Matt Hines

One day after the Grokster file-sharing service announced a settlement with the recording industry and pulled the plug on its illegal peer-to-peer computing network, sources close to the company confirmed that its assets have been purchased by MashBoxx. Under the deal, the terms of which were not immediately clear, MashBoxx will buy out all the […]

Apple Inc.s latest crop of iPod portable media players is finding favor with buyers, as retailers and industry watchers report that both the video-capable iPod and diminutive nano are moving off the shelves at an impressive clip. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apples announcement last week that it had sold one million video downloads via its iTunes service […]

America Online Inc. announced Thursday that it has acquired online music subscription service MusicNow from retail chain Circuit City in an effort to expand its audio presence into portable devices and beyond its existing customer base. The subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., based in Dulles, Va., did not disclose any terms of the deal, but […]

Sprint Nextel and its well-known cable partners may have taken a significant step forward in marrying wireless and in-home communications with their new joint venture, but experts say that much uncertainty remains when it comes to realizing the companies latest vision for the digital future. On Wednesday, Sprint announced a deal with Comcast Corp., Time […]

Sprint Nextel Corp. launched the United States first mobile audio download service on Monday, introducing Music Store, which allows the companys subscribers to buy and listen to songs on their mobile phones without ever using a PC. With the debut of the service, which is being delivered via technology from wireless audio specialists Groove Mobile, […]

A federal judge in New York has rejected the Department of Justices request to track peoples cell phone information without first providing probable cause for such investigations. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the Eastern District of New York issued an order on Monday denying the Justice Departments application for disclosure of information regarding wireless subscribers. […]

BOSTON—Unlike many of the futuristic networking concepts evangelized in years past, people intent on developing WiMax wireless broadband services seem unusually honest in recognizing its present shortcomings. Gathered at the ongoing WiMax World Conference & Exposition 2005 here this week, industry analysts and business executives agreed that there is still much development and experimentation needed […]

New research released by Consumer Reports WebWatch finds that U.S. Internet users are cutting back on the hours they spend online, shunning e-commerce and refusing to give out personal information as a result of the rising tide of Web-based crimes related to identity theft. According to the WebWatch report, released Wednesday, 80 percent of all […]

The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will not suspend a lower courts patent infringement judgment against device maker RIM (Research In Motion) as it considers whether or not it will hear an appeal from the company over the matter. Newly-appointed Chief Justice John Roberts denied RIMs motion to review the injunction, which could […]

Nortel Networks Inc. and Internet security specialist Websense Inc. are partnering to develop a new technology aimed at protecting mobile handset users from emerging wireless threats including viruses and spam. Late Tuesday, the two firms reported that they signed an agreement to develop and build a Web content filtering application designed specifically for wireless devices. […]

IBM said Tuesday that it has begun production of the microprocessors that will serve as the brain of Microsoft Corp.s next-generation video game and digital entertainment console, the Xbox 360. Due to arrive in consumers hands in late November when the Xbox 360 is planned to debut, IBM said that the chips offer dual-source processing […]

Microsofts MSN Internet search group detailed its new effort to catalog books, academic materials, periodicals and other print resources on Tuesday. Dubbed as MSN Book Search, the effort is part of the companys push to expand its search capabilities to find more of the information people seek when they come to its site and launch […]