Google Inc. will offer printable discount coupons to local shoppers, in a promotional bid that aims to drive U.S. online shoppers using its Google Maps service to visit stores, the company said on Monday.
Oracle announced on Monday that it would invest $125 million in i-flex solutions based in India to fund its growth initiative.
On Monday Time Warner's AOL acquired Userplane, a developer of chat and instant-messaging software aiming to enhance its existing chat networks.
Fox Entertainment Group announced plans no Monday to distribute movies and TV shows to consumers from the company's network of Internet sites, including MySpace.com.
A substantial minority of American adults would rather spend their free time playing casual games - such online diversions as Bejeweled and TextTwist - than watch television.
In the Darwinian evolution of electronic companions, first came the speaking doll, then the Tamagotchi virtual pet, then Sony's short-lived AIBO dog.
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, has agreed to purchase online media company Atom Entertainment for $200 million on Wednesday.
Apple Computer, manufacturer of hardware and software products, launched the Summer of Music campaign across various cities of Japan on Wednesday, offering free music, collectables, and live performances.
Bob Dylan has teamed with Apple's iTunes Music Store to offer fans who pre-order his new album through the retailer first crack at tickets for shows on his fall tour.
Top music companies are suing the makers of the popular Internet file-sharing program Limewire for copyright infringement.
Napster painted a gloomy outlook for its online music service during a conference call with analysts on Wednesday.
Apple Computer, maker of niche computers and portable music players, issued updates for its Mac OS X operating system on Tuesday, fixing 26 errors and vulnerabilities.
Microsoft's aim to extend beyond PCs will be further tested as it battles iPod in the portables market.
France's highest judicial body has ruled unconstitutional significant parts of a law meant to force Apple and other companies to sell music that would play on any portable music device.
Apple Computer strengthened its grip on the digital media market this week, adding three major media sources to its list of iTunes content providers.
After three years of holding out, hard rockers Metallica are now allowing individual song downloads from their albums on Apple's iTunes Music Store.
Microsoft's might, and cash flow, will go up against Apple's iPod in the digital music and player markets.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Tuesday became the latest division of a major Hollywood studio to offer television shows, including the hit sitcom Friends, for sale on Apple Computer Inc's iTunes Web site.
Maybe it's the robotic dog resting in the corner or the R2-D2 Star Wars droid on the floor, but Tandy Trower's office is not a typical workstation found on the Microsoft Corp. campus.
Microsoft Corp. officials made official last Friday that the software giant is readying a portable music device, quelling rampant speculation. Though the new device, dubbed Zune, benefits from the technical expertise and financial backing of the software-giant, it needs more than technical success to hurdle competition.
Microsoft Corp. officials for the first time have confirmed that the software giant is readying a portable music player and integrated service, shedding new light on a topic that has fueled rampant speculation in news reports and blog postings for weeks.
Microsoft Corp. warned about a new computer virus that exploits a vulnerability in its PowerPoint presentation software to allow hackers to infiltrate computer systems.
