Internet

Report: Former AOL CEO Miller trying to buy Yahoo

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:35:24 -0500

Former AOL CEO Jon Miller is reportedly trying to round up investors to buy all or part of Yahoo.

Britney Spears: More Interesting than Barack Obama?

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:48:48 -0500

On Yahoo's recently-released list of the top 10 searches of 2008, Britney Spears takes the cake. In this election year, Spears managed to beat out president-elect Barack Obama, who came in at number 3.

Too good to ignore: 6 alternative browsers

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:35 -0500

Most of the alternative browsers out there tend to get lost in the shuffle. And it's too bad, because some of these relatively unknown browsers are good -- and could be better for some users than the ones they're using now.

PC2Phone Calls: Make Cheap Clear And Reliable Calls Worldwide

nishagarg — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:11:45 -0500

The introduction of PC2Phone calls has paved the way for people to 'terminate' calls from their PC to others gadgets. It has eased the way we used to make calls. Now calling is no longer confined to forwarding calls from one mobile to another. User can easily make use of PC to terminate calls to mobile handsets as well as to other PCs.

Free Online Radio Stations of the World

nishagarg — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:09:26 -0500

With the introduction of communication websites, people have come to realise the potential of these sites. They are not just unleashed with features for communication, but they can also be effectively used for entertainment purposes.

New Microsoft Cashback deal follows outage

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:57:36 -0500

Microsoft is offering a new instant Cashback feature to Live Search after the service had problems on Friday.

Could your Web surfing be greener?

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:51:27 -0500

A researcher says that users could save as much as 10 watts of power by turning off flashy Web animation on their PCs.

Major e-stores malfunction on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:34:01 -0500

Sears, Saks Fifth Avenue, Costco, Dell, Victoria's Secret, Bloomingdale's and Williams-Sonoma all saw their sites malfunction at some point between Friday and Monday, according to companies that monitor Web performance.

Fifteen jolly Christmas Facebook applications

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:23:35 -0500

Spread some festive cheer this month by adding a Christmas application to your Facebook profile.

Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:34 -0500

The terrorists that attacked various locations in south Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks.