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Municipal Wi-Fi faces financial hurdles
Aug 30 2007 11:22PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A year ago, it seemed like just about every major U.S. city was drawing up ambitious plans to build wireless Internet networks so more people, both rich and poor, could have online access wherever they wanted. Now, economics is blurring the Utopian vision as city leaders and the companies proposing to build the Wi-Fi networks haggle over whether the projects make financial sense.
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Dell 2Q profit jumps 46 percent to $733M
Aug 30 2007 11:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. finally saw some positives in its second-quarter earnings report after a year of continuing misfires, but analysts believe it's too soon to tell if the computer maker can return to being an industry juggernaut.
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Dell 2Q profit jumps 46 percent to $733M
Aug 30 2007 11:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. finally saw some positives in its second-quarter earnings report after a year of continuing misfires, but analysts believe it's too soon to tell if the computer maker can return to being an industry juggernaut.
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States seek more oversight of Microsoft
Aug 30 2007 5:50PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Ending court oversight of Microsoft's business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of the new Windows Vista operating system, a group of states said in a filing Thursday.
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Microsoft settles patent dispute
Aug 30 2007 5:43PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it settled a patent dispute with Eolas Technologies Inc. over Web browser patents.
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Microsoft settles patent dispute
Aug 30 2007 5:43PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it settled a patent dispute with Eolas Technologies Inc. over Web browser patents.
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UK union: Bosses should allow Facebook
Aug 30 2007 2:51PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Employers should allow their workers to befriend, chat and "poke" each other through online networking sites while at work, Britain's largest labor federation said Thursday.
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Sony to unplug Connect music service
Aug 30 2007 2:49PM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Acknowledging its proprietary audio technology was a marketplace flop, Sony Corp. is shuttering its Connect digital music store and will open its portable media players to other formats.
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Dutch royals caught revising Wikipedia
Aug 30 2007 11:30AM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch royal couple acknowledges altering a Wikipedia entry about a 2003 scandal that forced the prince to renounce his claim to the throne.
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Dutch royals caught revising Wikipedia
Aug 30 2007 11:30AM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch royal couple acknowledges altering a Wikipedia entry about a 2003 scandal that forced the prince to renounce his claim to the throne.
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Hon Hai to invest $5B in Vietnam
Aug 30 2007 10:16AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group plans to invest $5 billion in Vietnam, a government official said Thursday, joining other high-tech manufacturers that have shown growing interest in the country.
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Hon Hai to invest $5B in Vietnam
Aug 30 2007 10:16AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group plans to invest $5 billion in Vietnam, a government official said Thursday, joining other high-tech manufacturers that have shown growing interest in the country.
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Infosys plans to cut dependence on US
Aug 30 2007 9:46AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second largest software service company, plans to reduce dependance on U.S. customers to sustain growth in the face of a weakening dollar, according to news reports Thursday.
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Infosys plans to cut dependence on US
Aug 30 2007 9:46AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second largest software service company, plans to reduce dependance on U.S. customers to sustain growth in the face of a weakening dollar, according to news reports Thursday.
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YouTube agrees UK music royalty deal
Aug 30 2007 9:29AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Artists from Cliff Richard to Amy Winehouse will be paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube following a deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers.
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YouTube agrees UK music royalty deal
Aug 30 2007 9:29AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Artists from Cliff Richard to Amy Winehouse will be paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube following a deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers.
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Yahoo Inc. to reorganize management
Aug 30 2007 7:17AM (CT)
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Trying to better compete with rivals Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc.'s president announced in a staff memo Wednesday its plans to reorganize the company's leadership.
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ManiaTV moving ahead with new CEO
Aug 30 2007 12:44AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Before ManiaTV.com first launched, founding CEO Drew Massey bought a 1960s school bus from a junkyard to hold the online music channel's production equipment.
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