Information Technology
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Intel raises sales forecast; shares jump 5 percent
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Intel Corp. raised its third-quarter revenue forecast above Wall Street's expectations Friday, citing strong demand for its chips and giving another signal t...
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Dell's numbers show PC industry staggering back
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Dell Inc.'s second-quarter results reinforce what other tech heavyweights have shown recently about the health of the personal-computer industry: it's s...
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Sources: DirecTV, TBS, TNT to put shows online
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks with the TBS and TNT cable networks to offer their shows online, according to two people familiar with the discussions. If a deal is reach...
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Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360
Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 last week. Now, both the...
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TiVo Inc. sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents
Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - ALVISO, Calif. -- TiVo Inc. on Wednesday sued AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for patent infringement, including one covering the ability to pause and rewind ...
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First look: New Mac system not a dramatic upgrade
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- While Microsoft Corp. prepares to release the next incarnation of Windows on Oct. 22, Apple Inc. is cutting ahead, launching a new version of its operating s...
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'Phishing' drops; are scammers switching tactics?
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet criminals might be rethinking a favorite scam for stealing people's personal information. A report being released Wednesday by IBM Corp. s...
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Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sony Corp. plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books, injecting more competition in a small but fast-growing market by ad...
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Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhone
Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the dev...
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MySpace scoops up popular Facebook app iLike
Aug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to ...