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As it awaits the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft on Thursday posted a second quarter that saw sharply lower earnings for a period marked by continued growth in its entertainment division and little progress in its efforts to catch up with Google on the online search front. For the quarter that e...

The appendage of the letter "i" to a word with the intent of creating an icon is silly. Momentary, short-term fame and glory may be possible, but it is a very dubious tactic for creating a long-lasting, global iconic mark. What makes an icon is the exclusive longevity of its unique name. That's why ...

20th Century Fox has served YouTube and another video-sharing site, LiveDigital, with subpoenas to hand over information about the user who uploaded episodes of the hit TV series "24" before they aired this month. The user also uploaded recent episodes of "The Simpsons." It is not known how YouTube ...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

A former Hewlett-Packard employee facing charges that he stole company secrets from HP has claimed in court papers that HP management tried to obtain trade secrets from rival Dell. Karl Kamb Jr., previously vice president of business development and strategy at HP, was sued by his former employer af...

A strong holiday season rife with hard-to-find gifts helped push eBay to a record fourth quarter, with revenue up 29 percent and profits up 24 percent as the online auction giant soundly beat forecasts and boosted its outlook. eBay said revenue was $1.72 billion compared to $1.33 billion in sales in...

The digital lifestyle has taken root in U.S. living rooms, primarily with the TV set and the home PC -- and, like the couch potato, it's beginning to spread. From set-top boxes and time/place shifters such as TiVo and Slingbox to iPod's home stereo and TV component, the shift seems to be centered on...

During the last quarter of 2006, Cingular Wireless' profits jumped fourfold and Sun Microsystems registered a profit for the first time in more than a year; however, Seagate Technology's earnings dropped by about 50 percent. Nevertheless, as many major tech companies report their earnings this week,...

Web portal and search engine giant Yahoo on Tuesday posted fourth quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, despite a sharp drop in profit from a year earlier, and said that its long-awaited ad placement system upgrade would roll out a month ahead of schedule. Yahoo said revenue climbed 13 pe...

If you're like most of us in IT, you probably have a relatively small number of individuals in your firm that you're used to working with fairly closely. For example, if you're a development manager, you probably work closely on a daily basis with the business folks to understand their requirements ...

After years of taking a backseat to big business, climate change has moved up the U.S. political ladder, and even Corporate America is providing ideas on ways to get the government involved. Chief executives from some of the nation's largest corporations urged Congress this week to begin setting man...

Google said Monday it will be expanding tests of its video advertising system by delivering music video clips from Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment along with advertising over its AdSense online advertising service. As part of a trial during the next four weeks, Web sites that use...

Social networking site MySpace is suing a high-profile e-mail marketer, claiming that he violated the site's rules and state and federal laws by deluging members with spam. MySpace said Tuesday it had filed a suit alleging that Scott Richter had violated the federal CAN-SPAM Act and California's ant...