Japanese electronics giant NEC has announced it is cutting some 20,000 jobs and pulling out of some businesses as the economy hits the company's bottom line.
The Wall Street Journal reports that computer maker Dell is getting ready to move into the smartphone market...with an announcement coming as soon as February.
Apple has enabled users to upgrade previously purchased tracks to DRM-free iTunes Plus format one song at a time, rather than converting entire libraries.
Kodak has announced it plans to lay off between 3,500 and 4,500 workers, while AOL is jettisoning 700 more people - about 10 percent of its work force.
Google's new Measurement Lab aims to let Internet users test their Internet connections...and determine if their ISPs are placing limits on their activity.
Nokia has announced three new cell phones solidly in the tradition that made Nokia the world's top handset maker...but don't look for them in North America.
Cox has announced a new network management system that can "momentarily delay" non-time-sensitive network traffic during congestion...and skeptics are dubious.
NEC's "eye flavor" digital signage board uses facial recognition technology to display ads based on perceived age and gender, and evaluate viewers' interest.
An EU scientific committee warns 5 to 10 percent of PMP users are risking permanent hearing loss from listening to music an hour a day at high volumes.
Kodak's new EasyShare C180 features a 2.4-inch screen, 10 megapixel resolution, YouTube uploading, and a slim price tag, but you have to wait until August.
A New Zealand man got more than he bargained for buying a used iPod: some 60 pages of U.S. military data, including personally identifying information.
The World Trade Organization has given the U.S. a major piracy victory, finding China has failed to live up to obligations to protect intellectual property.
Hey, you know that all-important February 17, 2009 date for being ready for digital TV. Yeah...the U.S. Senate has voted to push that back to June 12. Confused yet?
Panasonic has announced new Lumix digital cameras, including a 12 megapixel point-and-shoot and two models that, technically, can capture high-definition video.
Market analysis firm comScore says more that the global Internet audience topped 1 billion people in December 2008...and China is the largest single market.
Verizon Wireless has launched its own femtocell product to improve in-home cell phone reception...and while it costs $249 up-front, there's no monthly fee.
Lawmakers are considering a bill to put the U.S. digital TV transition back to June 12th to give consumers more time to get ready - and get converter vouchers.
Market research firm Nielsen reports that 6.5 million U.S. homes - that's about 5.7 percent of American households - aren't ready for the DTV transition.
Microsoft has announced its first layoffs in corporate history, slashing 1,400 positions today and expecting to bring the total to 5,000 in the next 18 months.
What recession? Apple scored its best quarterly revenue ever, buoyed by sales of 2.5 million Macs, nearly 4.4 million iPhones, and almost 23 million iPods.
Apple has quietly updated the low end of its MacBook line with Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics, a 1066Mhz frontside bus, 2 GB of RAM...and the same price.