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New data shows the popularity of alternative browsers continues to erode the once monolithic market share of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, even before the latest version of Mozilla's Firefox, which formally hits shelves next week. The latest data from Web analytics firm WebSideStory shows that the ...

Yahoo is hogging the tech media headlines today as observers seek to separate fact from fiction. As the dust settles, it is clear that Yahoo is planning a new search tool, may not be losing its head honcho to Disney, and has wooed a former ABC programmer to its camp. First things first. Yahoo chief ...

Why is Pakistan the hot new offshore information technology (IT) destination? This is because of a combination of favorable economic circumstances. Just when many Western managers are finally becoming comfortable with the idea of working closely with Indian IT firms, along comes Pakistan. Pakistan i...

From New Zealand to India, worldwide tech media is buzzing with headlines about China cracking down on thousands of Internet cafes. In a market that has some 87 million Internet users -- the world's second-largest population of Netizens after the United States -- the implications on e-commerce have ...

Interactive marketing firm DoubleClick said it has hired an investment banking firm to help it examine strategic options, including a possible sale of all or part of the company. In a brief statement, DoubleClick said it had tapped Lazard Freres & Co. to "explore strategic options for the busine...

Dell has declared war on spyware writers. The company announced on October 20 that all of its computers starting November 1 will ship with a free security software package. Dell's announcement to provide its customers with pre-installed antispyware and antivirus software follows industry assertions ...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revived its long-running campaign to stem file-swapping through legal action, suing 750 alleged file sharers across the U.S. for copyright infringement. The latest batch of suits included 25 users on 13 university campuses around the country a...

Most businesspeople get a knot in their stomachs when they think of bankruptcy. The reasons for this, I believe, are twofold: They don't have the basic knowledge about the implications of bankruptcy; and they feel a loss of control whenever they think about it. This article attempts to dispel the my...

A barrage of lawsuits against several dozen defendants have been filed in federal courts by an antispam alliance of the nation's leading Internet service providers in the latest crackdown on e-mail spam. The lawsuits were filed by Earthlink, America Online, Microsoft and Yahoo. They represent the se...

Yahoo has launched a mobile version of its Web, image and local search offerings, a move that opens up a new and wireless battlefield in the search engine wars. At least initially, Yahoo's mobile search will be stripped of content-relevant ads from its Overture paid listings business, a sign that an...

Comcast, the largest U.S. cable operator, today posted a third-quarter profit on better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers and raised its full-year outlook for subscriber growth. The Philadelphia-based company added 549,100 new high-speed Internet customers in the third quarter, we...

Despite strong shipments from top-five vendors Hewlett-Packard and Dell, the worldwide market for hand-held devices has experienced its third successive quarter of year-over-year decline. Device shipments totaled 2.1 million units in the third quarter, an 8.7 percent year-over-year decrease, accordi...

Broadcom today announced that its Board of Directors has named Scott A. McGregor as president and chief executive officer, effective January 3, 2005. McGregor, 48, will succeed current President and CEO Alan E. "Lanny" Ross, who will retire upon McGregor's arrival. Last month, McGregor announced his...

U.S. consumer confidence took a sharp drop in October, according to a private survey of 5,000 domestic households by the Conference Board. The index fell to 92.8 from 96.7, making October the third consecutive declining month. The new rating is the last one before the U.S. Presidential election next...

After making two acquisitions of its own over the past few months, Classmates Online is selling its assets to United Online for US$100 million in a move that will boost United's subscriber base. United, which also operates NetZero and Juno services, will add the subscription-based Web site that allo...