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NY youths in plea deal in MySpace case
Feb 26 2007 11:40PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
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NY youths in plea deal in MySpace case
Feb 26 2007 11:40PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
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Electronic Arts replaces CEO Probst
Feb 26 2007 10:32PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Electronic Arts Inc. replaced Larry Probst as chief executive on Monday, naming former EA executive John Riccitiello as the new leader of world's largest video game publisher. Riccitiello, who will become CEO April 2, joined Redwood City, Calif.-based EA in October 1997, rising to president and chief operating officer before quitting in April 2004.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 6:58PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale. An environmental group is hoping that the more people hear these sounds from threatened animals, the more they'll wonder where they came from _ and question the fate of the animals and birds that make them.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 6:58PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale. An environmental group is hoping that the more people hear these sounds from threatened animals, the more they'll wonder where they came from _ and question the fate of the animals and birds that make them.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 6:58PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale. An environmental group is hoping that the more people hear these sounds from threatened animals, the more they'll wonder where they came from _ and question the fate of the animals and birds that make them.
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Intel to invest $1.5B in N.M. factory
Feb 26 2007 6:44PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel Corp. plans to spend between $1 billion and $1.5 billion to overhaul its semiconductor production facility in New Mexico to manufacture computer chips with next-generation technology.
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BitTorrent to launch movie, TV downloads
Feb 26 2007 6:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - BitTorrent Inc., makers of a technology often used to trade pirated copies of Hollywood movies, is launching a Web site that will sell downloads of films and TV shows licensed from the studios.
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Sony announces cheaper Blu-ray player
Feb 26 2007 6:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony Corp. said Monday it is bringing out a cheaper player for Blu-ray discs early this summer, a crucial step in its battle to make the high-definition format the replacement for DVDs.
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Apple TV launch delayed until March
Feb 26 2007 6:10PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. has delayed until March the launch of its gadget for streaming video and other content from computers to TVs, but the company would not explain why. The company had said in January the $299 Apple TV set-top box would be available this month.
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XM Radio posts narrower 4Q loss
Feb 26 2007 2:36PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which last week announced plans to combine with rival Sirius, said Monday a 45 percent jump in revenue and a tighter leash on marketing costs helped narrow its fourth-quarter loss.
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XM Radio posts narrower 4Q loss
Feb 26 2007 2:36PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which last week announced plans to combine with rival Sirius, said Monday a 45 percent jump in revenue and a tighter leash on marketing costs helped narrow its fourth-quarter loss.
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Virtual designers busy in online worlds
Feb 26 2007 9:26AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Toyota Motor Corp. wanted to promote its new Scions to young buyers, it turned to one of the growing number of digital design companies doing business in the popular online universe "Second Life."
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Virtual designers busy in online worlds
Feb 26 2007 9:26AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Toyota Motor Corp. wanted to promote its new Scions to young buyers, it turned to one of the growing number of digital design companies doing business in the popular online universe "Second Life."
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Malaysia cracks down on Internet scam
Feb 26 2007 9:23AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's securities watchdog said Monday it has frozen two local bank accounts, shut down two Web sites and questioned several people suspected to be involved in a global Internet investment scam.
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Malaysia cracks down on Internet scam
Feb 26 2007 9:23AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's securities watchdog said Monday it has frozen two local bank accounts, shut down two Web sites and questioned several people suspected to be involved in a global Internet investment scam.
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EU sues Germany over broadband limits
Feb 26 2007 9:05AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission said Monday it was suing Germany over a law allowing Deutsche Telekom AG to keep rivals off its high-speed Internet networks.
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EU sues Germany over broadband limits
Feb 26 2007 9:05AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission said Monday it was suing Germany over a law allowing Deutsche Telekom AG to keep rivals off its high-speed Internet networks.
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