AOL will take center-stage next week when Time Warner Inc. reports third-quarter financial results, as it aims to fend off corporate raider Carl Icahn and court suitors for its online division.
Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne took the unusual step of apologizing profusely after the Internet retailer posted multimillion dollar losses in the third quarter.
The blogosphere is abuzz with rumors that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is testing a new service that would put eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) in the mega search engine's crosshairs.
Not to be outdone by its competitors, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced plans this week to launch its own book search engine. The company's MSN Search, like Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) before it, has joined the Open Content Alliance to make publicly available print materials accessible on the Web.
The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), an alliance of I.T. firms and public-interest groups, has finalized its definition of spyware, which will serve as the foundation for the group's ongoing efforts to combat the growing Internet threat.
Faced with a growing number of more sophisticated Internet spammers, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is fighting back. The company is taking on those creating and exploiting"zombie"computers to deliver mass e-mail and launch phishing expeditions against unsuspecting computer users.
Shopping-comparison sites experienced robust traffic in September, a good sign for the upcoming holiday season.
Japanese security software maker Trend Micro Inc. has teamed with PC maker Dell Inc. to sell Internet security software to consumers, a Trend Micro executive said on Friday.
Google will resume the project Tuesday, as planned, defying opposition from publishers who claim Google's book search will violate copyright.
IBM has agreed to support within its OmniFind corporate search engine Google Inc.'s desktop-search software.
Americans apparently went online in record numbers to give to charities in September.
On November 1, Internet media giant Yahoo will launch two music video services, and both efforts illustrate the Internet's growing dominance among music video media.
Computer and Internet use is up, but so are concerns about identity theft and other online dangers. Fifty-five percent of American households had access to the Internet at home in 2003, more than triple the percentage in 1997, according to a report released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
A man accused of stealing a pornographic Web site and making millions of dollars from it was arrested by Mexican authorities.
IBM and Google Inc. are collaborating to make it easier for office workers not only to search for local documents and personal e-mail but to delve deep into corporate databases, the companies said on Friday.
A central Indiana congregation that sold a vacant church on eBay for$40,000 is donating the proceeds to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sri Lanka will cut international direct dialling to 13 countries next week in a bid to stop "modem hijacking" and Internet porn scams.
The Internet is buzzing with amateur videos, the kind that feature kids lip-synching or imitating Jedi knights. They get e-mailed and posted on Web sites and often become the topic of water cooler chat. But few, if any, make money.
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison knows all about battles with old friends. After all, Oracle just pulled off high-profile takeovers of PeopleSoft Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. — a pair of rival software makers run by former subordinates who turned against him. Now, Ellison is straddling another set of fractured friendships in a drama unfolding around Salesforce.com Inc. and NetSuite Inc.
Web search results served up by the likes of Google and Yahoo may not be specialized enough to meet the needs of businesses. With this concern in mind, several enterprise search vendors are directing their technology toward Web search, offering ways to categorize Web data for specific markets and tie these fine-tuned Web results together with intranet and desktop search findings.
Two telecom mergers are expected to be approved by the FCC on Monday. SBC Communications, which is buying AT&T, and Verizon, which is buying MCI, agreed to concessions aimed at promoting competition and preventing the companies from unfairly controlling Internet traffic.
It's no wonder Google's profit shot up sevenfold this quarter: Prices are soaring for search ads. Search ads used to be available for a nickel or dime per click. Now they're costing more than$1, some even$40 or$50. Rates have risen 18% on average from a year ago.
Motorola, in collaboration with Burton, will tap into a new target audience by offering Bluetooth-enabled, iPod-compatible winter outerwear, optimized for use by snowboarders and snow bunnies alike.
Juniper jumps into access control Juniper Networks announced the availability of its Enterprise Infranet Controller, an end-point security and network access control system built on the policy and control engine of its Secure Access SSL VPN products.
Well-known companies add unrelated apps and toolbars to downloads.
