Joe Sibley, one of Thomas-Rasset's two attorneys said that will appeal and argue the $1.9 damages she was ordered to pay are unconstitutional.

A trio of Blizzard trademark applications filed Friday cover various uses of the word "cataclysm." A cataclysm could fit within key Blizzard franchises like Diablo or Warcraft, but it could also be tied up with a fresh property.

Microsoft is adding Twitter feeds of a select group of prominent users to Bing search results for those individuals, embracing the microblogging service more directly than rivals.

On Wednesday, Google rolled out optimized search results for feature phones--essentially any handset that is not a smartphone or a PDA.

Game developer Blizzard Entertainment has decided that cloud-based services are more important than LAN gaming. It's a good decision.

Chrome's extensions framework has matured enough for Yahoo to release an alpha version of an add-on to use its social-bookmarking service.

Microsoft is falling behind in the browser innovation race as Firefox rolls out version 3.5 and targets a host of new capabilities.

A repaired hydrogen vent line attached to the shuttle Endeavour's external tank worked normally during a fueling test, clearing the way for a July 11 launch try.

Apple's Mac shipments were up 25 percent in May, compared to only 1 percent growth for the rest of the PC industry, according to an analyst report.

Juniper Networks cancels researcher's talk at Black Hat and Defcon about ATM insecurities after a vendor complains.

The Opera browser is filled with some neat widgets. And some of the best of those widgets are designed specifically for those who love math and science.

New data has Microsoft's Bing search engine showing a small rise in market share during the month of June, as the novelty wears off but interest remains.

Judge's ruling against Usenet.com, its lawyer says, undercuts classic immunity against liability in copyright cases. The RIAA disagrees.

One of the services is for gadget fanatics; the other is for skittish buyers. Both work. If you're a gearhead, try Gdgt for fun and community, but don't skip Retrevo when you're looking to make a purchase.

Will transition users to new settings through use of opt-in tool as it works to make more profile content public. Also, as expected, it does away with regional networks.

Microsoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is expanding its outsourcing work to HCL America Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of outsourcer HCL Technologies Ltd. in Noida, India.

Virtual worlds are growing in colleges and universities despite significant problems in using them to teach courses and communicate, a panel of experts said during a virtual discussion sponsored by Cisco Systems Inc.

2009 is the Year of the Mobile App Store. Apple started the movement with the launch of its hugely successful iTunes App Store for the iPhone in 2008, then all the handset heavies followed suit. Today, Nokia operates the Ovi Store; Microsoft's got the upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile; Google runs Android Marketplace; and Research In Motion (RIM) runs BlackBerry App World.

Some Palm Pre owners are complaining about poor hardware quality of the phones, with at least one person saying that he's already had to return four devices.

Up and running for a month Microsoft's Bing has boosted the company's share of the U.S. search market by 1%, Web analytics firm StatCounter said today.

Two U.S. agencies tasked with distributing about $7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants and loans applicant rules, which include net neutrality.

An IT manager at Mount Sinai School of Medicine is looking for a device for health professionals that could be smartphone, an e-book reader or a netbook. He thinks it might take a while to find the right one.

On one hand, Microsoft may seem generous for allowing companies to upgrade 25 purchased machines to Windows 7 for free between now and the Oct. 22 planned ship date for the new OS. After all, that's five times the amount of free licenses that it offered companies for Vista upgrades three years ago.

Tests show that a hydrogen leak that derailed two launch attempts of the space shuttle Endeavour last month has been repaired and the shuttle is set for a July 11 takeoff.

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The privacy controls at Facebook are getting reworked in the hope that users will choose to be more open.

The mobile virtual network operator is using mobile VoIP to offer unlimited voice, text, and mobile data for $70 a month.

Garda Cash Logistics has appointed Barbara Danzi to the newly created position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

The music industry group is shifting away from targeting individuals and toward going after companies that make copyright violations possible.

Oracle President Charles Phillips traveled to Washington, D.C. to host the launch of the next-gen foundation for the company's Fusion Applications.

Oracle President Charles Phillips traveled to Washington, D.C. to host the launch of the next-gen foundation for the company's Fusion Applications.

Spam, like movie zombies, just keeps coming. Despite the closure of spam ISPs, unwanted messages continue to spread.

Training staffers to become future leaders of organizations takes on a new dimension as banks seek to adapt to generational needs and strict budgets.

Monitise is one in a series of partners Visa is teaming up with to increase its presence in the mobile space.

The exchange is preparing to launch a Green Exchange for environmental contracts and has high hopes for carbon credit trading.

Only two weeks after releasing 3.0 firmware, Apple is giving developers the next version that includes improved voice controls, more APIs, and improved video editing.

The company is shifting from a Web TV channel to become a seller of video-serving technology.

The good news: IT spending growth will resume in the US in the fourth quarter, and in the first half of 2010 in other markets, according to Forrester Research.

Microsoft's new Bing search engine is slowly gaining ground against the competition. But that may not be enough to change the dynamics of the search market.

To promote greater government transparency and public access to information, US CIO Vivek Kundra has launched a new Web site for tracking spending on government IT projects.

AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.

AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979.

AP - Sometimes Twitter can make newcomers feel like twits because the online messaging service isn't as simple as it sounds.

AP - If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash.

AP - Struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can't survive on advertising to fund its operations.

AP - Cassy Hayes and Jasmine Coleman were among the first fans to arrive outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson was brought and later pronounced dead.

AP - Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.

Macworld.com - The Omni Groupâ € ™s OmniGraphSketcher is a new tool for creating graphs.

NewsFactor - The European Union has dramatically slashed the rates that wireless carriers can charge consumers roaming across the EU's member states.

AFP - Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.

AP - Chima Simone couldn't think of a better place to spend the recession than the "Big Brother" house.

Macworld.com - Hot on the heels of the release of Safari 4 comes the final version of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5. Originally slated to be a “.1� increment to Firefox 3, the number of improvements slated for this release earned it a bump to a full “.5� upgrade. When compared to the changes from Safari 3 to Safari 4, however, it seems Mozilla could just have easily named this one Firefox 4, as there are a multitude of new and improved features.

AP - Price-management software company DemandTec Inc. posted a wider net loss Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by charges and higher costs even as revenue inched higher.

Reuters - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday.

PC World - Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked PCs, according to the latest statistics released by Google on Wednesday.