Today Microsoft announced a number of upgrades to its Windows Live Hotmail service, the web email product previously known as just Hotmail. Included in the upgrades is more storage - Continue reading »

This morning Techdirt posed an interesting question: is there any need for the concept of a TV channel anymore? With the rise of TiVo, which allows users to watch time-shifted Continue reading »

Google and Universal Music Group will be partnering with gBox, Inc., an online music retailer, to sell DRM-free music tracks via Google search results. gBox, based in Apple's backyard of Continue reading »

Just a quick update to this week's poll, which is already rocking. The question is: What is your favorite online music streaming service? Right now last.fm and Pandora are nearly Continue reading »

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This week's poll complements our special series on Online Music. We're asking what is your number 1 favorite music streaming service on the Web. With this poll there are bound

Every week we have a feature called Read/WriteWeb Files, in which we investigate a current hot topic or company in Web technology. This week we're going to focus on Online Continue reading »

A New Zealand-based social network, iYomu, is launching globally today with a US$1 Million challenge. iYomu is branding itself as a "social networking website for grown-ups" and the site is Continue reading »

The Google Operating System blog noted that Sun's StarOffice suite of productivity tools has been added to the free Google Pack offering. StarOffice is a direct competitor to Microsoft Office, Continue reading »

Here is a summary of the week's Web Tech action on Read/WriteWeb. Note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via the special RSS feed or by email. Continue reading »