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Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack announced Wednesday that it will begin pushing Microsoft Internet services through store-based kiosks across the United States.

E-tail giant Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) issued a formal apology Wednesday for price testing it conducted earlier in the month that caused customers to be quoted different prices for the same DVD.

When dot-coms and other high-tech companies exploded on the world stage several years ago, a new entrepreneurial class thumbed its collective nose at staid corporate culture by offering a bevy of workplace perks and redefining the conventional work environment. Meanwhile, "Old Economy" businesses j...

Although currently a blip on the e-commerce radar screen, smart cards and other digital payment methods are likely to start gaining a share of the market now dominated by magnetic strip credit cards, according to a study by ActivMedia Research.

A strong holiday shopping season will boost U.S. online shopping to $9 billion (US$) during the fourth quarter, a 70 percent increase over last year, a new report from the Yankee Group predicts.

Although court rulings may eventually seal the fate of popular music-swapping services, advertising spending at online music sites spiked significantly in the weeks following a federal judge's landmark shutdown order against Napster, according to a study released Thursday by Media Metrix traffic res...

Priceline.com, the name-your-own price Internet service, said Wednesday its third quarter revenues will fall short of Wall Street forecasts.

Concerned that consumer anxiety over Net privacy issues might hinder the growth of e-commerce, an elite group of executives came together Tuesday in Miami, Florida, calling for international Web standards to protect personal information.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) won a round Tuesday in its appeal of the antitrust judgment against it when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the software giant's appeal should first be heard by a lower appellate court.

Finally, the first good decision has been made in the Microsoft case. Actually, it may be the second good decision in as many weeks, given the resignation of chief Microsoft hunter and Assistant U.S. Attorney General Joel Klein (who by now finds himself buried in job offers, no doubt).

Despite lingering concerns about fulfillment and privacy, nearly 100 percent of consumers who shopped online during the 1999 holiday season said they are willing to give e-commerce another chance this year, according to a study released Tuesday by AT&T.

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress this week could make copyright battles over the way MP3.com offers music obsolete, meaning that the company would be free to build up its digital music database without having to pay the record labels any royalties.

Adding another wrinkle to the thorny debate over Internet privacy, Predictive Networks, a developer of targeted cross-network advertising and marketing, announced Tuesday that it has secured $45 million (US$) in a third round of funding.

America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Japan's NTT DoCoMo announced plans Wednesday to provide wireless Internet services in Japan and other countries as well.

Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) has unveiled its next-generation chip and family of computers, promising faster serving of Web pages and a stronger foundation on which future Internet ventures can be built.