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AT&T will deliver WiFi access in thousands of Starbucks locations across the country as the coffee chain parts ways with former access partner T-Mobile. AT&T will offer both free and paid WiFi connectivity at more than 7,000 company-run Starbucks locations, the companies said Monday. The new...

AT&T will deliver WiFi access in thousands of Starbucks locations across the country as the coffee chain parts ways with former access partner T-Mobile. AT&T will offer both free and paid WiFi connectivity at more than 7,000 company-run Starbucks locations, the companies said Monday. The new...

Yahoo's board of directors has unanimously voted that Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid is "not in the best interests" of the Web portal, a widely expected move that could put pressure on Redmond to beef up its $44.6 billion offer. Yahoo's board met over the weekend to consider the $31 per share ...

Shares of computer security software maker McAfee surged Friday after it posted higher revenue and, despite a sharp drop in profit compared with the year before, better-than-expected earnings. McAfee's net income fell to $12.2 million, or 7 cents per share, in the quarter that ended in December, dow...

Alcatel-Lucent lost more than $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter and predicted a soft market for its telecommunications gear for much of 2008. The France-based company -- created through a $13 billion merger in 2006 -- also said it would not pay out a dividend to shareholders. However, the company d...

Subscription digital music service Napster posted one of its best quarters as a public company, with record revenue and a smaller financial loss. Los Angeles-based Napster lost $2.8 million, or 6 cents per share, in its third fiscal quarter, compared with a year-earlier net loss of $9.5 million. Rev...

Internet and network gear maker Cisco Systems posted second quarter results that were in line with expectations, but stayed true to recent form among fellow technology firms by disappointing analysts and investors with its outlook. The current business climate is "challenging" in both the U.S. and E...

Adding another twist to its efforts to gain business adoption for its Web-based applications, Google has released a Team Edition of Google Apps. Google Apps Team Edition allows users to sign up using their work e-mail addresses to gain access to a suite of Apps -- Google Docs, Calendar, Google Talk,...

AOL has reached a deal to purchase affiliate marketing network Buy.at in an effort to expand its online advertising platform. Buy.at, which operates affiliate networks in the U.S. and the UK, will become part of AOL's New York-based Advertising.com and Platform A online marketing organizations. The ...

The online video distribution sweepstakes gained another entrant Monday, with Cablevision throwing its resources behind a joint venture with Popcorn that will offer movie downloads the same day they are released on DVD. The service will enable subscribers to Cablevision's iO TV digital cable service...

Super Bowl XLII may have been an historic upset, but the Internet traffic driven by the multimillion-dollar advertising largely held true to form. Web hosting and domain registration company GoDaddy.com appeared to have once again stirred up the most excitement, using a tried-and-true formula -- a t...

Does being a Web user automatically mean giving up your right to privacy? A growing chorus of voices says the evolution of the Internet, the increasingly cozy relationship between search and advertising companies and the rise of Web 2.0 social networking technologies adds up to an environment where ...

Search giant Google missed analyst forecasts for fourth-quarter profit -- even as it slowed its hiring growth to curb expenses -- and executives cited the difficulties of making social networking advertising work as one of the factors for the miss. The longtime Wall Street darling joined a long list...

Seeking to reshape the online landscape and create a serious challenger to Google with a single bold stroke, Microsoft has made a $44.6 billion unsolicited bid to buy struggling portal Yahoo. The offer -- shareholders can choose either cash or the equivalent amount of Microsoft stock -- valued Yahoo...

Sprint will write down nearly $31 billion worth of goodwill value it has carried on its books since it purchased Nextel Communications in a deal that has failed to help the No. 3 telecom firm compete with its larger rivals. In a filing with the SEC, Sprint said that an annual internal review of the ...

Amazon.com doubled its fourth-quarter profit as international sales fueled growth, but the e-tailer's outlook raised questions about its continued reliance on discounting as it expands into new markets and product categories. The company met analyst expectations for fourth quarter earnings with net ...

In the wake of a fourth-quarter report that showed a drop in profits and an outlook that disappointed investors, Yahoo said Tuesday it will cut 1,000 workers from its payroll as CEO Jerry Yang attempts to reinvigorate the portal he cofounded. Yahoo's fourth quarter profit of $205.7 million, or 15 ce...

In a blow to the music industry's worldwide campaign to crack down on copyright infringement, a European court has ruled that Internet service providers cannot turn over the identities of alleged file-sharers. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg found that existing EU laws do not allow for s...

Hoping to overcome sizable hurdles such as a volatile stock market and uncertain economy, Current Media -- the money-losing, multi-channel media company cofounded by former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore -- has filed for an initial public offering. Current Media, which operates ...

eBay's PayPal unit will acquire the software firm Fraud Sciences for $170 million. The move could help boost confidence in the online payment industry and in the parent company's online auctions. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and founded by former members of Israel's intelligence agency, Fraud Sciences...