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Less than two months after settling its longstanding legal battle with NTP for more than US$600 million, BlackBerry e-mail reader maker Research In Motion has been slapped with another patent infringement action, this time from rival Visto ...

Two of the biggest-selling rock bands of the 1970s have filed suit against their onetime label saying the royalties reaching them from digitally downloaded versions of their songs are too low ...

Hoping to help make it easier for consumers intimidated by technological jargon to become buyers, Yahoo has launched a site aimed at simplifying decisions about purchasing home computers, portable gadgets and a host of other electronics ...

The associations representing movie studios and music labels are warning some 40 college presidents that their students are using their high-powered networks to steal copyrighted entertainment and urging them to take "immediate action." ...

Microsoft said strong demand for new products, including the Xbox 360 gaming console, drove a 13 percent jump in revenue for its third quarter, but its earnings and outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company's stock took a pounding as a result ...

Hoping to grab the early lead in the move toward high-definition DVDs, Warner Home Video said it would release a disc next month that contains both traditional and high-definition versions of the same film ...

Eyeing what is expected to be a huge opportunity, Microsoft is said to be in late-stage talks to acquire Massive Inc., a firm whose technology enables advertisements to be dynamically inserted into video games ...

In what will likely be its last quarterly earnings report before spinning off its local phone unit,Sprint Nextel said growth in key areas, especially broadband Internet access, helped drive revenue higher ...

In perhaps its most direct competitive thrust at e-tail giant Amazon.com yet, eBay has launched an "express" marketplace aimed to highlight fixed price sales for consumers who are not interested in its core auction listings ...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless,in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growth in broadband Internet service ...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless,in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growth in broadband Internet service ...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless,in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growth in broadband Internet service ...

Citing strong interest from multiple potential buyers, Cendant said Monday it is now considering selling its travel services division, which includes the Orbitz and CheapTickets Web sites ...

Microsoft came out swinging Monday, telling a European court that regulators made "serious errors" of judgment when they found thesoftware maker guilty ofantitrust behavior more than two years ago -- among them forcing it to produce a version of Windows that consumers don't want. Attorneys for Microsoft began presenting arguments in what is slated to be a five-day hearing before the EU's second highest court...

Leading e-tailer Amazon.com and top online wireless re-seller InPhonic said they have struck an agreement to make InPhonic's Wirefly the exclusive third-party seller of mobile plans and services on the Amazon site ...

Worldwide personal computer sales grew by as much as 13 percent in the first quarter, with consumers in the United States helping to push sales above forecasts, and with some rivals gaining ground on longtime market leaderDell ...

For years, one of the biggest struggles many Internet companies faced was figuring out how to convince Web users to turn over their hard-earned money for content -- content that many believed was freely available elsewhere ...

Chinese President Hu Jintao met withMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates and toured thesoftware giant's Redmond, Wash., headquarters Tuesday. The meeting comes shortly after Microsoft announced deals that will ensure its Windowsoperating system will be featured in millions ofPCs sold in the world's largest country ...

Google has upgraded its search appliance line, bringing to theenterprise the concept of "OneBox" search to help expedite Web searches. Google also added several key partners as it seeks to beef up its product line aimed at big businesses and organizations ...

Giving Internet-based television another boost, former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner and media giantTime Warner have both invested in a startup that aims to build a delivery platform for IPTV ...