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A federal judge in Boston is set to hear arguments this week in a case that accuses Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the code on which he built his massively popular Web site. The lawsuit could at least damage the young Web 2.0 entrepreneur's reputation, and at worst result in a Facebook...

TiVo will introduce a new DVR device in mid-August that will retail for $299, about $500 less than its higher-end Series 3 released last fall. In addition to being more affordable than its predecessor, the device, TiVo HD, will have the capability to replace the box through which users currently acc...

AT&T's strong subscriber growth in its wireless business propelled its earnings past expectations, the company said, but the results were overshadowed by data showing early sign-ups for iPhone service fell short of forecasts. AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., said it had...

AT&T's strong subscriber growth in its wireless business propelled its earnings past expectations, the company said, but the results were overshadowed by data showing early sign-ups for iPhone service fell short of forecasts. AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., said it had...

AT&T's strong subscriber growth in its wireless business propelled its earnings past expectations, the company said, but the results were overshadowed by data showing early sign-ups for iPhone service fell short of forecasts. AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., said it had...

When consumers buy software, they typically don't spend much time reading through the rather long, tortuous legalese that makes up the end user licensing agreement or terms of service agreement that users must agree to before getting access to a product or service. However, distributed applications,...

Satellite radio providers XM and Sirius will offer consumers the ability to choose small bundles of stations if their proposed merger is approved by regulators, the companies said Monday. They announced the plan a day before they are expected to formally respond to a request for information from the...

HP will buy Opsware, the data center automation software firm cofounded by Netscape creator Marc Andreessen, in a deal worth around $1.6 billion. HP will pay $14.25 per share in cash for Opsware, which it intends to fold into its Business Technology Optimization software product line. The purchase p...

The price war between movie rental companies Blockbuster and Netflix continued Sunday when Netflix slashed by $1 the price of two DVD rental subscription plans. The $1 reduction will benefit most of Netflix's 6 million customers because it affects two of its most popular rental packages, Netflix sai...

Automatic audio ads that co-opt the user's speakers to automatically play sounds and music are often intrusive and annoying and can even disrupt the workplace. The oft-cursed technique begs the question of whether advertisers can actually sell goods to a startled audience left leaping from their cha...

Mobile communications service provider Verizon Wireless and semiconductor maker Broadcom have announced a licensing agreement allowing Verizon to sell a group of mobile devices currently in legal dispute. Under the licensing terms, Verizon will pay Broadcom $200 million -- at increments of $6 per de...

Microsoft managed to post a 7.3 percent increase in earnings for its fourth quarter, despite a mammoth $750 million charge relating to fixes to its Xbox 360 product, as strong enterprise sales helped the company surpass the $50 billion revenue mark for the fiscal year. The Redmond, Wash.-based compa...

Google will bid $4.6 billion or more in the Federal Communications Commission's auction for the 700 MHz band of wireless spectrum, the company announced Friday -- but only if certain conditions are met. Specifically, Google wants the FCC to adopt rules for the auction that it outlined in a July 9 fi...

For just the second time in its history as a public company, Google disappointed investors with its earnings report, saying Thursday that sales and earnings were up but posting profits that were below Wall Street expectations. The Web search and advertising giant's gross revenue, which does not acco...

Since Europe enacted the euro as its common currency, there has been increased discussion about whether or not the world would benefit from a single global currency. At this point, the proponents seem to have a substantial edge; but like anything else, there are proponents and there are detractors. ...