Some owners search for help after Apple USB music players flash alternating LEDs and then die.

Search giant appears to be testing waters for new ad revenues.

Device will be launched next month in Japan, company says.

Hack will be demonstrated at the upcoming Black Hat conference.

FCC regulations mandate enhanced 911 access for Net phones, but some firms still don’t offer it.

Sony’s Alpha A100 is the company’s first single-lens reflex digital camera; Bill Gates plans to vacate his architect role at Microsoft.

Lured by the prospect of saving money, callers are signing up for Internet phones in droves. But watch out for snags that are unheard of with landlines.

TiVo, Shure deliver new, improved products. Also: a look at O ROKR glasses with digital audio player, and a digital video camera for the rest of us.

One week, three flaws in Microsoft’s spreadsheet software.

Users would get a single sign-on for both the company’s Active Directory and its Windows Live Web-based services.