Hewlett-Packard cooperating in int'l bribe probe
By 2010-08-12T22:21:16ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it is cooperating with U.S. and German authorities investigating allegations that three company executives used bribes to win a contract to sell computer gear to the Russian prosecutors' office.... hosted.ap.org |
Disney, Time Warner make progress on program fees
By 2010-08-29T18:38:02ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. said Sunday that they have made "significant progress" in resolving their issues over programming fees with less than a week left to renew a pact that feeds TV channels like ESPN into American households.... hosted.ap.org |
Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand
By PETER SVENSSON 2010-09-13T22:07:34ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers.... hosted.ap.org |
Free speech group fights lawsuits vs. news sharers
By CRISTINA SILVA 2010-09-30T23:02:25ZLAS VEGAS (AP) -- A San Francisco group that defends online free speech is taking on a Las Vegas company it says is shaking down news-sharing Internet users through more than 140 copyright infringement lawsuits filed this year.... hosted.ap.org |
UN report: Internet users to surpass 2B in 2010
By DANA WOLLMAN 2010-10-20T22:08:03ZNEW YORK (AP) -- If the Internet were a country, it would be experiencing explosive population growth.... hosted.ap.org |