After emerging on losing end of ongoing dispute, the struggling Internet phone company asks federal appeals court to rehear the case.

  "We have a lot of work to do in search and advertising,"software giant's CEO acknowledges. "Google is the leader; we're an aspirant."

  The massive video game publisher has purchased two game studios from a private equity firm in the largest deal in its history.

  Apple has put together a directory of Web applications for the iPhone that includes a Facebook application, a few games, and a couple of other applications that probably won't please everyone looking for more application choices.

  On the heels of a similar announcement from her boss, Vice President of Marketing Perrin Kaplan says she'll leave at the end of the year.

  New advances in display technology are moving high-definition television forward, and as a bonus, driving manufacturing costs down.

  Ocean Tomo will sell off a poker game patent later this month at its intellectual property auction in Chicago.

  While other threats may be getting more attention, spam is still around and the problem is growing, says Jon Oltsik.

  Novell reduces AppArmor work, relying instead on the open-source community, but project leaders launch a new company for the open-source Linux security project.

  RIAA, MPAA and others congregate for an "expo"to spread the word about safeguarding intellectual property, attracting a few celebrities in their midst.

  "I probably couldn't tell you the difference"between the two, says the head of the Homeland Security agency that uses the technology in its border-crossing passes.

  Ex-techie's Room to Read builds libraries and schools; LG Rumor is a rumor no more; and how much online time is too much for kids?

  Top executives at the World Business Forum say that failure is a given, but it's also necessary for eventual success.

  Inventory changes increased sales of Vizio flat-panel TVs in second quarter.