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Robotic toys take stage at DEMO conference
Feb 7 2006 8:35PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Sony Corp. may have put its Aibo robotic dogs to sleep, but the inventor of the popular Furby toy said on Tuesday the market for toy animatrons is anything but extinct.
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Apple expands iPod line, cuts some prices
Feb 7 2006 8:35PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - As competitors continue leaving the portable audio player market, Apple Computer Inc. beefed up its iPod product mix Tuesday with a new 1-gigabyte version of the nano and lower-priced shuffles.
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Microsoft to unveil paid security service
Feb 7 2006 8:24PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A new security service from Microsoft Corp. will charge users $49.95 per year to better protect its Windows operating system from spyware, viruses and other Internet attacks.
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Google, cos. clash over Internet access
Feb 7 2006 6:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Internet giant Google said Tuesday that the wide variety of Web sites might shrink if broadband providers like AT&T start charging companies for premium access to high-speed networks.
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EU opens online music royalties probe
Feb 7 2006 8:25AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union antitrust regulators said Tuesday they were investigating the European agencies that collect royalties for musicians from Internet sites _ in parallel with other EU moves to open up the European market for online music.
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IBM to unveil details of microprocessor
Feb 7 2006 1:44AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Bucking a trend in the chip industry, IBM Corp. said Tuesday its upcoming Power6 microprocessor for servers will run at unprecedented speeds while keeping a lid on power requirements and heat.
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Google to unveil new chat feature
Feb 7 2006 1:41AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Online search engine leader Google Inc. is wedding its instant messaging and e-mail services in the same Web browser, hoping the convenience will lure users from the larger communications networks operated by its chief rivals.
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