Microsoft auctions off ultimate collection of gear inspired by Bungie's sci-fi shooter; includes hardware signed by Bill Gates and J Allard.

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SpiralFrog offers free music downloads with no catches, except for all the catches

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Like so many parents, Christine Ingemi of Amherst, N.H., got tired of constantly telling her four children, ages 5 to 11, to turn down the volume on their iPods. "It would be so loud sometimes, I could hear the music through the headphones," she said. However, music is important to her and her family, she said, so she searched for a way to limit the noise without banning her children from their ...

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In an era where the Web is king, Microsoft is no longer regarded as a growth stock. But if the company's bets on new businesses pan out, it could become one again.

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In one corner, there is Apple -- big technology company utterly lacking in humor. In another, there is Woot.com -- nimble little Internet sales machine, serving up one product per day, populated by some of the funniest writing anywhere on the Web, especially in Friday's offering, a perfectly conceived parody of Apple's apology to its early iPhone buyers.

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Microsoft sees the youthful audience for the Zune wireless-sharing MP3 player (which allows music sharing for three days or three plays, then gives users a chance to buy it) and associated downloading service as more than just a target market, said industry analysts: It also sees it as an ally in its quest to topple the king-of-the-hill Apple iPod/iTunes.

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Site offers cheaper music downloads Amazon.com wants to put a bruise in Apple Inc.'s digital music sales.

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Web retailer Amazon.com launched its much-anticipated digital music store with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying.

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Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday, a move analysts say represents the first hint of real competition for Apple Inc.'s market-leading iTunes.

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Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying

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