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AT&T and Verizon ads duel on airwaves and in court

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:03:05 -0500

What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other's wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there's a lot they don't say.

Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:17 -0500

Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.

Google apologizes for offensive first lady image

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:17:07 -0500

Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.

Microsoft says cost-cutting CFO to step down

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:12 -0500

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said its chief financial officer is departing at the end of the year and will be replaced by the man now responsible for the books at the division that produces Microsoft Office and other business programs.

Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:15 -0500

U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company.

Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:05 -0500

Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked.

Google documents Iraqi museum treasures

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:42:25 -0500

Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:02 -0500

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company’s mainstay businesses.

Joost assets bought by online ad company Adconion

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:31:20 -0500

The struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, has been sold to an online advertising company.

EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:17 -0500

European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees.