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  Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google

  A pair of Microsoft-backed industry groups applauded the ultimatum European Union antitrust regulators issued to rival Google over alleged anti-competitive practices.

  By Gregg Keizer | 22 May, 2012 20:50

  Tags: search engines, oracle, Microsoft, IT Governance and Compliance, Internet Search, internet, Intel, Government/Industries, government, Google, ebay

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  PayPal, Softbank to form Japan joint venture, launch PayPal Here service

  PayPal and Softbank said Wednesday they will form a new joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country.

  By Jay Alabaster | 09 May, 2012 15:17

  Tags: Softbank, paypal, internet, ebay, business issues

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  EBay setting up a second development center in India

  EBay is hiring for a development center it is setting up in Bangalore, its second in the country.

  By John Ribeiro | 08 May, 2012 23:29

  Tags: services, paypal, outsourcing, offshoring, ebay

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  Apple WWDC: Hot ticket sells out in 2 hours

  Apple WWDC, the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, sold out in just 2 hours Wednesday morning, smashing last year's record 10-hour sellout. 

  By Bob Brown | 26 April, 2012 02:39

  Tags: Apple, Apple iPhone 5, Apple WWDC 2012, Apple WWDC sells out, application development, ebay, programming, software

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  Apple sets WWDC for June 11-15, bars ticket resale

  Apple today announced that its annual developers conference would run June 11-15 in San Francisco.

  By Gregg Keizer | 26 April, 2012 00:18

  Tags: App Development, Apple, ebay, IT industry, Mac OS, operating systems, software

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  EBay posts higher first quarter net income

  EBay's first-quarter net income has grown 20 per cent thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business and brisk sales at its e-commerce websites.

  By AAP | 19 April, 2012 12:35

  Tags: business, ebay

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  Raspberry Pi hits the shelves – briefly

  The first wave of Raspberry Pi computers -- credit card-size devices that are designed to serve as teaching aids -- shipped this weekend after a series of delays. However, manufacturer RF Technologies is already out of stock again.

  By Jon Gold | 17 April, 2012 09:30

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, ebay, hardware systems, Linux, Linux computer, non-Windows, operating systems, pc, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Foundation, RF Technologies, software

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  Yahoo laying off 2000 workers to save $US375 million

  After weeks of rumors of a pending reorganization, Yahoo has the company is laying off about 2000 workers.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 05 April, 2012 00:26

  Tags: ebay, e-business, e-commerce, internet, Internet Search, IT industry, Management and Careers, paypal, search engines, Yahoo

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  EBay taps mobile payments innovator David Marcus for PayPal president

  EBay has tapped David Marcus to replace Scott Thompson as president of PayPal effective April 2, the company announced Thursday.

  By Cameron Scott | 30 March, 2012 06:14

  Tags: business issues, ebay, e-commerce, internet, mobile, mobile applications, paypal, personnel

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  E-commerce trade group: Mobile geolocation privacy bill is 'awful'

  U.S. Senate legislation that would require mobile apps to get permission to check the geolocation of a user is among the bills that make up trade group NetChoice's latest list of "awful" bills for e-commerce.

  By Grant Gross | 23 March, 2012 08:02

  Tags: Airbnb.com, Al Franken, AOL, ebay, Facebook, government, internet, legislation, NetChoice, Steve DelBianco, Uber.com, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Yahoo

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  eBay CISO receiving security industry lifetime achievement award

  Dave Cullinane, chief information security officer at eBay, will be honored on March 28 in Boston with the SecureWorld Lifetime Achievement Award "for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the information security community."

  By Bob Brown | 23 March, 2012 06:46

  Tags: Assurance, business issues, cloud computing, cloud security alliance, Cloud Security Alliance STAR, corporate issues, Dave Cullinane eBay CISCO, ebay, internet, personnel, SecureWorld Expo, security

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  Apple joins iPad trade-in bandwagon, offers competitive deals

  With the retail debut of the new iPad just a day away, Apple has joined a slew of other companies eager to buy used iPads.

  By Gregg Keizer | 15 March, 2012 21:59

  Tags: Apple, ebay, hardware, hardware systems, IT industry, Mobile and Wireless

• Few tech issues will move in Congress for the rest of the year

  As the U.S. Congress begins to gear up for November's elections, several technology-related issues remain unresolved. Lawmakers have pushed in recent months for new cybersecurity legislation, online copyright enforcement provisions, new online privacy protections and an Internet sales tax, but progress will get tougher in the coming months.

  By Grant Gross | 14 March, 2012 05:52

  Tags: 3g, 4g, advertising, American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Democracy and Technology, David LeDuc, Dick Durbin, Dow Lohnes Price Tax Consulting Group, ebay, free press, government, internet, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, John McCain, Kay Bailey Hutchison, legislation, Marshal Kline, Matt Wood, MediaFreedom.org, Mike Wendy, online safety, privacy, security, Software and Information Industry Association, Technology Policy Institute, Telecommunication, Thomas Lenard, U.S. Congress, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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  eBay resellers cash in on iPad shortages

  eBay resellers are asking an average price of $591 for the base model of Apple's new iPad, or nearly $100 above list, the online auction site said today.

  By Gregg Keizer | 13 March, 2012 05:29

  Tags: Apple, ebay, e-business, e-commerce, internet, Macintosh, Mobile and Wireless

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  Used iPad trade-in values tumble after Apple unveils new tablet

  Trade-in values for used Apple iPads plummeted as much as 26% after the company launched its newest tablet Wednesday and began taking pre-orders for delivery by March 16.

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 March, 2012 08:21

  Tags: Apple, ebay, e-business, e-commerce, internet, Macintosh, Mobile and Wireless