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ComScore: MySpace tops Yahoo in November
Dec 12 2006 7:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The online hangout MySpace got even more popular in November, beating Yahoo in Web traffic for the first time, a research company said Tuesday.
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Technology gives police instant ID info
Dec 12 2006 6:51PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - With a quick imprint of a suspect's two fingers on a handheld device, Columbus police can get instant access to the person's identity without making a trip to the booking office.
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Critics: Video game glorifies violence
Dec 12 2006 5:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Targeted largely at conservative Christians, it's a violent video game with a difference: Combatants on one side pause for prayer, and their favored interjection is "Praise the Lord."
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Samsung sued for trademark infringement
Dec 12 2006 5:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The maker of BlackBerry mobile devices is suing the maker of the new "BlackJack" smart phone, charging Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. with trademark infringement.
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Microsoft releases software flaw patches
Dec 12 2006 3:40PM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. put out three software patches Tuesday that fix problems carrying a "critical" rating, the company's highest threat level.
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Study: Broadband big with home Web users
Dec 12 2006 3:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than three-quarters of residential Web users got on the Internet using a high-speed broadband connection in November, according to a study released Tuesday.
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China tightens control over online music
Dec 12 2006 3:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China is tightening control over its online music and game industries, ordering distributors to submit all imported products for approval by official censors, the government said Tuesday.
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EU and U.S. probe possible LCD cartel
Dec 12 2006 2:08PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European and U.S. regulators said Tuesday they have been investigating a possible cartel involving makers of liquid crystal display monitors.
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2 retailers settle software claims
Dec 12 2006 1:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. and discount clothing chain Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay about $425,000 to settle claims they used unlicensed software.
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Malaysia's MEASAT launches 3rd satellite
Dec 12 2006 1:37PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's sole commercial satellite operator launched its third satellite Tuesday in what the government said was a landmark effort to extend the country's communications reach.
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Malaysia's MEASAT launches 3rd satellite
Dec 12 2006 1:37PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's sole commercial satellite operator launched its third satellite Tuesday in what the government said was a landmark effort to extend the country's communications reach.
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Japan launches trade probe of LCD makers
Dec 12 2006 9:08AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's trade watchdog is investigating Sharp, NEC, South Korea's LG.Philips LCD and other liquid crystal display manufacturers for allegedly agreeing to cut output to curb falls in panel prices, officials said Tuesday.
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Japan launches trade probe of LCD makers
Dec 12 2006 9:08AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's trade watchdog is investigating Sharp, NEC, South Korea's LG.Philips LCD and other liquid crystal display manufacturers for allegedly agreeing to cut output to curb falls in panel prices, officials said Tuesday.
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China tightening control of online games
Dec 12 2006 7:48AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China is tightening controls on its booming online game industry, requiring distributors to closely monitor game contents after some were found that included forbidden religious or political material, a state news agency said Tuesday.
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Berkeley to regulate nanotechnology
Dec 12 2006 6:28AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The use of subatomic materials as microscopic building blocks for thousands of consumer products has turned into a big business so quickly that few are monitoring the so-called nanotechnology's effects on health and the environment.
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Berkeley to regulate nanotechnology
Dec 12 2006 6:28AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The use of subatomic materials as microscopic building blocks for thousands of consumer products has turned into a big business so quickly that few are monitoring the so-called nanotechnology's effects on health and the environment.
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