The Federal Communications Commission is considering limiting a single company's ownership of the U.S. cable TV market to 30 percent - and Comcast is not happy.
The OLPC project continues to show success, as Peru signs an order for 260,000 OLPC XO laptops, and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim plans to bring 50,000 systems to his country.
Third-quarter sales figures from iSuppli have Hewlett-Packard expanding its share of the global PC market, and Taiwan's Acer taking over the number two slot for notebooks.
Facebook's "Beacon" platform turned user purchases into public marketing fodder for partners; now Facebook is backing off part of the program...but not the whole thing.
In a move that strengthens TiVo's position in its long-running patent dispute with EchoStar, federal regulators have upheld the validity of TiVo's "time warp" DVR patent.
Consumer electronics companies are rabidly touting digital media adapters to connect PCs to stereos and televisions...but consumers are much more likely to opt for a cheap cable.
Got a burning question, and wish you could turn to the collective wisdom of the Internet to answer it? That's what Amazon's new Askville site is all about.
Samsung's shipping its F1 Series 1 desktop hard drive, offering 7,200 rpm spindle speed, low power consumption, a one terabyte capacity, and a $399 price tag.
With all the hubbub over the availability of unlocked iPhones in Germany, France's Orange has stolen the thunder by offering unlocked versions for EU 649.
Image licensing agency Corbis has taken the wraps off a new project that will let bloggers use copyrighted images on their sites for free...but they come with ads.
It's been a long time coming, but Verizon Wireless is finally selling its XV6800 smartphone, featuring a slide-out keyboard, Windows Mobile 6, Wi-Fi, and a touchscreen.
Dell's new XPS M1530 notebook features a 15.4-inch screen, a Core 2 Duo CPU, Nvidia GeForce graphics, HDMI output, a 2 megapixel camera...and a $999 starting price.
TiVo and NBC have announced a multi-year deal that lets NBC sell TiVo Interactive Tags, so TiVo users can "click through" to get more information from an advertiser.
Best known for their server and industrial storage solutions, South Korea's Mtron has announced a 32 GB SSD drive with a 100 MB/sec transfer rate...for $650.
Believe it or not, TiVo DVRs are only now getting to Canadian retailers - plus, the company has made a deal with the NTCA to let TiVO HD DVRs access switched digital channels.
LG's sleek metal Shine phone has debuted on AT&T, bringing a 2 megapixel camera, music and video capabilities, microSD storage, and a 2.2-inch LCD display.
Put two checks in Apple legal team's "win" column: a settlement in a long-running patent infringement suit with Burst.com, and the dismissal of a stock options backdating suit.
Market analysis firm Hitwise says Google continued to extend its overall lead in the Internet search market during October, at the expense of Yahoo and Microsoft.
Discount retailer Target has launched a test program that has the company offering used electronics for sale via its online store. Will there by any takers?
Internet provider Earthlink is ruling out any "significant further investments" in municipal Wi-Fi efforts until someone comes up with an alternative revenue model.
The European Commission has levied almost $110 million in fines against Sony, Fuji, and Maxell for fixing the prices of videotape between 1999 and 2002.