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Five Dutch operators buy into 2.6 GHz band

Five mobile operators now own portions of the Netherlands' new 2.6 Gigahertz frequency band, which allows for super-fast broadband, the Dutch telecommunications agency announced Monday.

Technology / Telecom

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Craigslist founder says eBay reneged on promises

(AP) -- The founder of the online classifieds site Craigslist says he began having concerns with eBay shortly after the online auction site took a minority stake in his company.

Technology / Business

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes

(AP) -- Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

(AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.

Technology / Business

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PayPal opening doors to outside developers

PayPal plans to throw open the doors of its software platform to enable outside developers to build innovative tools using the online financial transaction service.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eBay has unexpected, chilling effect on looting of antiquities, archaeologist finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Having worked for 25 years at fragile archaeological sites in Peru, UCLA archaeologist Charles "Chip" Stanish held his breath when the online auction house eBay launched more than a decade ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

eBay to take controlling stake in SKorea site for 1.2 bln dlrs

US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea's biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011

(AP) -- EBay Inc.'s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business - PayPal - which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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