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The history of James Bond films is the history of our fascination with technology: booby-trapped briefcases, jetpacks, cars with machine guns and ejector seats, super-magnet watches, cars driven by remote control, acid-filled fountain pens, cars that become invisible, sharks with frickin' lasers...

It's the final piece of the Panama pie. Will profit follow? And how quickly?

Eshoo legislation calls for permanent bar on internet access taxes.

Last month at BlogWorld Expo '08, I was interviewed by Abby Johnson of WebProNews.com on the importance of blog metrics. This was following my panel discussion on hiring professional...

How closely will competitors follow in this latest digital home pursuit?

All the major studios are on board. Is Apple's iTunes store in trouble?

Microsoft sought to bring a quick end Thursday to the lawsuit that has produced a steady flow of sometimes embarrassing internal e-mails about Windows Vista, a product whose reputation in the marketplace was already tarnished before it launched nearly two years ago. The company asked a federal judge in Seattle to dismiss the remaining claims in the class-action suit brought by PC buyers.

TV shows like "The Hills" focus on the petty squabbles that go on in the world of spoiled, vapid socialites. I can't think of a program that gets into the catfights that go on in the IT world, and I don't know whether there'd really be a huge audience for something like that, but they do happen, and court documents in an ongoing lawsuit have revealed some juicy tidbits.

While you'd expect that the Wii and Apple iPod Touch are hot products this year, some other in-demand items may surprise you. (Note to self: Stock up on KitchenAid mixers.) Plus, see what your competitors are doing to market their sites for the fourth-quarter.

In four years, driving a car in the San Francisco Bay area may involve a variation of the "plug and play" concept. Think "plug and drive," if the mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose and start-up Better Place have their way. The company, founded by former SAP executive and Wired magazine cover subject Shai Agassi, announced a private-public partnership Thursday with the three mayors and regional entities.