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Intel details new chip technology
Mar 28 2007 11:52PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, on Wednesday unveiled details of a new lineup of processors slated for production later this year that promise a performance boost and energy savings because of the transition to a new manufacturing technology.
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McClatchy to provide world news to Yahoo
Mar 28 2007 11:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - McClatchy Co., the nation's third largest newspaper publisher, will begin providing international news coverage and commentary to online powerhouse Yahoo Inc. in a partnership that further underscores the media industry's shifting balance of power.
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TJX says 45.7M card numbers stolen
Mar 28 2007 10:25PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers of TJX Cos. customers were stolen from the discount retailer's computer system over several years, according to a regulatory filing by the company Wednesday.
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Gold rush is on for virtual worlds
Mar 28 2007 4:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Companies are flocking to market themselves in virtual worlds, game-like and usually three-dimensional online universes, but the long-term shape of this fledgling industry is far from clear.
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HP aims to cut global energy use 20 pct
Mar 28 2007 4:34PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest technology company, wants to become a global leader in improving corporate energy efficiency.
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Ads turning up in 'Lonelygirl15'
Mar 28 2007 4:11PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In last week's episode of the Web drama "Lonelygirl15," teen pals Bree, Daniel and Jonas are on the road, running from the mysterious evil group "The Order" when Daniel spots Bree clutching a small, lime-green box.
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Yahoo promises unlimited e-mail storage
Mar 28 2007 3:23PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In another reminder of technology's quantum leaps, Yahoo Inc.'s free e-mail service will provide unlimited storage space to its nearly 250 million users worldwide _ a concept that seemed unfathomable just a few years ago.
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Yahoo promises unlimited e-mail storage
Mar 28 2007 3:23PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In another reminder of technology's quantum leaps, Yahoo Inc.'s free e-mail service will provide unlimited storage space to its nearly 250 million users worldwide _ a concept that seemed unfathomable just a few years ago.
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Lawmakers wary of digital TV switch
Mar 28 2007 3:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers are uneasy with assurances they're getting that when old-style analog TV broadcasts go off the air in early 2009, consumers with non-digital televisions and traditional antennas won't be left in the dark.
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Lawmakers wary of digital TV switch
Mar 28 2007 3:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers are uneasy with assurances they're getting that when old-style analog TV broadcasts go off the air in early 2009, consumers with non-digital televisions and traditional antennas won't be left in the dark.
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Squint TV: Television comes to cellular
Mar 28 2007 2:46PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Try shopping for a "Watchman" on Sony's Web site, and all you'll find is music. Though the company kept making the handheld TV for two decades, it never caught on like the Walkman, or, more recently, the iPod.
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Squint TV: Television comes to cellular
Mar 28 2007 2:46PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Try shopping for a "Watchman" on Sony's Web site, and all you'll find is music. Though the company kept making the handheld TV for two decades, it never caught on like the Walkman, or, more recently, the iPod.
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Squint TV: Television comes to cellular
Mar 28 2007 2:46PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Try shopping for a "Watchman" on Sony's Web site, and all you'll find is music. Though the company kept making the handheld TV for two decades, it never caught on like the Walkman, or, more recently, the iPod.
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Squint TV: Television comes to cellular
Mar 28 2007 2:46PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Try shopping for a "Watchman" on Sony's Web site, and all you'll find is music. Though the company kept making the handheld TV for two decades, it never caught on like the Walkman, or, more recently, the iPod.
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Amp'd Mobile faces $100,000 fine
Mar 28 2007 1:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $100,000 fine against Amp'd Mobile Inc., the wireless phone company aimed at the youth market, for failing to protect consumers' personal calling records from thieves.
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Infringement fears haunt patent project
Mar 28 2007 1:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Initial testing for an online peer review of up to 250 patent applications is set for next week even as the program's director deflects fears that participants could be liable later for willful patent infringement.
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Government advisers discuss `.xxx' name
Mar 28 2007 12:51PM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Government advisers deliberated behind closed doors Wednesday but issued no public statement on a plan to give the online back alleys their own home through a voluntary ".xxx" Internet address.
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New group created on domain name privacy
Mar 28 2007 12:42PM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A committee of the Internet's key oversight agency agreed Wednesday to form a new working group that would examine how to offer more privacy to small businesses and people with individual Web sites.
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Portugal celebrates massive solar plant
Mar 28 2007 11:57AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A project slated to become the world's largest-producing solar power plant was inaugurated Wednesday in Portugal, though construction actually began last summer.
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Portugal celebrates massive solar plant
Mar 28 2007 11:57AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A project slated to become the world's largest-producing solar power plant was inaugurated Wednesday in Portugal, though construction actually began last summer.
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U.S. loses top spot in global tech study
Mar 28 2007 10:41AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - European countries and Singapore have surpassed the United States in their ability to exploit information and communication technology, according to a new survey.
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U.S. loses top spot in global tech study
Mar 28 2007 10:41AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - European countries and Singapore have surpassed the United States in their ability to exploit information and communication technology, according to a new survey.
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Beijing threatens jail for mobile porn
Mar 28 2007 10:27AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing police are threatening jail and fines for people who transmit pornography via cell phones after merchants were caught selling such movies on phone memory chips, a report said Wednesday.
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Weak `Idol' wannabe gets online support
Mar 28 2007 9:14AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Flowing hair and a precious smile have their rewards. Especially if you're Sanjaya Malakar, who is considered one of the weakest performers on "American Idol" but has a fan base that has helped him survive multiple rounds of viewer elimination.
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LG to add Google functions to phones
Mar 28 2007 6:46AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Google Inc. to offer the leading online search engine's products on its mobile phones.
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Microsoft to release bulked up Xbox 360
Mar 28 2007 4:23AM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will sell a version of its Xbox 360 with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and a souped up high-definition video connection, in a bid to broaden the appeal of its popular console beyond video games.
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