America Online lately introduced new and enhanced mobile-browsing services–as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to expand its portfolio of offerings for handheld users, as the provider of online services and content competes for wireless Internet users. According to a survey AOL conducted with the Associated Press and Pew Research Center, 52 percent of adults […]

A judge approved a settlement of a lawsuit brought against Time Warner Inc. by shareholders that alleged America Online improperly accounted for revenue in the years preceding and following the companies’ merger. Time Warner agreed last August to the settlement with a group of shareholders who accused AOL of inflating its revenue by $1.7 billion […]

Innovation program that can run Microsoft software on Macs sends share prices soaring in New York Apple’s biggest obstacle to selling more computers in a market dominated by PCs may have been overcome with a new piece of software that can run Microsoft’s Windows and the Mac Operating System on the same machine. Boot Camp, […]

San Francisco moving closer to citywide network Mayor Gavin Newsom’s plan to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet access will take an important step forward soon, if all goes as expected. As San Francisco leaders near a decision on who should build and operate a citywide Wi-Fi network, an experienced municipal wireless provider and […]

Includes tabbed browsing, greater security Microsoft has released a new version of its Internet Explorer browser. IE7 Beta 2 is now available for download from microsoft.com. The public first got a look at IE7 in January with the release of the public preview. Last month, Microsoft announced that the layout engine "feature is complete" so […]

Daum Communication is boosting its U.S. business, with its subsidiary Lycos launching an Internet telephone service. Daum Communications Corp., one of Korea’s second largest portals and e-mail service providers, expanded its internet-based telephony services to the United States via U.S. portal Lycos Inc., which it acquired in 2004. Lycos said it started a free, PC-to-PC […]

The world’s largest electronics firms are reported to have opted to use Bluetooth wireless technology to send video between devices in the home. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has picked sides in the battle between two competing UWB (Ultra Wideband) short-range, high-speed wireless technologies, choosing the Wi-Media Alliance’s MB-OFDM (multi-band orthogonal frequency division multiplexing). […]

Torrentspy argues it cannot be held liable for actions of visitors once they leave its Web site. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) might just as well have sued Google for copyright violation rather than pick on Torrentspy, the smaller company said in a court filing this week seeking dismissal of the case. In […]

Internet calling provider Skype is courting small businesses Looking to expand into the small business sector, Skype has revamped a number of applications to cater to a corporate audience, the company announced at the CeBIT show in Germany. Skype, the global Internet communications company, recently announced Skype for Business, a solution designed to help small […]

Finding a restaurant, getting directions or checking movie times is a quick phone call away on a mobile phone. InfoSpace, Inc., a leader in online and mobile search, announced the launch of InfoSpace Local, a new local search Web site which allows consumers to find highly relevant listings including neighborhood businesses, white pages listings, event […]