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Some profit off Va. Tech domain names
May 9 2007 9:54PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - When Fred McChesney heard about the Virginia Tech shooting spree on April 16, he was appalled. But what he did next has appalled many others. Within hours of the rampage, the Phoenix man began buying dozens of domain names _ CampusKillings.com, VirginiaTechMurders.com, SlaughterInVirginia.com _ in the hopes of selling them later to the highest bidder.
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Microsoft buys stake in CareerBuilder
May 9 2007 7:45PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired a minority stake in job-listings partner CareerBuilder.com and will use that job-search engine on MSN sites overseas in a bid to capture more of the classified advertising money migrating to the Web.
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Yahoo to end North American auctions
May 9 2007 7:45PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. will close its online auction service for North America next month, signaling the Internet powerhouse's intention to focus on more profitable endeavors as it tries to snap out of a financial malaise.
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Cell tracking locates heart recipient
May 9 2007 5:55PM (CT)
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (AP) - Police located a 10-year-old boy awaiting a heart transplant by asking his mother's cellular provider to locate her cell phone.
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Review: And now, a mid-sized BlackBerry
May 9 2007 5:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - This is the story of Goldie the mobile malcontent and the three BlackBerries. The first BlackBerry, the 8800, though slender by most standards, was too big. The next BlackBerry, the Pearl, with its odd little keyboard, was too small. For these hard-to-please types, the company behind BlackBerry is hoping the Curve will be just right.
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Device enables tracking ads by the view
May 9 2007 4:31PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - A Canadian professor has developed technology that allows advertisers to count the number of people who look at their billboards and screens.
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Online game sells pawnshop licenses
May 9 2007 4:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Online games give players roles like warriors, space explorers and wizards. Now, there's an exciting new profession: pawnbroker.
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Comcast CEO shows off super quick modem
May 9 2007 3:28PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts dazzled a cable industry audience Tuesday, showing off for the first time in public new technology that enabled a data download speed of 150 megabits per second, or roughly 25 times faster than today's standard cable modems.
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Chips on DVDs could prevent theft
May 9 2007 2:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - New technology designed to thwart DVD theft makes discs unplayable until they're activated at the cash register.
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Chips on DVDs could prevent theft
May 9 2007 2:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - New technology designed to thwart DVD theft makes discs unplayable until they're activated at the cash register.
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Penn archive offers downloadable poetry
May 9 2007 11:47AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - When you're done loading your iPod with Better than Ezra and Carlos Santana, why not try a little Ezra Pound or William Carlos Williams?
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