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Google is expected to deliver stellar fourth-quarter results on Thursday, but investors will be seeking insight into a disagreement with China that has cast doubt on its future in the world’s largest Internet market. A strong online holiday shopping season, improving advertising rates and market share gains should help Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the world’s No. […]

Apple is talking with Microsoft about making it the default search engine provider for the iPhone, replacing Google, BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday. If Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) displaces Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) from its preferred status on the smartphone, it would be perhaps the clearest sign of the growing tension between two Silicon Valley icons, which were […]

The Amazon Kindle 2Source: InternetNews file photo Online retailer Amazon.com introduced a plan on Wednesday to offer authors and publishers a bigger cut of the discount books sold on its popular Kindle electronic reader. Under the new program, which goes into effect on June 30, authors and publishers will get 70 percent of a book’s […]

Users wanting to call home form abroad are increasingly turning to Skype’s Internet telephony service to the detriment of international carriers, new data showed. “Skype is now the largest provider of cross border communications in the world, by far,” said Stephan Beckert, analyst at research firm TeleGeography on Tuesday. Skype’s technology allows consumers to make […]

Google has postponed the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform, in the first sign its business in the country is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking and censorship. The manufacturers of the telephone, which was scheduled for launch in China on Wednesday, are Motorola and Samsung […]

The New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger is close to announcing that the paper will begin charging for access to its Web site, New York Magazine reported on its Web site, citing people familiar with internal deliberations. A final decision could come within days and a plan could be announced in a matter of […]

Apple will host a special event on Jan. 27 where it is widely expected to unveil its tablet computer, as the company looks to extend its hot hand into a brand new product category. The event next week is shaping up as Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) most eagerly anticipated product launch since the iPhone three years […]

Yahoo knew it had been a target to sophisticated Chinese cyber attacks on U.S. corporations before Google alerted the company to them, a source familiar with the matter said, but chose to remain silent after its bigger rival went public. The two Internet search and e-mail providers had discussed a highly-coordinated attack originating in China […]

Microsoft has no plans to pull out of China, its chief executive said on Thursday, playing down concerns about recent cyber-attacks and censorship raised by rival Google. The company’s stance indicates the world’s largest software maker is not likely to support its fierce rival in its battle with China and rebuffs broad U.S. political backing […]

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) has taken legal action claiming Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry camera phones infringe on the photography company’s patents, Kodak said on Thursday. Shares of Kodak jumped in early trading after the company said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that iPhones and BlackBerrys […]

Cyber attacks on Google Inc’s China operations could scare businesses and consumers into spending more on protection, benefiting security companies like McAfee Inc, Symantec Corp and Trend Micro. Hackers frequently succeed in attacking businesses, security experts say, but companies rarely disclose the breaches because they are afraid of damaging their reputations and encouraging criminals. “It’s […]

Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) venture capital arm, Google Ventures, is bringing more partners onboard as the $100 million fund seeks to build upon the eight investments it has made in companies since its launch last spring. Managing Partner Bill Maris said the fund had quietly begun to bulk up its ranks and is in the process […]