Information Technology
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IBM could shake up Silicon Valley with Sun deal
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- If IBM Corp. scoops up Sun Microsystems Inc. for at least $6.5 billion in cash, as the companies are discussing, IBM would be making an opportunistic g...
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AT&T to sell iPhone without contract for $599
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc. is going to start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more than those sold with contracts. Spokesman Mic...
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Google taps top U.K. ad exec to run U.S. salesMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Moving rapidly to fill a pivotal job, Google Inc. promoted a top advertising executive in Europe to oversee sales in the United States and neighboring m...
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Cut and paste and other iPhone enhancements coming
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. is updating its software for iPhones so that users can cut, copy and paste text -- a basic computing feature that many people had lamente...
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Cricket offers no-strings wireless dealsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Cricket Communications Inc., which offers no-strings wireless service, officially launches Tuesday in the Chicago and suburban market. But the San Diego-based company s...
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Google releases software to manage phones onlineMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Google Inc., owner of the world's most popular search engine, is releasing software that allows users to manage their phone messages via the Web, similar to the way they...
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AOL taps Google executive Armstrong as CEO
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- An executive from Google Inc. is becoming the latest CEO of AOL, raising hopes that he will be able to turn around Time Warner Inc.'s struggling Interne...
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Sirius XM Radio planning to stream to iPhone, iPod
Mar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to the iPhone and iPod Touch devices from Apple Inc. beginning this spri...
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Google's openness intensifies focus on e-mail woes
Mar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s recent pledge to be more open about periodic service outages appears to be drawing more attention to the breakdowns when they occur, even...
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Apple launches smaller, 4-gigabyte iPod shuffle
Mar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. unveiled a minuscule new iPod Shuffle on Wednesday that takes its "smaller is better" mantra to a whole new level. The third-generation Shuffle, a ...