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The FCC has released a report attacking AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile as a damper on competition. The 157-page report was released on Wednesday, after the FCC accepted AT&T's move to withdraw its request for approval of the $39 billion deal. The report evaluates the impact the merger would...

The FCC has released a report attacking AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile as a damper on competition. The 157-page report was released on Wednesday, after the FCC accepted AT&T's move to withdraw its request for approval of the $39 billion deal. The report evaluates the impact the merger would...

Online music service Spotify on Wednesday announced that it's launching a series of integrated apps from various partners. These include apps from entities like Rolling Stone and Billboard and Songkick. "We've turned Spotify into this platform," company CEO and founder Daniel Ek told an audience in ...

Verizon and Microsoft announced details Tuesday of a deal between the companies for streaming video content from Verizon's FiOS television service to members of Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold service. Verizon explained that Gold members who also subscribe to FiOS TV and Internet services will be able to...

Facebook has agreed to settle charges of privacy violations with the Federal Trade Commission. As part of the settlement, the social networking giant will submit to periodic independent privacy audits for the next 20 years. The company has also agreed to ask users for permission before changing the ...

Cookbooks have always been about sharing recipes, connecting with others and figuring out what to make for dinner. Now, however, digital cookbooks, apps and other new formats are bringing these activities into the 21st century. Chefs and cookbook authors are starting to recognize that cookbooks -- a...

Facebook is reportedly getting ready for an initial public offering in the second quarter of 2012 and looking to raise $10 billion, which would value it at more than $100 billion. The IPO papers are expected to be filed by the end of the year. The proposed valuation is double the value placed on Fac...

Online sales for Cyber Monday increased 33 percent from the same day last year, according to IBM's Cyber Monday Benchmark. The growth surpassed that of another banner day for e-commerce, Black Friday, which saw an increase of 29.3 percent in 2011 online sales compared with 2010's performance. "We ex...

In one swoop, a Justice Department-led group of federal law enforcement agencies seized 150 domain names of commercial websites that it claims have been selling counterfeit goods. The seized domains are now under federal custody. Taking place on Cyber Monday, the timing of this raid was not likely a...

AT&T threw in the towel on its planned $39 billion T-Mobile merger over the holiday weekend. On Thursday, it posted a blog entry saying the deal was off. The announcement came two days after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he would oppose the deal. This is the ...

AT&T threw in the towel on its planned $39 billion T-Mobile merger over the holiday weekend. On Thursday, it posted a blog entry saying the deal was off. The announcement came two days after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he would oppose the deal. This is the ...

By all accounts, e-commerce exceeded expectations on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday -- and many expect a repeat performance for Cyber Monday. For the holiday season-to-date, $12.7 billion has been spent online, for a 15-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year, comScore reported.

EU antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia has done what few in the global patent community are willing to do: He has acknowledged the elephant in the room by questioning the motives of two multinationals -- Samsung and Apple -- as they bloody each other with patent lawsuits. "Standardization and IP rights ...

Since few people bother to read Privacy Policies, Terms of Service or Click Wrap Agreements, is it any wonder that social media sites, search engines, and providers of cell services ask for and receive carte blanche rights to our whereabouts, along with other personal information? We all know that i...

In the fast-moving world of consumer electronics, last year's gaming system and smartphone are old news. Luckily, however, they're not entirely worthless. Electronics recommerce company Gazelle buys this equipment, offering consumers cash, as well as free packaging and shipping -- and then resells i...