Hewlett-Packard in talks about acquiring EDS
Business Briefs: Hewlett-Packard is negotiating to acquire Plano, Texas-based Electronic Data Systems in a deal that some estimate could be worth $13 billion.
Wigix aims for eBay customers, uses ask-bid
Imagine a stock market for all your stuff: a place for buying, selling and figuring the value of your car, cell phone, designer handbag or dusty bottle of wine. Add an online community, product reviews and ambition and you get Wigix.
Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday.
Companies plan national wireless network
An alliance of top technology and cable companies said Wednesday that it will build a national wireless network that offers high-speed Internet access.
Motricity's move tests job market
As the economy slows, software, networking and database professionals are hunting for jobs. And layoffs at a Durham technology company are making hundreds more available.
Xerium posts $4.7M 1Q loss
Company trying to tame its debts.
Cablevision buying Sundance
Business Briefs: Cablevision Systems is buying the Sundance Channel, a cable network founded by Robert Redford, for $496 million.
Morrisville tech firm's earnings are up
Tekelec's earnings shot up 67 percent during the first quarter as telecom providers increased network equipment purchases.
Fix Firefox's vanishing arrow
Stump the Geeks:Q: I use Firefox on my Power Mac. The down arrow in my scroll bar disappears whether the scroll bar is at the bottom or the top.
Cisco's profits fall less than expected
Cisco Systems' profits fell more than 5 percent in its fiscal third quarter but beat Wall Street's expectations.
Cree shares jump on GE buyout rumors
Cree shares surged today on rumors that the Durham technology company could be bought by General Electric.
