EBay launches Kijiji classifieds in U.S.
EBay launched its Kijiji International classified advertising site in the U.S. Friday.
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Will wait for beer: iPhone spawns gray market
How badly do you want an iPhone? Would you pay US$1,500 to buy one? How about US$300 for someone to wait on line for you?
Avaya to be sold for US$8.2 billion
Network equipment manufacturer Avaya late Monday agreed to a US$8.2 billion cash buyout by private equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners, the companies announced.
Report: Avaya being pursued by private equity
Avaya may become the next major technology firm purchased by private equity, a report Tuesday indicated.
eBay, Sanook to launch Thai e-commerce site
Fewer than six months after reducing its commitment in China, eBay will make a new foray into Asia, this time in Thailand, the company said Monday.
CSC to buy outsourcer Covansys for US$1.3 billion
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will spend US$1.3 billion in cash to acquire outsourcing company Covansys and double its staff in India, the company said Wednesday.
CBS shows coming to MSN, Joost and others
CBS will distribute its television programs more widely over the Internet, adding new deals with Joost, Microsoft's MSN and AOL to existing agreements with Apple's iTunes and Google's YouTube.
IFPI suing Yahoo China over music piracy
Member companies of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) have filed a copyright infringement suit against Yahoo's China operations, the two sides confirmed Wednesday.
Microsoft hits Google over book search model
A Microsoft attorney will attack Google's book search service in a speech Tuesday to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), saying Google is misappropriating principles of fair use to further its own business model.
Active daters send more text messages, says study
Active daters are more likely to communicate with their counterpart via text messaging than married couples or those in committed relationships are, a survey conducted by International Communications Research said Monday.
U.S. Congressman calls out tech firms on China ethics
U.S. Congressman Chris Smith said that top American technology companies are failing to prevent censorship and other human rights abuses in China, writing Saturday in a letter to The Wall Street Journal.
Google partner in China is accused of abetting piracy
A Google partner in China has come under fire for allegedly encouraging piracy, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said Saturday.
Foreign Internet companies struggling in China
For the second time in two years, a major U.S. Internet company has chosen to offer its subsidiary to a local company, after failing to be competitive and attain profitability in China.
eBay to replace Chinese auction site with JV
eBay confirmed Wednesday that it will replace its China auction site with a new joint-venture site run by partner Tom Online in 2007.
eBay to close China site, Tom to take over
EBay will close its China site and begin a relationship with Tom Online to create a replacement, news reports indicated Tuesday.