In another boost to Mozilla, Google has created a tool that lets users synchronize the settings of their Firefox browsers across multiple computers. Google Labs releases the Google Sync Firefox extension, which saves your browser’s cookies, passwords, bookmarks, history and current list of open tabs to your Google account and downloads them to any other […]

Qwest Is First Communications Company to Announce Plans to Offer Co-Branded Windows Live Services in the U.S. Providing Personalized Internet Experiences for Customers Qwest Communications International Inc. will offer Windows Live antivirus software to high-speed Internet access customers, switching from McAfee Inc. as Microsoft Corp. introduces expanded online programs this year.

In the latest high-profile tech-patent scuffle, Internet-calling pioneer Net2Phone is suing Skype Technologies over technology that helps customers make inexpensive phone calls via the Internet. The law suit, filed in the US District court of Newark, alleges that Skype infringed a patent filed by Net2Phone under US Patent Class 6,108,704, which describes a method for […]

Ericsson is the latest telecommunications equipment maker to enter the IPTV market Ericsson, at the GlobalComm trade show here, announced an end-to-end IPTV solution. The offering will make possible a complete range of IPTV services, such as broadcast TV (both standard and high-definition quality), video on-demand, network personal video recording and electronic programming guides.

McAfee Inc. shortly plans to release four versions of its new "Falcon" security products, designed to rival Symantec and newcomer Microsoft. McAfee, Inc., the leading dedicated security company, lately announced that it will offer four security service suites, all based on the “Falcon” platform which was architected to provide consumers with the latest protection against […]

In a move that should further the adoption of Internet Protocol television, Juniper Networks has agreed to provide security services for Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software. Juniper Networks, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. of late announced a global agreement to deliver high-performance security solutions that enhance protection for Internet Protocol (IP) networks, services and […]

The new Netscape takes obvious cues from sites like del.icio.us and digg.com. But will it add up to a better browser? Netscape users have until the end of the month to get used to the look and feel of the version that is now in beta testing. Netscape has chosen July 1st to end the […]

With little fanfare, and no pomp and circumstance, Google may have done Shakespeare proud. "How beauteous mankind is!" For lovers of William Shakespeare, memorizing one of Hamlet’s soliloquies or recalling whether "The Tempest" is a romance or a tragedy just got easier. Web search leader Google Inc. recently launched a site devoted entirely to the […]

Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt told industry analysts that the online search engine leader is unlikely to create its own web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer. During a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Schmidt dismissed speculation that the company aimed […]

New Blog and Feed Search Makes the Blogosphere More Accessible and Useful The new blog search service aims to capitalize on the fervent interest in the topics and debates covered by blogs that are not easy to find on traditional online news sites. Ask.com of late introduced Blog and Feed Search, a new service designed […]