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Should bloggers receive federal legal protection so they can shield sources from overzealous prosecutors? Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), believe so. But others in the Congressional leadership with more influence aren't so sure. Two pieces of legislation, S 340 and HR ...

In what could be the clearest sign yet that Web-based television is just around the corner for many consumers with broadband connections to the Internet, Japan-based Nippon TV has said it would launch an online pay-per-view program later this year. The service, to be known as The Second Nippon Telev...

MMO2, a very big telecom name in the UK, was created as a cute play on the then very popular millennium year 2000. It was fashionable to use the Roman numerals at the time, and so MMO2 came into being -- but it soon became outdated. Now they've just dropped the MM to be proudly rebranded again as O2...

The long-discussed consolidation of the wireless communications industry appears poised to pick up speed again, with the Federal Communications Commission said to be on the verge of approving Sprint's US$35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications. Staff at the FCC have reportedly forwarded reco...

Agents from the European Commission (EC) have conducted surprise inspections of several offices of leading computer chip maker Intel and other high-technology firms, apparently seeking evidence of antitrust behavior. Intel said that in keeping with company policy, it was cooperating with investigato...

My friend Kevin Dart has always had an eye for English antiques. In fact, he regularly makes a pilgrimage to mother England to buy unique or hard-to-find pieces. Aside from working his "day job," his avocation is selling these pieces for a profit back in the U.S. While this task of hauling or shippi...

In a ruling that could have ramifications for the entire Web industry, Google has won an arbitration case that gives it control of several similarly spelled domain names. The National Arbitration Forum found in favor of Google in a case the search engine company brought against a Russian man, Sergey...

College students at one of the universities partnered with Napster for free access to its subscription-style music offering give the service high marks, but more than seven out of every 10 still buy music from Apple's market-leading iTunes Music Store. The University of Rochester released results of...

In the late 1990s, Peter Relan was working as a software executive at Oracle when his neighbor, Louis Borders, the founder of Borders Books and Music, offered him a chance to join his new startup. Relan was intrigued enough to make the leap to the dot-com world, where he helped develop much of the t...

The number of active high-speed Internet connections in the United States grew by 34 percent in 2004 as adoption of broadband continues to grow at a fever pitch, promising to open countless new doors for content distribution and e-commerce. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in its sem...

In a move that could signal Google's designs on entire new areas of the Web industry, Google has taken a stake in a startup seeking to integrate broadband communications into existing electrical power lines. Google joined Wall Street banking house Goldman Sachs & Co. and media giant Hearst in pr...

An aggressive investment advisor or stockbroker might not agree with this article. You see, it takes a rather simplistic but safe approach to investing. What I am advocating is mutual funds -- not just any mutual funds, but mutual funds that have produced a steady stream of income and have consisten...

One of the long-feared results of Internet security problems -- its potential effect on consumer behavior and eventually, spending -- might be starting to materialize, according to a new report. The Pew Internet & American Life project says that a survey that it conducted found that 91 percent o...

In a move that could dramatically accelerate the adoption of streaming movies online, Intel has said it would invest in a new company established by actor Morgan Freeman that seeks to make first-run films available for downloads even before they reach stores on DVD. Intel made an unspecified investm...

It's one of the most popular uses of the Internet and something users do every day: They drop digital photos into e-mail and send them to friends and family. Such photos are often bandwidth hogs, a problem that Yahoo is attempting to address with its Photo Mail feature. The service uses the Yahoo Ma...