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Most of us are aware of the fact that many startups fail. But, we don't go the next step and analyze the reasons behind such failures. There are many critical issues in the startup process, which if ignored, will almost certainly guarantee the demise of a startup. Although it should go without sayin...

In a party line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives Commerce committee rejected a proposal to include so-called net neutrality regulations in a bill that would permit telecoms to offer pay-TV services. Such regulations would prohibit Internet service providers from slowing or blocking consumers'...

Hoping to grab the early lead in the move toward high-definition DVDs, Warner Home Video said it would release a disc next month that contains both traditional and high-definition versions of the same film. The DVD release of "Rumor Has It," a romantic comedy starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Anis...

Eyeing what is expected to be a huge opportunity, Microsoft is said to be in late-stage talks to acquire Massive Inc., a firm whose technology enables advertisements to be dynamically inserted into video games. Published reports indicate the software giant will pay as much as US$400 million to take ...

Microsoft has taken the unusual step -- for Microsoft, that is -- of spinning off technology developed by a research subsidiary with the aim of entering the social networking space. The new startup is called Wallop. Its aim, according to Microsoft, is to roll out a next generation social networking ...

In what will likely be its last quarterly earnings report before spinning off its local phone unit, Sprint Nextel said growth in key areas, especially broadband Internet access, helped drive revenue higher. Revenue for the first quarter was US$8.5 billion, up 13 percent from the same time last year,...

In perhaps its most direct competitive thrust at e-tail giant Amazon.com yet, eBay has launched an "express" marketplace aimed to highlight fixed price sales for consumers who are not interested in its core auction listings. eBay Express will be a standalone Web site within the eBay marketplace that...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless, in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growt...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless, in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growt...

At least so far, the aggressive acquisition strategy that created the new AT&T is bearing fruit. The telecommunications giant reported a 37 percent jump in earnings in the first quarter, highlighted by additional profit from Cingular Wireless, in which AT&T has a 60 percent stake, and growt...

In the wake of yet another poor earnings report, Sun Microsystems on Monday announced that Scott McNealy is stepping down as the company's CEO. Effective immediately, Sun President Jonathan Schwartz will succeed him as CEO and will also retain the title of president. McNealy will continue serving as...

A coalition of both right- and left-wing groups called on Congress Monday to "save" the Internet by requiring network neutrality through law. "Whenever you see people on the far left and far right joining together about something Congress is getting ready to do, it's been my experience that what Con...

Citing strong interest from multiple potential buyers, Cendant said Monday it is now considering selling its travel services division, which includes the Orbitz and CheapTickets Web sites. The sale of the unit is being mulled along with a previously announced plan to spin off several of its business...

Microsoft came out swinging Monday, telling a European court that regulators made "serious errors" of judgment when they found the software maker guilty of antitrust behavior more than two years ago -- among them forcing it to produce a version of Windows that consumers don't want. Attorneys for Mic...

A new mode of movie ownership is briskly emerging -- one which someday may challenge the hegemony of the digital videodisc (DVD). During the last few weeks, Hollywood debuted two films, "King Kong," and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," via a new media, broadband, Internet-based "download-to-ow...