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AOL to reduce work force within 6 months
Aug 3 2006 7:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - AOL will shed as much as a quarter of its global work force within six months as the company seeks more than $1 billion in savings to offset its decision to give more services away for free.
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IBM to buy MRO Software for $740 million
Aug 3 2006 4:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday agreed to buy MRO Software Inc. for $740 million, giving IBM a niche provider of software and services to help customers including nuclear power plants and oil companies make the most efficient use of industrial assets.
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Apple to integrate iPod with car radios
Aug 3 2006 4:53PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In the latest boost to its dominance in portable music players, Apple Computer Inc. is teaming with General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. to integrate the iPod into car audio systems.
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AOL offering 5 gigabytes of free storage
Aug 3 2006 4:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As part of AOL's push to begin giving away most of its services, the Internet company will offer a free online storage bin that will let people back up their photos, music and other important files.
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AOL offering 5 gigabytes of free storage
Aug 3 2006 4:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As part of AOL's push to begin giving away most of its services, the Internet company will offer a free online storage bin that will let people back up their photos, music and other important files.
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Microsoft invites hackers to test Vista
Aug 3 2006 2:14PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
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French law on iPod, iTunes takes effect
Aug 3 2006 1:07PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - A closely watched French law that lets regulators force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod player and iTunes online store compatible with rival offerings went into effect Thursday.
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Contour touts new human simulation plan
Aug 3 2006 12:57PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A system demonstrated for the first time this week promises the most realistic full-motion animation yet of humans in movies and video games.
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Sprint posts lower 2Q profit
Aug 3 2006 9:47AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit fell 38 percent as the nation's third-largest wireless carrier absorbed costs from its formative merger last year.
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Chinese PC maker Lenovo posts 1Q profit
Aug 3 2006 8:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Lenovo Group, the world's No. 3 maker of personal computers, said Thursday it edged back into profitability in its latest quarter, boosted by strong sales in China and India amid costly restructuring following its purchase of IBM's PC business.
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Chinese PC maker Lenovo posts 1Q profit
Aug 3 2006 8:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Lenovo Group, the world's No. 3 maker of personal computers, said Thursday it edged back into profitability in its latest quarter, boosted by strong sales in China and India amid costly restructuring following its purchase of IBM's PC business.
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New program allows online book browsing
Aug 3 2006 7:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - HarperCollins, which announced last year that it was digitizing its vast catalog, has set up a "Browse Inside" program that will allow readers worldwide to view online excerpts from books by Michael Crichton, Isabel Allende and several other writers.
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