When Intel said last week that it plans to stop using gigahertz figures to market its microprocessors, analysts said it was about time. A chip's clock speed is almost irrelevant in determining the overall performance of a computer. But while Intel won praise for the move, industry analysts in the same breath said it's now even harder for consumers to shop for computers that fit their needs -- mainly because none of the chipmakers can agree on how to measure performance.

Lawyers in many states can now track down the names and addresses of prospective clients -- within hours of their legal entanglements -- with the help of electronic records and information vendors.

President George W. Bush on Friday proposed 2007 as the goal for universal availability of high-speed Internet access to keep America competitive and innovative.

Congress appears to be preparing assaults against peer-to-peer technology on multiple fronts. A draft bill recently circulated among members of the House judiciary committee would make it much easier for the Justice Department to pursue criminal prosecutions against file sharers by lowering the burden of proof. The bill, obtained Thursday by Wired News, also would seek penalties of fines and prison time of up to ten years for file sharing.

As the search wars intensify, Google hopes making a personal connection with its visitors will give it an edge.

Internet viruses are overwhelming Europe's small business sector with 22 percent of these companies closing down operations to recover from recent attacks, according to research revealed Monday.

The United Nations wants a big piece of the Internet. At a summit here this week, delegates from around the world gathered to take a preliminary step toward U.N. involvement in some of the areas that are bedeviling Internet users and governments alike, including spam, network security, privacy and the regulation of the technical underpinnings that control the sprawling global network.

A U.S. bid to reach the Mideast's young people with a satellite channel has won few fans in its first weeks. Some are skeptical, some bored.

You might think tech companies would be jumping into this burgeoning market, but for most it's merely a sideline.

Online users who regularly visit newspaper Web sites are younger, better educated and more likely to be employed than general online users, according to a study released today by the Newspaper Association of America.