Microsoft defends search investments to analysts(AP) -- Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the ... |
![]() China says Web users top US at 253 mln(AP) -- China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data ... |
![]() Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal(AP) -- A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar ... |
![]() Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update)Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. |
![]() Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update) Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. |
Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo boardJul 24, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 ... |
Intel Outlines Plans for New Category of Smarter, Purpose-Built 'System on Chip' DesignsAs Internet access continues to be added to all kinds of computers and devices, Intel executives outlined a plan to use its chip design expertise, factory capacity, advanced manufacturing techniques and the economics of Moore's ... |
Amazon shares leap on strong quarterly reportJul 24, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. shares leaped 13 percent Thursday after the Internet retailer showed that it doesn't seem to be bothered by the sputtering U.S. economy. |
Embarq provides more details on Web tracking testJul 24, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Embarq Corp. has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the test on 26,000 customers ... |
![]() Crackdown launched on illegal downloadsBritain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday . |
AOL integrates widget tech to boost social-net ads(AP) -- Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad. |
![]() Amazon shrugs off high gas prices, weak economyJul 23, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. doesn't seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy. On Wednesday, the Internet retailer reported second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and easily ... |
![]() Google unveils reference tool after 7-month test(AP) -- Google Inc. is taking the wraps off an Internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off - and profit from - their expertise on any topic. |
![]() 'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics realityResearchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including ... |
AT&T 2Q profit up 30 pct, matching Street's viewJul 23, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s second-quarter financial results Wednesday indicated that the weak economy is catching up to the nation's largest telecommunications company, but investors were largely satisfied with what they saw. |