When it comes to your digital photos, sharing has never been so competitive. Scores of start-ups, backed by millions in venture capital funding, are straining to catch the eyes of digital shutterbugs. Meanwhile, Internet giants Google and Yahoo are sprucing up their photo-sharing offerings. Google Inc. has launched “Web Albums,” an updated version of its […]

Films and TV shows such as the first series of 24 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are to be offered for download. CinemaNow Inc., an online provider of on-demand movies, said it has inked a deal to offer select television and film content on a download-to-own basis from Fox Entertainment Group (FEG), including the TV […]

Updates include fee-based licensing and support for businesses wanting to embed Google Maps in Web sites. Google also released a new version of Google Earth for consumers. Google Inc. recently unveiled several updates to its mapping product suite, including better imagery and new tools for developers who want to embed the applications in Web sites.

eBay chief executive officer Meg Whitman announced two new features at eBay Live recently in Las Vegas: eBay Wiki and Skype Me. Both are community-based features that will allow users to communicate and add content and communication to the site. eBay said that sellers on its auction site will be able to add a link […]

Marriage of Convenience Computer giant Dell of late has introduced three new XPS high-performance systems featuring design excellence and customer-driven innovations to enable consumers to control and enjoy their digital entertainment around or outside the home. News of the happy union comes hot on the heels of Dell’s recent infatuation with Google, and search engine […]

Opera Software has recently released the newest version of its popular browser, which is designed to offer several improvements over its predecessors. Opera 9, which had been in beta since April, officially announced the release of Opera 9, the new browser which includes features designed to improve the efficiency of Web surfing, enhance security and […]

BT has repackaged its broadband products in a bid to distance itself from the bundled offers that plug "free" broadband. BT has stepped up the battle in the broadband market by unveiling a new Total Broadband package offering interactive TV, videophoning and other integrated home media services. The package is impressive but also quite expensive. […]

First it was music a la carte. Then it was TV shows on demand. Now there are reports Apple is in negotiations to offer downloads of full-length movies on iTunes. Having found the secret to a thriving music-download business and kick-started an iPod-friendly TV program, Apple has turned its attention to the next logical medium: […]

Microsoft is preparing to wage a high-stakes battle against Apple and its iPod digital music player, a move that could bring to mind the battle between the tech giant’s Xbox video game console and Sony’s PlayStation. "It seems like an exact head-to-head competition with Apple," said one source. "It is really like an Apple approach, […]

TiVoCast; Bringing Broadband Video Content to the TV TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), recently announced the launch of TiVoCast, a revolutionary new service which will deliver broadband video directly to the television sets of TiVo subscribers. The TiVoCast service turns Web video into television […]