Consumers Put Vista On Hold

Xbox Live Adds Instant Messaging

When the Xbox 360 spring update hits in early May, Xbox Live users will be able to send instant messages to others using the service, as well as any friends that utilize Windows Live Messenger on their PCs or mobile devices.

AOL Throws Cincinnati A Curve

The 2007 baseball season is opening with a surprising match up: the Cincinnati Reds versus AOL. The Major League Baseball club filed opposition to AOL's application for trademark of "RED," the name of AOL's social network for teens.

AOL White-Labels Google Ad Platform

Part of the billion-dollar deal that Google invested in AOL has helped Time Warner's interactive arm offer true search advertising purchases on AOL Search.

Google’s Got The 411

Don't have access to a computer or phone book but need to find the number of a local business? Google Labs has launched an "experiment" that provides free 411 services.

Yahoo & Friends to Challenge iPod

A new consortium of challengers has banded together to dethrone Apple as the undisputed champion of portable media devices. Yahoo, Sandisk, and Zing have teamed up to release a new wireless mp3 player that the companies hope will steal away some market share from the iPod.