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Wireless gambling co. gets Nevada backing
May 3 2006 8:22PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The company that led a 2005 legislative effort to allow wireless gambling in Nevada won a recommendation Wednesday from regulators for licensing needed to market its hand-held, mobile gambling devices in the state.
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Intel unveils mobile personal computer
May 3 2006 7:27PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The head of the world's largest chip maker on Wednesday unveiled a mobile personal computer designed to provide affordable collaborative learning environments for teachers and students around the world.
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Review: Samsung Q1 has load of annoyances
May 3 2006 7:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Looking for a great PC that runs a fully fledged version of Windows XP but weighs less than two pounds? Well, it's here _ at least if you can live without the "great" part.
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Research in Motion countersues Visto
May 3 2006 6:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry mobile device, has countersued Visto Corp., a software company that sued RIM last week over patents on wireless e-mail.
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NBC webcast curtailed to hit lunch hour
May 3 2006 5:48PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC News is webcasting its "Today" show each morning _ but only the first hour of it to make the program available by lunchtime on the East Coast, a move that allows West Coast stations to air the entire program first.
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Spammer identifies 'secure' e-mails
May 3 2006 5:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One spammer has managed to identify e-mail addresses on a "do-not-spam" list touted as secure, taking advantage of an obvious flaw with such lists and prompting critics to wonder what took so long.
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Online game to allow ATM withdrawals
May 3 2006 5:43PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Who said you can't make any money playing video games? The makers of the online sci-fi game "Entropia Universe" have come up with a way to let players withdraw the virtual cash they've amassed in the game as real money from select ATM machines.
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EFF honors Craigslist, Wikipedia founders
May 3 2006 5:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The founders of two popular Web sites and a nonprofit advocacy organization are recipients of the annual Pioneer Awards from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Company files fraud lawsuit against Yahoo
May 3 2006 5:37PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A Yahoo Inc. advertiser has accused the Internet search engine of fraud, saying its ads have been appearing in spyware and "typosquatter" Web sites that take advantage of misspelled trademarks.
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Papers' Web sites feature outside blogs
May 3 2006 5:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Web sites of dozens of newspapers are starting to feature outside blog postings on travel, health and other topics in a further blurring of the line separating traditional and new media.
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iTunes songs to stay 99 cents per download
May 3 2006 7:39AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Songs at Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store will remain 99 cents per download after the company extended its distribution deals with major recording labels.
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More professors ban laptops in class
May 3 2006 6:19AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As the professor lectured on the law, the student wore a poker face. But that was probably because, under the guise of taking notes on his laptop, the student actually was playing poker _ online, using the school's wireless Internet connection. The scenario is not uncommon in today's college classrooms, and some instructors want it stopped. So they have done the unthinkable _ banned laptops.
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'Skypecasts' allow 100-person conferencing
May 3 2006 12:38AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Skype, eBay Inc.'s Internet telephone subsidiary, is extending its reach with "Skypecasts" _ free audio conferences for up to 100 participants.
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