Some of Wednesday's top online stories for investors, including why Microsoft founder Paul Allen is suing Google and Apple, seven reasons there is no double-dip recession, and four deep-value companies.
Historically, it's been hard for independent artists to clear the rights necessary to record a cover song and release it for sale. Now, a new service seeks to simplify licensing and payment services for artists, record firms and online music sites.
After months of talk, Dell brought its Aero smartphone to the U.S. on Tuesday. The Aero uses an older version of Google's Android operating system called "cupcake." Will it prove to be stale -- or still a treat?
The iPod, first introduced in 2001, has been overshadowed in recent years by the iPad and iPhone. But it was the foundation of Apple's revived success and the cornerstone of CEO Steve Jobs's creative vision for the company.
Google apparently envies the program that Microsoft's Bing has set up to market music downloads. The Internet search leader now plans to offer its own service by year-end. And that raises some interesting questions.
A large number of Apple iTunes and App Store users are reporting their accounts have been hacked, purchasing Vietnamese-language books and driving the items to top ranking in their categories.
Amazon has been one of the most resilient Internet stocks. But now, with the iPod, iTunes and iPad, Apple is seriously threatening Amazon's key strength -- its control over online sales of media. That's why the tumble in Amazon's stock could mark a turning point.
