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One of the latest trends in notebook computers represents a 180-degree turn from what manufacturers have been trying to do for years, which is to make devices ever smaller. ...

In an analysis released Thursday criticizing the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, market research company Gartner Dataquest said a "radicalreform" of telecom policy is needed if the rollout of high-speedInternet services, or broadband, is ever to break out of the slow lane ...

While much of the online advertising industry remains in thedoldrums, travel advertising on the Internet has picked up, according to a report released Wednesday by market research firm Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

The marketing ploy for those new wireless location tracking devices we've heard so much about might go something like this: "Say, Mr. Consumer, let's say you're walking down the street in a strange part of the city and you happen to pass by Ray's Pizzeria, one of many such fine eating establishments in the world. Your head is lost in a swirl of ledger sheets and profit margins -- fine businessman that you are, Mr. Consumer -- and of course you don't notice what a great opportunity you're passing by." ...

A Florida appeals court ruled Monday that Internet service providers (ISPs) must reveal the identities of eight people who anonymously posted allegedly defamatory messages in a Web chat room ...

Under growing pressure from Wall Street and consumers alike, Amazon.com has intensified its efforts to achieve profitability, quietly raising prices on books ...

Presenting the biggest change in the Mac operating system in 16 years, Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) released the public test version of its new Macintosh computer operating system Wednesday ...

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) will offer the first consumer product to include the much anticipated, power-saving Crusoe computer chip when the latest version of the Sony Picture Book hits stores next month ...

Although a sharp rise in ownership of personal computers (PCs) worldwide is translating into widespread Internet usage, the digital divide is not closing at the same rate, according to a new study from Roper Research ...

New data from Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) shows that while the U.S. market for wireless has the potential to reach the heights that other areas of the world are enjoying, most Americans remain uninterested. ...

The size of the Internet is much more immense than previously believed, and the Web is expanding so fast that even the best search engines can only scratch the surface, according to a new study. ...

Under increasing fire from critics, the Group of Eight nations said it will appoint a special task force to make recommendations on how to help poor nations bridge the growing global divide in Information Technology (IT). ...

Members of the U.S. Congress are attempting to make it illegal for employers to electronically snoop on their employees without first telling them about it ...

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Web-based surveillance program, which the agency says is designed specifically to be used in criminal investigations, is drawing withering fire from critics who say it is compromising the privacy of law-abiding Internet users ...

A new study covering 30 countries and nearly 5,000 Information Technology (IT) professionals shows that hacker attacks will cost the world economy a whopping US$1.6 trillion this year. ...

In another defeat for Microsoft, the federal judge who found the software giant in violation of federal antitrust laws and ordered a breakup of the company has sent its appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. ...

A report released Monday projects that online global advertising will swell from US$4.3 billion spent in 1999 to $28 billion by 2005, but that many companies are unprepared to take advantage of the surge ...

Beset with legal and morale problems at home, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates laid out his vision for the company on the other side of the world on Tuesday, a vision that -- with its emphasis on the personal computer -- bucks conventional high-tech wisdom. ...

A new survey shows that an increasing number of Americans, particularly those who are interested in financial matters, are turning to the Internet for news and information. ...

The information technology (IT) industry is the No. 1 driving force in the runaway American economy, according to studies by the U.S. government and the Center for Research on Electronic Commerce at the University of Texas, Austin. ...