The Net
Cleaning spam from swapping networks
Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads--and piracy-fighting decoys--on P2P networks.
The Net categories
InterActiveCorp near to buying Ask Jeeves
Internet conglomerate run by media mogul Barry Diller is near deal to buy Web-search service, say sources.March 20, 2005, 7:40 PM PST
Yahoo buys photo-sharing site Flickr
Move comes less than a week after the Internet giant launched a beta test of a new blogging tool.March 20, 2005, 7:10 PM PST
Napster vs. iTunes: Let the contest begin
Napster's all-you-can-eat music subscription service now has three portable players to go with it. Can it challenge the Apple allure?The New York Times
March 19, 2005, 6:00 AM PST
Agence France Presse sues Google over news site
French news service seeks damages of at least $17.5 million and an order barring Google News from displaying its content.March 18, 2005, 4:33 PM PST
Hackers build back door into iTunes
update New software by "DVD Jon" allows online music purchases without copy protection.
March 18, 2005, 4:06 PM PST
Yahoo's SoCal plans take shape
Journalist positions among job postings for newly created Santa Monica outpost hint at company's direction, contrast with Google.March 18, 2005, 3:04 PM PST
Week in Missing Links
opinion From celebrity flaws revealed on HDTV to an iPod Shuffle copycat, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from this week.March 18, 2005, 12:59 PM PST
U.K. man threatened with BitTorrent lawsuit
Movie studios serve legal papers to owner of Web site, claiming he allowed people to download copyright films.March 18, 2005, 12:26 PM PST
More parents keeping track of teens online
American parents are latching on to filters, other methods to prevent their kids from accessing objectionable content, study shows.March 18, 2005, 9:44 AM PST
-
BitTorrent hubs close after ISP raid
-
Study: Internet use in U.S. homes dips
-
Anti-P2P lawmaker gets top Senate spot
-
Yahoo pledges full Firefox compatibility
-
Google courts open-source developers
-
Overstock denies shipping problems
-
Paris match for Google's library plan?
-
Bidding for 'free ride' to business school
-
As file sharing nears high court, techies worry
-
Investigators question FCC management of E-rate
-
Images: Web sites learn old tricks
-
Will AJAX help Google clean up?
-
Image: Google's disappearing act
-
eBay may face injunction in MercExchange case
-
Google's X files vanish
-
Microsoft yielding to IE standards pressure?
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says blaming the coarsening of society on the game-development community is simply a cop-out.
Adidas delivers athletic footwear of the future, a shoe designed around a microprocessor.
Photos: Watch them run
Photos: Watch them run
Mac maker wants a royalty from the sale of any add-ons that feature the new "Made for iPod" logo.
photos To pump up anticipation for its PlayStation Portable, Sony invites designers to get creative. Think fur and jewels.
From celebrity flaws revealed on HDTV to an iPod Shuffle copycat, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from the past week.
Philips researchers use alternative materials to create and test "phase change memory," which would work like a CD or DVD.
photos If PCs in metallic cases aren't your thing, perhaps a zebra-striped leather-bound notebook will be more your style.
photos IBM shows off prototype storage technology which can hold the equivalent of 25 DVDs on an area the size of a postage stamp.
The cassette-playing gadget, despite its outrageous success, did not help Sony prepare for the iPod and its ilk.
Adapter calms erratic mouse movement experienced by people with Parkinson's disease and other tremors.
Portrayal of drug use in video games has picked up, and more drug-related games are coming.
Images: 'Narc' in a drug haze
Images: 'Narc' in a drug haze
