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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has once again sparked intense speculation about his company's next move, saying in a published interview that it might make sense for Oracle to be able to offer a Linux-based operating system and that his company is considering some acquisitions to make that happen ...

Advanced Micro Devices is asking Microsoft to turn over some internal records and preserve others as the number two PC chipmaker prepares for its civil antitrust suit against market leader Intel ...

In a move rife with symbolism, Chinese President Hu Jintao will kick off his visit to the United States with meetings at Microsoft and Boeing before traveling to the White House. The meetings are meant to emphasize China's new openness to capitalism -- in terms of investments in mainland China on the part of U.S. companies such as Microsoft, as well as Chinese investment in U.S. companies. The meetings are expected to include a face-to-face session with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates...

Cell phone technology maker Qualcomm has agreed to pay a US$1.8 million fine to settle allegations that it began controlling business decisions at merger partner Flarion Technologies before antitrust regulators cleared the purchase ...

Digital video recorder (DVR) maker TiVo has won a jury verdict finding that rival EchoStar has been infringing on a "time warping" patent that is at the core of the DVR technology ...

Continuing to garner a reputation as a fierce regulatory watchdog ready to take on major industries, the European Commission said major credit cards are charging excessive fees to both businesses and consumers ...

Continuing to add to its menu of applications targeting enterprises in specific industry verticals,Oracle plans to buy Portal Software in a deal worth US$220 million ...

Peer-to-peer communications firmSkype said it would buy a pair of VoIP startups in a two-for-one deal completed with the stock of parent company eBay, a transaction that gives it direct access to technology it currently licenses from a third party ...

Sprint Nextel, the third largest wireless carrier in the U.S., plans to begin testing in its joint venture experiment to offer an integrated bundle of cable and mobile phone services in a single package ...

Continuing its epic battle against the European Union's antitrust arm,Microsoft plans to argue in court that regulators overstepped their boundaries and violated international law. They did so, the U.S.-based company charges, by imposing sanctions that require it to share its technology with rivals ...

At least one UK-based telecommunications firms may be on the verge of launching a free broadband product, offering high-speed Internet access as a free service that comes with telephone service ...

Consolidation came to the Linux space Monday, with Red Hat saying it would acquire open source middleware maker JBoss in a stock-and-cash deal worth US$350 million ...

An effort to get so-called net neutrality baked into telecommunications laws suffered a setback, with a key committee voting against language that would ensure that Web services firms would be able to access broadband networks to delivery video and other content ...

Shares of Research In Motion dropped Friday after the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail reader said revenue fell short of analyst targets for the fourth quarter. The company gave a weaker-than-expected forecast, despite its claim that it has regained momentum now that its legal issues are behind it ...

The Walt Disney Co. said it will launch a family-friendly mobile phone service in June that will enable parents to monitor and manage how their children are using their cell phones ...

Vodafone, one of the largest mobile phone carriers in the world, unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan designed to cut costs and help it compete in a rapidly changing marketplace ...

Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) may find it a challenge to nail both the right buyer and the right price if it ends up on the block. The company has announced it is exploring various alternatives including an outright sale ...

Taking the convergence of cable and telecommunications to a new level, British cable provider NTL will buy Virgin Mobile, a move that will enable it to roll out a four-pack of services under a single brand ...

Time Warner said it officially changed the name for its Internet service and portal, saying America Online will now be known by its longtime nickname, AOL ...

Verizon Communications plans to sell off its Caribbean and Latin American telecommunications operations in three separate transactions that will net it some US$3.7 billion in cash, the company announced Monday. It will use the funds to strengthen its balance sheet and and to prepare itself for battle in the fast-changing telecom marketplace ...