A new "strategic alliance" has taken form in China between the software giant Microsoft and the Chinese search portal Baidu

U.K. Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, is putting pressure on Syria to answer claims that President Assad threatened Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri before his murder. The claim came from a former Syrian VP living in Paris who spoke out against the regime in Damascus and has since been vilified in his native country.

A new study released by the NCAA shows that %77 of all Division I athletes complete the college degree within six years of entering.

Former United States President, Bill Clinton, is touring Thailand, Indonesia and other Asian countries as part of a trip to view first hand how these regions are faring after the disastrous Tsunami hit in 2004

Today, Hispanic actors get some of the most prestigious roles in films. It used to be that if they wanted to be in a movie, they had to be a gang-banger.

Ken Reeves, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, says "There are now indications that the Northeast will experience a hurricane larger and more powerful than anything that region has seen in a long time." AccuWeather`s chief hurricane forecaster, Joe Bastardi, echoes that sentiment.

Microsoft seems to be blocking its competitors`security products, so they have said. McAfee and Symantec, the largest security software sellers, attack Microsoft for applying some changes to its Vista operational system.

Oprah Winfrey has made a business out of her name, which has spread her into the ranks of queen of all media. From TV to books Oprah has made her $1.1 billion empire, and in the process has made others millionaires as well.

Enoble Media is releasing its new portable gaming and entertainment magazine, its pioneer project for the publication of the latest hardware and software news.

The holiday season has arrived and as always consumers are shopping till they drop. However, it seems that many shoppers have found a cheaper and more convenient way to buy their gifts this year ? internet shopping. Purchasing merchandise over the net allows customers to shop regardless of their location and without the stress of allocating time to hit the malls.

Many Mac users are under the impression that spyware and other similar threats are directed at PC users. This is not necessarily true however, as there are many Mac-based viruses. For this reason, Secure Mac, a software company creating cutting edge security solutions, for Apple Macintosh computers, just released MacScan 2.0.

The FTC today issued a report assessing whether and how a system that rewards members of the public for tracking down spammers would or could help improve enforcement of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act o?

The holiday season can be dreadful for many. Often the holidays remind people of what they don`t have, rather than what they do. No matter what the holiday - whether Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Hannukkah, many singles suffer through the season.

During the month of August, counterfeiting worldwide nets $56,173,026 with China accounting for more than 61% of all seizures and losses, followed by the United Kingdom (15%) and India (9%) as surveyed by Gieschen Consultancy.

?Superman Returns? pulled in $106 million in its first week of release. Is there a movie that can be kryptonite to the box-office prospects of ?Superman Returns? this summer? Will Johnny Depp and ?Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man?s Chest? do what Lex Luthor could not?