U.S. retailers working with Web sites to lift post-Thanksgiving sales
Worried about this holiday season, chains large and small have handed over their sales circulars to Web sites to ensure that shoppers know of their discounts.
Vodafone wins round against iPhone in Germany
T-Mobile will have to offer the iPhone to everyone, even without the 24-month contract that it has required for buyers of the cellphone, since it first went on sale in Germany.
A book-downloading device from Amazon.com
Amazon.com lets users wirelessly download best-sellers for $9.99 each - after purchasing Kindle, a $399 device.
Hewlett-Packard weathers slackening in U.S. demand
Despite clients' forecasts of lower technology spending, the company reported a strong fourth quarter and predicted further growth.
Hotels and airports reaching out to wired traveler
Hotels and airports in North America are gradually catching on to the fact that mobile workers need more help getting their jobs done on the road.
Sony cuts price for PS3 developers
Increasing PS3 sales is crucial for Sony's overall business strategy, because the game console also supports its next-generation video product, the Blu-ray disc.
Amway has new product line: Hollywood
Its Fanista Web site, which will initially sell CDs and DVDs, will be part Amazon, part MySpace and part Amway.
South Korea opens boot camp to confront cyberspace addiction
Up to 30 percent of South Koreans under 18, or about 2.4 million people, are at risk of Internet addiction, according to an expert.
A guerrilla video site meets MTV
Vice magazine, known for a raw, ironic sensibility, risqu?? photographs and a willingness to deal in taboo subjects, is now giving Viacom a lab for Web programming.
Why the human brain is bad at screening baggage, and how video games might help
Security screeners at airports might do a better job spotting weapons if they spent their downtime playing video games.
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