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Skype and Joltid settle

eBay's Skype has reached a settlement with Joltid over a breach of license that will now see the sale of the VoIP firm go through without litigation hassles.

Joltid Ltd, a Swedish firm owned by Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, had claimed peer-to-peer...

Rare NES game sells for $20,100

A NES game has just gone under the hammer for $20,100 on eBay in what is thought to be the most expensive video game ever sold.

The Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System was used during a national video game tournament Nintendo...

Spotify adds PayPal payment option

Spotify has finally caved in to popular demand and added a PayPal payment option to its subscription services. Until now, the site only accepted Visa and Mastercard, meaning that many people without credit cards weren't able to switch to Premium.

PalPal supports...

10-year-old attempts to sell gran on eBay

A 10-year-old schoolgirl's eBay listing for her grandmother has been yanked by the online auction site.

Although having attracted 27 bids in excess of £2000, eBay has withdrawn Zoe Pemberton's gran for sale, as eBay "does not allow the listing of any human...

Skype founders sue for billions in damages

The founders of Skype are suing the investment company that is buying the internet telephony service from current owner eBay, demanding billions in compensation for copyright infringement.

In a move that's highly likely to disrupt the $1.9 billion buy-out,...

eBay conforms to rumour, sells Skype

eBay, as rumoured on Tuesday, sold its controlling stake in Voice over IP company Skype in a deal valuing the company at $2.75 billion.

"Today, Skype begins a new chapter. We’re spinning off from eBay to become an independent company once again", said Josh Silverman,...

EBay to sell Skype for $2 billion?

EBay is considering selling off Skype, its $3.1billion VoIP acquisition from 2005 and a deal that the New York Times has called "one of the worst technology transactions of the decade".

The newspaper is quoting two sources "briefed on the company's plans" who...

eBay struggles as Skype continues to grow

eBay has confirmed what many analysts were thinking, that its core business of auction listings isn't doing as well as it should be.

Blaming "the impact of the strengthening dollar and the decline of the core business in difficult macroeconomic conditions",...

StumbleUpon buys itself back from eBay

StumbleUpon has bought itself back from eBay after 2 years as a subsidiary of the online auction giant.

StumbleUpon, a web browsing recommendation site that provides peer generated search results based on a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" rating given by users...

Skype founders planning buy back from eBay

The pair that created Skype and sold it to eBay are rumoured to be buying it back from the auction site.

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have, according to the New York Times, approached several private equity firms and are pooling their own substantial resources...

Daily Tech Deal: Jabra BT2070 under £15

For today's tech deal we've got a Jabra BT2070 Bluetooth headset down from its RRP of £39.95 to £14.99 via Power Seller bmcdigital on eBay.

Use of the headset is based around one large button which illuminates yellow when a call comes in and features include...

eBay drops marketplace fees as it pins hopes on PayPal

eBay is pinning its hopes on PayPal saving it from ruin, the company announced on Thursday.

"We expect PayPal to become the next leading online global payments network", John Donahoe, CEO and president of eBay said in a statement.

The news comes...

iPhone prototypes up for grabs on eBay

What's said to be early iPhone prototypes have gone on sale on eBay where bidding is currently up to $2270 - around £1600 - with 56 bids.

There are two handsets in the auction lot, one of which is in working order, running what's described as a "beta OS".

Auctiva infected with Trojan virus

Auctiva.com, a web site that offers eBay auction tools, has infected user's PCs with a Trojan virus. The malware was detected by Google that displayed warnings to users.

"It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is because...

eBay closes knife sales "loophole"

eBay is to close a "loophole" that saw UK users able to buy illegal knives from abroad.

The result of a BBC Watchdog investigation, the auction site has said it is now reviewing the sale of all knives.

BBC researchers were able to buy six illegal...

Down and out? Q4 tech results round-up

Apple, Google, Nokia, eBay, Sony and Microsoft all reported their Q4 results this week, but how did they fair and who looks like they are going to be struggling for the rest of 2009?

Apple
It seems even in a recession people want to buy Apples. Unlike...

eBay results show profits down 31%

eBay has reported its fourth quarter financial results and revealed that revenue fell 7% to $2.04 billion, apparently its first drop in sales in 10 years.

The San Jose-based company's net income in the fourth quarter dropped 31% from the same time last year...

Woman auctions her name on eBay

A British woman could soon be officially called Pudsey Bear after she auctioned her name on eBay.

Eileen de Bont (which is a name to remember) set up the auction to raise vash for Children in Need.

The top bidder will get the right to change Eileen's...

COMMENT: Should we ban feedback online?

An internet where people can comment on stories, leave feedback and generally get involved could all come crashing to an end if the results of a lawsuit fall in the favour of one disgruntled shop owner.

Joel Jones, a businessman based in Suffolk has filed a...

eBay buyer facing court

An eBay buyer who complained about a product that he brought online was shocked to find himself facing legal action.

Chris Read, a 42-year old mechanic from Herne Bay, Kent, wrote in the feedback section on eBay after he received a £155 phone he claims was scratched,...

eBay bans sale of ivory

From 1 January, eBay is going to ban the sale of ivory via its website.

The e-commerce website has taken action after a conservation group claimed that it had found more than 4000 illegal elephant ivory listings by eBay sellers.

The International...

eBay to cut 10% of workforce

It really is looking gloomy at the moment.

So far today, we've had Sony Ericsson admitting it is going sack 450 staff over in the States, and now eBay had stated that it is going to have to cut its worldwide workforce by 10%.

The company is soon...

Day of data loss disasters

Yesterday it was the General Teaching Council that had to own up to a massive data loss cock-up, but today, there have been a whole host of admittals.

First up - and perhaps the most worrying - is the blunder that has led to a camera containing MI6 photos of...

eBay launches iPhone app in Europe

eBay has announced that it will make a new mobile application - eBay Mobile - available for iPhone and iPod touch users in Europe after its launch previously in the States.

The new free application gives Apple users the ability to bid, buy and pay for items...

BlackBerry Javelin on sale

Got $4056.99 to spare? Want a mobile phone that hasn't be launched yet? Then you need to nip over to eBay and get your hands on the BlackBerry Javelin, the rumoured replacement for the BlackBerry Curve.

The auction, which finishes on the 18 September, gives...