News tagged with anticompetitive behavior

Feds likely to let Google buy Motorola Mobility

(AP) -- Federal regulators are unlikely to block Google Inc. from buying cellphone maker Motorola Mobility since the acquisition could help drive competition in the fast growing mobile device market.

Technology / Business

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reports say FTC investigating Twitter

(AP) -- Federal regulators are looking into the interactions between Twitter and a company called Ubermedia, which develops applications that help users follow and communicate with each other on Twitter's popular online ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US regulators investigating Google over search (Update 2)

US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

HP sues Oracle as tech big shots' animosity grows

Hewlett-Packard Co. has sued its friend-turned-foe Oracle Corp. in another sign of how badly the relationship between the information technology big shots has frayed.

Technology / Business

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules

(AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0