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Microsoft in talks to acquire Massive
Apr 26 2006 8:10PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Massive Inc., a company that inserts advertising into video games, according to people familiar with the deal.
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Apple to recycle old computers for free
Apr 26 2006 7:55PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. will soon adopt an environmentally friendly twist for buyers of new Macintosh computers by offering to recycle their old computers for free.
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Internet2 network aims to boost capacity
Apr 26 2006 7:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - By sending data using different colors of light, operators of the ultrahigh-speed Internet2 network are hoping to boost capacity by as much as 80-fold to enable researchers to connect telescopes around the world and perform other bandwidth-intensive tasks.
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Droids, workhorses join Robot Hall of Fame
Apr 26 2006 6:44PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hollywood droids and reliable industrial workhorses were celebrated together as Carnegie Mellon University named five inductees to its Robot Hall of Fame.
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Microsoft spins off Wallop to startup
Apr 26 2006 6:42PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - More than two years after Microsoft Corp. began promoting Wallop, its technology for social networking, the software company is spinning off the project to a new startup company.
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Microsoft hires ex-Ask.com CEO Berkowitz
Apr 26 2006 6:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For all his success as Ask.com's chief executive, Steve Berkowitz never could figure out how to close the gap with Google Inc. He's betting the answers will come to him in his new job helping Microsoft Corp. pursue the online search leader.
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TiVo to start selling dual-tuner DVR
Apr 26 2006 6:28PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - TiVo Inc. will start selling on Monday its first digital video recorder to let users record two shows at once, incorporating a feature it sorely lacked.
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Intel offers support for Net legislation
Apr 26 2006 5:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Intel Corp. has waded into the debate over the future of the Internet, joining major Web companies in supporting legislation that would force Internet service providers to treat all traffic equally.
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Review: Webaroo service too good to be true
Apr 26 2006 5:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It sounds too good to be true: the highlights of the Web squeezed into a data file small enough to fit on your laptop or mobile phone, letting you browse even when you don't have a live Internet connection. After giving Webaroo a whirl, I found that it is, indeed, too good to be true.
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BBC revamping of Web site draws criticism
Apr 26 2006 2:57PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The British Broadcasting Corp. is revamping its Web site to incorporate more user-generated content such as blogs and video, features already available through the popular social networking site MySpace. The broadcaster also has long-term plans to create broadband portals in such areas as sports, music, health and science.
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BBC is criticized over web site plans
Apr 26 2006 7:52AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate on Wednesday accused the British Broadcasting Corp. of using taxpayers' money to build a "digital empire" that would compete with commercial rivals.
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Seagate to unveil 750-gigabyte hard drives
Apr 26 2006 12:26AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seagate Technology LLC is beefing up the capacity of its hard disk drives to a whopping 750 gigabytes, offering consumers of digital media more storage for their computers than ever before.
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