YouTube has begun the first phase of a redesign that will highlight its gradually expanding library of premium shows and movies. The move, first reported last month on this site, will clearly separate that quality content from the ocean of user-generated clips that drove YouTube’s popularity. Navigational changes include the introduction of two new tabs — “shows” and R...

Networks and manufacturers have been slow to take to the new Google operating system – but this is unlikely to be the case for much longer, one expert suggests. In a recent blog post for the CCS Insight website, Shaun Collins notes that when visiting the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona this year, he was surprised and disappointed to see very little news on Android adoption. ...

One-time gains bolster results * Asset quality deteriorates * Shares fall in premarket trading (Adds comment, financial details throughout) NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) on Monday disappointed investors by reporting a big increase in troubled loans, even as its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co helped first-quarter profit more than double. While results topped...

Boston Police said the man they believe murdered an aspiring actress in an upscale hotel room this week is also responsible for two other attacks on women, and that he possibly met them through their advertisements on the Web site Craigslist. Friends say Julissa Brisman, 26, weighed about 100 pounds, not enough to overpower the man who showed up in her room at the Copley Place Marriott Tuesday nig...

The verdict against the founders of The Pirate Bay is being hailed by many as a triumphant win against illegal file-sharing. The four men involved in the BitTorrent tracking site were found guilty on Friday of being accessories to violating copyright law. A Swedish court sentenced each of them to a year in jail and a collective fine of $3.6 million. In the long run, though, the verdict may not be ...

The Susan Boyle phenomenon continues to fascinate. I think there are some clear reasons why. 1. The way most Americans first encountered her was by viewing a YouTube segment from Britain’s Got Talent. In one of those fine accidents of pop culture, this proved to be a perfect, three-act drama in a mere seven-plus minutes. Act. I: The hero is at first reviled (Boyle was met with eye-rolling fr...