Prodigy up for sale

Parent SBC, now known as AT&T, hopes to close the sale of the Net's oldest brand by the end of March 2006.

Former software chief admits stealing trade secrets

In a 3-year-old criminal case, guilty pleas by former software execs offer glimpse into world of corporate espionage.

BellSouth, 8x8 launch VoIP service

Carrier is the latest big phone company to offer home services powered by voice over Internet protocol.

Clogger of P2P networks to shut down

Overpeer, a service that flooded file-swapping networks with fake music and videos, is closing its doors.

Google, Red Hat, 10 others join NASDAQ-100

Twelve high flyers replace 12 laggards on the NASDAQ-100 Index, which lists the hundred biggest non-financial companies.

NTP says payment would end RIM dispute

Patent holding firm would accept 5.7 percent of revenue generated by U.S. sales of the BlackBerry to settle court battle.

Gartner: IT managers should use Xbox

Staying up to date with technology should be a key part of IT strategy for 2006, Gartner tells CIOs.

Creative wants to make Apple pay

Maker of rival MP3 players says it owns patent for iPod music navigation and plans to "pursue aggressively" royalties.

Yahoo gobbles up Del.icio.us

World's largest Internet media site acquires Del.icio.us, a popular Web site that helps users share links to their favorite sites.

New Mexico to be Virgin space hub

Richard Branson selects the state as the launch point for his space tourism venture.

Innovations battle natural calamities

Scientists hope integrating cutting-edge technology projects will help predict and mitigate natural disasters.

Intel calls MIT's $100 laptop a 'gadget'

The chipmaker says developing countries want fully functional computers, not hand-cranked gadgets.

Week in review: Wikipedia's woes

The anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia comes under fire for inaccuracies, raising ethical and legal questions.

Yahoo ventures further Down Under

Joint venture with Seven Network will combine online, mobile, IPTV businesses for markets in Australia and New Zealand.

Gateway wins patent appeal in HP suit

Company comes out on top at International Trade Commission in parallel-port patent dispute with Hewlett-Packard.

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