It's firing squad time for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Not literally, of course, but as far as the tech world goes, it doesn't get much closer. Tomorrow he'll have to answer to a roomful of not technology analysts—those he can surely handle—but finance experts. This gang has spent years scrutinizing the company's every move, financial statement, and stock rise (or fall). And, truth be told, he's...

Carl Icahn backed off his proxy fight for Yahoo! earlier this week because those he selected to appoint to the Yahoo! board were "nervous about having a complete change of control," the billionaire investor wrote in a Tuesday blog post. "By the end of last week, I realized that although many large shareholders supported me and my slate for the board, they were nervous about having a complete change...

iRoticNET announced today the immediate availability of iRoticNET.com, which it calls the "premier adult video destination designed specifically for iPhone." It's official; the iPhone now does it all. Or at least, it can show you how to do it all. With $9.95 a month and 3G or WiFi connectivity, users can have unlimited access to "hundreds of full-length movies and over a thousand clips" through iRo...

Google's answer to Wikipedia is now live. Google Knol emerged from its seven-month closed beta Wednesday, and is now open for people looking to share their expertise on everything from type 1 diabetes to how to backpack. "With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call 'moderated collaboration,'" Cedric Dupont, a Google product manager, and Michael McNally, a Go...

Online music store eMusic has proclaimed itself "the first major music retailer to integrate Web 2.0-like features," thanks to a new site-wide revamp. Among the new features that have been rolled out on the site are: access to 18 social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Digg; artist content from sites like Flickr, YouTube, and Wikipedia; added editorial insight; and impr...