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25% cash back offer by Microsoft on purchases through eBay
To strengthen its grip over online market, the software maker Microsoft is getting more aggressive with Live Search Cashback.
Under Live Search Cashback, the company...
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Students make Firefox toolbar for Ebay
STUDES AT Stanford University were so impatient with Ebay for failing to come up with a promised Firefox toolbar that they invented one for...
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Ebay not likely to close down any time yet
THERE'S A NEW phishing scam doing the rounds warns IT security firm Sophos, this one dodgily claiming that eBay will be closing on the...
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eBay Cracks Down on PS3, Wii Pre-Order Auctions
eBay updates its policies on PS3, Wii pre-order listings.
eBay has instituted a new policy when it comes to Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii...
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eBay Canceling PS3 Pre-order Listings
In order to sell something, you must have something to sell.
From an informal survey of the EB Games locations we visited during our pre-order...
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Microsoft + eBay = MicroBay?
The New York Post reported Friday that Microsoft and eBay have been talking about the feasibility of Microsoft buying eBay. Given Microsoft's interest in...
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Microsoft to buy eBay?
The New York Post created some buzz among those who didn't cut out of town early this (U.S.) holiday weekend by reporting Friday that...
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Civil War-era fort up on eBay
Still looking for a way to go down in history? You could buy your way in through the purchase of a Civil War-era fort...
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Ebay worried about Google
EBAY BOSS Meg Whitman said that her company was keeping a close eye on that upstart Google out of fear that it might suddenly...
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Ebay takeover Tradera.com
Webs leading online auction firm Ebay snapped up Swedish online site Tradera.com for SK 365 million.
The firm was the leading auction site in...
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Google, eBay and Amazon may build their own Internet
THE BIG three internet sites Google, eBay and Amazon might build their own wireless internet if the US telcos move to charge them for...
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Need An Easier Way To Spend Money? PayPal’s Trying
Cell phones are getting so smart,why not let them pay the bills? That's PayPal's reasoning with an upcoming service that will let its customers...
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eBay Hacker Pleads Guilty
An Oregon-based man has pleaded guilty to using a computer worm to launch attacks against Internet auction site eBay.
Anthony Scott Clark (21) admitted...
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Man pleads guilty to eBay Internet attack
An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to using a computer worm to launch attacks against Internet auction site eBay, the U.S. attorney's office handling...
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eBay shelves plans for live pet listings
eBay has dropped plans to facilitate sales of live pets on its site after thousands of eBay members attacked the move as irresponsible.
The...
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eBay pulls Excel vulnerability auction
Online auction giant eBay shut down the bidding for a vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program on Thursday, saying that the sale of flaw...
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Ebay tricked by phony e-mail
A sophisticated phishing attack has proven to be so successful, it has tricked eBay Inc.'s own fraud investigations team into endorsing it as legitimate,...
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Google vs eBay
Search giant Google, Inc. tipped its hand this week to Google Base, it's much-rumored auction service that many people believe is meant to compete...
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Babies for sale on China’s eBay site
Chinese police are investigating baby trafficking over the internet after an ad for newborns was placed on the US-based online auction site eBay, state...
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eBay Acquires VeriSign Payment System
eBay announced Monday that it would form a strategic alliance with VeriSign in order to strengthen security on its PayPal online payment service. As...
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eBay spends $370 million for PayPal rival
eBay plans to pay $370 million for an online payments service operated by VeriSign, as part of a broader agreement between the two companies,...
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eBay faces court over contact lens dispute
Ebay is facing legal action for allegedly "aiding and abetting" the sale of contact lenses via its web site without the involvement of a...
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Will eBay have buyer’s remorse?
Any time you spend more than $4 billion, it's only natural to experience momentary buyer's remorse. (I'm obviously not speaking from personal experience but...
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eBay Buys Skype for $4.1 Billion
According to a BusinessWeek article, eBay will be holding an "investors conference call" at 5am PST for an announcement to be made 2 hours...
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eBay in bare-knuckle gypsy fight kerfuffle
This is Real Bare Knuckle Gypsy Fights on DVD! Over two hours of Gypsys punching the hell out of each other and shouting stuff...