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NBC Universal and News Corp. have launched a beta version of Hulu, an advertising-driven Web site where users can view for free television shows, clips and movies. Currently available only to those who are invited after sending in applications, Hulu is presenting full-length versions of hit programs...

Verizon Communications' earnings fell compared with a year ago, but the company still managed to beat forecasts as it grew revenue on the strength of its wireless business and its small but fast-growing television services. Revenue for the third quarter was $23.8 billion, up 5.8 percent from $22.5 b...

Many high-technology manufacturers are knowingly putting their intellectual property at risk by collaborating with partners and suppliers with communication tools that they don't consider secure, according to a survey Microsoft commissioned. Microsoft said its survey of high-tech manufacturers found...

Vonage has settled the financial details of a lawsuit it lost to Verizon for patent infringement, capping its penalty at $120 million -- a possible $32 million in addition to the $88 million already accrued and held in escrow. The final amount will depend on how the Court of Appeals decides Vonage's...

The U.S. Senate, echoing a similar bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, has approved an extension to a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access for another seven years. The House's version, however, calls for a four-year ban. The original ban, first imposed in 19...

SanDisk filed three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and other removable flash storage products, the company announced Wednesday. The actions -- two filed in the United States ...

Microsoft posted strong first-quarter earnings Thursday and issued a buoyant forecast, capping a week of positive news for the software giant and prompting investors to send its shares to new high levels for the year. Microsoft -- which on Wednesday beat out rival Google to take a stake in Facebook ...

The Poker Players' Association took its fight to reform online gambling laws to lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week when more than 100 poker players took to the capitol. Professional poker players including Vanessa Rousso, Howard Lederer and Victor Ramdin joined PPA executives in Washington, D.C., t...

In many cases, the entrepreneur who had the courage to start a new business was on the right track by choosing a startup that could be both viable and profitable. Yet, the company failed. Why is that? Because of lack of working capital: the main cause of startup failures. This kind of failure can be...

It should come as no surprise that the marketing industry is evolving as a whole. Marketing experts and business professionals from around the globe are all trying to figure out the best way to target their audience. For years, marketers have said that the best way to sell a product is to reach as m...

Motorola reported third-quarter net profits of $60 million, a dismal number compared to the $968 million in profit it enjoyed a year ago but better than the net losses it suffered in the past three quarters. The fact that the Schaumburg, Ill., electronics maker turned a profit in Q3, albeit a slim o...

Microsoft will pay $240 million for a small ownership stake in Facebook and the right to deliver ads to its members around the world, a move that values the four-year-old social networking firm at $15 billion. The agreement, billed as a strategic alliance by the two companies, calls for Microsoft to...

IT industry titans including Microsoft and Symantec announced Tuesday at the RSA Conference Europe the formation of the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code, or SAFECode, a non-profit organization solely dedicated to fostering greater trust in information technology products and services ...

Google and Nielsen have formed a relationship designed to help advertisers create targeted ads for viewers and track how and where their advertising dollars are delivering a return. Under the agreement, Google will provide Nielsen's demographic data through its Google TV Ads advertising platform. Go...

Amazon's stock was down about 12 percent Wednesday despite posting earnings that were better than expected and predicting a record holiday quarter, as a lower-than-expected profit outlook weighed on investors. The e-commerce giant managed to post a four-fold increase in net earnings for its third qu...