China has captured the No. 1 ranking as the country with the greatest number of Internet users, according to a Reuters report.
The country clocked in with 221 million Internet users in February, surpassing the U.S. for the top billing, according to Reuters, which cites the Xinhau news agency’…
Nearly every teen uses instant chat, text messaging, or some sort of online social network to keep in touch with friends. But ask a wired teen whether e-mail and other types of electronic communication can be considered the act of “writing,” and the answer is likely “no.”
A new study …
SAN FRANCISCO–The company behind Photophlow, a site that presents a lively chat room interface around the Flickr photo-sharing site, plans to demonstrate on Thursday a similarly elaborate presentation of Google’s YouTube video service.
Start-up Oortle’s service, called Videophlow, lets people post videos into a chat room and lets …
The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it stick around. So far, they have not.
“XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. …
Motorola on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $194 million, or 9 cents per share, up from a year-ago a loss of $181 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
The report comes as the company is struggling to reorganize its mobile-phone business before it separates into two companies….
If I could remember any, I would begin this post with an anecdote about how wonderful a good memory can be.
Instead, I’ll just tell you how to put all your keyboard shortcuts and Windows commands in a text file that you can open quickly via keystrokes, or keep …
A few possible names are percolating to the surface of Microsoft’s opposition slate as the software giant gears up for a potential proxy fight with Yahoo over its mega-billions buyout bid.
John Chapple, former Nextel Partners chief executive who now operates investment firm Hawkeye Investments in Washington state; Edward …
RightScale, a software service provider for applications that run on Amazon Web services, is expected to announce Thursday that it raised $4.5 million in first-round of funding from Benchmark Capital.
The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based RightScale, which was founded in May 2007, sells management software that helps start-ups tap …
SAN FRANCISCO–The glitzy, interactive abilities of Web 2.0 have led to a profusion of new applications, but the technology also is bringing a new era of security vulnerabilities, a security researcher warned Wednesday.
“Security was a challenge to begin with, but if anything it’s getting harder in the …
Comcast said Wednesday it has changed its mind on a joint wireless communication venture with Sprint-Nextel, according to a Reuters report.
The service, called Pivot, was begun as a partnership between the cable giant, Sprint, Time Warner, Cox Communications, and Advanced/Newhouse Communications in 2006. It offered a package of …