Sales of Jackson music, videos climbs online
Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes and Noble Inc. selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight. Bill Carr, Amazon's vice president of music and video, said Friday that once the world learned that the pop icon had died Thursday, the Web site sold out within minutes all CDs by Michael Jackson and by the Jackson 5 — the group Jackson and his four older brothers formed out of Gary, Ind., in the late '60s........Read about sales of his music and videos..

Google access in China temporarily disrupted
Internet users in China were unable to access search giant Google Inc.'s main web site or its Chinese service, and the company said on Thursday it was investigating. The outage came after the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center last week accused Google of providing links to vulgar and obscene sites. Google, based in Mountainview, California, said it would do more to stop users in China from accessing pornography..........Read about Google access in China...

Broadband priority for consumers amid economic crisis: Study
Consumers across the world are not willing to part with their broadband services at home and are preferring to cut spending on dining out and leisure travel in the midst of the economic downturn, says a study. According to a study by Alcatel-Lucent on worldwide consumers, broadband services appear to be nearly recession-proof, with 84 per cent of consumers identifying it as an essential network service and therefore least likely to be subject to spending cuts.........Read about Consumers across the world...

Intel, Nokia work on new pocket computer project
Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. said Tuesday they're joining forces to build better technology for smart phones and other mobile Internet devices. The deal is significant for Intel because it will help the world's biggest maker of PC microprocessors penetrate the smart phone market, an area Intel sees as crucial for growth.......Read about new pocket computer project...

Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool
US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption. Microsoft Hohm, available as a beta, or test, version in the United States at microsoft-hohm.com, lets users "better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money," Microsoft said........Read about energy monitoring tool...