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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Sprint Catches Virgin

No. 3 wireless operator agrees to pay $483 million in stock to acquire the wireless provider, boosting its position in the prepaid-calling business.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Brit ISPs Join New Ad Platform

BT, Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk, and Virgin Media sign up with Phorm to deliver targeted advertising.
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Archives, General news, Cleantech, Finance

Benchmark, Branson Keep Eyes on Cleantech Road

They make $14.5M bet on GreenRoad, whose in-vehicle device aims to monitor drivers to curb accidents.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Finance

Virgin Viewing

Entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic unveils a model of a spaceship, dubbed SpaceShipTwo, he hopes will be the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular basis next year. See also:
Branson Unveils Space Ship
Space 2.0: The Race to Privatize
Riding Virgin on Biofuel
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General news, Media, Internet

Google Founder to Wed on Richard Branson's Island

Larry Page, Google's billionaire co-founder, is set to marry his girlfriend, Lucy Southworth, on a tiny Caribbean island this weekend, says a source familiar with the wedding arrangements.
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General news, Cleantech

Riding Virgin on Biofuel?

If British billionaire Richard Branson sticks to remarks made Monday at the Mortgage Bankers Association meeting in Boston, Virgin Atlantic could test biofuels on 747s as soon as 2008.
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Biosciences

Branson, Gore Team to Save Globe

U.K. entrepreneur and former U.S. VP offer $25-million prize to combat climate change.
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Biosciences

Virgin’s Branson Banks on Stem Cells

Richard Branson launches umbilical cord blood bank for stem cell safekeeping.
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Finance

Branson Unveils Space Ship

Tourist flight venture expected to begin shuttling passengers to space by 2008.
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Finance

Too Late to Get Into Cleantech?

Reality Check: With more money chasing cleantech investments, it’s getting harder to make money by the minute.
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Media, Communications

Virgin Offers Mobile Ads

The mostly untapped wireless world is now open for business as hip service offers marketing access.
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General news, Security, Finance

Investing in Space Tourism

Thinking about putting money in the nascent industry without making it your final frontier? One tip: know when to give up.
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Computers, General news, Media

Brits Not Gaga for Mobile TV

A trial by U.K. operator BT shows consumers are more interested in mobile radio than in cellular television.
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Communications, Finance

Visage Mobile Snags $30M

Fourth round of funding for wireless technology provider brings total investment to $80 million.
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General news, Media

Virgin Opens Digital Store

The US and UK music retailer will try to move its brick-and-mortar customers online.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Helio Rises to Mobile Test

EarthLink, SK Telecom combine U.S. and Asian roots and $440M to offer services such as mobile blogging to tech-savvy U.S. youth.
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Finance

Amp’d Raises $67M in Funding

The virtual wireless operator plans to use the cash to launch its service aimed at teenagers.
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Media, Communications

Disney Plans Cellular Service

Disney and Sprint plan mobile service for families and kids.
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General news, Media, Communications

TiVo Offers Mobile Video

TiVo said its video service will now be available on Windows-based Pocket PCs and smart phones.
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Communications

TechSpin: Papers Fight Google

Adsense moved offline; Investors Balk at V-Mobile sale; Qwest readies offer for XO.
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