Google Earth maps atrocities in Darfur
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Search engine Google and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum launched an online mapping project on Tuesday to provide what the museum said was evidence of atrocities committed in Sudan's western Darfur region. More »
Yahoo to provide search on Viacom Web sites
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday it chose Yahoo Inc. to provide search advertising for 33 of its Internet sites in a pact that Viacom sees expanding over time. More »
Aimless workers "wilfing" through cyberspace
LONDON (Reuters) - Two out of three British Internet users lose significant portions of their time to irrelevant web browsing, a study said on Tuesday. More »
"Halo 3" test available on Xbox Live on May 16
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Game Studios said on Tuesday a test of the new "Halo 3" game will be available May 16 on its Xbox Live online gaming service. More »
Martha Stewart redesigns Web site
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Domestic doyenne Martha Stewart took the wraps off a new Web site on Tuesday designed to capture advertising dollars as well as devoted fans. More »
New Salesforce tools aim to manage workers' content
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc. introduced software on Monday that allows business customers to more easily manage and share documents, e-mail and videos, much as they do on Web sites like YouTube and Gmail. More »
Yahoo China launches blog and networking service
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yahoo China on Tuesday launched a new blogging and networking service, in a move aimed at diversifying its revenue streams as it steps up expansion in the world's second-largest Web market by subscriber numbers. More »
Microsoft launches messenger on Xbox 360
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. has announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting people across Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. More »
Google bows to China portal Sohu's apology demand
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc., which is seeking to broaden its presence in China, on Monday apologized to Internet users and Sohu.com Inc., one of the country's major Web portals for using third-party technology in its latest product rollout. More »
China's Baidu.com in domain dispute in Japan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Baidu.com Inc., often described as "China's Google," has bumped up against an obstacle that the real Google has long grown accustomed to: cybersquatters on its first overseas venture. More »