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Motorola Lands $1.6 Billion Chinese Handset Deal

In a major boost for the world's number two maker of mobile handsets, Motorola said Monday it landed a deal worth US$1.6 billion to sell mobile phones in the Chinese market Motorola said it would supply handsets to China Telling Communications, which is based in Shenzhen. The deal calls for Motorola, which trails Nokia for the worldwide market shar...

Google Apologizes for Virus Distribution

In an embarrassing episode that underscores the continued risks associated with sharing online media, Google acknowledged that it inadvertently e-mailed postings to some 50,000 users that contained the Kama Sutra virus Google said that late Tuesday, three posts to its Google Video Blog group should not have been distributed. Some of those posts may...

Gamers Line Up as PS3 Launches in Japan

After considerable delays, Sony finally fired its long-awaited salvo in the next-generation gaming console war, launching the PlayStation 3 to anticipated huge demand in its native Japan Stores began selling the PS3 early Saturday morning, with media outlets predicting long lines and a fast sell-out. Sony has said it would make about 100,000 of the...

Stretching Online Ad Dollars

Businesses that have been advertising online for some time may well have the sensation of being the early arrivers in an increasingly crowded room As more ad dollars flow online, marketers are increasingly bumping into one another, elbowing for space and bidding up search keywords and other prime online advertising real estate....

Microsoft, Novell Reveal Financial Details of Groundbreaking Pact

With the dust still settling from its landmark deal to work with Microsoft on new products and support, Novell on Tuesday gave the first look into the financial details of the agreement, saying it would receive as much as US$400 million in direct payments and marketing support from its onetime bitter rival In a filing with the Securities and Exchan...

Yahoo Tests Graphic Ads for Cell Phones

Yahoo has begun testing a program to deliver graphics-laden, banner-style ads to mobile devices, as it bids to advance the still fledgling market for mobile advertising. PepsiCo is among the first advertisers to sign up The advertising will fit in the smaller screens of handhelds; in some cases, the make and model of the cell phone will trigger the...

NTP Targets Palm With Patent Suit

Eight months after winning a massive cash settlement from the maker of the BlackBerry, NTP is taking aim at Palm On Monday, NTP filed suit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia, claiming that Palm's "products, services, systems and processes" infringe seven of its patents....

Microsoft's Explorer Browser Continues to Lose Market Share

Use of the Internet Explorer browser continues to fall as rivals such as Firefox gain converts, but the release of IE7 may help Microsoft wrest back some of its lost market share, according to a new report The share of total browser use attributed to Internet Explorer fell in October to 81.3 percent, down from 82.1 percent in September,Net Applicat...

Google to Test Newspaper Ad Program

In a bid to spread its influence to the offline world, Google this week will launch a test of a print-based advertising program Some 100 of its existing advertisers have been invited to participate in the test, which Google bills as an "alpha version" of Google Print Ads. Google would choose where the ads would appear in newspapers across the count...

Google Moving Fast to Curb YouTube Copyright Concerns

Google is reportedly offering media companies millions of dollars in upfront payments if those outlets allow their content to be shared on the YouTube video sharing site that Google has agreed to buy Reports say Google CEO Eric Schmidt is leading an effort to convince media companies such as NBC Universal, News Corp., Time Warner and Viacom to allo...

FCC Again Delays Vote on AT&T, BellSouth Combination

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions The FCC was to take up the merger at its open meeting to be held on Friday, but late Thursday pos...

FCC Again Delays Vote on AT&T, BellSouth Combination

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions The FCC was to take up the merger at its open meeting to be held on Friday, but late Thursday pos...

FCC Again Delays Vote on AT&T, BellSouth Combination

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions The FCC was to take up the merger at its open meeting to be held on Friday, but late Thursday pos...

Microsoft: Businesses to Get Vista Nov. 30

Microsoft said Wednesday that Vista for Enterprises, the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, will ship on Nov. 30, starting the countdown to one of the most hyped, analyzed and anticipated product launches in recent history In addition, the software giant said it would launch Office 2007 and an updated version of Exchange simult...

YouTube Sued Over Domain Use

An industrial equipment maker whose domain name is Utube.com is suing video-sharing site YouTube, saying user confusion has cost it business and forced it to invest in more robust servers for its Web site Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment said it has been forced to move its Web servers multiple times and has experienced numerous crashes of its si...

Plugging In: Can E-Commerce Leverage Social Networks?

Auction site eBay has always had considered itself a community, making it an early adopter of some of the aspects of social networking, which is presently red hot. Today, its sellers and buyers are able to reach beyond the virtual walls of eBay to tap into existing social networks, something more e-commerce companies are seeking ways to duplicate T...

AT&T Unveils Plans for Digital Living Room

Bidding to stake a claim in the converged world of Internet and entertainment, AT&T Wednesday unveiled an expanded Homezone service. The product integrates high-speed Internet service with satellite TV and home networking functionality to create a digital living room where a single device controls content from multiple sources and funnels it to television sets, stereos and other gadgets...

AT&T Unveils Plans for Digital Living Room

Bidding to stake a claim in the converged world of Internet and entertainment, AT&T Wednesday unveiled an expanded Homezone service. The product integrates high-speed Internet service with satellite TV and home networking functionality to create a digital living room where a single device controls content from multiple sources and funnels it to television sets, stereos and other gadgets...

AT&T Unveils Plans for Digital Living Room

Bidding to stake a claim in the converged world of Internet and entertainment, AT&T Wednesday unveiled an expanded Homezone service. The product integrates high-speed Internet service with satellite TV and home networking functionality to create a digital living room where a single device controls content from multiple sources and funnels it to television sets, stereos and other gadgets...

Google Scoops Up Wiki Tool Maker JotSpot

Emphasizing its belief in the value of user-created content and online collaboration, search giant Google has acquired JotSpot, a startup that develops online collaboration tools known as "wikis." Wiki tools, which are increasingly being embraced by the corporate world, let users create, modify and even delete information in documents others in a group have worked on...

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