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Can reviewing the path of a cab ride shared by quarrelling inventors be a better solution to a patent dispute than years-long litigation that could otherwise reach up to the U.S. Supreme Court? Jorge Goldstein, managing director at the firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein and Fox, based in Washington,...

In the never-ending quest to differentiate themselves from competitors, online retailers often turn to content to set themselves apart and enhance the quality of their Web contact with customers and would-be customers. The need to automate the distribution of content has given rise to a fast-growing...

Sirius Satellite Radio's fourth quarter sales more than tripled over the previous year, beating analyst estimates, despite higher quarterly losses tied to heavy promotional efforts aimed at boosting its subscriber base, the company reported. Sirius, which is locked in a battle for market share with...

Most electronics consumers had never heard of rootkits before last year's Sony BMG debacle. Now, rootkits have the attention of the U.S. public -- and the U.S. government. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday suggested that a measure outlawing the controversial software may be in order. A...

So much has been written of late about emerging foreign markets. Most of us realize that, by and large, these markets are located in the Far East. For example, Japan has been an economic powerhouse for quite a while now, followed in time by South Korea and China. Recently, India has been making grea...

Times change quickly on the technology landscape. Yesterday's marvel is soon replaced by a better, faster, sleeker animal -- one built of bits and bytes and technological innovation that just a few years earlier seemed like the stuff of dreams. Such is the story of the Internet. Some call it Web 2.0...

Amazon is getting ready to sell the one consumer product it doesn't already offer: digital music. The company is said to be in advanced talks with four major music companies to set up a digital music service that could rival iTunes. Amazon reportedly is negotiating with Vivendi's Universal Music Gro...

Microsoft rolled out a beta version of Office Live, the first step in what is seen as an important foray for the company into the Web-delivered services and software arena. The beta version of Office Live is aimed at small businesses and includes tools for building and maintaining Web sites, for bac...

Internet companies doing business in countries that suppress civil liberties need a code of conduct to soften the controversy they're fueling by doing business with authoritarian regimes. In an open letter sent to Republican Sen. Gordon H. Smith, whose Congressional subcommittee held hearings Wednes...

Several major U.S.-based Internet firms were called before Congress to discuss their role in censoring Web content in China, a key growth market for the companies, which say they have to abide by local rules. Representatives from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco Systems were among those that testi...

The links on your site work. Your corporate information is up to date. Your Web price special is there, flashing wildly, for all to see. You believe you've done all the right things, but for some reason your customers hate your Web site. With Web site design, an old adage often applies: You can't de...

Leading mobile phone handset maker Nokia said it would create a joint venture with Japanese consumer electronics producer Sanyo in a bid to better reach key markets, especially the United States. Nokia and Sanyo said the yet-unnamed joint venture would be largely separate and have offices in San Die...

Technology consultancy BearingPoint will launch a search solutions practice -- believed to be the first of its kind -- and will work with Google Enterprise to deliver search solutions that drill deeper into corporate data. Google has already trained about 100 consultants at MacLean, Va.-based Bearin...

Microsoft said Monday that it has purchased a French firm that makes mobile search technology as the software giant makes a strong push to build a search infrastructure that will work across multiple devices. The company did not disclose what it paid for MotionBridge, which is based in Paris and sel...

A published report outlining a scenario in which high-flying Google could see as much as half of its market value eroded by increased competition sent the stock tumbling Monday. Google shares fell below the US$350 level for the first time since October, when it began a strong surge that had it tradi...