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Consumers will no longer have to fiddle with headphones and a microphone to make free Internet telephone calls, experts tell TechNewsWorld Skype, the global Internet communications company, this week introduced a new USB phone adapter that allows regular consumers to use their existing corded or cordless telephone to take advantage of Skype's free ...

The holidays are over, but retailers are still waiting for the holiday shopping season to end Increasingly, consumers are opting to give gift cards instead of actually buying an article of clothing or an electronic gadget. This is good news for retailers hoping to drive up modest margins. When redeeming a card at the store, the gift recipient usual...

Motorola clearly intends to try again at a cell phone music device, this time turning to its own new iRadio service and parting ways withApple, its partner last year on the largely unsuccessful ROKR phone-MP3 player handset. Motorola also has partnered with Oakley on a pair of ROKR shades Motorola's announcement, which came as tech industry giants ...

Google may be close to rolling out a bargain-priced device for accessing and managing Web content, according to published reports that say the search giant may use this week's Consumer Electronics Show to unveil the initiative The Los Angeles Times reported that Google has had discussions with Wal-Mart about possibly marketing the device, which man...

It's not exactly a happy new year for millions of PC users exposed to a Microsoft Windows flaw that leaves the door wide open for hackers, Trojans, worms, spyware and other malicious attacks F-Secure first reported the zero-day vulnerability on Dec. 27. Microsoft does not plan to issue a patch until Jan. 10. In the meantime, virus writers could hav...

Hoping to build on more than 30 years of chip-making history while embracing the changes buffering the semiconductor industry, Intel has unveiled a new branding strategy, shelving a familiar catchphrase and a 37-year-old logo in the process The Santa Clara, Calif. chip-making giant said it would augment its "Intel Inside" tagline, which was used to...

Cable movie channel Starz today announced a video download application and service for broadband Dubbed Vongo, the service delivers movies and other video content over the Internet for playback on Windows-based PCs, laptops and select portable media devices, as well as TVs....

It is one of those technologies that has been predicted to explode in popularity, only to be relegated to moderate growth, and while there are still doubts, some indicate that mobile CRM may finally make its move in 2006 There are still some issues of securing mobile access to customer data, shipping and stock information, as well as vendor and com...

A computer entrepreneur from Utah is launching a campaign to unseat incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) next year -- in what may be the most heavily Internet-reliant campaign to date, using blogs, chats and the "Wiki" open-source model Peter Ashdown is the founder of Xmission, Utah's oldest Internet service provider (ISP). His Web site includes a b...

Mobile phones have been gaining more and more functionality, which makes it easier for users to access information, surf the Web, and receive key messages. Along with these new features has come the ability of hackers and unauthorized users to tinker with sensitive information. "Right now, security is a major concern for companies that are using handheld devices to improve employee productivity," said Neil Strother, an industry analyst with market research firm The NPD Group...

Looking for a Web hosting service provider? All vendors are not created equal. A little consumer education goes a long way toward ensuring you get a host that offers the right combination of products and services -- and at the right price "There are so many Web hosting providers out there today," said John Lally, area vice president of marketing fo...

Whether you call it "Voice over Internet Protocol," or a trendier "Voyp" you're joining a widening group of vendors, industry watchers and analysts who see VoIP as SMBs' telephony technology of the future The key reason most businesses are so interested in VoIP is the cost savings that come from communicating over an Internet connection, and that i...

The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off this week in Las Vegas and I'll be there with the crowd, hoping it won't rain this year and praying I can get from meeting to meeting in one piece. This is a massive show covering the broad spectrum of consumer electronics. This year's show will be amazing, the most spectacular yet. This week I'll share my expectations, and next week I'll chat about what actually happened...

Casinos in Nevada might become the first to explore a new area of the Internet gambling frontier, enabling users to gamble on mobile devices while they're in and around casinos A recently passed law makes Nevada the first state in the U.S. to allow the use of hand-held devices for gambling at casinos and resorts. Gov. Kenny Guinn has signed the leg...

A new survey sponsored by the WiFi Alliance shows that 65 percent of respondents indicate wireless fidelity (WiFi) technology helps them stay in touch with friends and family via tools such as instant messaging and e-mail -- not just business associates or customers About 1,000 Americans from all income levels and walks of life were polled by surv...

Intel may still be "inside" but the chipmaker is taking a leap ahead in the New Year with a new branding strategy. That is, Intel is adding to its ubiquitous brand "Intel Inside" with a new tagline: "Leap ahead." Intel is expected to formally announce the changes on Tuesday as part of a move to market itself as a platform provider with offerings li...

Sony BMG Music Entertainment has reached a tentative settlement with consumers who filed a class action lawsuit over the music giant's digital rights management (DRM) software on CDs, according to documents filed in New York federal court on Wednesday The settlement will likely be considered in a hearing set for January 6, 2005....

AT&T plans to start the New Year with a massive advertising campaign aimed at re-introducing one of the most venerable brand names in telecommunications history to consumers who may need a refresher course after an historic year of upheaval and consolidation in the communications industry AT&T -- the name adopted by SBC Communications after it boug...

AT&T plans to start the New Year with a massive advertising campaign aimed at re-introducing one of the most venerable brand names in telecommunications history to consumers who may need a refresher course after an historic year of upheaval and consolidation in the communications industry AT&T -- the name adopted by SBC Communications after it boug...

AT&T plans to start the New Year with a massive advertising campaign aimed at re-introducing one of the most venerable brand names in telecommunications history to consumers who may need a refresher course after an historic year of upheaval and consolidation in the communications industry AT&T -- the name adopted by SBC Communications after it boug...