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Setting the stage for a bruising battle for paid search supremacy with Google and others, Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on its MSN adCenter system, which will offer a self-service, targeted way to buy pay-per-click search advertising ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a formal investigation into how tech giant IBM reported earnings and stock compensation expenses in a quarterly report nearly a year ago ...

Boeing announced plans to build three satellites and ground systems for Mobile Satellite Ventures under a deal worth US$500 million to $1 billion -- the most impressive contract win for its commercial satellite division in nearly a decade ...

Saying even its smaller business customers need more powerful search solutions, Google is broadening its menu of enterprise-search appliances to include two larger versions of the Google Mini ...

Betting that consumer demand for high-end electronics devices such as plasma TVs and digital cameras will continue to surge, Sharp and Fujitsu each announced major investments that will result in manufacturing capacity being quickly brought up to speed ...

Tucked away inside the wave of enthusiasm over the strong 2005 holiday shopping season -- which saw sales exceed forecasts while shoppers expanded their buying to new categories -- is a slight complication that could trip up some retailers hoping to turn those great sales into great profits ...

Seeking to buy its way to a stronger position in the emerging video search and download marketplace, America Online said it would acquire video search firm Truveo, Inc ...

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who spent much of 2005 buying up Internet properties, may be poised to invest as much as US$1 billion into developing high-speed wireless Internet connectivity through the DirecTV division of News Corp ...

The last week of 2005 brought dizzying levels of digital downloads, as owners of newMP3 players rushed to fill those devices with music, and recipients of gift cards from top sites hurried to cash in their chits ...

In a bid to provide more services to mid-sized enterprises in the United States, UK-based Sage Group said it will acquire Verus Financial Management for US$325 million in cash ...

Microsoft has pulled a well-known Chinese blogger's site off the Internet -- a dramatic reminder that doing business in the booming Chinese economy comes with significant strings attached ...

In a move that could save it billions of dollars, IBM said it would freeze its pension plan within two years and shift more employees to beefed-up 401(k) programs ...

The New Year has quickly brought new efforts by satellite radio providers XM Satellite and Sirius to win subscribers and grab market share in the rapidly emerging business ...

Computer security software firm McAfee has agreed to pay a US$50 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to settle charges that it pumped up revenue and earnings during the dot-com craze ...

While much hype has centered on the Xbox 360 gaming console this holiday season, Nintendo grabbed a significant piece of the gaming thunder this year as well, with the company reporting that it has sold some four million of its handheld Nintendo DS devices in the U.S. alone ...

Google may be close to rolling out a bargain-priced device for accessing and managing Web content, according to published reports that say the search giant may use this week's Consumer Electronics Show to unveil the initiative ...

Hoping to build on more than 30 years of chip-making history while embracing the changes buffering the semiconductor industry, Intel has unveiled a new branding strategy, shelving a familiar catchphrase and a 37-year-old logo in the process ...

Casinos in Nevada might become the first to explore a new area of the Internet gambling frontier, enabling users to gamble on mobile devices while they're in and around casinos ...

AT&T plans to start the New Year with a massive advertising campaign aimed at re-introducing one of the most venerable brand names in telecommunications history to consumers who may need a refresher course after an historic year of upheaval and consolidation in the communications industry ...

AT&T plans to start the New Year with a massive advertising campaign aimed at re-introducing one of the most venerable brand names in telecommunications history to consumers who may need a refresher course after an historic year of upheaval and consolidation in the communications industry ...