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latest news & developmentsDotcom Tribe aims to rally small business
The Tribe opened its doors on the internet this month but will be launched officially on September 18.
In search of a white knight
BP is believed to have approached several sovereign wealth funds, including Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar and Singapore.
High noon for Spanish government
Rapidly waning support and the threat of a general strike have brought it to the brink.
Digital divide over filesharing plans
Britain’s digital economy Bill proposals receive welcome from music and film, but anger from ISPs and privacy campaigners.
Fuelled from the periphery
Publishers look to emerging markets, including South Africa, while the UK and US markets hibernate through the recession.
eBay spends billions while cutting jobs
It is also buying a Danish online classifieds site, dba.dk, and a vehicles website, bilbasen.dk, for $390-million.
Nokia takes on iPhone
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone company, launched an all-out assault on Apple’s iPhone this week.
Vodafone’s grab for growth
The snapping up of a controlling stake in India’s fourth-largest mobile phone operator, Hutchison Essar (Hutch), is being seen as transformational for Vodafone — and a major coup…
Virgin has the English Premiership in its sights
Sir Richard Branson realised his dream of getting into broadcast television this week as he sold Virgin Mobile to NTL — netting his empire almost £700million in cash and shares…