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LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Tuesday he was proposing to dismiss a petition from Web-based phone company Skype to force open wireless networks. Martin said he would circulate a proposal among the four other FCC commissioners dismissing the petition that Skype, a unit of online auction leader eBay (NASDAQ: […]

Global chip inventories are expected to have fallen to $2.9 billion at the end of the first quarter from $3.4 billion at end-December, but the drop is a reflection of supply cutbacks, not strong demand, iSuppli said. “An expected, decline in surplus stockpiles is revealing troubling signs of market weakness,” the technology research firm said […]

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said on Tuesday it would offer full Web browsing for mobile phones this year, following the footsteps of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, which has won praise for the way it displays Web sites as they would appear on a computer. Microsoft said at CTIA, the annual U.S. mobile show, that it will […]

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sees no reason to increase its bid for Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), two months after it made a $44.6 billion href=”https://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3725431″>offer to buy the Internet company, people familiar with Microsoft’s plans said on Monday. “Why would Microsoft bid against themselves? The company sees no reason to bid against itself,” one of the people […]

Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com is teaming with Facebook to help clients run job-recruiting campaigns within the popular online social network, the two companies said on Monday. Specialized recruiting ads will promote CareerBuilder and employers’ sections within Facebook, with the aim of attracting potential hires who may be hard to reach via traditional methods like newspaper […]

SYDNEY — If you rushed to the Internet to book one of airline Virgin Blue’s “no chair fares” for half price as advertised in Australian newspapers on Tuesday, you might have found one message on its Web site: April Fools! Various companies and media organizations got into the swing of April 1 when pranks are […]

Microsoft Corp. expects that shipments to China of handsets with its software will more than double in the next year amid an expected boom in demand for Web access once the country launches 3G wireless services. About 2 million mobile devices installed with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) operating systems were shipped to China in the last […]

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch a high-speed wireless version of the iPhone in the second quarter and produce as many as 8 million of the devices in the third quarter, according to Bank of America. Apple shares closed up $2.76, or 2 percent, at $143.01 after the prediction in a research report about […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) Inc is introducing a new media site focused on women’s daily lives, the latest in a string of sites that include ones for gadget enthusiasts and food lovers, the company said on Sunday. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said the new site, called “Shine”, offers nine categories ranging from Fashion & […]

LONDON — The Apple brand has the biggest impact on the world’s consumers, while Microsoft and the United States nation brand are those considered most in need of a remake, a survey showed on Monday. The poll by online magazine brandchannel.com asked its readers to identify the brands with the greatest impact on their lives, […]

BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expected to post strong share gains against rivals Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Palm (NASDAQ: PALM), RBC Capital Markets said, raising its price target on RIM stock to $150 from $140. Motorola’s recent struggles are expected to further assist RIM’s share gains, analyst Mike Abramsky said in a […]

Social networking site Facebook has closed a second $60 million investment round with Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing through his foundation, a source familiar with the deal confirmed on Thursday. The source said the deal, which boosts Li’s holdings in Facebook to $120 million, including an earlier $60 million round late last year, is valued […]