The Los Angeles Times writes that “[w]hile the consumer electronics world is watching Las Vegas this week, many manufacturers are also keeping an eye on foreign markets where they can build and sell their latest gadgets.  The head of the trade group behind the International Consumer Electronics Show used the [...]

Reuters writes that “Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology.  Akiyo Ozaka, president of Toshiba America Consumer Products, told a briefing at the Consumer [...]

Internetnews.com today asks if the approval of the Google DoubleClick merger means that “privacy is dead.”  The publication points out that “[t]he Federal Trade Commission's decision to approve Google's acquisition of DoubleClick without conditions runs counter to the warnings of a host of privacy and consumer advocates, as well as [...]

According to the Mercury News, “[s]uggesting that some venture capital colleagues have gotten greedy at the expense of entrepreneurs, the four Internet tycoons behind the Founders Fund on Tuesday touted the creation of a new $220 million investment fund as well as a stock plan designed to reduce tension between [...]

The Register reports that “[t]elecoms watchdog OPTA has fined three Dutch firms and their two directors a total of €1m for the illegal distribution of spyware.  It is the first time OPTA has imposed fines for spreading malicious Trojans, and has been called ‘one of the biggest cases of illegal [...]