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The United States is still the top spam-relaying country, but Asia could soon dethrone it as the spam king, a new study says. Sophos' latest "Dirty Dozen" report on the top 12 spam-relaying countries during the first quarter of 2006 concludes that the United States is still sending more spam than an...

Leading e-tailer Amazon.com and top online wireless re-seller InPhonic said they have struck an agreement to make InPhonic's Wirefly the exclusive third-party seller of mobile plans and services on the Amazon site. Starting in the third quarter, InPhonic will become the first third party provider of...

Worldwide personal computer sales grew by as much as 13 percent in the first quarter, with consumers in the United States helping to push sales above forecasts, and with some rivals gaining ground on longtime market leader Dell. Preliminary data show 57 million PCs were sold in the first quarter, 13...

Apple v. Does -- a case with broad implications for bloggers and journalists and their right to protect the confidentiality of their sources -- began on Thursday before a San Jose, Calif., appeals court. Apple Computer has sued several unnamed individuals, called "Does," for allegedly leaking inform...

For years, one of the biggest struggles many Internet companies faced was figuring out how to convince Web users to turn over their hard-earned money for content -- content that many believed was freely available elsewhere. Whether it was music -- paid downloads versus file-swapping -- classified-st...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a lawsuit filed by Reverend Jerry Falwell that touched upon issues key to business concerns, such as commercial versus noncommercial speech, and addressed a concept described as "initial interest confusion." At least, those topics are indicat...

Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and toured the software giant's Redmond, Wash., headquarters Tuesday. The meeting comes shortly after Microsoft announced deals that will ensure its Windows operating system will be featured in millions of PCs sold in the world's lar...

Google has upgraded its search appliance line, bringing to the enterprise the concept of "OneBox" search to help expedite Web searches. Google also added several key partners as it seeks to beef up its product line aimed at big businesses and organizations. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company pl...

The White House and the Pentagon aren't the only government agencies embracing public key infrastructure -- encryption -- for Internet security. State agencies in Illinois, and other states, like Virginia, are as well, and, in a twist, they are now farming out the management of the services to third...

Giving Internet-based television another boost, former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner and media giant Time Warner have both invested in a startup that aims to build a delivery platform for IPTV. Eisner will also take a seat on the board of directors of Veoh Networks, which has raised US$12.5 million...

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has once again sparked intense speculation about his company's next move, saying in a published interview that it might make sense for Oracle to be able to offer a Linux-based operating system and that his company is considering some acquisitions to make that happen. Ellison...

Advanced Micro Devices is asking Microsoft to turn over some internal records and preserve others as the number two PC chipmaker prepares for its civil antitrust suit against market leader Intel. AMD is asking Microsoft for documents relating to internal discussions about AMD and its financial viabi...

High-profile equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has unveiled a deal for an affiliate to acquire Indian software company Flextronics for $900 million. Flextronics will retain a 15 percent equity stake in the software business with the deal, which represents KKR's first such stake in India....

In a move rife with symbolism, Chinese President Hu Jintao will kick off his visit to the United States with meetings at Microsoft and Boeing before traveling to the White House. The meetings are meant to emphasize China's new openness to capitalism -- in terms of investments in mainland China on th...

The Hispanic market has been riding the headlines for the past couple of years as one of the fastest growing sectors of marketing. According to the third annual AOL/Roper U.S. Hispanic Cyberstudy, Hispanics are entering cyberspace at a rapid pace with over 14 million U.S Hispanics online. Yet the c...