19 year Microsoft veteran Brian Valentine has announced that he is leaving the Vole-hill to join Amazon. A Microsoft Corp. executive who led Windows Vista’s development is leaving for Amazon.com, with the clock ticking down to the scheduled release of the delayed operating system. Brian Valentine, a Microsoft veteran known for rallying the troops to […]

Yahoo has intensified the online battle for search engine devotees by releasing a prototype web-based e-mail service with slick online computer applications. Web portal business Yahoo said that it integrated more features into its new Web mail client Yahoo Mail, as the portal made the beta service widely available in the United States and more […]

The media player will come in black, white and brown and lets you share a song up to three times over three days. Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" portable media player, and online store, hoping its ability to share music wirelessly can win over consumers despite its late entry five years to challenge Apple […]

Portal teams with Vapps to allow Yahoo Messenger users to hold free VoIP conferences. Yahoo Inc. is offering free group conference calling services from Vapps Inc. to the roughly 80 million users of Yahoo’s instant-message and Web telephone-calling service, the companies said in a statement. Plug-in from conference-call services and equipment firm will allow up […]

Online search portal features a user interface designed to fetch more accurate Web search results. Microsoft opened another chapter in the Web search wars, taking its Live Search platform out of the testing phase in 47 markets worldwide, including the United States.

Download initiative does not include copyrighted works The traditional bookshop now found itself confronted with a new cutthroat competitor, as Google launched a service that allows users to download and print classic novels and other books in the public domain for free. Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, announced plans to begin letting consumers […]

A new free service from Google lets you get directions and traffic info, as long as you have a cell phone that can accommodate it. Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, and when you are driving in a crowded metro area, knowing your way around and what traffic conditions are like can be […]

Purchases Are a Bid to Attract More Users to Its Web Site Shortly after AOL announced a dramatically new business plan that included laying off a quarter of its workforce, the company recently went on a small buying spree, purchasing two firms that the company hopes will lure new users to its AOL.com Web site. […]

AOL has introduced free antivirus software that is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to security software you pay for. Active Virus Shield, Powered by Kaspersky, Provides Real-Time Scanning and Protection against Viruses, Spyware and Other Online Threats AOL recently launched a new anti-virus program — called Active Virus Shield — for all online users […]

The online search king acquires a company that specializes in mobile visual search. Google Inc. recently announced the acquisition of biometrics software company Neven Vision, a company that develops photo recognition software that is currently used in mobile phones, to help it improve its Picasa online photo-organizing software and likely help the online search king […]