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TiVo to debut a lower-priced HD DVR
Jul 23 2007 11:13PM (CT)
ALVISO, Calif. (AP) - When TiVo Inc. introduced a high-definition digital video recorder last fall, it touted the long-awaited set-top box as a best-in-class product with a price tag to match.
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Researchers seek cash for software flaws
Jul 23 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough.
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Researchers seek cash for software flaws
Jul 23 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough.
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Researchers seek cash for software flaws
Jul 23 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough.
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Researchers seek cash for software flaws
Jul 23 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough.
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Netflix lowers earnings outlook
Jul 23 2007 9:24PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc. expects its profit to sag the rest of this year as the online DVD rental leader absorbs the cost of lowering its prices and upgrading its customer service to ward off an intensifying threat from rival Blockbuster Inc.
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Ultra-flexible fiber optics on the way
Jul 23 2007 6:52PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Corning Inc. is finding its way around very tight corners to help high-speed Internet service reach high-rise apartments and condominiums.
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Researchers hack into iPhone via Web
Jul 23 2007 6:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hackers could take control of an iPhone if its owner visits a doctored Web site or Internet hotspot, security researchers reported Monday.
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Microsoft, Yahoo tweak privacy policies
Jul 23 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hopping on the privacy-protection bandwagon, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are limiting how long their Internet search engines retain potentially sensitive data about their users.
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Expedia slashes stock buyback plans
Jul 23 2007 4:38PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Shares of Expedia Inc. plunged Monday after the online travel agency said it would curtail stock-buyback plans because of a lack of financing on acceptable terms.
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Expedia slashes stock buyback plans
Jul 23 2007 4:38PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Shares of Expedia Inc. plunged Monday after the online travel agency said it would curtail stock-buyback plans because of a lack of financing on acceptable terms.
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XM-Sirius in new pitch for merger
Jul 23 2007 4:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top executives at the nation's two satellite radio companies detailed pricing plans Monday that they said would let customers choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are permitted to merge.
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HP to buy Opsware for $1.6B
Jul 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it will pay $1.6 billion in cash to acquire Opsware Inc., a software company founded by Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen that helps companies lower the cost and complexity of running their data centers by automating certain management tasks.
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HP to buy Opsware for $1.6B
Jul 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it will pay $1.6 billion in cash to acquire Opsware Inc., a software company founded by Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen that helps companies lower the cost and complexity of running their data centers by automating certain management tasks.
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TomTom bids about $2.8B for Tele Atlas
Jul 23 2007 12:37PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - TomTom NV, Europe's largest maker of car navigation systems, said Monday it would buy digital mapping company Tele Atlas NV for about $2.8 billion to form a bulwark against larger competitors and help it map the best possible routes as users need them.
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TomTom bids about $2.8B for Tele Atlas
Jul 23 2007 12:37PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - TomTom NV, Europe's largest maker of car navigation systems, said Monday it would buy digital mapping company Tele Atlas NV for about $2.8 billion to form a bulwark against larger competitors and help it map the best possible routes as users need them.
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Nonprofit laptop group says rollout soon
Jul 23 2007 10:26AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Governments have ordered 3 million of the inexpensive yet rugged computers for schoolchildren through the One Laptop Per Child project, giving the nonprofit group enough volume to kick-start mass production.
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Nonprofit laptop group says rollout soon
Jul 23 2007 10:26AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Governments have ordered 3 million of the inexpensive yet rugged computers for schoolchildren through the One Laptop Per Child project, giving the nonprofit group enough volume to kick-start mass production.
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HP to buy Opsware for $1.6 billion
Jul 23 2007 8:11AM (CT)
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Computer and printer company Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it will buy data center automation software company Opsware Inc. for about $1.6 billion.
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New processors present problems, payoff
Jul 23 2007 7:02AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A fundamental change in the design of microprocessors is presenting software developers with a challenge _ and a huge financial opportunity.
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School conducts anti-phishing research
Jul 23 2007 7:00AM (CT)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The e-mail appeared to be a routine correspondence between two friends. "Check this out!" it read, then listed a Web address.
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Online summer school classes increasing
Jul 23 2007 1:35AM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - When Scott Landry flunked a math class in his Townsend high school this year, he was told he would not make it into the 10th grade unless he went to summer school.
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