The Man Who Would Succeed SharonEhud Olmert, the stricken Prime Minister's faithful deputy, faces a tough task convincing voters that he's Sharon's political heir.
Big news at Dow JonesWhen a business story breaks, you usually read all about it in the Wall Street Journal. But when the first major business story of the year broke on January 3, the paper whiffed.
Why I Hate the InternetTwo thousand years of progress and the pinnacle of mankind's achievement online is a website with photos of Paris Hilton looking like she was beaten by a former boyfriend.
Stephen Cole leaves Click Online
After nearly six years at the helm, Stephen Cole is Clicking Online for the last time, as he bows out in the final programme of 2005.
Journalists need permission to blogStaff at The Washington Times who wish to blog must ask for permission, says editor in chief Wesley Pruden in a memo.
Filmmaker Rakesh Sharma sues New York Police stopped him from shooting for a film on taxi drivers in May 2005.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006All of the more than 2,000 participants, including presidents and prime ministers, will be asked to provide at least one posting for a blog.
Anatomy of a pictureBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair posed for the portrait in the drawing room at Chequers.
Paris Mayor: Free Internet for allBertrand Delanoƫ believes in giving free access to the Internet and wants to push development of a city wide telecom network.
Google Pack is an embarrassing messPaul Thurrott has reviewed the Google Pack software bundle (Windows only), and is not impressed. It's obviously a ragbag of applications, but some of them are out of date, and it doesn't deliver the claimed convenience.
Yahoo v/s Google Google may be the darling innovator of the world, but its Yahoo which is actually doing the useful stuff, albeit without much noise and bells.
Prashant Chandra wins PC design contestThe main prize of $50,000 was won by the Indian born designer. Chandra's design might best be described as a 'clam-shell' tablet PC, designed around the idea of a backpack.
Deepend Plate This amazing saucer combines a double walled glass plate which retains heat. Its recessed compartment allows you to keep things like sauce and honey into the plate without mixing them with the other stuff.
TimeTrax's PopCatcherHang on to your briefs, Hollywood. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, TimeTrax announced the PopCatcher, a device that lets you record over-the-air FM radio, capture songs as MP3s, and create a free music library.
Washington Post to go 'on the air'
The paper is set to begin broadcasting its content on its own radio station in March.
Lips and squeezeHate squeezing that last bit of toothpaste? Not to worry, our Lip-o-suction Toothpaste Squeezer will squeeze out every last bit of toothpaste for you.
Sanjeev Bhaskar turns detectiveA brand new comedy is coming to BBC One this month. Chopra Town was written specifically with the actor in mind and is being produced by Hat Trick, the company behind Kumars at No 42.
Cell phones tied to family tensionThe round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people's lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests.