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Web networking photos come back to bite defendants - Published 07/18/08
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."
Microsoft: New talks for alternative Yahoo deal - Published 05/18/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the renewed talks haven't escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo.
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked - Published 05/15/08
NEW YORK (AP) Comcast Corp.'s interference with Internet traffic has prompted a federal investigation and is at the center of calls for "Net Neutrality" laws, but another U.S. cable company appears to be doing the same thing without drawing scrutiny.
Nagging via text messages to help teens remember meds - Published 05/12/08
WASHINGTON (AP) 4gt yr meds? Getting kids to remember their medicine may be a text message away. Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with texting to tackle a big problem: Tweens and teens too often do a lousy job of controlling chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes or kidney disease.
Microsoft ups Yahoo offer above $31 in bid for friendly deal - Published 05/01/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling.
Adobe plans to give away Flash for mobile devices - Published 04/30/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the experience on computers.
Samsung Electronics 1Q profit, sales rise 37 percent - Published 04/24/08
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Samsung Electronics said Friday that net profit jumped 37 percent in the first quarter amid strong demand for mobile phones in emerging markets.
Skype to sell unlimited international calls for $9.95/month - Published 04/20/08
NEW YORK (AP) Skype, the Internet calling subsidiary of eBay Inc., is introducing its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones on Monday.
Samsung chief questioned for 11 hours - Published 04/04/08
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Special prosecutors probing claims of corruption at Samsung Group took their investigation to the very top, quizzing its chairman in a lengthy interrogation over allegations the conglomerate paid bribes and engaged in other illegalities.
Intel unveils new Classmate PCs - Published 04/02/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Intel Corp. unveiled new features for its line of low-cost laptops for schools Wednesday, adding bigger screens and more data storage capacity as the chip maker ratchets up its rivalry with the One Laptop per Child organization, which sells a competing machine.
Verizon's FiOS takes Manhattan - Published 03/23/08
NEW YORK (AP) Verizon's fiber-optic service, so far mainly available to suburbanites, is making a big push into Manhattan with a deal to connect an 11,232-unit apartment complex.
Quanta, ooVoo to take on HD conferencing - Published 03/23/08
NEW YORK (AP) Will the HDTV set be the new picturephone?
Bill Gates links up with LinkedIn - Published 02/27/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Microsoft Corp.'s big bet on Facebook's online social network isn't stopping Chairman Bill Gates from promoting other popular Internet hangouts.
Google unveils tools to set up Web sites - Published 02/27/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.
IBM rolls out new mainframe - Published 02/25/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) IBM Corp. rolls out a new mainframe computer Tuesday boasting a 50 percent performance boost and dramatically lower energy costs than its predecessor.
Yahoo board to spurn $44B Microsoft bid - Published 02/09/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Yahoo Inc.'s board will reject Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.
Yahoo CEO hoping to thwart Microsoft - Published 02/06/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang told employees Wednesday that the struggling Internet pioneer is still examining ways to avoid a takeover by rival Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft eyes Yahoo to topple Google - Published 02/01/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage, with a wager worth nearly $42 billion that the two companies together will have a better chance of tackling the Internet search leader.
New site has users wager on news stories - Published 01/27/08
Nigel Eccles, a news junkie and former online betting site employee, wanted to try pursuing both interests at once.
Startups rush to pave way for Web video - Published 01/27/08
NEW YORK (AP) Video on the Internet has gone from being the next big thing to the current big thing. But murky YouTube videos are just the start - there's a lot of room for improvement.
Automakers showing new hybrid vehicles - Published 01/21/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Ford's 2009 Escape gas-electric hybrid will show improvements in fuel economy and provide more power, the automaker said Tuesday.
Seagate 2Q profit jumps by $263 million - Published 01/17/08
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Hard drive maker Seagate Technology said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped by 188 percent as shipments rose 20 percent year over year.
CES to highlight tech for greening homes - Published 01/03/08
While most electronics companies are still trying to establish green credentials, 2008 could mark a turning point for previously obscure "home automation" technologies that now are being advertised as a way to save electricity - not just personal energy.
Hitachi to debut 500GB drive for laptops - Published 01/02/08
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd. grab industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops.
CinemaNow, Macrovision ink tech pact - Published 01/02/08
LOS ANGELES (AP) Online movie download site CinemaNow Inc. has struck a deal with software maker Macrovision Corp. aimed at making it easier for manufacturers of media players and other devices to make their products compatible with CinemaNow's on-demand movie service.
Rivalry over wireless high-def TVs - Published 01/02/08
NEW YORK (AP) Flat-panel TVs look lovely on a wall - the cords hanging from them, less so.
Ticketmaster, NFL ink ticket resale deal - Published 12/17/07
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.
Universal Music inks deal with imeem - Published 12/09/07
LOS ANGELES (AP) Social networking Web site operator imeem Inc. has signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group to offer free streaming of music and videos by the record company's artists in exchange for a share of online advertising revenues, the companies said Sunday.
Analysts foresee tech growth slowing - Published 12/06/07
BOSTON (AP) Weakness in the U.S. economy figures to take a bite out of the technology industry's growth rate in 2008, when analysts expect tech spending to slow around the world.
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