Search engines like Yahoo and Google have spawned bidding wars among a growing number of marketers who want to place their ads next to search results. That is a beautiful thing for Yahoo and Google, of course, but in the long term, some analysts think it could haunt them.

Google is expected to give an indication of how much it expects bidders to pay for its shares in an updated initial public offering filing as soon as this week, according to potential investors.

The company behind the Napster 2.0 online music service said Monday it has signed agreements with several universities to offer students its digital song subscription program.

More companies and consumers, especially in urban areas, are tapping into VoIP. That's shorthand for "voice over Internet Protocol," which is nothing more than industry lingo for a simple but extraordinary concept: using the Internet to make telephone calls.

Although the identity theft bill signed by President Bush Thursday includes mandatory jail terms for those who use a stolen identity to commit a felony, the new law does not criminalize the notorious Internet act of "phishing." U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy wants to change that.

AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the third-largest U.S. mobile operator, on Thursday said it was on track to launch a high-speed Internet service for mobile phones this year, and sources close to the matter said the roll-out would begin in four markets early next week.

Xbox Live, the online service that allows players of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video game machine to compete against each other over the Internet, reached 1 million users, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday.

Seven of the top 20 news Web sites or groups in the U.S. during June were affiliated with newspapers, according to audience statistics from Nielsen//NetRatings.

Apple Computer Inc.'s success in the online music market seems to have settled an industry debate, showing that more consumers prefer to own music outright rather than rent access to a smorgasbord of songs for a monthly fee. But a new technology from an old Apple nemesis -- Microsoft Corp. -- may give a big boost to the rental approach in coming months.

Despite concerns that the country's economic recovery may have hit some speed bumps, visits to employment Web sites rose sharply in June, Internet audience measurement service Nielsen NetRatings said on Friday.