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French lawmakers OK online copyright bill
Mar 21 2006 11:06PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.
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Microsoft to delay Windows Vista release
Mar 21 2006 10:45PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will delay the consumer release of its new Windows operating system until January 2007, missing the holiday sales season and throwing some PC makers and retailers into turmoil.
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AT&T dismisses BellSouth merger critics
Mar 21 2006 8:15PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ed Whitacre Jr., the chief executive of AT&T Inc., dismissed critics who say its planned merger with BellSouth Corp. will form a near-monopoly for Internet access and give it the clout to dictate terms to Web sites if they want to remain reachable.
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Google evolves into all-purpose Web site
Mar 21 2006 6:03PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The finance section Google Inc. unveiled Tuesday continues a philosophical shift that's turning its once-pure Internet search engine into an all-purpose Web site that seems increasingly interested in getting people to stick around instead of sending them elsewhere.
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Google to introduce finance section
Mar 21 2006 4:59PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Online search engine leader Google Inc. is devoting a section of its Web site to information about the stock market and corporate America, filling a gaping product hole as it continues to battle for Internet traffic with rivals Yahoo Inc., MSN and America Online.
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Microsoft to boost availability of Xbox
Mar 21 2006 4:50PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it will significantly ramp up the availability of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles, following production problems that have made the popular game systems difficult to find on store shelves.
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Adware pioneer to leave business by June
Mar 21 2006 3:57PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A pioneer of software that delivers pop-up ads based on Web sites that Internet users browse said Tuesday it will exit that business by June following persistent criticism from online publishers, consumer groups and privacy advocates.
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EU urges more broadband Internet access
Mar 21 2006 10:57AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union's executive office on Tuesday called on the governments of member nations to do more to get people online, saying only 13 percent of the union's 450 million people have broadband Internet access.
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