MediaMicrosoft Corp. said it is readying an online marketplace, code-named Fremont, which is apparently in response to a similar feature that rival Google Inc. introduced a few weeks ago.
Fremont is a free service in which people contribute listings, whether it’s about a couch for sale or someone looking for a commuting partner.
Microsoft plans to […]
Mozilla Corp. is releasing Firefox 1.5, the latest version of its open source Web browser, available now as a free download. The team says Firefox 1.5 delivers an improved browser with significant performance and usability upgrades, security and privacy enhancements, support for Web standards, and greater customization options.
“With dozens of enhancements, Firefox 1.5 will […]
Online auction site eBay Inc. had double the traffic of Amazon.com Inc., its closest competitor among U.S. Web retail sites, at the start of the holiday online shopping season, according to data released on Tuesday.
Nielsen//NetRatings, which tracks traffic to more than 100 retail Web sites, said eBay had 11.7 million unique visitors and Amazon 5.6 […]
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider an appeal by online auctioneer eBay Inc. in its patent battle with MercExchange, a developer of e-commerce technology. At issue for the justices is whether an appeals court erred in finding that a permanent injunction barring use of a technology must generally be issued […]
Microsoft Corp. loses at least $153 on each Xbox video game console it sells, based on just the cost of components and assembly, iSuppli Corp. analysts said.
Parts such as processors and manufacturing cost $552.27 for every machine that retails at $399, iSuppli said. Marketing and shipping costs aren’t included in the estimates.
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The chief executive of record label EMI has suggested that Apple may raise its prices on iTunes. This news follows lots and lots of other announcements involving Apple, from the glamorous (deal with Disney to sell downloads of popular ABC show episodes) to the triumphant (Apple shares hit all-time high).
With a market cap in orbit and more cash than a small nation, Google’s heft is altering the tech industry’s behavior. But when does its long-awaited shopping spree begin?
With the news that shares of online search giant Google Inc. had crossed the lofty $400-per-share […]
Business and political leaders may reject claims that Ireland’s 12.5 per cent corporation tax rate makes the Republic a tax haven, but filings by US companies show that they are using their Irish operations to pay minimal tax.Companies are saving hundreds of millions of dollars, and some accounts mention Ireland alongside the Cayman Islands, Isle […]
eBay’s PayPal payment processing business recently reached a settlement with customers who accused the company of illegally freezing their funds. As a result, PayPal said it would pay a total of $9.25m to settle the federal class-action suit, $3.4m of which would go to paying its customers’ legal fees. PayPal admitted no wrongdoing in settling […]
In the 15 months since Google went public, the Mountain View, Calif., company has galvanized the technology world with its innovative Internet search technology, its rapidly broadening business plan and its soaring stock price. In the office parks of Silicon Valley, Google also has helped fuel something else - a hiring frenzy reminiscent of the […]