Information Technology
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Expert: Hackers migrating to video formats
Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Online videos aren't just for bloopers and rants -- some might also be conduits for malicious code that can infect your computer. As anti-spam technology impr...
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Nokia buys Chicago mapmaker
Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Nokia Corp. has agreed to buy Chicago-based digital mapmaker Navteq Corp. for $8.1 billion in a deal that shakes up the GPS device market and underscores the ...
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eBay admits it paid too much for Skype
Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- EBay Inc. announced Monday that the co-founder and chief executive of its Skype division was stepping down, and that the parent company would take $1.43...
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Universal remotes in harmonySep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Our love affair with entertainment gadgets has caused an unfortunate epidemic of remote controls. In my own house, there's a wicker basket on a coffee table with a jumbl...
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Sony's HD Handycam falls short in software
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Review: Sony stuffs top-notch HD video into small camcorder, but included software falls short SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers are racing to replace their aging televisions w...
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Emerson buying Motorola unitSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Diversified manufacturer Emerson Electric Co agreed to buy a Motorola embedded communications computing unit for $350 million in cash, the companies said Friday. Motorol...
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Scion replaces its smallest car for 2008
Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Scion's smallest car -- the odd-looking xA -- is out, and the xD five-door hatchback is in, with new styling, larger four-cylinder engine, added safety equipment and mor...
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Application expected for first new nuclear reactor since 1979
Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Power producer NRG Energy Inc. is expected today to submit the first application for a new nuclear reactor in the U.S. in nearly 30 years. NRG's applicatio...
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Boeing delivers first 'Growler'
Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago-based Boeing delivered the first Super Hornet EA-18G aircraft to the U.S. Navy on Monday as part of a $9.2 billion contract. Instead of carrying missiles or cann...
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Family believes its Gribbits earbud accessory sounds like a winnerSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A Batavia father of four young children is hoping a product he designed with his brother-in-law grabs on. Dan Donohue and his family created gadgets designed to attach t...