Information Technology
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More HD choices, cloud computing, Android assortments on tapJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - A harsh economic climate continues to unfold this year, but the tech industry is pumped and ready to unveil new products and services. Local experts and executives share...
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Verizon, Microsoft unite in mobile searchJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. forged deals to make its search engine the default software on most Dell Inc. consumer computers and Verizon Wireless mobile phones, stepping up its effo...
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Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 is nearly final
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Corp.'s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time. That's one message Chief Executive Steve Ballmer delivered o...
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 millio...
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Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting. In a letter to key lawmakers...
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Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a ...
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Job losses hit 2.4 million-more pain ahead
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Americans probably suffered a net loss of 2.4 million jobs last year, with the pain likely to stretch well into 2009 and possibly beyond, underscoring the r...
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Motorola unveils recycled phone, touch-screen internet deviceJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc., the money-losing mobile-phone maker, will release a handset made of recycled plastic water bottles and a touch-screen device that will compete with Apple...
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Microsoft says sales of Xbox 360 reach 28 million through 2008Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. said sales of the Xbox 360 video-game console reached 28 million units since its introduction three years ago. Xbox sales were more than 8 million ahead ...
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Apple CEO Jobs has hormone imbalance, says he's fine
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a treatable hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight...