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Study finds 25 countries block Web sites
May 17 2007 11:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - At least 25 countries around the world block Web sites for political, social or other reasons as governments seek to assert authority over a network meant to be borderless, according to a study out Friday.
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Camera phone pioneer ponders the impact
May 17 2007 11:43PM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - The chilling sounds of gunfire on the Virginia Tech campus; the hateful taunts from Saddam Hussein's execution; the racist tirade of comedian Michael Richards. Those videos, all shot with cell phone cameras and seen by millions, are just a few recent examples of the power now at the fingertips of the masses. Even the man widely credited with inventing the camera phone in 1997 is awed by the cultural revolution he helped launch.
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Apple iPhone gets FCC approval
May 17 2007 8:59PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. received the required approval Thursday from the Federal Communications Commission for its upcoming iPhone, the company said.
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Motorola: Razr 2 phone debuts in SKorea
May 17 2007 8:57PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Motorola Inc. will start selling the next generation of its popular and ultra-slim Razr cell phone next month in South Korea ahead of a global launch in July, the president of the company's South Korean operations said Thursday.
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New study renews click fraud debate
May 17 2007 8:56PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Deceptive clicks on Internet advertising links distributed by Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other online marketing vehicles are probably occurring far more frequently than the network operators acknowledge, according to a study by fraud detection specialist Fair Isaac Corp.
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Court: Google didn't infringe copyright
May 17 2007 8:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court said Google Inc. does not infringe the copyrights of adult entertainment company Perfect 10 Inc. by displaying small versions of its images in search results.
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N.Y. Attorney General Cuomo sues Dell
May 17 2007 8:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday accused Dell Inc. and its financial services affiliate of "bait and switch" advertising and failing to deliver on promised customer service.
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Phone co. Embarq does well in first year
May 17 2007 8:52PM (CT)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - When Embarq Corp. was spun off by Sprint Nextel Corp. a year ago this week, it was expected to follow the troubling example of most traditional telephone companies _ a steady decline amid the growing flight of customers to phone service from cable TV, cellular and Internet providers.
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Phone co. Embarq does well in first year
May 17 2007 8:52PM (CT)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - When Embarq Corp. was spun off by Sprint Nextel Corp. a year ago this week, it was expected to follow the troubling example of most traditional telephone companies _ a steady decline amid the growing flight of customers to phone service from cable TV, cellular and Internet providers.
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Phone co. Embarq does well in first year
May 17 2007 8:52PM (CT)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - When Embarq Corp. was spun off by Sprint Nextel Corp. a year ago this week, it was expected to follow the troubling example of most traditional telephone companies _ a steady decline amid the growing flight of customers to phone service from cable TV, cellular and Internet providers.
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Phone co. Embarq does well in first year
May 17 2007 8:52PM (CT)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - When Embarq Corp. was spun off by Sprint Nextel Corp. a year ago this week, it was expected to follow the troubling example of most traditional telephone companies _ a steady decline amid the growing flight of customers to phone service from cable TV, cellular and Internet providers.
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YouTube pioneers challenge Pentagon
May 17 2007 8:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube's co-founders on Thursday challenged the Pentagon's assertion that soldiers overseas were sapping too much bandwidth by watching online videos, the military's principal rationale for blocking popular Web sites from Defense Department computers.
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YouTube pioneers challenge Pentagon
May 17 2007 8:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube's co-founders on Thursday challenged the Pentagon's assertion that soldiers overseas were sapping too much bandwidth by watching online videos, the military's principal rationale for blocking popular Web sites from Defense Department computers.
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Review: 3 ways to adjust your HDTV
May 17 2007 8:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - High-definition TV sets are big sellers these days, and no wonder, since the picture can be amazing. But a lot of people seem to care more about how cool the flat panels look on the wall than what the picture looks like: It's common to see the image stretched horizontally to fill the screen, giving even the most attractive anchor a bloated look, or the color is off, giving everyone the reddish skin tone of the recently boiled.
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YouTube founders unfazed by challenges
May 17 2007 8:46PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The media's recent legal and competitive challenges to Internet video pioneer YouTube haven't fazed co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who have diligently sought to make money for new owner Google Inc., as well as the creators of the content that fuels their Web site's whirlwind growth.
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YouTube founders unfazed by challenges
May 17 2007 8:46PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The media's recent legal and competitive challenges to Internet video pioneer YouTube haven't fazed co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who have diligently sought to make money for new owner Google Inc., as well as the creators of the content that fuels their Web site's whirlwind growth.
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YouTube founders unfazed by challenges
May 17 2007 8:46PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The media's recent legal and competitive challenges to Internet video pioneer YouTube haven't fazed co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who have diligently sought to make money for new owner Google Inc., as well as the creators of the content that fuels their Web site's whirlwind growth.
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National Lampoon starts online network
May 17 2007 8:19PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - National Lampoon Inc. has expanded its Web video offerings by establishing an online network that will be distributed on several Web sites, including Veoh, Joost and YouTube.
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WPP Group buys online ad company 24/7
May 17 2007 9:43AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - WPP Group PLC, the world's second-largest advertising and marketing conglomerate, is buying the online advertising company 24/7 Real Media Inc. for $649 million, the companies announced Thursday.
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Sony to lose $413M in video games unit
May 17 2007 6:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony will lose about 50 billion yen ($413 million) in its video games business this fiscal year, and recovery won't come until the arrival of more games to play on the PlayStation 3 machine, a company executive said Thursday.
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Sony to lose $413M in video games unit
May 17 2007 6:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony will lose about 50 billion yen ($413 million) in its video games business this fiscal year, and recovery won't come until the arrival of more games to play on the PlayStation 3 machine, a company executive said Thursday.
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Sony to lose $413M in video games unit
May 17 2007 6:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony will lose about 50 billion yen ($413 million) in its video games business this fiscal year, and recovery won't come until the arrival of more games to play on the PlayStation 3 machine, a company executive said Thursday.
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Hewlett-Packard 2Q profit falls 7 pct.
May 17 2007 4:18AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s robust second-quarter results _ including an additional $3 billion in sales _ pleased investors and signaled that CEO Mark Hurd's aggressive cost-cutting and operational efficiency measures are paying off.
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Hewlett-Packard 2Q profit falls 7 pct.
May 17 2007 4:18AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s robust second-quarter results _ including an additional $3 billion in sales _ pleased investors and signaled that CEO Mark Hurd's aggressive cost-cutting and operational efficiency measures are paying off.
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Hewlett-Packard 2Q profit falls 7 pct.
May 17 2007 4:18AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s robust second-quarter results _ including an additional $3 billion in sales _ pleased investors and signaled that CEO Mark Hurd's aggressive cost-cutting and operational efficiency measures are paying off.
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