Information Technology
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Microsoft discovers 'Family Guy' is a bit, um, politically incorrect
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image. ...
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Experts say use social networks to promote career
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Did you ever think a handful of words posted on an Internet site could make or break your career? Social networking sites are increasingly important as ways to...
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Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3
Oct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been ab...
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SanDisk loses trade ruling over memory chip patentsOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SanDisk Corp., the world's largest maker of cards that store digital pictures, failed to convince U.S. officials that more than a dozen companies infringe its patents fo...
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More sites provide possible savings for consumersOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Consumers have more new Web sites on their side. PricePlease.com and CouponMap.com, which spin off from parent CouponCabin.com, focus on putting more money back in your ...
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Microsoft's naming math: Vista plus 1 is 7
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Microsoft's new operating system launches today, and you may be asking: How did we get to Windows 7? Did I miss 5 and 6? No, you didn't. But Microsoft Corp.'...
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Grudgingly, young people finally flock to Twitter
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - They think it's pointless, narcissistic. Some don't even know what it is. Even so, more young adults and teens -- normally at the cutting edge of technology -- are final...
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With Windows 7 and new designs, PCs looking better
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that ru...
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Twitter becomes friends of Google, Microsoft
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in dueling deals tha...
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Internet advertising appears to begin its comeback
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade's most disruptive marketing machine. The ...