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All eyes on Jobs as Macworld begins
Jan 9 2006 11:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. had no booth of its own at last week's massive annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It didn't need one. Apple's iPods were everywhere, the name of the company on myriad lips.
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Fiber-optics cut affects Sprint service
Jan 9 2006 10:45PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s wireless, long-distance and Internet customers along the West Coast were without service for several hours Monday after a fiber-optic cable was cut west of Phoenix.
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Iowa Co. buys stem cell robot machine
Jan 9 2006 8:52PM (CT)
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) - An eastern Iowa company has acquired a robotic machine designed to isolate stem cells from ubilical cord blood or adult blood that scientists said will provide endless research opportunities.
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Verizon's music service hampers MP3 ability
Jan 9 2006 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The first edition of a new music service from Verizon Wireless hampers a cell phone's ability to play MP3 songs acquired elsewhere, a handicap the company says is purely temporary and unrelated to larger battles over digital copyright restrictions.
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Google introduces software starter kit
Jan 9 2006 5:33PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is distributing a free software startup kit designed to make computing safer and easier _ a generous gesture driven by the company's desire to steer technology offline as well as online.
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Rivals seek entry in HD DVD player market
Jan 9 2006 5:33PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - It was supposed to be the grand unveiling of a new generation in home entertainment when Kevin Collins of Microsoft Corp. popped an HD DVD disc into a Toshiba production model and hit "play." Nothing happened.
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Google plans to expand video offerings
Jan 9 2006 5:33PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Google Inc. is upping the ante in the online video gold rush, allowing content owners to set their own prices in a bid to create a more flexible alternative to Apple Computer Inc.'s pioneering iTunes store.
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High-def is the word at electronics show
Jan 9 2006 5:33PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The wraps came off high-definition DVD players at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show, offering the final component to replicate the movie theater experience at home.
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TiVo uncharacteristically quiet at CES
Jan 9 2006 5:33PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - TiVo Inc., the digital video recorder pioneer, made headlines a year ago in vowing to take TV to the next level with support for high-definition video, software that can sling shows outside the box and a plan to pipe movies over the Internet.
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Customers say company never sent items
Jan 9 2006 4:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - More than a thousand customers didn't receive items they ordered from a company that does business through Amazon.com Inc., forcing the massive online retailer to offer refunds.
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Review: Online news video better
Jan 9 2006 9:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a Jan. 5 story reviewing online news video offerings, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information provided by a company representative, that CNN International isn't available on U.S. cable systems. It reaches 4 million households in the United States.
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