InternetGoogle set to introduce its own Web browser (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics.

InternetAd targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt (AP)

AP - It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. But those efforts to sniff out consumers' interests are running into the ditch.

InternetGoogle takes aim at Microsoft with new Web browser (AP)

AP - Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.

InternetMicrosoft to drop $486 million for European shopping site (CNET)

CNET - Update at 5:58 a.m. PDT: Ciao is based in Munich, Germany. Greenfield Online is based in Wilton, Conn.

InternetBig Green Takes Center Court at U.S. Open

COMMENTARY: Tennis may be the game at this year's U.S. Open, but IBM and the USTA aren't playing around when it comes to promoting energy-efficient operations.

InternetMacs in the Enterprise: A Question of Emphasis

Mac OS X may well be ready for the enterprise. Is Apple?

InternetRussia Web site owner killed after arrest (CNET)

CNET - The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region was shot and killed Sunday after being detained by police.

InternetMicrosoft to Buy Research Firm For $486M

Greenfield online is the owner of ciao.com

InternetNew Beta of Internet Explorer 8 Ready for Download (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The second beta release of Internet Explorer 8 is now available for download by developers and consumers alike on Windows-based PCs running Vista, XP, Server 2003 and Server 2008.

InternetVeoh Decision May Not Let Google Off the Hook (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - In a first-of-its kind decision, a California federal court has dismissed a copyright-infringement lawsuit against online video-sharing site Veoh Networks. IO Group, an adult entertainment company, filed the suit against Veoh, alleging the site displayed its content in violation of copyright laws. But Magistrate Judge Howard Lloyd of the U.S. District Court in San Jose ruled against the gay-porn distributor on Wednesday.