Research shows that U.S. regions where broadband was introduced saw accelerated job growth, but the increased labor pool weighed on wages
By Arik Hesseldahl
Increased access to high-speed Internet connections helps create jobs, though it doesn’t always result in higher wages, according to a new research report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Areas of the [...]

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A report has surfaced that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)   will continue to offer Windows Mobile 6.5 even after it releases WinMo 7 next year.
The story, published in the Digitimes blog on Wednesday, quoted unnamed sources at handset makers in Taiwan.
Microsoft has been losing market share steadily in the mobile operating systems market, according to Gartner’s (NYSE: [...]

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REDMOND, Wash.–After months of fits and starts, Microsoft and Yahoo on Wednesday announced a 10-year search deal that will see the two companies join forces to take on Google.

“In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo search while Yahoo will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers,” the companies [...]

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Google’s announcement of a Chrome operating system, coming just nine months after its launch of the Chrome browser, has the tech sector buzzing over the possibilities. Google is targeting netbooks, claiming to have agreements with several OEMs already inked.
How will the option of a Chrome OS be received by the desktop-using masses? Are they ready [...]

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In an effort to keep people from incorrectly reusing or repurposing images found on its image search tool, Google has added new options that let users filter results by usage rights. Users can now filter photos by whether they’re available for reuse, commercial reuse, reuse with modification, or commercial use with modification.
Google is including a [...]

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