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Week in review: Reading Apple's crystal ball

March 21, 2008 5:53 PM PDT

Tech community looks at Apple projects, while telephone companies measure outcome of FCC spectrum auction. Also: Redmond's rocky roads.
(By CNET News.com's Steven Musil)

Fraud abroad remains 'uphill battle' for eBay

March 11, 2008 12:51 PM PDT

Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have "no fear of real punishment," eBay manager says at e-crime conference.

Quit fooling with wireless-spectrum auction

January 23, 2008 3:11 PM PST

Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions.

Google tight-lipped on U.K. spectrum bid

December 14, 2007 7:55 PM PST

The company won't say whether it will participate in Ofcom's auction of radio spectrum, citing a U.S. ruling.

eBay, Yahoo Japan to link up auction services

December 4, 2007 4:10 AM PST

eBay and Yahoo Japan will link up their auction sites to make cross-border bidding easier

eBay: What to do with Skype?

October 9, 2007 12:38 PM PDT

The auction king is forced to reassess the value of the company it acquired for $2.6 billion--and its larger strategy for making money with VoIP.

eBay surfers get an Amazon splash

August 25, 2007 8:15 PM PDT

Makeover for auctioneer eBay bears more than a passing resemblance to features of the Internet's biggest retailer.
Images: eBay tries out new features

Auction site sells security exploits

July 6, 2007 4:37 PM PDT

Founder says WabiSabiLabi will improve security by ensuring researchers get fairly compensated, but security companies are split over its value.

Craigslist grapples with competitor on board

July 4, 2007 10:16 PM PDT

eBay, which owns a minority share in the online classified site, jumps into the fray with the launch of Kijiji.

eBay targets Romanian fraudsters

June 27, 2007 4:47 PM PDT

A common scheme of those hoping to bilk bidders: send e-mails to people who had narrowly lost an auction.

Google lobbies for 'open' wireless networks

June 14, 2007 12:21 PM PDT

Net neutrality rules for broadband died last year, but now Google and its old allies are pushing for similar rules on wireless networks.

Broader horizons for eBay

June 14, 2007 1:43 PM PDT

At its developers conference, the auction giant assesses its international options and how it may open up to outside app builders.

eBay thinks outside with eBox

June 12, 2007 10:11 PM PDT

Initiative calls for auction kingpin to rebuild its systems for faster development--and maybe more hosted apps.
Video: A look at eBay's eBox

Saving the last beachfront spectrum

June 12, 2007 7:59 PM PDT

Entrepreneur Vanu Bose says the FCC spectrum auction should include a nationwide public safety network that supports interoperability.

Why I love patents and copyrights

May 10, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that without intellectual property rights, we might as well go back to living in caves.

Yahoo bangs gavel down on auction sites

May 9, 2007 1:08 PM PDT

Yahoo Auctions in the U.S. and Canada will shut down on June 16, but the Asia sites will remain up and running.

eBay takes stake in Turkish e-commerce site

May 3, 2007 4:00 PM PDT

Acquires minority stake in GittiGidiyor.com, an online marketplace with more than 400,000 listings and a format similar to eBay's.

In ad wars, Yahoo aims for Right touch

May 1, 2007 12:59 PM PDT

Purchase of Right Media online ad exchange raises stakes after rival Google's recent buy of online ad firm DoubleClick.

Ticketmaster sues eBay's StubHub over sales tactics

April 20, 2007 6:48 PM PDT

Ticket titan alleges online reseller interfered with its exclusive business deals by improperly obtaining and selling premium seats.

Selling stuff online? Here comes the IRS

April 16, 2007 11:59 AM PDT

If the tax agency gets its way, it could start demanding personal info on people who sell via Amazon and eBay.
CNET's tax guide