InternetNews Staff

It is a dash of Hulu and a sprinkle of YouTube, features a crystal-clear picture, can rewind or fast-forward at lightning speed, and doesn’t require a download of any special software. But epixHD.com, the soon-to-launch video website, will have its success dictated more by the movies, concerts and original programs it offers than the technology […]

Panasonic and NEC unveiled nine new cell phone models on Tuesday that run the open-source LiMo operating system, wireless Linux group LiMo said. The focus of the cell phone market has been shifting to software development since Google and Apple entered the mobile market in the past two years, with phone vendors and operators increasingly […]

WebMediaBrands has inked a deal to sell its Internet.com unit to online vertical marketing firm QuinStreet. The deal will see privately held QuinStreet paying $18 million in cash for Internet.com, which publishes IT- and developer-focused sites including InternetNews.com, Datamation, Linux Planet, and others. Following the sale, WebMediaBrands (NASDAQ: WEBM) will continue to operate its other […]

Telecommunications providers will not have to give the government sensitive revenue and Internet speed data for a program to map broadband use in U.S. homes and bring high-speed Internet service to more people. The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday that companies such as Verizon Communications, Comcast and AT&T do not have to share how […]

Malaysia denied on Friday that a proposed Internet filter would be used to police blogs and websites, saying it would be used only to block pornography. The denial comes after news that the Southeast Asian country was considering setting up an Internet filter similar to China’s “Green Dam” software, a move the opposition said was […]

People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and other venues present numerous opportunities to sabotage your hunt for a job or promotion at a time when employers can afford to be picky. “With social media, you […]

Target (NYSE: TGT) will build and manage its own online platform for Target.com and aims to launch the new Web site in advance of the 2011 holiday season, the company said on Friday. The announcement by the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer signals the end of a relationship with online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) that […]

The Pentagon has ordered a review of its use of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, citing concerns that security could be compromised, officials said on Tuesday. Many branches of the military use the popular, public-access sites in an effort to connect with young people, as well as to counter the propaganda of […]

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) have agreed to an online search and advertising partnership that will be announced by day’s end, a source said. Microsoft will not pay an upfront fee to Yahoo, and the focus of the deal is on sharing revenue between the two companies, said the source, who did not […]

Russia’s most powerful business lobby moved to clamp down on Skype and its peers this week, telling lawmakers that the Internet phone services are a threat to Russian businesses and to national security. In partnership with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s political party, the lobby created a working group to draft legal safeguards against what they […]

Apple and four record labels are working on a plan to increase digital sales of albums, while the computer maker is also separately developing a tablet-sized device, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Apple is working with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Vivendi’s Universal Music Group on the project, “Cocktail,” with the sides hoping […]

Wal-Mart Stores has expanded its laptop selection by 40 percent and will be aggressive in pricing the computers and the accessories to go with them as the discount retailer looks to win sales from frugal back-to-school shoppers. Starting this Sunday, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will begin selling an exclusive Compaq Presario notebook computer that it developed […]