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Internet agency rejects '.xxx' domain name
May 10 2006 10:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet's key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.
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Google introduces new products for users
May 10 2006 9:55PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc. on Wednesday fired another salvo aimed at maintaining the lead in Internet search while making its software more accessible outside Web browsers in its ongoing duel with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
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Analysts, experts debate cost of console
May 10 2006 9:55PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The buzz at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo usually surrounds the latest new video games. This year, the hot topic isn't a sneak peek at "Halo 3" or "Metal Gear Solid 4" but a price tag _ namely, the $499 and $599 Sony Corp. said it will ask for its eagerly awaited, next-generation PlayStation 3 gaming consoles when they hit retail shelves around the world on Nov. 17.
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Ex-Google advertiser sues over settlement
May 10 2006 6:33PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - A former Google Inc. advertiser sued Wednesday to block a proposed $90 million class-action settlement, arguing the amount grossly understates how much the online search engine leader has benefited from a ruse known as "click fraud."
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Yahoo program courts home buyers, sellers
May 10 2006 6:15PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some homes for sale will soon sport a new detail on their lawn signs _ a code that will link prospective buyers to details about the property when entered into a Yahoo search page.
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Female chat names generate more threats
May 10 2006 6:11PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Next time you chat online, think twice about your screen name. A new study finds that using a female screen name like Cathy, Melissa or Stephanie is more likely to elicit threatening and sexually explicit messages.
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Yahoo, Telemundo launch Spanish Web portal
May 10 2006 4:47PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Yahoo Inc. and Spanish-language TV network Telemundo launched a cobranded Web site Wednesday that features content catering to the growing U.S. Hispanic audience.
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Companies weigh bid on wireless licenses
May 10 2006 3:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Time Warner Inc.'s cable TV unit is considering a bid for cell-phone spectrum licenses together with three other cable companies and Sprint Nextel Corp.
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YouTube allows video sharing from devices
May 10 2006 3:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - You can now bypass your computer completely to share your video with the world. YouTube Inc., one of the Internet's leading video-sharing sites, is accepting clips directly from mobile phones and personal digital assistants with built-in video capabilities.
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Judge gives OK to proceed with lawsuit
May 10 2006 2:47PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that Georgia cities and counties may proceed with a class-action lawsuit that claims major online hotel booking Web sites owe "tens of millions" of dollars in unpaid hotel taxes.
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Judge KOs challenge to Dell incentives
May 10 2006 12:05PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of a $300 million-plus incentives package that lured computer maker Dell Inc. to build a plant in North Carolina.
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