What began as an effort to provide notebooks to school children in developing countries at US$100 each has turned into competition among vendors to reduce the cost of components, hardware and software.
Yahoo Mail has rolled out an e-mail authentication technology that will prevent spam from getting through its users inboxes. The initiative is being done in collaboration with eBay and PayPal
The declining value of the U.S. dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to people living in the euro zone, while U.S. consumers probably won't feel much of a pinch, according to a leading economist.
Acer Inc. executed a master stroke in the global war for PC market share with its US$710 million purchase of Gateway Inc., but it may take a while for the market to see the light.
The price tag for IT and communications at the world's biggest sporting event will run to around $430 million and use the expertise of thousands of IT managers and engineers.