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Digital music startup Lala.com has launched an iPod-compatible online music service that allows users to play songs online for free, the company announced Tuesday. In the future, it will reportedly allow users to download individual tracks without digital rights management protection directly to the...

Openwave Systems, a top provider of software solutions used in the communications industry, has rejected an offer to be bought out and taken private, bucking a recent trend that has seen scores of companies swallowed up by private equity firms. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company's board voted to...

Search engine Ask.com unveiled a major overhaul Tuesday that includes a new user interface and a wider variety of content, including video, returned in regular search results. The revamp is the latest in a series of moves undertaken by Ask as it bids to remain a player in the search space dominated ...

Originally established as part of a series of the global system for mobile communications standards in 1985, short message service, or SMS, has come to play a pivotal role not only in the evolution of personal mobile communications but in the development of m-commerce as well. In 2006, SMS -- aka "t...

Flextronics International is set to buy rival electronics manufacturer Solectron for $3.6 billion in cash and stock in a move to cut costs and expand its product line. The smaller Milpitas, Calif.-based Solectron will become a subsidiary of Flextronics in a merger that will create a single contract ...

Google has struck a deal with Hearst-Argyle Television to have local news content from the company's local TV affiliates made available on YouTube, with the TV stations sharing in the revenue generated when video clips are viewed online. The deal covers five Hearst-Argyle stations in Sacramento, Cal...

Palm, the handheld device maker that has been searching for a way to rejuvenate its business in the face of competition from the BlackBerry and other smartphones, will sell an ownership stake to a private equity firm, raising $325 million that it will turn over to shareholders. Elevation Partners --...

The arrest of a Seattle man said to be one of the most prolific spammers in Internet history is sending shockwaves across the e-mail world, but the arrest likely will do little to stem the flood of unwanted messages deluging in-boxes around the globe. Strong law enforcement action across multiple ju...

In theory, Internet pharmacies have the potential to offer consumers considerable benefits over their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Convenience and lower prices, in particular, are two of the big ones proponents frequently cite. Unfortunately, the current reality reveals a very different potential....

ChoicePoint is still doing damage control two years after identity thieves set up fake businesses and bought personal information on 163,000 U.S. residents from the data broker. A settlement reached this week between ChoicePoint and attorneys general from 43 states and the District of Columbia may w...

Dell will cut some 8,800 workers from its payroll over the next year. Dell announced the cuts as it released first quarter results that beat Wall Street forecasts for profit but still showed that the once dominant PC maker is facing an uphill battle against competitors such as HP. Founder and CEO Mi...

The use of a home network largely as a broadband-sharing mechanism is just the first of several stages in the evolution of home networking. Both consumers and carriers will use connectivity for applications beyond shared Internet. For consumers, the desire to share multimedia content among different...

In the never-ending war against spam, the good guys say they have chalked up one significant win: the arrest of 27-year old Robert Alan Soloway, alleged to be the world's most prolific spammer. Soloway has reportedly been using an army of zombie computers to send out huge volumes of unwanted e-mails...

The U.S. General Services Administration has announced the winners of is second largest contract to provide next-generation telecom services to federal agencies: AT&T, Level 3 Communications, Qwest Communications, Sprint Nextel and Verizon. The five companies all have the right to compete for Ne...

eBay has bought community-based Web search tool StumbleUpon for $75 million. The auction giant is once again reaching outside its core business for a strategic acquisition -- one that straddles search and social networking. Along with StumbleUpon's technology, eBay said the purchase provides an esta...