Seven years ago, eBay was an online juggernaut and Amazon.com its weaker rival. How times have changed.
Overfeeding on Information
It's hard not to watch the news, with the financial markets in meltdown and the presidential campaign entering the homestretch. But how much is too much?
Novelties: Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online
New tools are being developed that may help harried patients monitor their medications, home tests and other details.
Study Warns of Hearing Loss From Music Players
A scientific study for the European Union found that listening to personal music players at high volume can threaten permanent hearing loss.
Verizon Wireless Plans to Charge Companies Sending Text Messages
Verizon told companies that send out text messages that starting Nov. 1 it will impose a fee of 3 cents for each message it delivers to the phones of its subscribers.
YouTube to Offer TV Shows With Ads Strewn Through
YouTube said it would start offering full-length episodes of some television shows on its sprawling Web site.
Memory Maker Reduces Work Force
Falling prices for the flash memory used in a wide range of consumer electronics have forced Micron Technology to shut down most of a factory it shares with Intel and lay off close to 3,000 workers.
Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds
While the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S. because culture discourages girls — and boys — from excelling.
Skin Deep: The Sum of Your Facial Parts
A computer model can come up with the ideal you, but you may prefer your “before” image.
Green Inc.: Hopes for Offshore Wind in Texas
As the race to develop offshore wind energy is heating up in the Northeast, things have hit a few speed bumps in Texas.
Panel to Study Military Eavesdropping
The Senate Intelligence Committee will investigate the claim by two military eavesdroppers that they routinely listened in on private calls of U.S. military officers, aid workers and journalists in Iraq.
New Cost Overrun Bedevils Planned Mission to Mars
A plan for a robotic rover to be sent to Mars has run into budget problems, forcing NASA to make hard choices.
I.B.M.’s Quarterly Earnings Cast Light in a Darkening Economic Cloud
I.B.M. said its third-quarter net income rose 22 percent, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations.
Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide
Blogs like HipHopRepublican.com have given right-leaning blacks a sense of community during an election in which Barack Obama’s candidacy has made their political stance seem particularly unlikely.
A.M.D.’s New Investors Make Big Bet on Chip Plants
The government of Abu Dhabi is betting billions of dollars that it can conquer one of the world’s toughest businesses.
Google Puts Tunes From YouTube a Click Away
Google introduced a new type of e-commerce ad that YouTube users can click to buy digital goods from Apple’s iTunes or Amazon.com.
The Caucus: Student Indicted in Case Involving Hacking Palin's E-Mail
The son of a Tennessee state lawmaker was indicted for allegedly hacking into Sarah Palin’s private e-mail account in September.
Bits: Another Start-Up Tries to Sell Wine Online
AmericanWinery.com, a wine e-commerce start-up, ventures into a business where many have failed before.
Bits: Apple Plans Laptop Announcement
Apple invites analysts and the press to a laptop-related announcement next Tuesday.
Bits: Head Start for Netflix in Online Video Race
Netflix has turned mailing DVD movies into a head start in the world of digital video.