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Opera says demand up as Microsoft opens EU market

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:09am PST

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Opera Software said on Wednesday it had seen a surge in downloads of its browser after Microsoft started making it easier for Europeans to choose smaller rivals' browsers.
Opening ceremony secrecy breached by iPhone sneak peeks

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 12:30pm PST

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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The traditional shroud of secrecy around Olympic opening ceremonies has some gaping holes in this age of digital downloads and social networking.
U.S. court revives antitrust suit on music downloads

Posted: January 13th, 2010, 10:32am PST

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court reinstated on Wednesday an antitrust lawsuit accusing major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for potentially millions of people who download their music over the Internet.
France Telecom follows Apple's lead, launches applications

Posted: December 9th, 2009, 8:23am PST

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PARIS (Reuters) - Taking a page out of Apple's book, France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange launched its own shop to sell downloadable videos, games, music and other content to its 130 million mobile phone subscribers.
GameStop to sell digital game downloads

Posted: November 12th, 2009, 8:38am PST

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers who visit GameStop Corp stores will soon be able to purchase digital upgrades to their favorite video games, as the retailer eyes a shift toward digital distribution of games.
Chicago court OKs $10 refunds for ringtones, games

Posted: November 10th, 2009, 4:36pm PST

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A settlement between mobile phone users and companies that charged them for downloaded ringtones and games they thought were free was approved by a court on Tuesday.
Best Buy plans movie download service with Sonic

Posted: November 3rd, 2009, 6:18am PST

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc plans to start an online service that allows consumers to buy, rent and download movies and television shows, the electronics retailer said on Tuesday.
Apple passes 2 billion app downloads

Posted: September 28th, 2009, 6:07am PDT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday that downloads from its iTunes applications store had passed 2 billion and that it now has more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Apple, Eminem headed for trial as talks break down

Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 2:03pm PDT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Eminem have failed to settle a lawsuit over whether the rapper's songs can be downloaded on the iTunes music service, paving the way for a federal trial to begin on Thursday.
UK proposes cutting Web access to file sharers

Posted: August 25th, 2009, 3:55am PDT

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LONDON (Reuters) - Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file-sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web under British government proposals issued on Tuesday.
Palm plans for commercial application store launch

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 7:01am PDT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software developers will be able to start charging for applications downloads to Palm Inc's high-profile Pre smartphone with the company's launch of an e-commerce beta program set to start in mid-September.
Radiohead offers new song online, but no EP

Posted: August 17th, 2009, 4:15pm PDT

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LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead offered a new song for free download Monday, "These Are My Twisted Words," which is available from the band's official Web site.
Three top Hollywood studios bring films to Web

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 10:10am PDT

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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It is a dash of Hulu and a sprinkle of YouTube, features a crystal clear picture, can rewind or fast-forward at lightning speed, and doesn't require a download of any special software.