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It's not news that profits are the latest craze in the world of e-commerce and high-tech in general. Chances are you're sick of hearing the word given the number of times it's been uttered since the Nasdaq tried to buck loose all the profitless cling-ons earlier this year.

In a move aimed at making wireless Web devices that combine the assets of a cell phone, personal organizer and Internet device in one, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced a development alliance on Monday.

NBC Internet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBCI) unveiled a new Internet portal Monday that consolidates the company's consumer Internet properties under a single name, showcasing their affiliation with NBC's television networks.

"Consumers don't think they want the wireless Web yet, but they will." So said Forrester analyst Patrick Callinan, explaining his firm's recent conclusion that there is "latent demand" for Internet-enabled mobile phones in the United States.

Concern over health complications due to radiation emissions from cell phone handsets has also dampened enthusiasm for expanding their use. Last June, the World Health Organization called for further testing to assess the potential risk.

Online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) announced Friday it will delay its scheduled expansion and a planned distribution center move in order to concentrate on obtaining profitability and integrating its systems with those of acquired rival HomeGrocer.com.

Michael Dell, founder and chief executive officer of Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), told an audience at his company's DirectConnect customer event in Texas on Thursday that businesses have failed to maximize productivity and profits from the Internet.

A report released Thursday by Jupiter Research predicts that by 2005, more than 40 million U.S. households will pay at least part of their bills using online bill paying services.

Internet incubator CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI) reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the fiscal fourth quarter as revenue from its search engines soared.

The auction began innocently enough. The owner of F**kedcompany.com, one of the earliest and, truth be told, most entertaining chroniclers of the dot-com shakeout, reportedly woke up feeling a tad bored with his endeavor.

Though his company's stock has been clobbered on Wall Street, Bill Gates retains his title as America's richest man, according to Forbes Magazine.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Loudeye Technologies to digitally store and encode its entire U.S. catalog of audio and music titles.

A warning by Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) on Thursday that its third quarter sales will be substantially lower than previously expected sent reverberations through the high-tech world, causing stock prices to tumble worldwide and strengthening fears the once-robust global personal computer industry is...

Shares of eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) surged 10 7/8 Wednesday to close at 76 9/16 after company executives presented analysts with ambitious plans to grow close to 50 percent each year and achieve revenue of $3 billion (US$) by 2005.

A 15 year-old boy from New Jersey who used the Internet to manipulate stock profits has agreed to pay back his ill-gotten gains of $285,000 (US$), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday. The Commission said it had never before brought charges against a minor.