Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Two eBay laptop sellers--one of whom ended up without either his laptop or the buyer's money for it--share their experiences. 30-Jan-2008

Online auction giant says it will cut the fees it charges to list items by 25% to 50% and increase the fees for sold items. 29-Jan-2008

The problem caused Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. 29-Jan-2008

Xbox makers appear to be counting on dissatisfaction with the Wii's lack of technology and lasting gameplay. 29-Jan-2008

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark says his site has been successful because it has built a culture of trust working with people. 29-Jan-2008

Downsize Windows Vista's famously large installation footprint with a free software tool. 29-Jan-2008

Some customers who pre-ordered the MacBook Air receive notification that the notebook has shipped. 29-Jan-2008

December's Patch Tuesday finds Vista in bad guys' sights. Plus: Get Office 2007 SP1, get your fix for Flash, and avoid an HP laptop disaster. 29-Jan-2008

Hands on with Via's new Artigo DIY PC kit, based on the credit-card-size Pico-ITX motherboard form factor. 29-Jan-2008

Dr. Howard Stark has moved most of his Washington-based practice onto the Web--here's how. 29-Jan-2008

A show-off posted a YouTube clip showing a motorcyclist speeding in Sussex; now it's being investigated. 29-Jan-2008

Skyfire unveiled a free mobile browser that does everything a full-fledged browser can. 29-Jan-2008

Upcoming laptops will likely have LED backlights and Blu-ray drives, but not WiMax and solid-state disks, MSI says. 29-Jan-2008

Akamai and Coradiant have announced products that help businesses eliminate Internet-related application performance bottlenecks. 29-Jan-2008

Ribbit's new Amphibian service makes phone-like voice features accessible via PC or online. 29-Jan-2008

Consumer electronics makers JVC and Funai Electric are joining forces on LCD TV production and marketing. 29-Jan-2008

Woolworths stores in the UK will no longer be stocking HD DVD titles, but they will be available online. 29-Jan-2008

Rock manager Paul McGuinness called on ISPs to crack down on illegal music downloads, share revenues with artists. 29-Jan-2008

At ISSCC next week, Intel will reveal details on a new CPU that sounds like Silverthorne--but execs won't confirm. 29-Jan-2008

Sony will neither confirm nor deny rumors that it's phasing out 80GB PS3 and ditching backward compatibility. 29-Jan-2008

The Apple iPhone can reduce the total number of devices used by employees and thus increase productivity. 29-Jan-2008

Nielsen will use its HeyNielsen site to track consumer preferences in real time for this year's Super Bowl ads. 29-Jan-2008

Microsoft announced that it would add Office 2003 SP3 to its Microsoft Update listings beginning February 27. 29-Jan-2008

EBay changes are designed to boost sales by making the shopping experience easier and safer. 29-Jan-2008

Cisco CEO John Chambers says that service providers will continue Internet build-out over the next decade. 29-Jan-2008

Apple is taking orders for an optical drive and an Ethernet adapter that plug into the MacBook Air's USB port. 29-Jan-2008

Kyocera plans to dissolve its joint venture with a Chinese parts maker, withdraw from China's handset market. 29-Jan-2008

Internet stocks have fallen in the last quarter, despite strong year-end results. 29-Jan-2008

President Bush asked Congress to extend Protect America Act, broaden protection for telecoms that cooperate with the government. 29-Jan-2008

The EU's top court ruled that telecoms do not have to reveal file-sharers' names when subpoenaed in civil cases. 29-Jan-2008

Analyst agrees that a high number of unlocked phones would affect Apple profits, but isn't sure that's the point. 29-Jan-2008

With so much traffic in cyberspace, it's about time someone blazed a direct trail to the internet. 29-Jan-2008

In which our columnist declares his loyalty to the Blu-ray camp, and readers tell us what they think. 29-Jan-2008

Your online community can help fine-tune your products. 29-Jan-2008

A Web-based information broker has been ordered to stop selling telephone records without owners' consent and to turn over nearly $200,000 in profits. 28-Jan-2008