After years of legal squabbling between Microsoft and the European Commission, Redmond will soon make it easier for Internet Explorer users in Europe to switch Web browsers. Starting next week, Microsoft will offer a “Web browser choice screen” to Windows users in Europe who have IE as their...

Sharp and Samsung have put nearly three years of battling over LCD panel and module patents behind them with a deal that ends all ongoing patent infringement disputes, they said Monday. Both companies declined to disclose details of the agreement. “We have a confidentiality agreement but we can say...

There’s quite a collection of good and colorful blogs that track iPhones, Android devices, BlackBerries and other smartphones and no shortage of overlapping coverage among them (How many different “scoops” on the Android-powered Motorola Devour phone did I come across today?). Some are...

Microsoft is aiming to make Web viewing of the Winter Olympics a lot more like watching the events on TV. While Beijing brought the first widespread use of the Internet to deliver live video of the Games, the Vancouver Olympics–which starts February 12–will offer a range of new options, including...

A QUARTER of Aussies have been left red-faced after sending a personal email or text message to the wrong person. Our love of mobile phones and the internet has left us exposed to upsetting or embarrassing misunderstandings. A survey has found 34 per cent of people have been left distressed after...