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In-car Net access ready to hit the road
News MobileAria, which was formed in October with backing from handheld maker Palm and car parts giant Delphi, plans to have its voice-activated Internet service for the car available by midyear.
CA defends its accounting practices
News Software maker Computer Associates defends its financial practices after a published report accuses the company of using "accounting tricks" to inflate sales figures.
Apple hit by lower sales; shares plunge
News Apple Computer issued a grim profit warning yesterday, saying sales in its fourth quarter will fall "substantially below expectations" due to slower sales in September.
Portable projector firms to merge
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Amazon auction site comes under fire again
News Several Amazon.com auction sellers say the e-commerce giant is not delivering a service they say they have bid on and paid for.
RealNetworks drops on quarterly loss
News RealNetworks shares fell 31 percent after the maker of Internet media player software reported a third-quarter loss because of acquisition costs.
Analysts split on need for Net target prices
News Yahoo soundly beat analysts' third-quarter estimates and saw its share price rise 14.5 points to close at 190.25.
Caldera and FairMarket IPOs on tap next week
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FairMarket raises $78 million in IPO
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NTT to buy Verio in US$5b move to expand in US
News NTT Communications Corp, the international and long-distance unit of NTT Corp, said it will buy all the shares it doesn't already own in Verio Inc, the world's largest operator of Web sites, for US$5 billion in cash.
Tech stocks, broader markets slide
News Technology stocks continued to slump Thursday as investors digested economic data and worried about dwindling corporate profits.
Prudential acquires Volpe Brown Whelan
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Solectron expects a drop in earnings
News After posting third-quarter earnings, the contract electronics manufacturer says it now expects to earn US$0.o5 to US$0.09 per share on fourth-quarter revenue of US$3 billion to US$3.5 billion.
For Motorola, no news may not be good
News Some analysts don't find it reassuring that the wireless handset maker hasn't issued a profit warning for its second quarter.
All eyes on Yahoo's ad revenue
News Wall Street will be watching closely for telltale signs of flagging online advertising sales today as Internet blue chip Yahoo reports its quarterly financial earnings.
