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You can tour ancient Rome - virtually
Oct 14 2005 8:16PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Forget the dusty guidebooks and the crumbling ruins. An exhibition amid the Roman Forum invites visitors to don 3-D glasses and watch the alluring dance of a slave who has been dead for two millennia, or stroll through the streets of ancient Rome with the click of a mouse.
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Spielberg, EA team up to make video games
Oct 14 2005 8:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Coming soon to a game console near you: a Steven Spielberg video game. The acclaimed film director and producer has agreed to develop three new games under a long-term exclusive deal with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. The deal to be announced Friday reflects the increasingly intertwined interests of Hollywood and the video game industry.
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Nigeria, Microsoft to fight Internet fraud
Oct 14 2005 8:11PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. on Friday to work together to fight Internet crime, officials said Friday.
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Estonians break ground, vote online
Oct 14 2005 8:10PM (CT)
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - This tiny former Soviet republic nicknamed "e-Stonia" because of its tech-savvy population is breaking new ground in digital democracy. This week, Estonia became the first country in the world to hold an election allowing voters nationwide to cast ballots over the Internet.
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Broadband subscriber growth slows
Oct 14 2005 8:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Broadband subscriber growth started to slow in 2005, according to a new study from Kagan Research.
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2009 likely to be digital TV deadline
Oct 14 2005 8:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is zeroing in on early 2009 as the time for the country to make the switch to digital television broadcasts, a move that will give viewers sharper pictures and better sound.
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Hollywood calls for cut of video iPod pie
Oct 14 2005 8:04PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a show of unity, five unions representing actors, writers and directors issued a joint call for talks to make sure their members get a cut of revenue generated by the sale of TV shows on Apple's iTunes software.
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Yahoo said to join AOL's suitors
Oct 14 2005 8:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is considering buying a stake in America Online Inc., joining other Internet powerhouses interested in the company's Web portal, a person close to the talks said Friday.
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Microsoft befriends some competitors
Oct 14 2005 8:03PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Here's a possible slogan for Microsoft Corp.: If you can't beat 'em, join the guys who are having the same problem. Microsoft struck two deals this week with sometime adversaries aimed in part at taking on mutual competitors.
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IBM hopes custom R&D is a lurking giant
Oct 14 2005 8:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The setting was a holdover from the days of the robber barons: a grand private club commissioned by J.P. Morgan himself. But the message IBM executives delivered to 30 companies' technology officers was that many time-honored ways of doing business are long gone.
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Mo. may track cell phones for traffic data
Oct 14 2005 7:58PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road signs and Web sites and dispatching text messages to mobile phones and auto dashboards.
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