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Details of Google's cell phone initiative were released yesterday. Phone makers can use the Android OS for free under an open-source license. Android will technically be the handiwork of the Open Handset Alliance. Watch the following video if you want to learn more about the guys behind Android.

Over twelve thousand movie and TV writers are now on strike. Could this drive viewers online?

InterActiveCorp is breaking into 5 separate peices. Their best-known consumer properties, including Ask.com, Match.com, CitySearch, Evite, and Excite will stay under Diller. Ticketmaster and Lending Tree will become an independent company. There will also be a timeshare and vacation booking company, as well as a retailing company fronted by HSN.

The worst USB thumb drive ever...until tomorrow when a stupider one comes out.

How to charge your USB devices just by breathing.

Yahoo just launched a new social network called Kickstart, and TechCrunch gives the service a decent review. It's meant to help college kids get jobs with alumni from their school.

Paidcontent.com reports that the Journal's site now has over a million paying subscribers.

If Japan is our future, then PC makers should be worried, sales shriveled as much as 10% in just one year.

NewTeeVee Live is a one day conference in San Francisco on November 14th, focusing on the rapid changes in the online video market. They've generously extended a 15% discount for WebbAlert readers. Enjoy!