Information Technology
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BlackBerry maker: UAE partner's update was spyware
Jul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- BlackBerry users in the Mideast business centers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi who were directed by their service provider to upgrade their phone...
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Yahoo jazzes up home page with major makeover
Jul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its Web site's home page with a long-promised makeover that is supposed to make it easier to see what's happening at the Inter...
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Barrington's Excalibur Technology plans expansionJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington-based Excalibur Technology Corp. (www.excaltech.com), which provides network, Internet and Web services to businesses, is expanding. The company recently open...
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Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm PreJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod. User...
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PC shipments down 3 percent., less than expected in 2Q
Jul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Worldwide personal computer shipments declined at a gentler pace than expected in the second quarter as consumers snapped up inexpensive laptops, two technol...
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Illinois tech community ready to greet state boostJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Much has been written about the effects of Illinois' $31 billion capital improvement program on roads, schools and parks, but the state's technology industry also is app...
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Calif.-based SpaceX launches Malaysia satellite
Jul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday it conducted its second fully successful launch, placing a Malaysian satellite into or...
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Intel shares soar as company beats soft forecast
Jul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. offered support Tuesday for its assertion that the computer business is rebounding, even as other parts of the industry throw off mixed sign...
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Local companies partner on new job siteJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the nation's top corporations have partnered with a Northbrook software company to help put Americans back to work using a new job recruiting Web site. Unite...
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Added interest in Tesla as UAE firm buys stake
Jul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With a $109,000-plus sports car as its only vehicle on the market, Tesla Motors would appear to a niche player on the auto scene. Yet parties including the ...