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Microsoft CEO warns of Internet dangers
Jun 9 2005 10:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Computer users, beware. The head of the world's largest software company worries that consumers who make Internet purchases have become too complacent about the risks of financial fraud and stolen identity.
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FCC speeds up digital TV signal deadlines
Jun 9 2005 9:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Television viewers who crave the crisp, clear pictures of digital TV got a boost Thursday when the government ordered manufacturers to include the technology in all midsize models by next spring.
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Robots dance, play at world robot expo
Jun 9 2005 9:16PM (CT)
NAGAKUTE, Japan (AP) - They could hit fastballs, draw portraits and be seen breathing. Not bad for robots. Even so, these droids of all shapes and sizes _ more than 60 on display at the World Expo on Thursday _ still need some work.
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Oversight board picks VeriSign to run .net
Jun 9 2005 9:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - VeriSign Inc., a company that already exerts significant control over how people send e-mail and find Web sites, was selected this week to run the Internet's third-most popular suffix for six more years.
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Groups sue to overturn Utah's porn law
Jun 9 2005 4:59PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Civil liberties, publishing and other groups filed a federal challenge Thursday to a Utah law that requires Internet service providers to give customers software filters for blocking pornographic Web sites.
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Goggle, Yahoo seen boosted by ad surge
Jun 9 2005 2:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Internet search rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. rose Thursday, helping to lift the broader technology sector after an analyst report suggested that total online advertising could reach $12.4 billion this year.
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Google Maps make demographics come alive
Jun 9 2005 12:43PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tracking sexual predators in Florida. Guiding travelers to the cheapest gas nationwide. Pinpointing $1,500 studio apartments for rent in Manhattan.
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CVS to sell disposable video cameras
Jun 9 2005 12:41PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - For years, disposable cameras have been a magnet for last-minute photographic whimsy, encouraging all manner of embarrassing pictures from weddings and other social events. Watch out: There's now a disposable video camera.
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TiVo extends portable video service
Jun 9 2005 11:58AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A new extension to TiVo Inc.'s portable video service will let mobile subscribers watch pre-recorded television shows on Windows-based handheld devices.
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Google offers search engine in Romansch
Jun 9 2005 11:57AM (CT)
BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Not many people have heard of Romansch. But in the future, those looking for Web sites in Switzerland may find themselves trying to decipher this Latin-linked language.
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Hewlett-Packard spends $236M on severances
Jun 9 2005 2:43AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. spent about $236 million on employee severance payments and other "work force rebalancing" programs between November and April. HP took restructuring charges of $177 million in its fiscal first quarter and $59 million in its fiscal second quarter, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Software maker Siebel to pay dividend
Jun 9 2005 1:43AM (CT)
BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) - Troubled business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it will begin paying a quarterly dividend, hoping to placate disgruntled shareholders who want the company to either stop hoarding its cash or sell itself.
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