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Report: Amazon to unveil e-book reader
Nov 15 2007 7:44PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil its long-awaited e-book reader at a media event Monday in New York, according to CNet Networks Inc.'s technology news site.
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Report: Amazon to unveil e-book reader
Nov 15 2007 7:44PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil its long-awaited e-book reader at a media event Monday in New York, according to CNet Networks Inc.'s technology news site.
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BEA 3Q earnings beat analyst estimates
Nov 15 2007 7:15PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - BEA Systems Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in its first quarterly earnings report in 15 months, bolstering management's contention that the business software maker is headed for better times if it's not bought by rival Oracle Corp. or another suitor.
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BEA 3Q earnings beat analyst estimates
Nov 15 2007 7:15PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - BEA Systems Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in its first quarterly earnings report in 15 months, bolstering management's contention that the business software maker is headed for better times if it's not bought by rival Oracle Corp. or another suitor.
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Singapore bans game over lesbian scene
Nov 15 2007 6:58PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore has banned an Xbox video game because it contains a sex scene between a woman and a female alien, the city-state's censors said Thursday.
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Singapore bans game over lesbian scene
Nov 15 2007 6:58PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore has banned an Xbox video game because it contains a sex scene between a woman and a female alien, the city-state's censors said Thursday.
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Many retailers easy to hack, study finds
Nov 15 2007 6:47PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S. and Europe use wireless data systems vulnerable to hacking, the company said Thursday.
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Dell, celebrities help with wish lists
Nov 15 2007 6:04PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Hoping it can boost holiday sales, Dell Inc. has enlisted Burt Reynolds, Ice T and other celebrities to help customers raise money to buy products for themselves or others.
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Dell, celebrities help with wish lists
Nov 15 2007 6:04PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Hoping it can boost holiday sales, Dell Inc. has enlisted Burt Reynolds, Ice T and other celebrities to help customers raise money to buy products for themselves or others.
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GPS helps cities catch goof-offs
Nov 15 2007 5:52PM (CT)
ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - GPS tracking devices installed on government-issue vehicles are helping communities around the country reduce waste and abuse, in part by catching employees shopping, working out at the gym or otherwise loafing while on the clock.
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TV spectrum opening for wireless devices
Nov 15 2007 4:26PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A U.N. telecoms meeting decided Thursday to give mobile service providers access to bandwidth currently reserved for terrestrial television broadcasts, offering the promise of high-speed Internet access on-the-move anywhere in the world by 2015.
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US control of Internet remains issue
Nov 15 2007 4:02PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A U.N.-sponsored Internet conference ended Thursday with little to show in closing the issue of U.S. control over how people around the world access e-mail and Web sites.
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US control of Internet remains issue
Nov 15 2007 4:02PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A U.N.-sponsored Internet conference ended Thursday with little to show in closing the issue of U.S. control over how people around the world access e-mail and Web sites.
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US control of Internet remains issue
Nov 15 2007 4:02PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A U.N.-sponsored Internet conference ended Thursday with little to show in closing the issue of U.S. control over how people around the world access e-mail and Web sites.
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Poll: IMs help teens avoid embarrassment
Nov 15 2007 1:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it's also a great way to avoid those OMG moments _ that's "omigod" _ of mortifying face-to-face confrontations.
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Poll: IMs help teens avoid embarrassment
Nov 15 2007 1:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it's also a great way to avoid those OMG moments _ that's "omigod" _ of mortifying face-to-face confrontations.
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Garmin, TomTom settle patent disputes
Nov 15 2007 12:34PM (CT)
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. said Thursday it had settled all intellectual property litigation with rival TomTom NV, including lawsuits in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Wisconsin and Texas.
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Cablevision offers on-screen caller ID
Nov 15 2007 10:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Couch potato alert: If you get telephone service through your cable TV provider, you don't have to get up while watching TV to see who's calling.
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Cablevision offers on-screen caller ID
Nov 15 2007 10:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Couch potato alert: If you get telephone service through your cable TV provider, you don't have to get up while watching TV to see who's calling.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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Ellison: Oracle unlikely to pursue BEA
Nov 15 2007 7:08AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc.
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VeriSign to break off units
Nov 15 2007 6:23AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - VeriSign Inc. has become the second Internet conglomerate in as many weeks to signal its intention to break off numerous peripheral business units and focus on its core technologies.
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VeriSign to break off units
Nov 15 2007 6:23AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - VeriSign Inc. has become the second Internet conglomerate in as many weeks to signal its intention to break off numerous peripheral business units and focus on its core technologies.
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Brazil Web forum takes on cybercrime
Nov 15 2007 6:20AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - The Internet is a powerful tool for free expression and dissent, but those freedoms have also helped child pornographers, predators, terrorists and other cybercriminals.
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New antivirus software for Playstation 3
Nov 15 2007 6:08AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Video game consoles, which are increasingly being used to surf the Internet, aren't generally equipped with antivirus protection like PCs.
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Dell to offer Sun software in servers
Nov 15 2007 6:04AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Dell Inc. has agreed to install Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system in some of its servers, the companies announced Wednesday, signaling Sun's latest truce with a former rival.
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Price cut boosts PlayStation 3 sales
Nov 15 2007 6:02AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 more than doubled in the weeks after the company slashed the video game console's price $100 and launched a low-end model, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer told The Associated Press Wednesday.
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Comcast sued over Web interference
Nov 15 2007 5:58AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A San Francisco Bay area subscriber to Comcast Corp.'s high-speed Internet service has sued the company, alleging it engages in unfair business practices by interfering with subscribers' file sharing.
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Papa John's takes texted pizza orders
Nov 15 2007 5:57AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Michelle Kratschmer's family was craving the usual _ a large pepperoni pizza and a small pie with black olives and cheese _ but how she entered the phone order was entirely new.
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Group urges free TV recycling
Nov 15 2007 12:03AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A national recycling coalition says television manufacturers need to make it easier for American consumers to safely dispose of aging TVs, which can seep lead and other hazardous chemicals into the soil around dumps, often in China, Nigeria and other countries.
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Group urges free TV recycling
Nov 15 2007 12:01AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A national recycling coalition says television manufacturers need to make it easier for American consumers to safely dispose of aging TVs, which can seep lead and other hazardous chemicals into the soil around dumps, often in China, Nigeria and other countries.
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