Information Technology
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Microsoft says it can restore wiped Sidekick data
Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- There may be a happy ending after all for owners of Sidekick phones who thought they might have permanently lost contact numbers and other personal info...
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Windows 7 strong, but don't pay to upgrade
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Next week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its ...
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Microsoft patches 34 security holes, many critical
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update. The software maker plugged 3...
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Pepsi finds there's an app for alienating customers
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men "score" with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup line...
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Intel profit falls but outlook upbeat, stock jumps
Oct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp.'s third-quarter numbers show the company is getting better at doing more with less in the toughest stretch for the personal computer industr...
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Motorola, Nokia seek $3 billion Uzan World Bank claimOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. and Nokia Oyj won a total $4.8 billion judgment against members of the Uzan family - - Turkish fugitives who were once owners of that country's second-larg...
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Google board member steps down
Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. said Monday that a board member who also serves as a director for computer maker Apple Inc. is stepping down, removing a potential c...
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Sidekick contacts, data gone, T-Mobile says
Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that ...
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
Oct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers -- the armies of infected personal computers, known...
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Web site offers to match painters and businessesOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - To help painters connect with homeowners and businesses, a Glendale Heights painter has launched PainterStaffing.com. The Web site offers about 1,500 listings of painter...