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Comcast, Google said in talks over AOL
Oct 12 2005 11:59PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. are talking with Time Warner Inc. about acquiring ownership stakes in America Online's Web portal AOL, a person familiar with the discussions said Wednesday.
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Apple introduces video iPod, TV deals
Oct 12 2005 11:01PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday, evolving the portable music player of choice into a multimedia platform for everything from TV shows to music videos.
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Nokia unveils first keyboard phone
Oct 12 2005 7:38PM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. joined the swelling ranks of would-be BlackBerry killers on Wednesday, unveiling its first keyboard phone with a similar look and feel of the e-mail device made by Research In Motion Inc.
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Yahoo to bar minor-adult sex chat rooms
Oct 12 2005 7:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday it will bar chat rooms that promote sex between minors and adults and restrict all chat rooms to users 18 and older.
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Microsoft, Yahoo reach IM partnership
Oct 12 2005 7:38PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s move to make their instant messaging programs work together comes just as the popular communications tool is beginning to expand into such fields as video chatting and Internet telephone functions.
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Review: Projectors offer home theater
Oct 12 2005 3:28PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - OK, so you can't afford the plush couch ensemble, the top-of-the-line audio receiver, progressive-scan DVD carousel and dashboard-sized LCD television. That doesn't mean a home theater is out of the question.
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Apple's Jobs introduces video iPod
Oct 12 2005 12:52PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc. unveiled Wednesday an iPod capable of playing videos, the latest creation in its ever-evolving and hugely popular line of portable music players.
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Apple introduces new video iPod
Oct 12 2005 12:49PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs introduced the company's new video iPod on Wednesday.
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EU pushes for online music copyright
Oct 12 2005 12:11PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union called on Europe's music industry Wednesday to create EU-wide copyright licenses for online music, saying this would boost demand for legal downloads.
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Yahoo! to bar minor-adult sex chat rooms
Oct 12 2005 10:02AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Internet service provider Yahoo! has agreed to bar chat rooms that promote sex between minors and adults, the attorneys general of New York and Nebraska announced Wednesday.
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Nokia launches three handset models
Oct 12 2005 8:41AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. launched three new handsets in the E series on Wednesday that will be available next year, a move to further quicken communications for business users.
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Japan government panel mulling 'iPod tax'
Oct 12 2005 3:38AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese government committee is mulling a copyright law revision to charge royalties on digital music players, but the opinion is so divided on the so-called "iPod tax" that it isn't likely to be imposed, officials said Wednesday.
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Google commits funds to philanthropic arm
Oct 12 2005 12:45AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is financing its promise to make the world a better place with an initial commitment of nearly $1 billion to a philanthropic arm devoted to causes that mesh with the online search engine leader's crusade.
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