The time for drastic overhauls at Philips Electronics is over, with a long-term future envisaged for all five divisions including consumer electronics, said its outgoing...

Thomson has acquired MediaSec Technologies GmbH, a pioneer in digital watermarking and copy detection technologies. MediaSec, based in Essen, Germany, with a presence in the...

Microsoft has launched a service that lets people download certain TV shows to portable devices such as media players and advanced cell phones. With the...

Toshiba has developed a lithium-ion battery with a short rechargeable time and an energy capacity 'equal' to those of conventional lithium-ion batteries. Toshiba's new battery,...

Hewlett-Packard has selected Mark Hurd, NCR chief executive, as its next CEO, ushering in a new phase for the tech giant. Hurd's appointment comes less...

The US Supreme Court will begin hearings on MGM Studios v Grokster, a dispute that could make peer-to-peer (P2P) software impossible to use.

The case...

Microsoft said it has agreed to additional European Commission demands concerning a stripped-down version of its Windows software without Media Player, and was optimistic about...

Microsoft will build software for managing identities into Windows in order to beef up security by giving users more control over their personal information The...

Hitachi's new Deskstar 7K500 drive it's the first desktop hard drive to reach 500GB and use the new SATA II interface. As PC World reports.....