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Google, NASA finalize imagery, info deal
Dec 18 2006 10:12PM (CT)
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc. and NASA Ames Research Center said Monday that they have finalized an agreement to deliver more of the space agency's imagery and information through the Internet's leading search engine.
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Intel, partners to make electronic Quran
Dec 18 2006 9:06PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, has partnered with two Saudi Arabian software companies to develop an electronic version of Islam's holy book and a training computer for teachers packed with the government-approved curriculum for schoolchildren.
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Net imbalance stem from tech constraints
Dec 18 2006 9:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For years, the Internet's technical constraints went hand-in-hand with the realities of Internet usage. At first, most people viewed Web pages but did little to create or change them. Web journals, photo sites and video sharing didn't come until later. Even when users had a need to send information _ an e-mail here, a shopping transaction there _ the amount of data was small.
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Imbalance in Net speeds impedes sharing
Dec 18 2006 9:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Blame the Internet's legacy systems if Jay Glatfelter falls asleep Thursday mornings. Co-host of an online audio show about "Lost," Glatfelter must wait about 40 minutes to finish posting his program to the Internet in the hours after ABC's Wednesday night broadcast. If he were downloading it as his listeners do, the same file would take only a few minutes over a cable modem.
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Imbalance in Net speeds impedes sharing
Dec 18 2006 9:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Blame the Internet's legacy systems if Jay Glatfelter falls asleep Thursday mornings. Co-host of an online audio show about "Lost," Glatfelter must wait about 40 minutes to finish posting his program to the Internet in the hours after ABC's Wednesday night broadcast. If he were downloading it as his listeners do, the same file would take only a few minutes over a cable modem.
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Imbalance in Net speeds impedes sharing
Dec 18 2006 9:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Blame the Internet's legacy systems if Jay Glatfelter falls asleep Thursday mornings. Co-host of an online audio show about "Lost," Glatfelter must wait about 40 minutes to finish posting his program to the Internet in the hours after ABC's Wednesday night broadcast. If he were downloading it as his listeners do, the same file would take only a few minutes over a cable modem.
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AOL restructures senior executives again
Dec 18 2006 6:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - AOL's chief executive announced yet another restructuring of the online company's corporate structure Monday, creating a senior position to market its brand while naming several executives who will report to a newly appointed deputy.
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Shutterfly to add East Coast plant
Dec 18 2006 4:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Online photo service Shutterfly Inc. said Monday it plans to open a manufacturing facility in Charlotte, N.C., that will cut down on the time it takes to ship prints and photo gifts to the East Coast.
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Oracle 2Q earnings match analyst views
Dec 18 2006 4:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit surged 21 percent as the business software maker reaped the latest returns from a two-year shopping spree that has eliminated several major rivals and shored up its product line.
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EU rejects appeal on biotech crops
Dec 18 2006 1:34PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union environment ministers rejected an appeal Monday to force Austria to lift a ban on two biotech crop products, which the European Commission says violates international trade rules.
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Opera browser now has phishing filter
Dec 18 2006 11:38AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The latest version of the Opera Web browser incorporates a technology that warns users when they visit a fraudulent site.
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Verizon in deal for fast link to China
Dec 18 2006 11:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign of the stronger economic ties between the U.S. and China, Verizon Communications Inc. is part of a plan to spend $500 million building the first high-speed optical communications line linking the two countries.
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Australia court allows eBay ticket sales
Dec 18 2006 9:06AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian court ruled Monday that a concert promoter cannot block eBay users from selling scalped tickets.
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Australia court allows eBay ticket sales
Dec 18 2006 9:06AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian court ruled Monday that a concert promoter cannot block eBay users from selling scalped tickets.
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Cingular in deal with MySpace.com
Dec 18 2006 9:01AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone provider, has made a deal with MySpace.com that will allow MySpace users to access their profiles through Cingular phones.
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Cingular in deal with MySpace.com
Dec 18 2006 9:01AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone provider, has made a deal with MySpace.com that will allow MySpace users to access their profiles through Cingular phones.
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Matsushita to offer new lithium battery
Dec 18 2006 8:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese electronics maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Monday it will begin mass production of a new lithium-ion battery that is safe from the overheating problems that prompted a massive recall of Sony Corp. batteries this year.
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Mywaves lets users set up video lineups
Dec 18 2006 3:49AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A new startup hopes to draw cell phone users with a service that allows them to design channel lineups for watching videos on their phones.
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