ALBUM sales slid for the seventh time in eight years last year as growth in the digital arena, one of the few hopes for the ailing music industry, slowed as well. Total album sales in the US fell 14 per cent to 428 million units during the 52 weeks to December 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan retail...

Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft expected to shed light on its upcoming Windows 7 OS. The financial meltdown may also be lingering topic as tech vendors gather to flaunt products at the show in Las Vegas, hoping to show enough glitter and sparkle to...

'Natural and beautiful' ... a baby is breastfed. File picture FACEBOOK is under fire after removing pictures of breastfeeding mothers from members’ pages. A Facebook group entitled “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” has already attracted nearly 85,000 members and a...

Sony Computer Entertainment has cut the cost of materials used to make its PlayStation 3 game console by 35 percent, according to market research firm iSuppli. The components used to produce the second-generation of the PS3 console cost US$448.73, based on October component prices, iSuppli said, citing a...

Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend — but don’t expect to see a lot of savings. As was speculated back in November, the discount retailer will begin carrying the iPhone on its shelves Sunday. Missing from the equation, though, is the discount. Wal-Mart’s iPhone...