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There's a new wave of changes headed for the TV and film industries: Television viewers can choose what they watch, when and how they view programs, and where they catch up on their favorite shows. That's just the beginning. The interactivity of the Internet, the emergence of DVR technologies, easie...

TJX, the parent company of national discount chains such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, disclosed on Wednesday that identity thieves had breached its security measures and gained access to a computer network on which the company stores its transaction data. The theft could involve consumers from the U....

Is momentum for worldwide regulation of the Internet mounting? Unfortunately, the answer to that horrid question is "yes." Last November, a worldwide political pact calling for "increased international involvement" in the creation of Internet governance policies -- and inter-government cooperation ...

Shining new light on the issue of wireless privacy, the state of California has filed a US$10 million lawsuit against a firm that sells cell phone numbers. State officials filed suit Tuesday in San Diego Superior Court against Florida-based Data Trace USA, claiming the company misrepresented how it ...

Social networking Web site MySpace.com is doing what no other social networking Web site has ever done before -- launched its own record label. MySpace Records is a joint venture with Interscope Records, one of the many recording labels under the Universal Music Group umbrella. MySpace Records will ...

For Microsoft, Christmas might come early this week -- or the ghosts of market dominance past might come back to haunt the software giant -- as a key court ruling is expected Wednesday that will determine whether the penalties assessed by European regulators are set aside while a trial unfolds in co...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless. Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive $15 per common share, which trans...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless. Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive $15 per common share, which trans...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless. Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive $15 per common share, which trans...

There was a time, not so long ago, when the IT department was like an island unto itself. The CIO may have had to venture into the boardroom and chat with "the suits," but many IT staff were high-tech gurus who did not need to care about the bottom line, refined communication skills or managing empl...

With the idea of consumers actually buying cars from pure-play Internet companies all but dead, analysts say that real-world car dealers should be accelerating their use of online technology to get more shoppers into their showrooms. Once-promising online car operations have now either merged or...

E-shoppers remain a forgiving lot when it comes to e-tail outages, according to analysts, if those interludes are not too frequent. "As long as outages are not consistent and persistent, e-tailers should be okay," Forrester Research analyst Christopher Kelley told the E-Commerce Times. Kelley ad...

Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL) was at US$26.75 early Friday, up 81 cents, following reports that the computer maker expects sales to meet its original forecasts. Dell chief executive officer Michael Dell reportedly predicted revenue for the year ending Friday will be $32 billion, the level the ...

After enduring a flood of negative publicity over a string of high-profile holiday failures, Toys "R" Us is now facing a class action lawsuit brought by a Seattle, Washington attorney.

Caldera Systems, Inc. officially launched its OpenLinux eServer 2.3 today, as the Linux Business Expo kicked off at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Surfing the wave of concern about the dissemination of private consumer information by e-commerce companies and Web organizations, IBM announced today the formation of a consulting services group to convey privacy issues to businesses.