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Prosecutors name Broadcom co-founders
Jan 24 2008 11:38PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday identified Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli as "unindicted potential co-conspirators" in an investigation into the illegal backdating of stock options.
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Prosecutors name Broadcom co-founders
Jan 24 2008 11:38PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday identified Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli as "unindicted potential co-conspirators" in an investigation into the illegal backdating of stock options.
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Sun 2Q profit beats estimates
Jan 24 2008 8:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sun Microsystems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit nearly doubled to edge past Wall Street's estimates, reflecting the server and software maker's cost-cutting efforts and maneuvers to shore up demand amid fierce competition, the company reported Thursday.
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Sun 2Q profit beats estimates
Jan 24 2008 8:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sun Microsystems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit nearly doubled to edge past Wall Street's estimates, reflecting the server and software maker's cost-cutting efforts and maneuvers to shore up demand amid fierce competition, the company reported Thursday.
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Amgen profit up, 2008 outlook steady
Jan 24 2008 7:17PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Biotech giant Amgen Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter profits rose, topping analysts' estimates, despite government warnings about the safety of its popular anemia drugs.
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Juniper Networks 4Q profit up 73 percent
Jan 24 2008 6:47PM (CT)
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Juniper Networks Inc. on Thursday reported a 73 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit on strong networking-gear sales.
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Microsoft 2Q profit tops expectations
Jan 24 2008 6:28PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts' expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.
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Review: Low-cost laptops for Third-World
Jan 24 2008 4:50PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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Review: Low-cost laptops for Third-World
Jan 24 2008 4:50PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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Review: Low-cost laptops for Third-World
Jan 24 2008 4:50PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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Review: Low-cost laptops for Third-World
Jan 24 2008 4:50PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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Review: Low-cost laptops for Third-World
Jan 24 2008 4:50PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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IBM gets EU OK for Cognos buy
Jan 24 2008 4:48PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - IBM Corp. on Thursday won EU approval for its largest acquisition ever, the $5 billion cash purchase of "business intelligence" specialist Cognos Inc.
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IBM gets EU OK for Cognos buy
Jan 24 2008 4:48PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - IBM Corp. on Thursday won EU approval for its largest acquisition ever, the $5 billion cash purchase of "business intelligence" specialist Cognos Inc.
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Newspapers see more online users in '07
Jan 24 2008 4:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. newspapers' online audiences grew about 6 percent last year, an industry group reported Thursday, a rare bit of good news for an industry struggling to adapt as readers and advertising dollars continue to migrate online.
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Economic Forum moves to YouTube
Jan 24 2008 3:03PM (CT)
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The idea was simple: Job training centers should be as ubiquitous as gas stations, a man called freesouljah said in a video on YouTube's Davos Question channel.
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Economic Forum moves to YouTube
Jan 24 2008 3:03PM (CT)
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The idea was simple: Job training centers should be as ubiquitous as gas stations, a man called freesouljah said in a video on YouTube's Davos Question channel.
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Cable Co. empties 14,000 e-mail accounts
Jan 24 2008 2:28PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 customer e-mail accounts.
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Murdoch: WSJ.com won't go all free
Jan 24 2008 1:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that The Wall Street Journal will continue to charge a fee for full access to its Web site, and indicated that those charges may go up.
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Murdoch: WSJ.com won't go all free
Jan 24 2008 1:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that The Wall Street Journal will continue to charge a fee for full access to its Web site, and indicated that those charges may go up.
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NTT DoCoMo, Google announce partnership
Jan 24 2008 10:48AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo is partnering with search engine Google to provide Internet searches and other services on the carrier's handsets, the two companies announced Thursday.
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AT&T reports $3.1 billion in Q4 earnings
Jan 24 2008 10:47AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - AT&T Inc., the nation's largest telecommunications company, earned $3.1 billion during the fourth quarter on gains in its wireless business and growth in its broadband Internet sales, the company reported Thursday.
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EBay CEO Whitman stepping down
Jan 24 2008 9:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.
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EBay CEO Whitman stepping down
Jan 24 2008 9:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.
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EBay CEO Whitman stepping down
Jan 24 2008 9:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.
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EBay CEO Whitman stepping down
Jan 24 2008 9:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.
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EBay CEO Whitman stepping down
Jan 24 2008 9:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Calling eBay Inc. her "baby," outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is promising a smooth transition to a new corporate leadership team as she gives up day-to-day control of the online auction company she has led for 10 years.
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Nintendo earnings nearly double on Wii
Jan 24 2008 8:26AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year nearly doubled from the previous year, propelled by booming sales of its hit Wii game machine, the company said Thursday.
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Digital music sales up worldwide
Jan 24 2008 8:23AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Record companies' revenue from digital music sales rose 40 percent to $2.9 billion over the past year, but the growth is still failing to cover losses from collapse of international CD sales, the music industry's global trade body said Thursday.
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YouTube expands mobile video service
Jan 24 2008 6:28AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube is expanding its mobile service to include virtually all of the videos available on its Web site, hoping to widen its sway on pop culture.
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Digital music sales up worldwide
Jan 24 2008 5:00AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Record companies' revenue from digital music sales rose 40 percent to $2.9 billion over the past year, but the growth is still failing to cover losses from collapse of international CD sales, the music industry's global trade body said Thursday.
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Nintendo earnings nearly double on Wii
Jan 24 2008 3:58AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year nearly doubled from the previous year, propelled by booming sales of its hit Wii game machine, the company said Thursday.
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Virgin Galactic unveils spaceship
Jan 24 2008 3:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.
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Virgin Galactic unveils spaceship
Jan 24 2008 3:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.
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Virgin Galactic unveils spaceship
Jan 24 2008 3:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.
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Netflix's earnings rise 6 percent
Jan 24 2008 3:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit soared past analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, providing further evidence the company has regained the upper hand in its bruising battle with rival Blockbuster Inc.
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Netflix's earnings rise 6 percent
Jan 24 2008 3:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit soared past analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, providing further evidence the company has regained the upper hand in its bruising battle with rival Blockbuster Inc.
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Netflix's earnings rise 6 percent
Jan 24 2008 3:25AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit soared past analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, providing further evidence the company has regained the upper hand in its bruising battle with rival Blockbuster Inc.
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Apple stock sinks despite tech rally
Jan 24 2008 3:24AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Investors lopped $15 billion off Apple Inc.'s market value Wednesday, punishing the company for a disappointing earnings outlook even as many technology stocks staged a comeback.
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Apple CEO takes $1 salary in 2007
Jan 24 2008 3:24AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs continued his tradition of taking home only $1 in salary in 2007, when he also gained $14.6 million on paper by exercising stock options that were about to expire, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Airwaves sale is payoff for digital move
Jan 24 2008 3:22AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will start to see the gain.
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Yahoo eyeing online music service
Jan 24 2008 3:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Yahoo Inc., is in early discussions with major record labels over offering unprotected MP3s either for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, two record company executives familiar with the talks said Wednesday.
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MySpace, BBC reach global video deal
Jan 24 2008 3:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster's programs to a worldwide audience in the site's first global content deal involving a major network.
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YouTube expands mobile video service
Jan 24 2008 3:01AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube is expanding its mobile service to include virtually all of the videos available on its Web site, hoping to widen its sway on pop culture.
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