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Yahoo is introducing a new browser this week: Axis, a bold attempt at simplifying search for mobile devices and desktops. Its streamlined approach drops all those annoying links you don't want -- even though that's where most search engines make their money.

If you're hearing the Jeopardy! theme in your head as you wait -- and wait -- for your computer to boot up, you've probably already started thinking replacement. But why spend big when a small investment of money and time could get your old hardware humming like new again?

Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are developing tools that will allow Web users to block advertisers from collecting information about them.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the most popular Web browser by far in North America, but in Europe, it has just been overthrown by Mozilla's Firefox. The coup illustrates the rapid growth of Google's Chrome browser, which has been eating away at Microsoft's market share.

Privacy continues to be a big concern for users as they browse the web. The recent FTC report on online privacy called for a means of giving consumers more control over their information, recommending a "Do Not Track" feature to allow users to opt out of the tracking that is used to deliver...

Microsoft (MSFT) is adding extra privacy controls to Internet Explorer to limit the amount of information that users disclose while surfing the Web. The new Microsoft feature will allow users to create a list of sites that they want to block from tracking them, The Associated Press said. The...

To boost its Chrome browser, Google is dishing out free WiFi access to passengers traveling domestically on Delta Airlines, Virgin America or AirTran between Nov. 20 and Jan. 2.

RockMelt, a startup backed by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, will unveil its new browser today. It is directly aimed at Web surfers who spend most of their time on social networks.

The Gran Turismo 5 video game will not be released on Nov. 2 as scheduled, Sony (SNE) said. The video game will be made available during the holiday season, Sony said. The company said that Kazunori Yamouchi, the game's creator, is "creating the perfect racing experience." Sponsored Links The...

Microsoft (MSFT) instigated its biggest-ever security fix, releasing software to address problems including a flaw in its Windows operating system and Internet browser that could let hackers take control of a personal computer. The new software, released Tuesday, will address a range of...