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Yahoo exploring alliance with News Corp.
Feb 13 2008 10:24PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible Internet partnership with media conglomerate News Corp., its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid or pry a better offer from the unsolicited suitor, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
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HP settles spying scandal claims
Feb 13 2008 9:30PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. reached a financial settlement with The New York Times and three BusinessWeek journalists who were spied on as part of the company's boardroom surveillance scheme, the company said late Wednesday.
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Amazon.com tests retailer ads
Feb 13 2008 6:53PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site.
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Android and LiMo in open source race
Feb 13 2008 6:43PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phones to compete with devices that will run Google Inc.'s fledgling Android operating system.
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Report: State drug price sites flawed
Feb 13 2008 6:42PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found.
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Report: State drug price sites flawed
Feb 13 2008 6:42PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found.
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Disney revives 'House of the Future'
Feb 13 2008 6:22PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Millions of Disneyland visitors will soon get to retrace the thoughts of others who lined up a half-century ago to see a home packed with mind-blowing gadgets expected in the future.
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Vonage cuts costs, narrows 4Q loss
Feb 13 2008 5:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Vonage Holdings Corp., which provides phone service over broadband lines, reported a narrowed fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as it scaled back on marketing and cut other costs.
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Sprint consolidates execs in Kansas
Feb 13 2008 4:59PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it plans to move its corporate headquarters back to Overland Park, Kan.
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Report: Poor farmers looking to biotech
Feb 13 2008 4:24PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As genetically engineered agriculture takes off worldwide, the biggest growth in its popularity in 2007 came in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Amazon.com tests retailer ads
Feb 13 2008 4:09PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site.
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Amazon.com tests retailer ads
Feb 13 2008 4:09PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site.
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Study: Generation gap with Net shopping
Feb 13 2008 4:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about security and other drawbacks, a new study finds.
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Study: Generation gap with Net shopping
Feb 13 2008 4:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about security and other drawbacks, a new study finds.
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Bill bars Web traffic discrimination
Feb 13 2008 3:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet.
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Proposal: Yes to dot-pdf, no to dot-123
Feb 13 2008 3:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Internet addresses ending in ".pdf" or ".mp3" could appear under a new proposal, while domain name suffixes consisting entirely of numbers would likely be rejected.
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Yahoo acquires video service for $160M
Feb 13 2008 11:46AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.
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Yahoo acquires video service for $160M
Feb 13 2008 11:46AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.
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Tata Communications plans $2B expansion
Feb 13 2008 10:17AM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - India's Tata Communications Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to invest $2 billion over the next three years to fuel global expansion.
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Tata Communications plans $2B expansion
Feb 13 2008 10:17AM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - India's Tata Communications Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to invest $2 billion over the next three years to fuel global expansion.
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LG says laptop batteries safe
Feb 13 2008 10:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said an independent investigation into a January laptop computer battery explosion showed that batteries used in such computers won't blow up under normal conditions.
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