MySpace says it has won $234M spam judgment
NEW YORK (AP) -- The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $234 million judgment over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever....
Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Online classifieds giant Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is violating federal and state antitrust laws....
Reports: Carl Icahn considering attempt to oust Yahoo board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly loading up on Yahoo Inc.'s stock in preparation for a possible attempt to shove aside the Internet icon's board and bring the company's disillusioned suitor, Microsoft Corp., back to the bargaining table....
HP taking aim on IBM with risky $13.2B acquisition of EDS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp....
Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Losing the audio feed during "Monday Night Football" may seem like a crisis for some sports fans, but it's nothing compared to losing the signal that monitors a critically ill hospital patient....
Sprint Nextel CEO asks shareholders' patience in turnaround
RESTON, Va. (AP) -- Dan Hesse, chief executive officer at Sprint Nextel Corp. for less than five months, faced tough questions Tuesday about the company's continued trouble keeping wireless subscribers....
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a national model....
Sale to HP will end EDS independence
PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Eight months into his tenure as CEO of Electronic Data Systems Corp., Ronald Rittenmeyer is overseeing the sale of the company, something he says he never planned....
Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire."...
Circuit City wants out of digital TV fines
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Federal regulators should throw out fines imposed against Circuit City Stores Inc. for violating rules regarding next year's switch from analog to digital television, the consumer electronics retailer said in a filing Tuesday....
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