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Google prime target for regulators

SAN FRANCISCO – Google’s unabashed success as an Internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition.

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Disney looks beyond traditional studio model

LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co is developing an Internet subscription service and may consider trimming studio output, executives said on Tuesday after the division posted a 97 percent decline in operating income.

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Taking care of your storage media

Berlin - Whether you prefer DVDs or USB sticks, storage media today function as our digital memory. But “all storage media is intended for a limited lifespan,” notes Peter Knaak, technology expert at the German consumer testing organisation Stiftung Warentest in Berlin.

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White House takes Web 2.0 leap

WASHINGTON - The White House took a major leap into the Web 2.0 world on Friday, launching pages on social networks MySpace and Facebook and sending its first 'tweets' on hot micro-blogging service Twitter.

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