Matt Hines

Once the focus of recording industry copyright litigation, peer-to-peer network provider iMesh reported that it has completed its transition into a legal, fee-based music download service. The company, which is based in Israel, announced a public beta version of its iMesh 6.0 software on Tuesday, promising that the application offers many of the benefits of […]

Cingular Wireless launched new mobile e-mail and instant messaging services on Monday, promising customers access to widely-used communications applications offered by America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. The Atlanta-based company, co-owned by BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., is offering access to the messaging systems via free, downloadable software that, it says, translates […]

Microsoft Corp. reported in a quarterly antitrust update to the U.S. government that it recently scrapped an exclusive licensing proposal for its Windows Media Player that asked device makers to snub competing multimedia applications. In its quarterly report, filed with the Department of Justice on Thursday, Microsoft said it quickly withdrew the draft licensing agreements […]

The Mozilla Corp. announced Thursday that its no-cost, open-source Web browser, Firefox, had reached the 100 million download mark, hitting that milestone less than one year after the software was first introduced. Launched in Nov. 2004, the browser currently boasts an estimated 45 million individual users, many of whom have already cycled through multiple iterations […]

A U.S. court upheld its previous ruling against Boston Communications Group, a provider of prepaid wireless services, threatening a shut off for roughly 3 million customers, including people buying the minutes from Cingular Wireless and Alltel. On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts ordered the firm, better known as BCGI, to halt sales of […]

Segway Inc. launched a new program on Wednesday, through which it will offer free global positioning systems made by Garmin along with its Human Transporter vehicles. As part of the promotion, labeled by the firms as Find Your Way with Segway, buyers will receive a free Garmin eTrex Legend or eTrex Legend C GPS handheld […]

Its always a happy meal when you can beat another fast-food junkie at video games without paying for the Wi-Fi network youre playing on. Thats what restaurant giant McDonalds Corp. is betting with a new deal announced Tuesday along with Nintendo Co. and Wayport Inc. Through the agreement, McDonalds will offer free Wi-Fi access to […]

VeriSign Inc. announced a $30 million buyout of content aggregation and distribution specialists Moreover Technologies on Tuesday in an effort to increase its presence in the market for business-to-business information management and delivery services. The deal, which was rumored to be in the works for over a week, represents Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSigns growing investment […]

WALTHAM, Mass.—Information technology is playing a greater role than ever before in aiding older generations to stay informed, expand their professional skills and share health care information with others, but some fundamental issues involving ease of use and security keep many people from embracing new tools, experts said Monday. At the Aging by Design conference […]

NEW YORK—If you listen to the people tasked with building new ways to market and deliver digital content to consumers, theyll tell you that were on the cusp of a multimedia revolution. With Apple Computer Inc. selling network TV shows on iTunes, Verizon Communications Inc. launching its fiber optic television service, and Microsoft Corp. partnering […]

NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp.s emerging strategy around establishing its Xbox 360 video game console as a central element of consumers home entertainment systems found favor with many observers at the DigitalLife conference here on Friday. The software giant showed off the next-generation console to a packed room of media members, industry watchers and teenage gamers. It […]

A new report released by Internet statisticians Nielsen NetRatings contends that educational and reference-oriented sites are experiencing a dramatic increase in traffic, and currently reach nearly one-third of all Web users. The New York-based research outfit said that educational destinations such as Wikipedia, Yahoo Education and eHow have seen a 22 percent jump in unique […]