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Judge tosses $30M suit against MySpace
Feb 14 2007 8:36PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the social networking Web site MySpace filed by the family of a 13-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met online.
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Dell taps Cannon to head global division
Feb 14 2007 6:59PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. on Wednesday named Solectron Corp. Chief Executive Mike Cannon to head up the computer company's newly formed global operations division, where he will oversee all manufacturing, procurement and supply chain activities.
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Kaiser launches genetics study
Feb 14 2007 6:42PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Health-care provider Kaiser Permanente has launched a massive study into the complex interplay of genetics, environment and lifestyles that cause many common diseases.
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Kaiser launches genetics study
Feb 14 2007 6:42PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Health-care provider Kaiser Permanente has launched a massive study into the complex interplay of genetics, environment and lifestyles that cause many common diseases.
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Review: BlackBerry borrows Pearl pointer
Feb 14 2007 4:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The maker of BlackBerry e-mail phones has managed to reinvent its wheel repeatedly, churning out surprising new models and innovative redesigns that have repeatedly left rivals in the dust.
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LCD TV pioneer Sharp loses market lead
Feb 14 2007 4:03PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Sharp Corp., which helped propel the market for liquid-crystal display televisions, is no longer the world's leading maker of the flat-panel TVs, according to two market research companies.
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LCD TV pioneer Sharp loses market lead
Feb 14 2007 4:03PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Sharp Corp., which helped propel the market for liquid-crystal display televisions, is no longer the world's leading maker of the flat-panel TVs, according to two market research companies.
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Scientists dubious of quantum claims
Feb 14 2007 4:00PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Quantum computing is such an elusive goal that even the company claiming to have the "world's first commercial quantum computer" acknowledged it isn't entirely sure the machine is performing true quantum calculations.
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Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case
Feb 14 2007 3:27PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of Iowans who bought the company's programs between 1994 and 2006. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
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Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case
Feb 14 2007 3:27PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of Iowans who bought the company's programs between 1994 and 2006. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
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Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case
Feb 14 2007 3:27PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of Iowans who bought the company's programs between 1994 and 2006. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
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FTC urged to boost Internet oversight
Feb 14 2007 10:13AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer advocates on Tuesday said federal regulators need to increase oversight of telephone and cable companies that offer Internet access to ensure they aren't discriminating against certain providers of video and other Web content.
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NY Times to sell ads with Monster
Feb 14 2007 9:36AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times Co., seeking to recapture a portion of classified ad revenue that has shifted to the Internet, agreed Wednesday to jointly sell help wanted ads with online jobs site Monster Worldwide Inc.
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IBM details memory advance for chips
Feb 14 2007 7:53AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - IBM has devised a way to triple the amount of memory stored on computer chips and double the performance of data-hungry processors by replacing a problematic type of memory with a variety that uses much less space on the slice of silicon.
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Google e-mail service ready for all
Feb 14 2007 12:32AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc.'s free e-mail service will shed the final remnants of its invitation-only restrictions Wednesday, extending the reach of an increasingly popular product that has emerged as a vital cog in the online search leader's expansion efforts.
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