- Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw have wondered aloud whether the media has overdone its Ronald Reagan coverage. They needn't worry, because if the Internet is an accurate guide for what's on the minds of Americans -- and studies indicate that it is -- then the public in big numbers is craving news about the recently deceased former president.
- New York Times Co.'s incoming chief executive Janet Robinson on Thursday she wants to better use its stable of newspapers, magazines and Web sites to sell advertising and reach out to more diverse audiences.
- Google is considering renewing support for the popular RSS Web publishing format in some of its services, CNET News.com has learned, marking the latest twist in a burgeoning standards war over technology that could change how people read the news.
- Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly sued four out-of-state online retailers in the sales of alcohol to underage buyers who participated in an undercover sting, his office announced this week.
- Web search company Ask Jeeves Inc. on Wednesday said it bought private desktop search company Tukaroo Inc. amid speculation that larger rival Google Inc. is moving in a similar direction.
- Nintendo said Wednesday it is developing a new home game console code-named Revolution in an apparent attempt to catch up with rival Sony.
- An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week.
- Google is considering renewing support for the popular RSS Web publishing format in some of its services, CNET News.com has learned, marking the latest twist in a burgeoning standards war over technology that could change how people read the news.
- The Internet, in jumping past the personal computer and into the living room television set, is starting to give viewers the possibility of bypassing traditional cable and satellite services.
- High-speed Internet use grew 42 percent last year as some 8.3 million homes and businesses signed up for broadband service, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.
