Information Technology
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Motorola wins Iridium rulingAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. didn't knowingly mislead investors about the prospects of its failed Iridium LLC satellite unit, a bankruptcy court judge ruled Friday. It couldn't be prov...
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Amtrak fixes ticket glitch
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A computer system glitch that blocked rail passengers from buying Amtrak tickets online and at station kiosks across the country this weekend was fully rep...
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Yahoo adds e-mail features
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. will introduce new features Monday for its popular Web-based e-mail program, including software that allows computer users to type text messa...
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New design for $100 bills
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to ...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Other luxury phones could use a lesson
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The iPhone makes me mad. Not, mind you, at the iPhone itself, but mad at cell-phone manufacturers who have saddled us for years with interfaces that lure us ...
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$100 bill latest in line for high-tech facelift
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to ...
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Are police being too quick to Taser?
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Chained to a 55-gallon drum to protest the proposed development of a vacant lot, Jonathan Crowell wasn't threatening anyone. But he refused police or...
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Dell model for small companies falls shortAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Dell has been having a tough time lately. Once the widely admired leader among PC makers, it has lost its sales crown to Hewlett-Packard and has seen its once-legendary ...
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Turbine tower collapses
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - THE DALLES, Ore. -- A giant turbine tower at a wind farm toppled, killing a worker atop the structure and injuring another who was inside, a company spokeswoman said. Th...