George Foreman once said: “When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor that we couldn’t afford the last two letters…so we called ourselves po’.”But he sure aint po&rsq

This week, Google (GOOG) launched a global marketing campaign to advertise its online apps to business holdouts still relying on desktop programs by Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and IBM (IBM).Acco

Electronic versions of novels and other books are bad enough for lovers of black ink on a white page, but making college textbooks available via Apple’s (AAPL) iPod and iPhone is a sinister par

A 17-year-old Michigan kid has a novel excuse for not getting his homework in on time: Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle ate his book report. Justin Gawronski is a contemporary kid, so he got an attorney to pre

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On Sunday, TorrentFreak leaked a very interesting quote from an upcoming SCMagazine article on digital rights security. Jonathan Lamy -- chief spokesperson for the Recording Industry Association of A

Electronic books appear to be taking off, suggesting that the digital age has gone too far for those who still love black ink on a white page. Barnes & Noble (BKS) -- the nation’s larg

Amazon (AMZN) may have acquired exclusive rights to the latest thriller from best-selling writer Stephen King. The book may be available only in electronic form on Amazon's e-book reader, Kindle - at

The taxman cometh. The New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Amazon (AMZN) that challenged a state law requiring online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes. The judge

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