A new beta of Yahoo Messenger 8 adds free plug-ins which enable users to share calendars, view friends' Amazon.com wishlists, compare contacts, monitor eBay listings, and more.
Yahoo and HP have entered into a partnership which will install Yahoo search and services as defaults in HP desktop and notebook computers in the U.S. and Europe.
A survey fro Jupiter Research and iProspect finds most people expect to find what they want on the first page of search results, and usually give up after three pages of results.
Gateway's new desktops sport AMD Phenom quad-core CPUs, and the GM series desktop systems sport a Hybrid SuperMulti drive that can handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.
A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that granted copyright on Unix to Novell...is the never ending legal battle with SCO is entering a new phase?
China has announced it is postponing its controversial mandate that PC makers include the Green Dam filtering software on new PCs...but it could come back at any time.
The Federal Circuit Appeals court has placed new limits on business methods that may have ramifications for the broad (and litigious) world of software patents.
Keyspan's new TuneView lets you connect an iPod to a stereo or television, and offers a remote with a 1.4-inch LCD screen to manage your iPod's contents.
Apple says its new iMacs with Intel Core Duo processors are up to twice as fast as their G5-based predecessors, but Macworld Labs says the real-world results fall short.
Dell is trying its hand at the ultraportable game again, offering the D420 with Core Solo processing, seven hours of battery life, and 12.1-inch screen.
Reporters Without Borders has released a list of 13 nations it says are most guilty of suppression speech and expression on the Internet. Guess who made the list?
Google has long been a major player in online advertising, but now a deal with NBC Universal has the company extending its ad platform to NBC cable networks.
Although never a big name in the North American market, Hitachi has announced it will withdraw from the home PC business due to low profits and stiff competition.
The youth-oriented Helio mobile phone operator has launched Helio Music, enabling users to buy tracks on their phone for $.99 a pop, or $.99 each on a PC.
Frustrated with heavy licensing fees DVD manufacturers pay to foriegn companies, China's Xinhua News Agency says the country plans to develop its own next-generation DVD format.
The U.K. antispam group Spamhaus may have its domain banned by an U.S. Federal judge - and the case may test the limits of present-day Internet governance.