Ask Jeeves launches Firefox toolbar

Ask Jeeves has released its toolbar for Firefox, giving instant access to Web search plus several other search- and recall-oriented features. These include direct access to the MyJeeves personal search, local news and services, maps and business listings as well as tools for saving searched images, and entire or parts of Web pages. Ask Jeeves' Firefox toolbar is available for Windows users from sp. ...more

Amazon accused of insider dealing

Amazon is being sued by its shareholders amid allegations of insider dealing. The class-action lawsuit is being brought against Amazon in the Western District of Washington by representatives of the company's shareholders. Two weeks ago, the FBI said they were investigating Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos over alleged insider dealing. ...more

Microsoft allows Office to be bundled with new PCs

Microsoft is making the first heave on the Office 2007 bandwagon due at the beginning of next year with a series of new initiatives to recruit new retailers and tempting customers to upgrade. At the Worldwide Partner Conference 2006 in Boston, the company has announced new initiatives that will allow OEMs to bundle Office Home and the Education version with a new PC. Until now they have been restricted to bundling the woefully underpowered Microsoft Works with new machines. ...more

Buy broadband, get a 'free PC'

Redten Internet is raising the stakes in the highly-competitive broadband market by offering a free PC with every connection. The company will offer a Pentium 4 based system to every customer who signs up for three years of 8Mb broadband, costing ?19.99 per month. ...more

Stand-off expected in Blu-ray HD DVD battle

Neither Blu-ray nor HD DVD are likely to achieve a dominant position as the market for high-definition DVDs takes off, according to an industry analyst. Screen digest, the self-styled pre-eminent source of business intelligence, research and analysis on global audiovisual media, says that both will coexist until combi-format equipment become cost-effective and eventually dominates, mirroring the current market for recordable DVDs 'Given the vested interests on either side, we believe that the most likely outcome at present is.. ...more