Nancy Gohring

Google Inc. is offering to host open source software development projects in a move that has been met with mixed reaction from the developer community online.

It seems those "free" movies and songs, which millions of computer users happily downloaded over Kazaa, are not going be free after all. Sharman Networks

Advertisers using the Google AdWords system can now ensure they are getting the right bang for their buck, or the right clicks for their cash

At the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Africa on Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. announced a number of initiatives in cooperation with local and global organizations that are aimed in part at boosting tourism in Africa as a way to spur economic development on the continent.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc. is commercially offering a new type of memory chip, in hopes of spurring the development of applications and devices that can capitalize on the inherent advantages of the technology, the semiconductor company said.

Intel Corp. could face a new investigation over its business practices after a complaint was filed in Germany's federal cartel office last week, a spokeswoman for the office said.

EBay Inc. customers won't be able to use the newly launched Google Checkout service to buy products, according to the auction Web site.

Regulations and customer understanding are the two biggest barriers to the success of IPTV (Internet Protocol television), say operators, content providers and vendors that participated in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd. and Accenture Ltd.