Technology News
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RIM begins showing new BlackBerry's to carriers
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:27PM August 23, 2012 CommentKITCHENER, Ontario (AP) — Canadian phone maker Research In Motion has begun showing its new BlackBerry smartphones to wireless carriers around the world, but the struggling company says it is still months away from starting to sell them.
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FTC says Dish Network broke telemarketing rules
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:51PM August 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission filed a suit against Dish Network on Thursday, charging the satellite-television provider with breaking laws barring telemarketing calls.
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Facebook updates iPhone app to speed it up
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:29PM August 23, 2012 CommentMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — What's the worst insult you can throw at a fast-moving company like Facebook? Call its iPhone app slow and poky.
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Microsoft revamps logo for 1st time in 25 years
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:04PM August 23, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's corporate logo has a new look, setting the stage for a wave of products designed to cast the world's largest software maker in a new light.
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FCC approves Verizon-cable deal for spectrum
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:16PM August 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon Wireless' acquisition of airwave licenses from four cable companies.
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HP has $8.9B loss on expected charge for EDS flop
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:35PM August 23, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard absorbed the largest quarterly loss in its history as the Silicon Valley pioneer owned up to past mistakes that have left it scrambling to adapt to a shifting technology market.
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Review: Mario's latest gold rush doesn't pan out
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:37AM August 23, 2012 CommentWhenever video-game companies stretch out popular franchises for financial reasons rather than creative ones, disenchanted customers call it a "money grab." It's a charge Nintendo has largely been immune to, even though its most popular character, Mario, has starred in hundreds of games.
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SKorean court ends law requiring real names online
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:28AM August 23, 2012 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ended a law requiring Internet contributors to use their real names to leave comments, ruling unanimously Thursday that the policy undermined free speech.
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Jurors to resume deliberations in Apple case
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:34AM August 23, 2012 CommentSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors were set to begin their second day of deliberations Thursday in a multibillion dollar patent infringement case pitting Apple against Samsung over the design of iPhones and iPads.
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Jurors begin deliberations in Apple patent case
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:37PM August 22, 2012 CommentSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in a multibillion dollar patent infringement case pitting Apple against Samsung over the design of iPhones and iPads — but few experts were expecting a quick verdict.
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HP has $8.9B loss on expected charge for EDS flop
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:09PM August 22, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard absorbed the largest quarterly loss in its history as the Silicon Valley pioneer owned up to past mistakes that have left it scrambling to adapt to a shifting technology market.
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A look at unlimited data plans at top 5 carriers
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:42PM August 22, 2012 CommentTwo smaller wireless companies, T-Mobile and MetroPCS, announced unlimited-data offerings this week as they try to compete with AT&T and Verizon. It marks a comeback for unlimited wireless data, after the two largest companies stopped signing up customers for such plans.
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PayPal to offer in-store payments thru Discover
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:31PM August 22, 2012 CommentSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — PayPal is expanding its brick-and-mortar payment services to more than 7 million stores across the U.S. in a partnership with Discover Financial Services.
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Review: Samsung's Music Hub muddies song ownership
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:43PM August 22, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Samsung's new music service tries to combine four things into one: an all-you-can-listen plan like Spotify, a pay-per-song store like iTunes, an Internet music storage service like iTunes Match and a radio service like Pandora.
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Facebook co-founder sells 450,000 shares
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:32PM August 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz shed 450,000 shares of Facebook in the past few days for proceeds of about $9 million — a tiny chunk of his total stake.
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SEC mandates company disclosures on mineral use
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:08PM August 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators mandated Wednesday that public companies disclose information about their use of minerals from Congo, where militias linked to atrocities have profited from mining minerals used in electronics, jewelry and other goods.
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T-Mobile brings back unlimited data plan
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:31PM August 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Unlimited wireless data is back. After sliding off the menu of cellphone plans, data plans with no caps are making a comeback at smaller wireless companies trying to compete with AT&T and Verizon.
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Israeli biblical park outfits donkeys with Wi-Fi
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:58AM August 22, 2012 CommentHOSHAYA, Israel (AP) — It was nothing like this 3,000 years ago.
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China raises rare earths export quota for 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:54AM August 22, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday slightly increased this year's quota for rare earths exports under controversial controls on the exotic minerals needed by manufacturers of mobile phones and other high-tech products.
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Epic patent trial over iPhone technology wraps up
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:53PM August 21, 2012 CommentSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for Apple said Tuesday that Samsung was having a "crisis of design" after the launch of the iPhone, and executives with the South Korean company were determined to illegally cash in on the success of the revolutionary device.
