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AP Top Technology News At 3:25 a.m. EDT
DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015....
Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback NEW YORK (AP) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private....
Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family....
NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight....
Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role NEW YORK (AP) -- Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday....
Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders....
Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress....
With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom NEW YORK (AP) -- He really is more than a businessman....
US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group....
Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund BOSTON (AP) -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project....
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