Vodafone Denies $160B Bid for Verizon
Wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc denied a report that it was considering a $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications Inc., a move that would consolidate ownership of their wireless joint venture.
Sony Launches Free Realms Virtual World
The online virtual worlds keep coming. On Wednesday, Sony Online Entertainment announced that Free Realms, its ambitious new virtual experience, is ready for play.
Microsoft Removes Obstacle to Adoption of Its VHD Spec
The company's Virtual Hard Disk image format specification will now be available to users at no cost and with the guarantee that it will never take legal action against them under its Open Specification Promise.
Court Orders Microsoft to Pay $367M to Alcatel
Microsoft said on Friday a U.S. jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent $367.4 million in damages after finding that the company had violated two patents related to the user interface in its software.
Nielsen: 40 Percent of People Use Smartphones, Tablets While Watching
According to a Nielsen report, 40 percent of smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices while they watch TV.
The Best Green Cars at the L.A. Auto Show
The 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show was chock full of green cars: hybrids, fuel cells, efficient diesels, all-electric cars. Here are our favorites.
SEC Freezes Assets of Pump-and-Dump Schemer
The Securities and Exchange Commission takes aim at an individual accused of using so-called pump-and-dump schemes that inflated stock prices using other people's online brokerage accounts.
Bluetooth to Use 802.11 Radios to Burst Data
The Bluetooth SIG announced Monday that it will allow the short-range protocol to piggyback off of the established 802.11 wireless protocol for high-speed data transfer. What does this mean? If your phone has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you could be transferring data a lot faster.
E-Mail Addresses to Steer Snail Mail?
The U.S. Postal Service is supposedly mulling over plans to deliver letters and packages based on an e-mail address.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
