San Francisco  - Jerry Yang, who helped kick start the internet revolution as co-founder of web portal Yahoo, is stepping down as the company's chief executive.

The announcement by the ailing internet giant came after months of falling revenue, fierce proxy battles and a series of botched negotiations that scuttled what now seems to have been an exceedingly generous buyout offer from Microsoft.

Yahoo said that the search for a successor had already started and that Yang will leave after his replacement is found.

AT&T today launched full-touchscreen phone Samsung Eternity. It is some what similar to its earlier products that comes with a 3.2-inch touch screen with haptic feedback. Provided with an accelerometer for automatic rotation of display, it gives iPhone-like motion-sensitive games feel. AT&T's subscription broadcast service can also be availed through it’s built in digital TV.

Leading mobile manufacturer Nokia expanded its E-series by launching E63 smartphone in the market. It would give stiff competition to rival BlackBerry in terms of cost, features and technology. Nokia E63 is equipped with an improved keyboard and comes in two colours. 

For high picture quality the new Nokia E63 comes with 2 mega pixel camera and flash light as compared to E71 which supports 3.2 mega pixels camera.

However, it does not support GPS facility and HSDPA.

Its other specifications are---

36-inch QVGA display with 320 x 240 pixels

Leading computer manufacturer, Dell has launched its quasi-Netbook, the Mini 12 in the US market. Earlier, Dell Mini 12 has been launched in Japan. Mini 12 is available at a starting price of $549.00 in United States.

It supports 1.6GHz Atom chip, 6-cell battery and 60GB hard drive with ultra modern finish and look. One can upgrade its hard disk from to 60GB or 80GB and speed up CPU operations using 1.6GHz version of the Atom.

Under Canada’s new movie pirating legislation, the first person to be convicted is a man from Calgary, who pleaded guilty on Friday to the unauthorized recording of ‘Sweeney Todd’, a Johnny Depp movie.

Richard Craig Lissaman - arrested in a northeast Calgary theatre on December 21 last year - was fined $1,495 and placed on probation for a year by provincial court Judge Catherine Skene.

Lissaman has also been imposed a one-year probation including a ban on purchase, ownership or possession of any video recording equipment, even one on a cellphone, outside his home during his probation period.