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Linksys unveils new 'iPhone' line
Dec 19 2006 11:13PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The iPhone has arrived, but it's not made by Apple Computer Inc., which was widely rumored to be working a cell phone-iPod combination of the same name.
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Group: YouTube to post copyright warning
Dec 19 2006 10:24PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Popular video-sharing Web site YouTube Inc. has agreed to post Japanese language warnings about respecting copyrights in an attempt to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials, a Japanese entertainment body said.
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Piracy suit being dropped against NY mom
Dec 19 2006 6:47PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The recording industry is giving up its lawsuit against Patti Santangelo, a mother of five who became the best-known defendant in the industry's battle against music piracy. However, two of her children are still being sued.
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Sony BMG settles suit over CDs
Dec 19 2006 6:40PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1.5 million and kick in thousands more in customer refunds to settle lawsuits brought by California and Texas over music CDs that installed a hidden anti-piracy program on consumers' computers.
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Feds: NJ worker put 'bomb' in computers
Dec 19 2006 6:38PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A computer administrator upset over the possibility of losing his job planted an electronic "bomb" in the systems of one of the nation's largest prescription drug management companies, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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NASD says Morgan Stanley withheld emails
Dec 19 2006 5:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Securities regulators on Tuesday accused big investment firm Morgan Stanley Inc. of repeatedly withholding documents sought in connection with customer complaints and falsely claiming that millions of e-mails it had were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
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NASD says Morgan Stanley withheld emails
Dec 19 2006 5:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Securities regulators on Tuesday accused big investment firm Morgan Stanley Inc. of repeatedly withholding documents sought in connection with customer complaints and falsely claiming that millions of e-mails it had were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
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Palm 2Q profits fall, but beat estimates
Dec 19 2006 5:06PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Faced with tough new competition, Palm Inc. reported Tuesday a sharp drop in its fiscal second-quarter profits and revenues but exceeded Wall Street's lowered expectations.
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Palm 2Q profits fall, but beat estimates
Dec 19 2006 5:06PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Faced with tough new competition, Palm Inc. reported Tuesday a sharp drop in its fiscal second-quarter profits and revenues but exceeded Wall Street's lowered expectations.
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Farmer: Cloned cows may be sold for meat
Dec 19 2006 4:16PM (CT)
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) - For nearly four years, dairy farmer Greg Wiles has poured milk from his cloned cows down the drain in compliance with a voluntary ban on food from cloned livestock.
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ASML to buy rival Brion Technologies
Dec 19 2006 3:09PM (CT)
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands (AP) - ASML Holding NV, one of the world's largest makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said Tuesday it agreed to buy privately owned rival Brion Technologies Inc. for $270 million in cash.
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ASML to buy rival Brion Technologies
Dec 19 2006 3:09PM (CT)
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands (AP) - ASML Holding NV, one of the world's largest makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said Tuesday it agreed to buy privately owned rival Brion Technologies Inc. for $270 million in cash.
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Net imbalance stem from tech constraints
Dec 19 2006 1:02PM (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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Google, NASA finalize imagery, info deal
Dec 19 2006 1:02PM (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 19 2006 1:01PM (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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Shutterfly to add East Coast plant
Dec 19 2006 1:01PM (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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Verizon in deal for fast link to China
Dec 19 2006 1:01PM (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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Cingular in deal with MySpace.com
Dec 19 2006 1:01PM (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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EU rejects appeal on biotech crops
Dec 19 2006 1:00PM (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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Imbalance in Net speeds impedes sharing
Dec 19 2006 1:00PM (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 19 2006 1:00PM (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 19 2006 1:00PM (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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