Q&A: Opera CEO on antitrust battle against Internet Explorer
Internet browser maker Opera Software of Norway won an early round in its antitrust battle against Microsoft on Friday when the European Commission issued its preliminary finding that Microsoft's incl...
At First, Funny Videos. Now, a Reference Tool.
FACED with writing a school report on an Australian animal, Tyler Kennedy began where many students begin these days: by searching the Internet. But Tyler didn't use Google or Yahoo. He searched for...
Seagate offers solution to 7200.11 hard drive failure epidemic
A simple firmware update will prevent the failure, but if it's already happened then things get a little more complicated. — If you own one of those Seagate hard drives we found out were dropping li...
Can CNN, the Go-to Site, Get You to Stay?
K. C. ESTENSON, the new general manager of CNN.com, has a thought or two about most news sites on the Web: they're predictable and homogeneous. Seen one, seen 'em all. — Even his own site, he says,...
Mexico's Slim may invest in New York Times: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim may invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT - News), giving the ailing U.S. newspaper publisher critical financia...
Lycos To Shutter Lycos Mail, Tripod On February 15
Troubled Internet company Lycos is shutting down its email service and website creation and hosting service Tripod, the company is saying via emails to users that begin with “We regret to inform you t...
Internet to Obama: ‘Pass the joint’
Online suggestion box goes to pot — President-elect Barack Obama has promised change. And there's one change that internet-happy Americans want more than another other. In an age of crippling rece...
At Sundance, Web pioneers see ‘on-demand revolution’
PARK CITY, Utah—As Hollywood stars drew crowds to the screening rooms here at the Sundance Film Festival, several Web media pioneers—celebrities in their own right— also got the spotlight Saturday at ...
New phone features ‘baffle users’
The complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, research suggests. — Setting up a new handset is as challenging as changing bank accounts, said 61% of those interviewed...