Friday, May 16, 2008

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David LaGesse

David LaGesse

Mobile TV Broadcasts Could Start in December

Consumers will buy receivers in fall 2009.

Research In Motion Co-CEO’s Jim Balsillie (left) and Mike Lazaridis at RIM headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. Both are holding BlackBerrys. (Peter Sibbald for USN&WR)

BlackBerry Thumbs a Ride With Home Users

Research in Motion turns to the consumer market, even gamers.

Television (Stephen Webster/Photonica/Getty Images)

Digital TV Switch Is a Signal Not Received

Fears grow that millions of consumers will be left with TVs that don't work.

Online Consumer Fraud

Online Counterfeiters Gain Strength

'Cybersquatters' mimic familiar brands' domain names for profit—and sometimes fraud.

Personal computer (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Used Electronics Can Make Good Buys

As the economy slows, cash is tight. Here's how to save by finding used flat-panel TVs and other gadgets.

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 6: (FILE) Microsoft chairman Bill Gates delivers the opening keynote address at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian January 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to reports on Febraury 1, 2008, Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stocks. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

$40 A Share for Yahoo?

With Murdoch now in the mix, investors survey the possibilities.

eBay

Boycotting eBay? Here Are Three Alternatives

Users protesting fee changes need not stop selling altogether.

Apple

SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 22: Apple Store customers look at a display of iPods January 22, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Apple Inc. reported a 57 percent surge in first-quarter profit with net income soaring to $1.58 billion, or $1.76 a share, from $1 billion, or $1.14 a share at this time last year. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Big Problem at Apple

Slowing iPod sales and economic jitters send its stock tumbling.

Websites

Doing Legal Research Online—Free

Public Library of Law pools many resources in this tool for nonlawyers.

Consumer Electronics

Apple CEO Steve Jobs gives his keynote address at the Macworld Convention and Expo in San Francisco January 15, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

Net and Tube: A Cool Couple

Web-linked TVs are coming soon.

Google

Personal Finance Guide: 8 Smart Money Moves for 2008 (Harry Campbell for USN&WR)

Rake In Google Gains, Then Sit Tight

Google stock is the gift that keeps on giving.

Woman working on laptop computer (Emmanuel Faure/Getty Images)

Harness the Web to Boost Your Career

Impress colleagues and customers--and maybe your next boss--with a strong online persona.

Suzanne Critchfield, 68, with grandkids in Oakley, ID and her daughter Annette Hansen, left, look over their family history on a computer. Grandchildren Alysha, 9, Jared, 11, Bruce, 16 and Mark, 21 are seen in the back. (Kevin Horan/Aurora for USN&WR)

A High-Tech Family Tree

New services use DNA to connect relatives and track down ancestors.

Technology

Students in an Andean village in Peru have been using the "green machines" from the One Laptop Per Child project for more than six months. (Martin Mejia/AP)

Low-Cost Laptop Program Comes to U.S.

The program that distributes affordable laptops to kids in developing nations works closer to home.

Personal Technology

The Callpod recharging hub for portable gadgets (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Tech Guide 2007

This year's gadgets offer something for every home this holiday season. Plus, advice on picking out the best GPS navigation receivers.

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Marianne Lavelle

Marianne Lavelle. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)

Stockpiling Our Way to $120-Per-Barrel Crude?

The price run-up was predicted months ago.

James Pethokoukis

Jim Pethokoukis

The Dumbest Wall Street Journal Story Ever

Columnist Thomas Frank advocates 1970s-style economic chaos.

Kimberly Palmer

Kim Palmer (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Beware the Latest Credit Card Scam

Is that really the fraud department calling?

Katy Marquardt and Kirk Shinkle

MoneyMatters: Kirk Shinkle and Katy Marquardt

Icahn: It's On!

Yahoo gets big-name pressure.

Rick Newman

Rick Newman

Small Cars Are a Smart Buy

They're stylish, fun, practical—and, oh yeah, cheap.

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