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South Korean company says it has no plans to buy Sprint Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:26:09 -0400
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - SK Telecom said Thursday that it had no plans to buy Sprint Nextel or any other major U.S. wireless company. Rumors started swirling earlier this week...

Google 2Q profit rises 35 pct, below analyst views Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:14:12 -0400
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. says its second-quarter profit rose 35 percent. Its $1.25 billion in earnings were propelled by the growing international popularity of...

EU warns of tricks by ring tone Websites Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:08:03 -0400
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eight out of ten Web sites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking consumers with hidden fees or false advertising for free products,...

Nokia's 2Q profit drops 61 percent Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:30:11 -0400
HELSINKI, Finland - The world's No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profit fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when...

Duo seeks fat wallets from Web ads Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:46:59 -0400
The Facebook-MySpace-YouTube generation could soon provide the most creative crop of employees ever to enter the work force. But it might become the fattest group, too. ...

PC shipments grew faster than expected in 2Q Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:43:39 -0400
SEATTLE - Computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western...

Lions Gate to share ad revenue on clips on YouTube Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:40:40 -0400
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Google Inc. said today that its YouTube video site will partner with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. to share revenue from ads placed on clips from...

Marlboro manufacturer lands $1.2B German deal Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:06:15 -0400
Evergreen Solar Inc., a maker of wafers used in solar-power panels, won a $1.2 billion contract to supply installer IBC Solar AG of Germany. The wafers will be delivered...

Nintendo unveils Wii Remote upgrade, new games Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:46:31 -0400
LOS ANGELES -The Wii Remote is getting in touch with its sensitive side. Nintendo unveiled Wii MotionPlus at the E3 Business and Media Summit on Tuesday. The new accessory...

Sony reveals PlayStation movie download service Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:43:56 -0400
LOS ANGELES - Sony is raising the curtain on a PlayStation 3 movie download service. The company announced at the E3 Business and Media Summit it will launch a downloadable...

YouTube, Viacom agree to mask viewer data Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:10:04 -0400
NEW YORK - In a nod to privacy complaints, Viacom Inc. won't be told the identities of individuals who watch video clips on the popular video-sharing site YouTube. Viacom...

Microsoft's Xbox 360 to stream Netflix movies Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:34:10 -0400
LOS ANGELES - Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix. The arrangement...

Icahn: Replace Yahoo board to get Microsoft deal Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:56:32 -0400
NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn said today that replacing Yahoo Inc.'s current board of directors would ensure an acquisition deal with Microsoft Corp. In...

Palm launches new Treo on Sprint network Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:54:17 -0400
NEW YORK - Palm Inc., which has been struggling to maintain its position in the hot market for "smart" phones, introduced a new Treo model today with Wi-Fi and GPS...

Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:10:57 -0400
NEW YORK - Apple Inc. said Monday it has sold 1 million iPhones in the three days following the release of the latest model on Friday. "IPhone 3G had a stunning opening...

Polaroid's PoGo neat, but prints are poor Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:54:20 -0400
Tired of waiting to download those snapshots from your cell phone onto your laptop in order to print them? The company that gave you pictures in an instant with its slogan...

Cell phone companies scramble to halt trafficking Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:01:06 -0400
MIAMI - For less than $15, you can buy a cell phone loaded with minutes. You can buy more as you go whenever those minutes run out. Best of all, you aren't locked into...

Yahoo spurns Microsoft again as bad blood boils Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:50:19 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would...

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