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Malaysian exports old U.S. technology
May 2 2007 11:11PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - In her native Malaysia, Mary Tiong developed a reputation for selling leftover computer monitors for a large manufacturer behind the industry's best-known brands. She earned a nickname: The Monitor Queen.
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RIM unveils newest BlackBerry: The Curve
May 2 2007 11:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is introducing its third new model in less than a year, a mid-sized device geared toward consumers who might prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged one on the popular Pearl.
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TI investing $1B in Philippine plant
May 2 2007 10:24PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.S. semiconductor company Texas Instruments Inc. said Thursday it plans to invest about $1 billion over 10 years in a new test and assembly facility in the Philippines.
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Apple chief touts environmental record
May 2 2007 6:05PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs fired back at environmentalists Wednesday, saying the maker of the ubiquitous iPod is an industry leader in removing toxic chemicals from its products and promoting recycling.
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Apple chief touts environmental record
May 2 2007 6:05PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs fired back at environmentalists Wednesday, saying the maker of the ubiquitous iPod is an industry leader in removing toxic chemicals from its products and promoting recycling.
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Online maps updated after disaster
May 2 2007 4:41PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - If you went to Google, Yahoo, AOL or another mapping site to plot a route from San Francisco to Oakland in the hours after an oil tanker exploded, they would have sent you driving over a collapsed overpass engulfed in flames.
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Online maps updated after disaster
May 2 2007 4:41PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - If you went to Google, Yahoo, AOL or another mapping site to plot a route from San Francisco to Oakland in the hours after an oil tanker exploded, they would have sent you driving over a collapsed overpass engulfed in flames.
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Review: Gmail still tops Thunderbird
May 2 2007 1:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly two years after I adopted a Web-based Gmail account for personal e-mail, the software I ditched, Mozilla's Thunderbird, is trying to lure me back.
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Products on Viacom shows now for sale
May 2 2007 1:02PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The company that lets TV viewers buy everything from Stuart Weitzman slingbacks worn by Edie on "Desperate Housewives" to the cases toted by models on "Deal or No Deal" is expanding its reach to shows on cable channels MTV, VH1 and Logo.
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Users rebel at user-recommendation site
May 2 2007 12:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Operators of a Web site that ranks and displays items based on recommendations from its users relented this week in allowing people to post information and links on breaking the locks on high-definition DVDs.
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Transmitters from missing turtle sought
May 2 2007 11:45AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Satellite transmitters glued to the back of a turtle released into the South China Sea last year are beaming signals from an Indonesian coastal town _ and scientists are offering $500 to anyone who can find them.
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U.K. privacy watchdog seeks more powers
May 2 2007 9:36AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britons are increasingly watched and monitored, and stronger safeguards are needed to curb a climate of fear and suspicion, the country's official privacy watchdog said.
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Sprint Nextel posts 1Q loss
May 2 2007 7:09AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it swung to a first-quarter loss as bigger investments in operations wiped out modest gains in sales and it lost high-quality subscribers.
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Sprint Nextel posts 1Q loss
May 2 2007 7:09AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it swung to a first-quarter loss as bigger investments in operations wiped out modest gains in sales and it lost high-quality subscribers.
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