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Less than two months after settling its longstanding legal battle with NTP for more than US$600 million, BlackBerry e-mail reader maker Research In Motion has been slapped with another patent infringement action, this time from rival Visto. Like NTP, Visto is seeking an injunction that could force t...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

The Bush Administration is seeking to intervene in a class action suit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T. The suit concerns the telecom's collaboration with the National Security Agency in carrying out its once-secret surveillance of communications within the U.S. by peop...

Two of the biggest-selling rock bands of the 1970s have filed suit against their onetime label saying the royalties reaching them from digitally downloaded versions of their songs are too low. The Allman Brothers Band and Cheap Trick filed suit against Sony BMG in U.S. District Court in New York, cl...

Chip giant Intel this week signaled a cost-cutting reorganization amid slower sales of its microprocessors and related silicon and software products. Chief Executive Paul Otellini reported the company would seek to save as much as US$1 billion this year. The leading chip company in the world, Intel ...

Microsoft said strong demand for new products, including the Xbox 360 gaming console, drove a 13 percent jump in revenue for its third quarter, but its earnings and outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company's stock took a pounding as a result. Income for the quarter was US$2.98...

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...

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 ...

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,...

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...