Google Inc is soon to roll out free software which allows consumers to track their home electricity use and improve energy efficiency in a bid to help mitigate global warming.
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone group by revenue, is to sell music without any anti-piracy protection in a deal that will allow users to listen to songs on any digital device.
Hearst Corp., one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, says its rolling out an electronic reader for its newspapers and magazines, similar to Amazon's new kindle e-book reader.
The company also said it will hold back from putting all its content online for free as advertising continues to slow.
Electric cars emit gases indirectly if they use widely available power from fossil fuel electric plants which burn coal, natural gas and petroleum and release greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide.
The world's first zero-emission polar research station opened in Antarctica on Sunday and was welcomed by scientists as proof that alternative energy is viable even in the coldest regions.
Microsoft is opening the doors of its Xbox LIVE to have a free access to Live Gold functionality for players of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV.
Analysis of Americans' usage of online gaming sites showed that the category has grown 27 percent during the past year to 86 million visitors in December 2008, according to new research.
The days when you sat behind your browser, quickly picked the items you wanted buy, placed them in your virtual basket and checked out without paying sales tax could soon be a thing of the past.
Rock band Bon Jovi is scheduled to perform in New York City's Central Park on July 12 for free as a prelude to the All Star Baseball Game 2008, New York City officials said on Monday.
Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software.
Apple and Starbucks launched a new program, 'Pick of the Week', that allows Starbucks customers to download free music and music videos each week from iTunes Store.
The president-elect of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou expressed Today (April 14), Hong Kong residents could soon be travelling visa-free to Taiwan, also he would name former economics minister Chiang Pin-kung as Taiwan chief negotiator in dealing with China.
Social-networking site, MySpace is in talks with major record companies to create a service that would provide users with free music as it moves to distinguish itself from encroaching competitors such as Facebook, according to news reports.
Microsoft sent a letter to advanced purchasers of it's special edition Valentines Day Zune, saying the red media player may in fact, not be delivered on the 14th, but will come with a full refund when it arrives.
A ground-breaking move to launch a new free global music download service that could help overcome the music industry's cash crisis faced uncertainty Tuesday.
Southeast Asian nations plan to sign a charter in Singapore next week aiming for lofty goals in areas such as free trade and human rights even as the 40-year-old group wrestles with how to handle the divisive issue of Myanmar. The West has urged the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) to put more pressure on Myanmar's junta after its crackdown on pro-democracy protests, but the group's principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs is likely to prevail.
Global hoteliers are riding a building boom in Asia, and using plush new hotels as giant, living advertisements to lure newly rich Chinese and Indians to their U.S. and European properties.
Blockbuster Inc, whose management met with members of Wall Street last week, is expected to report a fall in subscribers to its online DVD rental service, some investors and analysts said.
Developing and industrialized countries are continously working hard through negotiations, in Doha, to reach a new International Trade Agreement (ITA). However, there is increasing recognition that even if there was free trade between nations, many countries
News Corp's Fox Interactive Media said on Monday it plans to launch advertising-supported versions of its popular Internet social network MySpace and other properties for free on cell phones.
A free trade agreement with Peru is headed for approval in Congress, but trade deals with Panama and Colombia face problems, a senior Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday.
Customers picking up the latest MP3 players this fall are getting much more than just a device. Increasingly, they're getting free music as well.
