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Intel quits One Laptop Per Child program
Jan 3 2008 11:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Citing disagreements with the organization, Intel Corp. said Thursday it has abandoned the One Laptop Per Child program, dealing a big blow to the ambitious project seeking to bring millions of low-cost laptops to children in developing countries.
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Intel quits One Laptop Per Child program
Jan 3 2008 11:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Citing disagreements with the organization, Intel Corp. said Thursday it has abandoned the One Laptop Per Child program, dealing a big blow to the ambitious project seeking to bring millions of low-cost laptops to children in developing countries.
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China limits providers of Internet video
Jan 3 2008 7:40PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - China has moved to restrict videos online, allowing only state-controlled sites to post any _ including those shared by users _ and requiring Internet providers to delete and report a variety of content.
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Locals want more from IBM for pollution
Jan 3 2008 4:36PM (CT)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Residents and businesses in central upstate New York sued IBM Corp. for more than $100 million Thursday saying pollution from the company's former microelectronics plant in Endicott endangered people in the area.
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IBM hardware group in big restructuring
Jan 3 2008 4:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - IBM Corp. is restructuring its hardware division around customer types rather than individual products, marking the biggest such realignment in the unit in 15 years.
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IBM hardware group in big restructuring
Jan 3 2008 4:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - IBM Corp. is restructuring its hardware division around customer types rather than individual products, marking the biggest such realignment in the unit in 15 years.
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Hitachi to debut 500 GB laptop drives
Jan 3 2008 2:00PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd. grab industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops.
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Netflix to deliver movies directly to TV
Jan 3 2008 12:43PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. will begin delivering movies and other programming directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that will pipe entertainment over a high-speed Internet connection.
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Sale of Landmark Communications explored
Jan 3 2008 9:31AM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The family that owns Landmark Communications is reportedly exploring the possible sale of the company, which owns the Weather Channel and nine daily newspapers.
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Rivalry over wireless high-def TVs
Jan 3 2008 6:34AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Flat-panel TVs look lovely on a wall _ the cords hanging from them, less so. After a few years of false starts, the industry finally seems close to tackling that problem. At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Monday. Manufacturers promise that sets incorporating these technologies will be in stores before the next holiday season.
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CinemaNow, Macrovision ink tech pact
Jan 3 2008 6:34AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online movie download site CinemaNow Inc. has struck a deal with software maker Macrovision Corp. aimed at making it easier for manufacturers of media players and other devices to make their products compatible with CinemaNow's on-demand movie service.
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MC Hammer's next act: Tech entrepreneur
Jan 3 2008 3:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him _ only this time around he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
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MC Hammer's next act: Tech entrepreneur
Jan 3 2008 3:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him _ only this time around he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
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Hitachi to debut 500GB drive for laptops
Jan 3 2008 12:58AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd. grab industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops.
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CinemaNow, Macrovision ink tech pact
Jan 3 2008 12:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online movie download site CinemaNow Inc. has struck a deal with software maker Macrovision Corp. aimed at making it easier for manufacturers of media players and other devices to make their products compatible with CinemaNow's on-demand movie service.
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