Google Inc confirmed on Thursday it had been an active bidder in recent U.S. auctions for licenses to create a national wireless network and that it will weigh in as regulators set new rules. In... More...
The UK government is considering intervening in the way broadband is rolled out, in an effort to speed up the deployment of super-fast services. Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness, ordered a summit to look at... More...
MUSIC label EMI is in talks to release a large portion of its music catalogue for sale by download, without technological protection against piracy. One source familiar with the matter said that EMI was in... More...
Samsung Electronics will consider later this year if it will launch a high-definition movie player compatible with both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, it says. Samsung is a supporter of the Blu-ray Disc... More...
Back in April Google dropped RSS support for new subscribers of its Blogger publish tool. However Google didn't drop that support for old subscribers of this service. CNET News.com learned today that Google... More...
California (AP) -- A federal appeals court is standing by its October ruling that cable TV operators should open their lines to rivals who also want to use them to sell high-speed Internet service. ... More...
NEW YORK--Intel likely will take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the processor maker's Centrino chips, an Intel executive said Wednesday. The chipmaker likely will... More...
Moore's Law is alive and well, but Intel is changing its basic semiconductor recipes to make sure it stays that way. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker is looking at revamping two fundamental elements of its... More...
In an about-face that could have a dramatic impact in the Java tools space, Sun Microsystems Inc. has indicated it might be willing to join the IBM-sponsored Eclipse open-source development platform effort—but only if momentum... More...
Chipmaking giant Intel is considering the creation of a separate consumer brand for processors used in portable devices as it battles Motorola for market and mind share. The core architecture of Intel's handheld processors is... More...
Members of Congress on Thursday said new laws aimed at restricting pornography on peer-to-peer networks might be necessary, as police vowed to step up enforcement efforts. During a hearing of the House Government... More...
MandrakeSoft is looking at a Chapter 11-style bankruptcy, to solve its financial difficulties, according to a leaked email from one of its executives. The executive has declined to be interviewed by The Register. ... More...
WorldCom by any other name may still be bankrupt, but the company that's become synonymous with questionable accounting wants to dump its tarnished brand and will likely adopt the name of its MCI residential long-distance... More...
Universal Music is in talks with its best-selling rap artist Eminem to deploy copy protection technology on all upcoming CD releases of "The Eminem Show," marking the biggest move yet to protect its top acts... More...
Roxio told us today it hasn't decided if it is to pursue litigation against a one-man Finnish developer for trademark infringement. Jukka Poikolanien has been selling Easy CD-DA Extractor since 1998, but... More...
Microsoft is considering using anti-virus vendors to deliver security patches for its product alongside their own updates for virus definition files. Randy Abrams, release antivirus specialist at Microsoft, whose main job is... More...