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L'Oreal has begun legal action against eBay in four European countries for the online auction site's alleged role in allowing the sale of counterfeit cosmetics and perfumes. As of press time, eBay had received writs from L'Oreal in England, Belgium, France and Germany, Nichola Sharpe, an eBay compan...

Video game maker Take-Two Interactive managed to dramatically improve its financial performance in its fiscal third quarter, with net losses down significantly from a year ago even though revenue declined slightly. Best known for the controversial "Grand Theft Auto" game series, New York-based Take-...

Dell on Monday debuted a new data storage device aimed at the fast-growing small and medium-sized business market. The solution, known as the "MD3000i," will be easier to use and less expensive to set up and maintain than solutions from rivals because it is specifically designed for smaller firms, D...

Weeks before hearing that Apple had cut the price of its iPhone, the gadget's first buyers were met with a different surprise: an AT&T phone bill that in some cases was almost the size of a Stephen King novel. The wireless carrier meticulously detailed every connection and every data exchange. S...

Google signaled its intention to go after enterprise users by announcing a partnership with a French firm that will help it deliver Google Apps as a Web-based service. Capgemini, a major global provider of outsourced business technology, will now provide professional support for enterprises that ado...

In what could be a hopeful sign for the technology sector amid mounting economic uncertainty and a sign it continues to win back market share from its main rival, Intel said Monday its revenue for the third quarter would be higher than previously forecast. Intel said it now expects revenue of $9.4 b...

Duff Anderson, vice president of research, development and knowledge delivery at iPerceptions, is a pioneer in the attitudinal Web analytics field, endeavoring since 1996 to forge standards for online research methodologies and analysis. iPerceptions, with offices in New York, Montreal and Toronto, ...

Microsoft will work with the automotive technology unit of German technology giant Siemens to codevelop a line of in-vehicle technologies such as navigation, entertainment and communication. Microsoft and Siemens VDO will work together to build solutions based on Microsoft's Windows Automotive softw...

Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson solidified its dominance of the key Indian mobile market Friday with a $1.3 billion deal to provide equipment and services to the country's largest wireless carrier. Ericsson said it won the contract to supply GSM and W-CDMA/HSPA equipment and related telecom...

Warner Bros. Entertainment is launching a new multifaceted, multimedia Web site that will let people immerse themselves in, and even play the part of, their favorite Warner Bros., Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics characters. Called "T-Works," the endeavor is being described by Warner Bros.

E-mail attachments are no longer used as frequently as before to infect PCs with malicious software, according to a report released Tuesday by malware fighter Sophos. The monthly report reveals that in August, on average, one in every 1,000 e-mails had an infected attachment. That compares with one ...

A federal judge has struck down a component of the USA Patriot Act, saying the post-9/11 law violates constitutional principles by attempting to force third parties such as Internet service providers who receive demands for information without search warrants to keep silent about those inquiries. U....

Network Appliance is suing Sun Microsystems, claiming the fellow technology maker is infringing on seven of its patents relating to data storage, claims that Sun said have no merit. Network Appliance said the suit grew out of an internal review of its patent holdings, which began after Sun claimed t...

When it comes to online target markets, males between the ages of 18 and 34 are a juicy lot for advertisers. However, getting those males in the cross hairs of their messages these days is becoming increasing problematic for marketers. Historically, marketers have had problems impressing their messa...

Last week Apple publicly announced the breakup between its iTunes music and video store and NBC Universal, noting NBC's desire to dally with modified retail pricing plans and potentially force Apple to sell episodes at $4.99 each. Holding fast to its insistence on selling online TV shows at exactly...