Linda Rosencrance - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Linda Rosencrance

Article | 16/04/2008 AOL acquires search company Sphere Source

America Online Tuesday announced that it has acquired Sphere Source, a provider of contextual-search tools that offers related content to publishers.

Article | 16/04/2008 New York to tax goods bought on Amazon

The New York State Legislature has passed a budget that includes a provision requiring certain online retailers such as Amazon.com to collect sales ta...

Article | 15/04/2008 Stolen US military gear sold on eBay, Craigslist

Stolen and sensitive US military equipment, including body armor, night vision goggles and gear to protect against nuclear or biochemical warfare, are...

Article | 15/04/2008 Report: Microsoft still planning to pursue Yahoo on its own

While Microsoft has been in discussions with News Corp. about putting in a joint bid for Yahoo, people close to Microsoft told that the software compa...

Article | 8/04/2008 EC: Search data should be deleted after 6 months

European regulators are recommending that search engines delete personal search data after six months, however most search companies keep the data muc...

Article | 3/04/2008 XLNT! Now U can TXT message an order to Amazon

Amazon.com Wednesday launched TextBuyIt, a service that lets customers use text messages from their mobile phones to shop on its Web site. Anyone with...

Article | 31/03/2008 Amazon changes rules for print-on-demand publishers

Amazon.com has told publishers who print books on demand that their titles will no longer be sold directly through Amazon if they don't use the compan...

Article | 31/03/2008 Google Calendar outages anger users

Users of Google Calendar are angry and frustrated that they have been unable to access the Web-based application at various times over the past two we...

Article | 27/03/2008 Google board opposes Net censorship ban, human rights review

Google's board of directors is opposing a ban on Internet censorship as well as the creation of a committee that would review the company's policies o...

Article | 26/03/2008 Network Solutions suspends anti-Islamist film Web site

Web hosting company Network Solutions has suspended a Web site that a conservative Dutch politician wanted to use to release an anti-Quran video that ...

Article | 25/03/2008 Amazon expects to stock Kindles in a few weeks

Amazon.com is hoping to announce in the next few weeks that its popular Kindle e-book reader is back in stock, according to a company spokeswoman.

Article | 20/03/2008 Report: Alibaba wants to buy Yahoo's stake in the company

China's Alibaba Group is looking for investors to buy Yahoo's 39 per cent stake in the Internet company, according to the Reuters news service.

Article | 14/03/2008 New travel site gives 'pain point' advice along with prices

New online travel shopping site InsideTrip.com offers users more than just good prices; It details information about other travel-related "pain points...

Article | 14/03/2008 CanGoogleHearMe guy reveals his secret idea

Aaron Stanton doesn't give up.

Article | 13/03/2008 Reporters Without Borders holds Online Free Expression Day

Reporters Without Borders is asking Internet users to demonstrate virtually against countries that censor Internet freedom.