For years ESPN has thrived as one of the most lucrative franchises on U.S. cable TV, commanding high license fees for the loyal viewers who expect to see the sports network in their basic subscription packages.
 
Now, ESPN parent the Walt Disney Co is out to replicate that success in

CBS last week began streaming episodes of two sitcoms, "Two And A Half Men" and "How I Met Your Mother," on Yahoo Inc.’s Web site, where viewers can watch them for free until Jan. 2. The move closely follows other forays into the new territory of Internet Protocol-based TV, or IPTV, which is creating

Creative Labs is showing no signs of slowing in its pursuit of Apple Computer's iPod market share, with the introduction of the Vision:M video-capable MP3 player.
 
The 30GB device features a 2.5-inch high-resolution color screen that the company claims is able to display four times the color of the video

Unbeknownst to the Bush administration, an outside contractor has been using Internet tracking technologies that may be prohibited to analyze usage and traffic patterns at the White House's Web site, an official said Thursday.

David Almacy, the White House's Internet director, promised an investigation into whether the practice is consistent with a

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has agreed to team up with Vodafone and Qualcomm to introduce high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA)-enabled mobile phones in Europe next year.

"We agreed with Vodafone and Qualcomm to closely work together to commercialize the next-generation HSDPA technology for the first time in

InterDigital Communications Corp. has come out a winner in a legal battle with handset maker Nokia Corp., marking the latest development in a string of patent disputes plaguing the mobile-device industry.

InterDigital, a Pennsylvania-based provider of wireless technology, said late Wednesday that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of

SAN FRANCISCO — Claiming an industry first, low-power codec IC startup Mobilygen Inc. said Thursday (Dec. 29) that its MG1264 chip supports real-time, high-quality H.264/ACC video capture compatible with Apple Computer's video iPod.

According to Mobilygen (Santa Clara, Calif.), the MG1264 is the industry’s first chip enabling manufacturers to easily add H.264

Google Inc.'s search features will be included within the Opera Mini, a new browser for cell phones due next month from Norway-based Opera Software SSA.
 
The one-year agreement with Google, unveiled Thursday, also calls for Google to be the default search engine for Opera Mobile, a cell phone Web browser now

Microsoft Corp. will webcast New York City's Times Square New Year’s Eve 2006 countdown in real time via MSN Video. The event begins at 7 p.m. EST and is expected to last for six hours.

Approximately 26 cameras covering multiple performances throughout New York City will stream live footage over the Internet.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The University of Massachusetts Amherst is establishing a nano-imprint lithography laboratory to further its research capabilities in device manufacturing.

The university has received a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire two tools from Molecular Imprints Inc. and Trion Technology Inc. The laboratory will aid in