004 as adoption of broadband continues to grow at a fever pitch, promising to open countless new doors for content distribution and e-commerce The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in its semi-annual report on Internet connections that there ...
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