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AP Top Technology News At 11:22 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....
Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians TOKYO (AP) -- On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion....
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....
Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) -- Netflix is going Dutch....
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....
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