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Google to launch new calendar service
Apr 12 2006 11:59PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (AP) - Google Inc., the top online search engine, is unveiling a calendar service that allows users to store appointments online, receive reminders about them and share those plans with others.
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Intuit to develop health care software
Apr 12 2006 11:50PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intuit Inc., the maker of personal finance software like Quicken and TurboTax, said Wednesday it is teaming with health care companies to develop new products to help Americans manage their health care.
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Russian students win programming contest
Apr 12 2006 10:06PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A team of three students from Russia proved their brainy prowess Wednesday, winning an academic competition in which they had just five hours to solve perplexing computing puzzles such as how to connect gears of a clock when given a specific shaft speed.
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Chinese corp. to buy Windows licenses
Apr 12 2006 6:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Chinese computer manufacturer Founder Technology Group Corp. signed an agreement Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. as part of an overall effort to crack down on widespread software piracy in China.
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Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues
Apr 12 2006 5:49PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
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CMU to introduce unmanned combat vehicle
Apr 12 2006 5:31PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Carnegie Mellon University is about to unveil a new unmanned ground combat vehicle commissioned by the U.S. military.
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Experts: Suit raises copyright questions
Apr 12 2006 5:31PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An ongoing lawsuit between a company and a popular archive of Web pages raises questions about whether the archive unavoidably violates copyright laws while providing a valuable service, experts say.
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Police: China Internet fraud laws are weak
Apr 12 2006 5:07PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Chinese police complain they have few legal tools to prosecute ballooning Internet fraud, despite the country's fierce reputation for strictly controlling online content.
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OECD: U.S. lags in broadband rollout
Apr 12 2006 4:38PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The United States still trails South Korea, Canada and much of northern Europe in rolling out high-speed Internet access, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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TiVo shares up on partnership extension
Apr 12 2006 3:37PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Shares of Tivo Inc. rose 8 percent Wednesday after the digital video recording pioneer announced it had extended a partnership with satellite TV provider DirecTV Group Inc. for another three years.
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Company to synchronize smells to movie
Apr 12 2006 11:42AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A theater audience in Japan will be sniffing their noses _ literally _ at a new Hollywood adventure film when it opens here later this month.
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Google defends cooperation with China
Apr 12 2006 6:43AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday defended the search engine's cooperation with Chinese censorship as he announced the creation of a Beijing research center and unveiled a Chinese-language brand name.
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