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Police blotter: Porn suspect claims rights breach

Man facing child pornography charges asks a court to throw out evidence he claims was illegally seized by government agents.
September 16, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT

Microsoft said to be in talks on linking with AOL

Microsoft and Time Warner have explored a variety of possible combinations of the MSN Internet portal with America Online.
The New York Times
September 15, 2005, 7:58 PM PDT

Gap goes back online, sort of

You can now buy mustard- and burgundy-colored T-shirts on Gap.com, if you're lucky. Company is still throttling traffic while it watches.
September 15, 2005, 4:04 PM PDT

Secondary Google offering good for investors

Buyers make money on their investment on first day of trading after the sale, as the search king raises $4.18 billion.
September 15, 2005, 2:52 PM PDT

Record labels send more letters to P2P services

Recording Industry Association of America sends cease-and-desists to seven P2P services it says induce copyright infringement.
September 15, 2005, 9:56 AM PDT

New lawsuit looming over Google's use of 'Gmail'?

After lengthy negotiations fall flat, a British company says it may sue over usage of the e-mail program's name.
September 13, 2005, 4:02 PM PDT

Microsoft seeks settlement in Google lawsuit

update After a judge limits Kai-Fu Lee's duties, Microsoft offers to end the case involving its former executive.
September 13, 2005, 11:52 AM PDT

Nickels and dimes to fetch goods at Amazon

Promotion lets users of Coinstar's coin-counting machines trade spare change for gift certificates.
September 13, 2005, 9:38 AM PDT

eBay bets big on Skype

In a $2.6 billion deal, the online auctioneer adds Skype's Net phone service to assets that include Shopping.com and PayPal.
September 13, 2005, 9:11 AM PDT