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For millions of consumers, the wireless home is not just an ideal -- it is an actuality. According to a new research report, based on interviews with 2,000 Internet users, approximately 20 percent of broadband users in the U.S. and in Europe are now sharing their online connection with PCs, TVs and ...

Despite being a well-established player, Yahoo can outgrow the overall Internet industry in coming years, company executives told analysts and investors this week. Yahoo used its annual media day to paint an upbeat portrait of the company's future and to lay out a broad menu of new features it would...

Security software maker Symantec filed suit Thursday against Microsoft, claiming the software giant infringed its patents and violated a contract between Microsoft and a firm that Symantec now owns. Microsoft exceeded the limits of an agreement it had to use technology from storage software vendor V...

In the evolution of social networking, the purchase of MySpace.com by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in the summer of 2005 is considered a key turning point. "Murdoch made a huge bet on MySpace and it's been headline-worthy ever since," Chuck Richard, vice president and lead analyst with interactive ma...

XM Satellite Radio has been accused of "massive wholesale infringement" in a suit filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York by the Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA is targeting XM Radio's latest portable music player, Inno, which allows users to download and store hu...

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action....

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action....

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action....

Which mobile marketing technology is most effective? Is it short message service, or instant dialing? Evidence is now emerging that can help advertising agencies -- and brand marketers -- determine which direct marketing technology is best for persuading consumers. It may be too early to tell whethe...

Amid a rapidly changing personal computer industry, Hewlett-Packard reported strong earnings with double-digit growth in its PC line, gains that are seen hurting rivals such as Dell and setting the stage for even greater competition as Apple rolls out its enhanced PC line. HP said it had revenue of ...

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With the kaching of ringtone sales still ringing in their ears, music companies are preparing the next wave of mobile music services, with customized snippets of songs providing alerts for a range of phone functions. Ringtone revenues are expected to begin leveling off this year, and labels are prep...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of eBay in a longstanding patent dispute with MercExchange. In particular, the Court reversed the appeals court's interpretation regarding the granting of an injunction in a patent infringement suit. For well over a hundred years, patentees, in additi...

The U.S. Justice Department said it will not pursue complaints raised by Google over Microsoft's decision to build search functionality into the new version of its Internet Explorer browser, a feature that could provide a boost to Microsoft's MSN Search. Antitrust regulators said they had looked int...

In a move to take a slice of iTunes' e-commerce pie, News Corp.'s Fox Entertainment Group and Burger King Holdings have joined forces to bring hit television programming to MySpace.com members. The move marks MySpace's entry into the e-commerce arena as the social networking site seeks to monetize o...