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Dell lays off 8,000; 1Q earnings sag
May 31 2007 11:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals.
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Dell lays off 8,000; 1Q earnings sag
May 31 2007 11:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals.
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Dell lays off 8,000; 1Q earnings sag
May 31 2007 11:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals.
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New Google program opens offline door
May 31 2007 7:37PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.
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Spam flows despite high-profile arrest
May 31 2007 7:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Junk e-mail continued to land in mailboxes around the world Thursday, despite the arrest a day earlier of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.
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ChoicePoint settles with 43 states, D.C.
May 31 2007 4:19PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - ChoicePoint Inc. has agreed to implement more safeguards as part of a settlement with 43 states and the District of Columbia over allegations it failed to adequately secure consumers' personal information related to a breach of its database it disclosed in 2005.
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ChoicePoint settles with 43 states, D.C.
May 31 2007 4:19PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - ChoicePoint Inc. has agreed to implement more safeguards as part of a settlement with 43 states and the District of Columbia over allegations it failed to adequately secure consumers' personal information related to a breach of its database it disclosed in 2005.
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NPR, others challenge online royalties
May 31 2007 2:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalties that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.
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Japanese robot dances to iPod music
May 31 2007 12:05PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese robot twists and rolls to music from an iPod in an intricate dance based on complex mathematics, a technology developers say will enable robots to move about spontaneously instead of following preprogrammed motions.
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Five cos. win gov't telecom contract
May 31 2007 11:23AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five companies _ AT&T, Level 3 Communications Inc., Qwest Communications, Sprint Nextel and Verizon _ on Thursday were awarded a federal telecommunications contract worth up to $20 billion over 10 years.
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Chip sales expected to grow by 2.5 pct.
May 31 2007 11:08AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The worldwide semiconductor industry is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2007, lower than past expectations, said market research firm Gartner Inc.
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Palm unveils new laptop-like gadget
May 31 2007 9:26AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seeking to recapture its innovative streak in mobile computing, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a laptop-like gadget with a full-size keyboard and 10-inch display to serve as a companion for smartphones.
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Palm unveils new laptop-like gadget
May 31 2007 9:26AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seeking to recapture its innovative streak in mobile computing, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a laptop-like gadget with a full-size keyboard and 10-inch display to serve as a companion for smartphones.
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Palm unveils new laptop-like gadget
May 31 2007 9:26AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seeking to recapture its innovative streak in mobile computing, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a laptop-like gadget with a full-size keyboard and 10-inch display to serve as a companion for smartphones.
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Gates, Jobs make rare joint appearance
May 31 2007 6:50AM (CT)
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Legendary technology rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made a rare joint appearance Wednesday and wasted no time making nice.
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Maxis unveils cell phone money transfer
May 31 2007 3:51AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Thousands of Filipino workers in Malaysia can now remit money to their families back home under a new mobile phone money transfer service unveiled by Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis.
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1M text messages protest China plant
May 31 2007 1:53AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said Thursday.
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AP CEO urges media to adapt to the Web
May 31 2007 1:06AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Internet is bringing numerous changes to the media industry, but the fundamentals of newsgathering remain the same, Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley said Thursday.
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AP CEO urges media to adapt to the Web
May 31 2007 1:06AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Internet is bringing numerous changes to the media industry, but the fundamentals of newsgathering remain the same, Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley said Thursday.
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AP CEO urges media to adapt to the Web
May 31 2007 1:06AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Internet is bringing numerous changes to the media industry, but the fundamentals of newsgathering remain the same, Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley said Thursday.
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AP steps up online copyright protection
May 31 2007 12:32AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Associated Press will intensify its efforts to protect its copyrights on the Web and possibly uncover new sources of revenue by working with a Silicon Valley startup that's trying to help the media gain more control over digital content.
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