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eBay plans payments using cell phones
Mar 22 2006 9:10PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Paypal, the online payment service owned by eBay Inc., has begun testing a new offering to allow people to make and receive payments using cell phones and other mobile devices.
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Plaxo scales back automatic e-mail feature
Mar 22 2006 7:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Veteran e-mail users probably recall getting a message _ or several _ from someone they hardly know asking for updated contact information. These messages, derided by some as spam, helped Plaxo Inc. expand its contact management service.
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Game provider adopts arcade-like payment
Mar 22 2006 6:53PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Remember how easy it was to spend a roll of quarters on arcade games? Soon, some online gamers will be able to similarly play "Bejeweled" or "Zuma" at 25 cents a pop.
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Brown to develop handwriting software
Mar 22 2006 6:51PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is working with Brown University to develop software that will recognize complex handwriting and gestures _ beyond the basic handwriting such as signatures that credit card users write on an electronic pad.
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Discovery unveils homework help Web site
Mar 22 2006 6:49PM (CT)
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The broadcaster Discovery Communications Inc. wants to help kids with their homework by selling them access to an enhanced home version of the video encyclopedia network already used by thousands of schools.
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EU seeks expansion of broadband Internet
Mar 22 2006 6:46PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union's executive office wants member nations to more aggressively get people online, saying only 13 percent of the bloc's 450 million people have broadband Internet access.
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Study: Online news popular on broadband
Mar 22 2006 6:41PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans with high-speed Internet connections at home are far more likely than dial-up users to go online for news, a new study finds.
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Researchers develop ultra-thin plastic
Mar 22 2006 6:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Researchers have developed an ultra-thin plastic that allows an electrical charge to pass through it at speeds never before seen, a discovery that could dramatically drive down the cost of flat-panel monitors and other devices.
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Dell to buy high-end PC maker Alienware
Mar 22 2006 6:22PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Dell Inc., the world's largest computer maker, said Wednesday it would buy Alienware Corp., whose high-ends PCs are widely acclaimed by video gamers for their fast performance and sleek, UFO-themed looks.
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Sony exec shrugs off Xbox 360 competition
Mar 22 2006 5:55PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A Sony Corp. game executive rebuffed concerns Wednesday that the PlayStation 3's delayed launch would put it at a competitive disadvantage to the already available Xbox 360 game console.
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Some may benefit from Windows Vista delay
Mar 22 2006 5:53PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp.'s delay in releasing the consumer version of its new Windows operating system is a blow to companies that make and sell computers, but perhaps good news for others in the electronics industry.
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Microsoft shares drop on Windows delay
Mar 22 2006 4:46PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell Wednesday after the software maker delayed the consumer release of its new operating system until January 2007, after the holiday shopping season.
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Review: Wi-Fi calling needs development
Mar 22 2006 4:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans pay on average $50 per month for cell-phone service, yet there are free wireless hotspots in lots of places.
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French lawmakers OK online copyright bill
Mar 22 2006 12:28PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.
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Microsoft offers rivals technical support
Mar 22 2006 8:04AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday offered "free, unlimited technical support" to rivals interested in making their software work with Microsoft servers, saying it wanted to comply with a landmark EU antitrust ruling.
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Watchdog group releases software report
Mar 22 2006 3:49AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A corporate-backed watchdog group that monitors software for deceptive and abusive practices on Wednesday named a widely used file-sharing program and three other applications as violators of its guidelines.
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