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SINGAPORE - The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Dell Inc., Gap Inc., and GameStop Corp.

Though fewer servers were sold, the research firm points to the trend in virtualization and consolidation.

Consumers say Apple must lower the phone's $500 price for them to make the move.

HP still rules, Sun is making money again and mainframe sales keep on chugging.

10 GbE makes large strides but the technology still has a few years to go until it leads the Ethernet segment.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - "World of Warcraft" has become a phenomenon among role-playing interactive online games with its unrivaled success leaving competitors racing to draw gamers into new virtual worlds.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Guns N' Roses released their biggest hits on vinyl records and compact discs, but on Thursday, their new albums will debut online on MySpace.

CNET - The growing economic slump doesn't appear to have fully struck Web advertising.