Yahoo Inc. girded itself for Google Inc.'s e-mail invasion by acquiring Oddpost Inc., a startup that has gained a reputation for making it easier and more enticing to communicate on the Web.

A new digital-rights-management scheme for next-generation content has won the backing of two major studios as well as some of the biggest names in technology.

The World Wide Web experience is becoming less and less worldwide: What you see and what you are allowed to do these days can depend greatly on where and even who you are.

took nearly three months longer than Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs predicted but Apple's iTunes Music Store has sold its 100 millionth song, the company said Monday.

Internet scam artists who use fake Web sites to dupe people into revealing sensitive financial information could face up to five years in jail and forced to pay $250,000 in fines under a bill introduced late last week in the Senate.

Internet users download twice as many films, games and music as they did a year ago, despite a big crackdown on the activity, according to a study on Tuesday.

A Los Angeles judge has thrown out an invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by socialite Paris Hilton against an Internet company that distributed a video of her having sex with an ex-boyfriend.

Is Amazon.com becoming the Napster of the book business?

Despite entertainment industry attempts to curb online song and movie swapping with lawsuits and education campaigns, more people than ever are using peer-to-peer services.

Security flaws in Microsoft's ubiquitous Web browser are breathing life into Internet Explorer's rivals. Since early June, Explorer's share of the market has dropped from 95.48% to 94.42%, according to San Diego Web analytics firm WebSideStory.