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As personal technology goes, Digital Video Recorders are more than just a replacement for tape-based VCRs: They're a boon to TV watchers and the enemy of the traditional 30-second television advertising spot, for decades the single most powerful and lucrative form of brand advertising. Devices such ...

Two billionaires are burying the technology hatchet this holiday season. Rupert Murdoch and John Malone ended a two-year battle over Liberty Media's stake in News Corp. with a US$11 billion deal. Specifically, Liberty Media has agreed to exchange its 16.3 percent stake in News Corp. for News Corp.'s...

Research In Motion provided more evidence that it was distancing itself from a slew of rivals in the mobile e-mail space, saying strong demand for its category leading BlackBerry device helped it post a 47 percent jump in profit and a nearly 50 percent rise in sales for the third quarter. RIM said i...

Many clients and friends often ask me about the wisdom of serving on a board. My immediate answer is, yes, you should serve. I then go into detail as to what are the pros and cons of board service. Here's some of what I tell them. Since the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, there is no question that boa...

After several disappointing years, the telecom market experienced renewed growth in 2006, and a number of surprising developments occurred. The highlights include the integration of cellular and WiFi features, a rush to deliver mobile music services, movement toward bundled services, a focus on high...

A law firm has filed a class action suit against Nintendo on behalf of owners of the new Wii gaming console for selling remotes with inadequate wrist straps. San Francisco-based Green Welling filed the lawsuit against Nintendo of America in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washing...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to make it easier and faster for telephone companies to enter markets with television services, clearing the way for a showdown with cable companies for the right to deliver bundles of products into consumers' homes. By a 3-2 margin, the FCC...

In strict chronological terms, e-commerce is still a young adult, but by all accounts it has rapidly matured into an economic force, accounting for billions in online sales and helping consumers make decisions on billions more in offline buying. Still, e-commerce continues to grow by any measure. No...

Telecommunications gear maker Ericsson said Tuesday it would buy Redback Networks, which makes routers used by telecom carriers to direct data traffic, for US$2.1 billion. Sweden-based Ericsson said it would pay $25 in cash for each of share Redback stock, an 18 percent premium over Tuesday's closin...

What is shaping up to be a landmark technology patent lawsuit, KSR v. Teleflex, is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court right now. At its most basic, the decision could redefine the standard of "obviousness" that is used when deciding whether a patent should be granted for a particular invention or...

Scoring a victory in its worldwide efforts to curb piracy of its software, Microsoft said it had agreed to settle a lawsuit with a French company that had allegedly made and sold thousands of unauthorized versions of Microsoft business software. Microsoft said its settlement with MPO Group included ...

AT&T may be forced to offer more concessions to help its US$82 billion merger with BellSouth win approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC remains deadlocked on the deal following the decision of a Republican Commissioner to abstain from voting. Supporters of the merger had h...

AT&T may be forced to offer more concessions to help its US$82 billion merger with BellSouth win approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC remains deadlocked on the deal following the decision of a Republican Commissioner to abstain from voting. Supporters of the merger had h...

AT&T may be forced to offer more concessions to help its US$82 billion merger with BellSouth win approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC remains deadlocked on the deal following the decision of a Republican Commissioner to abstain from voting. Supporters of the merger had h...

Most consumers wouldn't think of paying for an item and leaving a store without it, but that's essentially what's happening with about 10 percent of the gift cards sold each year to the public. "We estimate the overall raw volume in gift cards this year to be (US)$80 billion," Brian Riley, senior an...