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Making yet another attempt to curb online gambling, a House Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, sponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) The bill, which expands the ban on interstate gambling to include Internet gambling, crimin...

Delivering a message that may be aimed at inspiring employees or reassuring investors, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said his company is being "underestimated" as it launches products into the market dominated by search giant Google. The "Microsoft-as-Underdog" motif may be hard for some to swallow,...

Intel has fired back against Advanced Micro Devices, filing court motions to throw out or limit AMD's antitrust suit against its larger rival. Intel argues in court filings that the case does not belong in U.S. District Court in Delaware because AMD contends that Intel's alleged antitrust behavior h...

The U.S. economy is continuing a five-year growth streak -- one largely unheralded until of late. The reason for the decided lack of enthusiasm may be, simply put, that this economic boom is a lot less widespread than the technology-based boom of the late 1990s. Last month, the Department of Labor a...

The long-anticipated online advertising battle between Microsoft and Google moved closer to becoming a reality Wednesday as Microsoft begins final preparations on its MSN adCenter search advertising platform. Microsoft is expected to display the last update to the test version of adCenter during the...

The consumer electronics industry is enthusiastic about President Bush's new United States Trade Representative (USTR) appointee, former Motorola executive Susan Schwab, but other industries aren't as keen on his pick. Bush elevated Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Schwab to the department's top pos...

Less than two months after settling its longstanding legal battle with NTP for more than US$600 million, BlackBerry e-mail reader maker Research In Motion has been slapped with another patent infringement action, this time from rival Visto. Like NTP, Visto is seeking an injunction that could force t...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

Two of the biggest-selling rock bands of the 1970s have filed suit against their onetime label saying the royalties reaching them from digitally downloaded versions of their songs are too low. The Allman Brothers Band and Cheap Trick filed suit against Sony BMG in U.S. District Court in New York, cl...

Hoping to help make it easier for consumers intimidated by technological jargon to become buyers, Yahoo has launched a site aimed at simplifying decisions about purchasing home computers, portable gadgets and a host of other electronics. The portal said the Yahoo Tech site would cut through "geek-sp...

Chip giant Intel this week signaled a cost-cutting reorganization amid slower sales of its microprocessors and related silicon and software products. Chief Executive Paul Otellini reported the company would seek to save as much as US$1 billion this year. The leading chip company in the world, Intel ...

The associations representing movie studios and music labels are warning some 40 college presidents that their students are using their high-powered networks to steal copyrighted entertainment and urging them to take "immediate action." The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Pi...

Microsoft said strong demand for new products, including the Xbox 360 gaming console, drove a 13 percent jump in revenue for its third quarter, but its earnings and outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company's stock took a pounding as a result. Income for the quarter was US$2.98...