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Online holiday shopping grew at a pace that beat out even optimistic forecasts, with spending growing as much as 30 percent as various factors, including aggressive promotions and free-shipping deals that may cut into e-tailer's profits, attracted more Web buyers The Goldman, Sachs & Co., Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive Holiday eSpending...
A new survey from America Online's Tegic Communications division shows that a "surprising number of people" in America and Europe are sending Christmas and Hanukkah greetings by text messaging this year, rather than through conventional, paper cards via the mail The survey is based on data from the U.S. and five countries in Europe, AOL told the E-...
My garage looks like a weight loss contraption museum. There's virtually every piece of workout equipment sold on the shopping channels and then some. One child asked if we were going to donate the older ones to the Smithsonian as she'd just learned about that museum in school. With enough hardware out there to start a small gym, one can't help but reflect on the disconnect between intentions and actions...
A new study released this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show demonstrates that Internet access -- and other high-end digital applications -- will soon drive consumer purchases of automobiles. A copy of the study by Boston-based Strategy Analytics entitled "Frankfurt Motor Show 2005 Introduces Entertainment Choice" was provided to TechNewsWorld The ...
Google is the target of yet another lawsuit. The search giant has been charged with patent infringement allegations related to Google Talk, its Instant Message and Internet phone feature Rates Technology Inc. (RTI) filed suit against Google in New York federal court in October. The company alleges that Google Talk illegally uses its technology to b...
You've come a long way, baby, at least according to a study released yesterday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project The report, "How Women and Men Use the Internet," reveals women are catching up to men in overall Internet use and framing their online experience with a greater emphasis on deepening connections with people....
As revelers wish each other happy New Year this weekend, members of the open-source community will be reveling in events from the past year -- a year that saw their movement make significant strides in strengthening its position on the technology landscape "This year we saw a lot of CIOs and a lot of big businesses signing off on open-source projec...
A new survey indicates that "catastrophic data loss" and network vulnerabilities are the security issues of greatest concern for computer industry leaders today A copy of the survey, conducted by Milpitas, Calif.-based Phoenix Technologies Ltd., was provided to TechNewsWorld....
In the latest of several high-profile cases of database breaches that could be connected to identity theft, the timeshare unit of hotel giant Marriott International says it can't find computer backup tapes containing personal data of more than 200,000 customers and employees Marriot Vacation Club International (MVCI) set out to notify those potenti...
Adding another page to the growing list of TV shows debuting in new formats, Yahoo announced yesterday that it is teaming up with CBS Television to air free episodes of two of its popular prime-time comedies Yahoo TV began presenting the network sitcoms, "Two And A Half Men" and "How I MetYour Mother," on Monday, marking the first time a Web porta...
In a move that could lead to stiffer competition for Intel -- and also accelerate the production of next-generation electronics -- three computer chip-making rivals are forming a partnership to work on cutting-edge system chips Hitachi, Toshiba and Renesas Technology said they are still working out the details of a partnership, but published report...
Pioneer Electronics yesterday announced one of the industry's first Blu-ray Disc computer drives will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2006. The company expects the drive to revolutionize digital and high-definition media storage The new Pioneer BDR-101A uses shorter wavelength blue lasers in order tostore up to 25 gigabytes of information on...
Blackmail, the shakedown and the sting are age-old forms of thuggery in theanalog world, and now they're finding the digital world a fertile place fortheir poisoned fruits, according to security experts interviewed byTechNewsWorld The experts say that criminal elements -- including organized crime in Russia,Eastern Europe and Asia -- are increasing...
A new teleommunications reform bill which would create a market-oriented regulatory system -- treating Internet telephony the same as conventional phone service -- is moving through Congress, experts tell the E-Commerce Times The bill is sponsored by Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). According to a statement from the senator, the Digital Age Communicat...
The U.S. technology economy continues to rebound from the recession of 2001-2003, according to a new Forrester/ITAA U.S. Tech Sector Index The new "quarterly benchmark" is the most comprehensive measure of the tech economy available and is based on 11 measures of IT demand, supply, and the strength of U.S.-based IT providers....
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed three major music labels as yet another controversy in the digital-music industry unfolds. The subpoenas are in connection with an ongoing antitrust investigation into the pricing of digital-music downloads Werner Music Group on Friday confirmed news accounts that Spitzer's office subpoenaed th...
Communications gear maker Nortel Networks plans to buy Tasman Networks, a maker of high-performance enterprise routers, in a bid to beef up its product offerings in the area of multimedia data delivery Ontario, Canada-based Nortel said it would pay US$99.5 million in cash for San Jose, California-based Tasman. The acquisition is likely to close in ...
With a spate of headlines that demonstrate the importance of the Internet as a lever for political and social issues, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian birthplace of Graz is making a name for itself in a new way: political critic It started when Schwarzenegger asked that his name be removed from a soccer stadium. The California governor wrote to his...
Online and in stores, retailers sought an extra boost in the days after Christmas to help galvanize what's being described as a mixed holiday shopping season so far They trotted out their usual array of gimmicks designed to get customers back into the buying mood on Monday, hoping that gift returns and gift card redemptions would generate another b...
There are lots of software heavyweights in the digital imaging editing field -- sluggers such as Microsoft, Adobe and Ulead -- so it's a wonder that a fine program like Paint Shop Pro has continued to chug along over the years without being derailed as has been the case with so many worthwhile independents However, the maker of PSP, Jasc Software, ...
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