Technology News
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Microsoft unveils new streaming, sharing app at E3
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:09PM June 04, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Xbox 360 is getting a little smarter.
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Facebook stock down 3 pct to new low for close
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:07PM June 04, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock fell 3 percent and closed Monday at a new low.
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Salesforce.com buying Buddy Media in $689M deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:47PM June 04, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salesforce.com Inc. is buying the marketing company Buddy Media for $689 million in a deal that underscores the growth in both social media and the delivery of software over the Internet.
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Verizon Offers Buyouts to 1,700 Employees
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:16PM June 04, 2012 Comment
Customers lined up for the BlackBerry Storm
NEW YORK (AP) — Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. is offering buyouts to 1,700 workers, mainly call-center employees and technicians, as it continues to shrink its wireline business.
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Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Has Book Deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:57PM June 04, 2012 Comment
Twitter
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder of Twitter has a story to tell, and he'll need more than 140 characters.
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5 US carriers to sell new Samsung Galaxy in June
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:24AM June 04, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be launched by all of the Big 4 national U.S. wireless carriers this month, starting at $199, the phone maker said Monday.
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Women engineers trace tech gender gap to childhood
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:01PM June 03, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley companies portray themselves as inventors of the future, but they're afflicted by a longstanding problem.
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Risks of boomerangs a reality in world of cyberwar
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39AM June 02, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is warning American businesses about an unusually potent computer virus that infected Iran's oil industry even as suspicions persist that the United States is responsible for secretly creating and unleashing cyberweapons against foreign countries.
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Judge considers Idaho anonymous comments lawsuit
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:55PM June 01, 2012 CommentCOEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A lawyer for a newspaper website argued Friday that people should be allowed to post anonymous comments on its blogs without fear of being identified and then sued.
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Facebook to Let Users Vote on Privacy Changes
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:48PM June 01, 2012 Comment
The entrance of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy.
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Wii U, sequels take another swing at E3
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:12PM June 01, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Is the Wii U right for you?
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Groupon stock tumbles as IPO lock-up period ends
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:06PM June 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Groupon's stock tumbled Friday as insiders sold their shares after a post-IPO prohibition was lifted.
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Facebook stock follows market, falls sharply
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:47AM June 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock fell Friday with the broader market following a weak jobs report that showed the U.S. economy adding far fewer jobs than expected.
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Verizon to buy Hughes Telematics for $612M
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:59AM June 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Communications Inc. is paying $612 million for a company that provides wireless connectivity to cars and trucks.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi says she's too busy for Facebook
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:20AM June 01, 2012 CommentBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is bullish on democratic reform, but she's not so sure about Facebook.
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NY judge grants class status in Google book fight
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:49PM May 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has granted class certification to authors challenging Internet search leader Google over its plans for the world's largest digital library.
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Activision settles with 'Modern Warfare 2' makers
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:38PM May 31, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The makers of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" and game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. have agreed to lay down arms in a legal fight over millions of dollars in royalties.
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Google files patent claim against Microsoft, Nokia
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:35PM May 31, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google lashed out at Microsoft and Nokia in a regulatory complaint, accusing them of illegally feeding mobile patents to a technology troll scavenging for billions of dollars in licensing fees that threaten to drive up the prices of cellphones and other wireless devices.
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Oracle gets another setback in Google dispute
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:46PM May 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Oracle Corp. received another setback Thursday as a federal judge in San Francisco undermined a central part of the company's multimillion dollar case against Google Inc. over its Android software for mobile devices.
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Microsoft releases final test version of Windows 8
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:51PM May 31, 2012 CommentREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is nearly done with a much-anticipated overhaul of its Windows operating system.
