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Dead Sea Scrolls to go digital on Internet (28 August 01:01) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers ... |
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Microsoft releases beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8 (28 August 12:54) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser.
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YouTube screens "No End" doc (27 August 03:26) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Filmmaker Charles Ferguson is bringing his documentary "No End in Sight" to YouTube.
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YouTube screens "No End" docu (27 August 01:24) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Filmmaker Charles Ferguson is bringing his documentary "No End in Sight" to YouTube.
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Fans atwitter over shutdown of "Mad Men" feed (27 August 04:48) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cable network AMC has angered online fans of its critically acclaimed drama "Mad Men" by asking social networking site Twitter to shut down feeds inspired ... |
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Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail (27 August 03:47) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communica... |
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Weather risk hedging seen boosting global economy (27 August 02:33) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insuring against weather-related calamity in this era of global warming might seem the work of bean counters and actuaries.
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Toxic metals found in Ayurvedic meds sold online (27 August 01:51) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Traditional Ayurvedic medicines manufactured in the United States and India and sold via the Internet may contain unacceptable levels of lead, mercury or arsenic, ... |
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Inventor sues Google, Verizon and others on voicemail (27 August 01:44) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Commu... |
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mtvU to launch U.S. campus guides online network (26 August 09:39) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's mtvU college cable network will launch an online network of campus guides, aiming to be the "Citysearch" of university life.
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Webcast still a go for ABC News (25 August 01:48) |
| NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Rumors of the demise of ABC News' pioneering Web newscast have been greatly exaggerated.
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Lil Wayne label offers mobile content service (24 August 12:49) |
| NEW YORK (Billboard) - Cash Money/Universal Motown has launched a mobile subscription service to deliver ringtones, graphics, videoclips, text alerts and contest opportunities to fans of lab... |
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FCC puts off plan to change cell roaming rules (23 August 03:28) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has put on hold a plan to revise the rules governing the right of small wireless phone carriers to "roam" on the... |
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Olympics set the stage for emerging Web tech fight (23 August 02:36) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - As the world's best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems Inc over the Interne... |
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Qaeda's Zawahri appears in new tape on Internet (23 August 01:27) |
| DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a videotape posted on the Internet on Friday, the second recording since he was reported to have been killed or wo... |
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Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal: report (22 August 06:51) |
| (Reuters) - Mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar w... |
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NY comptroller: ditch $2 billion wireless network (22 August 02:29) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York should ditch a $2 billion plan for a statewide wireless network for emergency workers unless a Tyco Electronics Ltd unit can fix the already-delayed system's pr... |
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Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal: WSJ (22 August 12:30) |
| (Reuters) - U.S. mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people famil... |
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ESPN extends new-media deal for baseball coverage (22 August 06:38) |
| NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - ESPN and Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced Thursday that they have extended their new-media rights deal.
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Internet users fear iTunes blocked in China (21 August 09:31) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - The downloading of music for iPod players has hit a mysterious glitch in China, stumping scores of users and raising fears the government has blocked Apple's iTunes site ... |
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Internet to the rescue for work-bound viewers (21 August 09:04) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Huge numbers of Chinese are turning to the Internet to watch the Olympics at work, as bosses stop them from watching the Games on television.
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Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips (21 August 08:27) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it is working with Intel Corp to create Web computer channels that run... |
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EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees (20 August 08:48) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure... |
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Games attract record viewers and Internet a hit (20 August 06:20) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics will become the most viewed Games in their 112-year history, boosted by a hugely popular Internet platform, the IOC said on Wednesday.
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Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK (20 August 06:13) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said ... |
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American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service (20 August 05:06) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full in-flight bro... |
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UK pedophile was "librarian" for global abuse ring (18 August 07:59) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A pedophile who acted as a "librarian" for a global Internet child abuse ring was jailed on Monday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online ab... |
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NBC builds online audience even as TV ratings soar (15 August 06:33) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - For NBC Universal, balancing TV and online coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games has been as tricky as any maneuver on the balance beam, parallel bars or vault.
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Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone: reports (15 August 01:46) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple Inc's new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a re... |
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New York Web site gives juicy details on city's notables (15 August 03:29) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Which failed presidential hopeful from New York once married his second cousin and who married the same person twice? Which New Yorker gave his girlfriend a $1 million ... |
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Polo Ralph Lauren to launch shopping by cell phone (15 August 03:08) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren Corp hopes so.
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Gannett to cut 1,000 newspaper jobs: memo (15 August 12:06) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Gannett Co Inc plans to eliminate 1,000 positions from its local newspapers around the U.S. because of declining advertising and circulation revenue, and may cut mo... |
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Intelligent GPS devices tap away traffic (14 August 11:24) |
| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Next time you're stuck in traffic on the way to an unfamiliar destination, navigation device pointing the way, look around.
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Court says Britain should not send hacker to U.S. (14 August 09:13) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - A European court has asked Britain to delay sending a computer expert to face trial in the United States until it can review his request to block his extradition.
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UK online ad spend overtakes mainstream TV (14 August 05:04) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Spending on online ads overtook advertising on mainstream TV in Britain last year, growing 40 percent to 2.8 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) and accounting for 19 percent of... |
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Bloggers enraged over "pretty face" fakery (13 August 07:20) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Bloggers were up in arms on Wednesday over China's decision at the Olympic opening ceremony to have a pretty little girl lip-synching for the real singer who had crooked ... |
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Phelps makes biggest splash at Games and online (13 August 01:39) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps is not only the hottest competitor the pool in the first week of the Beijing Olympics but also the athlete causing the biggest buzz online.
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U.S. fails to prosecute Internet fraud cases: report (13 August 01:20) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Web users drown in spam and fend off scams aimed at stealing their money, U.S. federal and state law enforcement authorities are doing little to resolve what has... |
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Google resolves Gmail access problems (12 August 06:00) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday it has resolved an issue with its contacts system that caused many users of its Gmail service to have trouble accessing their online e-mail.
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Allman band sues Universal over digital royalties (12 August 04:20) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of The Allman Brothers Band sued UMG Recordings for more than $10 million on Monday over royalties from compact discs sales and digital downloads services such a... |
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Liberty Media open to discussing AOL dial-up deal (12 August 03:53) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp would be open to discussing a deal to swap its stake in Time Warner Inc for the media conglomerate's AOL dial-up Internet business, Liberty Chairman J... |
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Napster quarterly loss increases, revenue falls (12 August 02:37) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Napster Inc posted a bigger quarterly loss on Monday as the number of its paid subscribers declined, and the online music service predicted revenue to be mostly flat in t... |
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Trump sues former lawyers for violating his privacy (12 August 12:13) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York property developer and television personality Donald Trump is suing his former lawyers for $5 million, saying the firm's use of his name on its website and in i... |
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Tiffany appeals eBay Internet ruling (11 August 11:52) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co on Monday said it appealed a recent court ruling that found eBay Inc was not responsible for policing fake Tiffany jewelry sold on its webs... |
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Citigroup sees better Amazon Kindle sales (11 August 09:31) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup said on Monday that Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic book reader appears to be selling much better than expected and could double a previous estimate for uni... |
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IFC expands music programming with Pitchfork pact (09 August 06:15) |
| NEW YORK (Billboard) - This fall, the Independent Film Channel will be running more music-related programming -- on-air and online -- than at any time in its 14-year history.
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Google admits its AOL investment may be impaired (09 August 03:02) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's 5 percent stake in Time Warner Inc's AOL unit may be worth less than the $1 billion the Web company paid for it in 2006, Google warned in a regulatory ... |
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Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases (08 August 04:08) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police took action against over 300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17 percent from the same period last year, police said, a sign both aware... |
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Libraries step into the age of iPod (07 August 11:26) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that c... |
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English "Lord" puts life up for sale on eBay (07 August 09:26) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh -- in the hope of converting h... |
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