Technology News
-
3-D Printed Medical Device Saves a Life for the First Time
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:01PM May 22, 2013 Comment
Dr. Glenn Green of the University of Michigan holds a splint made using a 3-D printer.
3-D printers are increasingly being used in medical settings.
-
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:31AM May 25, 2013 CommentBERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
-
LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:04AM May 25, 2013 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — It seems the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.
-
Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:57AM May 25, 2013 CommentSARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy.
-
Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:18PM May 24, 2013 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Hulu says the video site is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders.
-
Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:14PM May 24, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking.
-
Netflix hoping for memorable Memorial Day weekend
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:47PM May 24, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will lock up more subscribers to its Internet video service.
-
Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:22PM May 23, 2013 CommentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Internet radio company Pandora reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening rose above 2.5 million.
-
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:18PM May 23, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
-
Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:52AM May 23, 2013 CommentBEIJING (AP) — Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.
-
Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:56PM May 22, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.
-
HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:23PM May 22, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.
-
Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:25AM May 22, 2013 CommentBELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.
-
Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:36AM May 22, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell.
-
Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:49AM May 22, 2013 CommentTOKYO (AP) — Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division.
-
Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:23AM May 22, 2013 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation — and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.
-
Senate panel approves immigration bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:33PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
-
The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:35PM May 21, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
-
Xbox One Unveiled: Microsoft Promises 'More Intelligent' TV With 'Snap Mode,' Voice Commands
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:52PM May 21, 2013 Comment
A video produced by Microsoft demonstrates how the Xbox One analyzes body movements.
'It's time for technology to step behind the curtain,' says Microsoft executive.
-
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:41PM May 21, 2013 CommentHAVANA (AP) — A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line.
