Q&A: Would Google Be Stupid to Start Charging for Google Voice?

Whether Google succeeds with its plan to charge for Voice has bearing on pricing across the Web, from e-books to startups to IT. Economist Rafi Mohammed explains.

• Aug 26, 2010

Google and Microsoft Fight for Search Future -- Whatever It May Be

Not long ago, many assumed that Google would always have search locked up. But recent data from Nielsen shows that not only is Microsoft a threat, but so are social networks.

• Aug 26, 2010

Apple Protects Its Flank with Netflix Streaming on the iPhone

Apple will finally allow Netflix to provide its iOS app not just for the iPad, but the iPhone as well. It's a tactical move to prevent Google Android from getting ahead in entertainment.

• Aug 26, 2010

Dumb Fight of the Day: Media, Tech Industries War Over Mandatory Cell Phone FM

The National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association have squared off over whether mobile devices should require FM radio. The amount of hooey is impressive.

• Aug 26, 2010

Alibaba Takes Aim at eBay and Amazon with U.S. Acquisitions

Chinese giant Alibaba is buying its way into the minds of U.S. retailers. In the future, it will compete with eBay and Amazon to provide the platform for their sales.

• Aug 25, 2010

Q&A: How "Group Buying" Sites Will Earn Billions on Deals Made Just for You

LivingSocial CEO Tim O'Shaughnessy explains how they work, how they'll differentiate themselves, and how these deals will eventually become personalized.

• Aug 25, 2010

Google Trademarks a Computer Called the Speedbook [Update]

According to a recent trademark application, Google wants to protect the product name Speedbook for a type of computer, contradicting Eric Schmidt's statement last month about a Google netbook.

• Aug 25, 2010

The End of the High-Margin Mobile-Device Money Machine Is Nigh

AT&T introduces Dell's new Aero at $100 because of feature competition from other handsets, but erosion of prices and margins among mobile devices will only spread.

• Aug 25, 2010

3D: You Can Build It, but Consumers May Not Come

Some segments of high tech and entertainment have grasped 3D to their chests like a life preserver. But they may have fooled themselves about consumer adoption.

• Aug 25, 2010

Old School: New Roxio Software Brings 1950s 3D Tech To Customers

Digital photo manager Roxio said its latest software will support 3D. The problem: It requires virtually the same cheap, headache-inducing 3D glasses used in 1953's It Came From Outer Space.

• Aug 25, 2010

Corporate America Doesn't Love the iPad for Its Body, but For Its Mind

Sure, it doesn't have a keyboard to spill coffee on. But business loves the iPad for its software.

• Aug 24, 2010

Seth Godin: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Publishers and Book Retailers

As authors use ebook and print-on-demand technology and connect directly to customers over the Internet, they can actually cut out not only traditional publishers, but retailers as well.

• Aug 24, 2010

Subscription TV Is Dying; Long Live Web TV!

The supposedly invulnerable subscription TV industry just had its worst quarter ever. The time is ripe for web TV to start winning over cautious couch potatoes.

• Aug 25, 2010

7 Ways Companies Like Foursquare Can Hold Off Giants Like Facebook

Facebook's new check-in service threatens Foursquare, but the start-up may find that it, like other small companies, can use powerful barriers to beat back the competition.

• Aug 24, 2010

Yahoo's Problem: Bartz Is the Wrong Type of Turnaround CEO

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz faces heavy criticism for being unable to increase revenue and improve the company's competitive standing so far. But the board needed a different type of expertise.

• Aug 25, 2010

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