The managing director of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, says he isn't concerned by the economic downturn as long as the diversity of innovation keeps up.

Critics say Jerry Yang and David Filo blew it by getting into 11th-hour negotiations directly with Steve Ballmer. But other company founders say the dynamics of the end game are more complicated than that

A former leader in its field, customer satisfaction ranking now lags behind most competitors. Here are some suggestions.

Patent filing describes research on 3D remote.

Jay Berman is trying to help the music service get past copyright issues.

Musician Dave Allen says he mistakenly posted an unauthorized music file to his blog but removed it after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from IFPI.

In this week's EIC Squared podcast, ZDNet's Larry Dignan and I discuss the latest news from SAP, Sun, AMD and Microhoo.

Sorry but I've got to assume that the record labels aren't this callous about the wishes of their customers. Then again, maybe I'm guilty of a Planglossian world view.

McAfee Avert Labs finds price list for stolen bank account and credit card data.

The Internet media company says it may plan an IPO for the new outfit, with up to 20 percent of shares being sold to the public.

Dupont Materials and Dainippon Screen are forming an alliance to develop mass production techniques for OLED screens.

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Windows Mobile to get pumped up on Nvidia--Nvidia's Windows Mobile platform goes far beyond the staid, ho-hum Windows running on small mobile devices to date.


The fungus among us takes on depleted uranium--Scottish researchers use fungi to stabilize depleted uranium.



IRS Web site opens door to phishers--Web site that allows taxpayers to check on the status of their refund checks could lead to users being phished.


Subwoofer Setup Bass-ics: Part 2--In Part 1 we covered placement strategies. This time we'll discuss subwoofer connectivity options and subwoofer fine-tuning adjustments.

Yahoo Go 3.0 beta now pulls in Yahoo content and personalized data on Windows Mobile phones.

Google is closer to extracting more revenue from its YouTube video site, with new ad options opening up in the next few months.

After years known mostly for creating Napster, Fanning may finally have hit the financial jackpot.

A new bundle combines the two accessories--previously only available separately--that are needed to make Skype phone calls on the PSP.

Microsoft has released the members of its Yahoo proxy slate from their obligation, given the software giant has withdrawn its offer for the Internet search pioneer, according to a source familiar with the effort.

An updated version of Psystar's Open Computer doesn't seem to be as loud as the first ones that left the assembly line.

Microsoft is concerned an ad deal with Yahoo would extend Google's search-ad dominance. Google execs says people should look at the bigger ad market.

Research firm finds that quality of ultra-thin OLED sets degrades much faster than earlier reported.

Start-up E-Fuel shows off a home ethanol distiller the company says can fuel your car in your own backyard for as little as $1 per gallon.

Reading in between the lines of statements by Bill Gates and Craig Mundie in the last few days you might think that Microsoft has not lost its lust for Yahoo.

The game sets one-day and one-week records for entertainment sales.

Meet E-Fuel, a company that's created a home ethanol plant so that your car can run on biofuels you create in your backyard. Does it work? The first customers will learn later this year.

Software and Internet companies are closely eyeing appeals court case that could affect the way they do business. Some are using it as a platform to bash or promote software patents.

Shoppers in Brazil, India, and China are the most ecologically aware, while Americans appear in the least flattering light in a National Geographic survey.

Cablevision said Thursday it plans to build a regional Wi-Fi network in parts of its cable footprint to extend its broadband service.

Bill would rewrite antitrust law to prohibit network operators from "prioritizing" Internet content or services. Unlike other efforts, this one actually started to go somewhere during the last Congress.

Analyst Jon Oltsik says the state of information security is far worse than they think. If numbers on Web threats from Trend Micro are correct, he may be right.

Open source project hosting site SourceForge.net is embracing OpenID--an open source single sign-on technology that allows an individual to jump between online accounts without re-entering their username and password each time.