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Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:07:21 -0500

The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down Facebook.com, charging in a federal lawsuit that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they were students at Harvard. The three founders of ConnectU say Mark Zuckerberg agreed to finish computer code for their site, bu...

School Conducts Anti-Phishing Research

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:26:42 -0500

The e-mail appeared to be a routine correspondence between two friends. "Check this out!" it read, then listed a Web address. But the note was fake, part of an online ruse called phishing that has become a scammer's favorite way to get sensitive information from unsuspecting computer u...

Vodafone Denies Report on Verizon Bid

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:52:26 -0500

Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications Inc. The Financial Times reported earlier that the company was considering making an offer, but cautioned that a bid may...

Web Video New '08 Political Battlefield

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:18:22 -0500

Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber. That's Amber Lee Ettinger, aka Obama Girl, whose racy Web video ...

Apple, AT&T Unveil Monthly iPhone Plans

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:29:19 -0500

AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on Tuesday said wireless service for the iPhone will range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month. The highly anticipated gadget retails for $499 for a model with 4 gigabytes of storage and $599 for one with 8 gigabytes. It's slated to go on sale at 6 p.m. local t...

Yahoo Co-Founder Replaces Semel As CEO

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:52:03 -0500

After exasperating investors for most of the past 18 months, Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel finally found a way to please Wall Street by stepping aside as chief executive. Semel's capitulation, announced late Monday, came less than a week after he faced off with shareholders disillusioned with ...

Blockbuster to Favor Blu-Ray HD Disc

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:15:22 -0500

Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format. The move, being announced Monday, could be the first step in resolving a format war that has kept confuse...

eBay in Patent Fight Over 'Buy It Now'

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:58:22 -0500

A small Virginia company in a patent fight with eBay Inc. asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop the online auction powerhouse from using its "Buy It Now" feature allowing shoppers to buy items at a fixed price. A federal jury found in 2003 that eBay had infringed Great Falls-based Merc...

NHL, Sling Media Enter Video Partnership

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:11:00 -0500

The NHL has partnered with Sling Media Inc. for its upcoming video clip-sharing service, signaling a professional sports league's support for an emerging technology that has some media companies on edge. Sling is the maker of the Slingbox device, which lets users relay television shows from thei...

eBay Bans Cross-Border Ivory Sales

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:45:33 -0500

The online auction house eBay Inc. said Tuesday it will ban cross-border trade of ivory products, following a study by a wildlife group that found nine out of 10 of the items sold on the Internet are probably illegal. The company also will alert traders on its Web site that they may need to prov...

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