NEW YORK - First it was books. Now it is DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices. (Boston Globe, 11/6/09)
The Department of Commerce has awarded $2 million to a Massachusetts state agency to create a map of the state’s broadband Internet services. The money will go to the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, which was founded last year to expand affordable Internet access throughout the state. (Boston Globe, 11/6/09)
SAN FRANCISCO - The founders of Skype have agreed to join the investor group buying the Internet calling service from EBay Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. (Boston Globe, 11/5/09)
I love it when big, rich technology companies start smacking each other around like robots in a Transformers movie, because you’ll generally find some pretty cool gadgets poking out of the wreckage. (Boston Globe, 11/4/09)
Microsoft Corp. is eliminating 800 jobs worldwide, including several dozen in Massachusetts, as part of a larger effort to cut costs and increase efficiency, a spokesman said yesterday. (Boston Globe, 11/4/09)