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The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:17:36 GMT By DAVID BAUDER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AP_ON_TV_AFTER_OPRAH?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_SKOREA_IPHONE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:49:35 GMT By KELLY OLSEN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_SKOREA_IPHONE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IPO_WRAP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:26 GMT By TALI ARBEL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IPO_WRAP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_VIVENDI_NBC_UNIVERSAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:48 GMT By DEBORAH YAO and GREG KELLER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_VIVENDI_NBC_UNIVERSAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BARNES__NOBLE_NOOK_SHORTAGE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes &amp; Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BARNES__NOBLE_NOOK_SHORTAGE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEARCH_ENGINE_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:32 GMT By DINESH RAMDE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEARCH_ENGINE_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MICROSOFT_VOUCHERS_NORTH_CAROLINA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MICROSOFT_VOUCHERS_NORTH_CAROLINA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EU_ORACLE_SUN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:51 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EU_ORACLE_SUN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DELL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some of the computer industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:33 GMT By JORDAN ROBERTSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DELL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIGITAL_LIBRARIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:19 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIGITAL_LIBRARIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_SONY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TOKYO (AP) -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:47 GMT By YURI KAGEYAMA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_SONY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CUBA_DISSIDENT_BLOGGER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HAVANA (AP) -- President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:35:53 GMT By WILL WEISSERT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CUBA_DISSIDENT_BLOGGER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBAY_SKYPE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:21:16 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBAY_SKYPE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ON_THE_CALL_DELL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A key element of Dell Inc.'s turnaround strategy has been a vow not to cut prices as aggressively as rivals just to keep market share. The tactic has allowed competitors such as Acer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to steal business from Dell, and this fall Dell lost its ranking as the world's No. 2 PC maker.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:09:55 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ON_THE_CALL_DELL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AOL_LAYOFFS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:44 GMT By RACHEL METZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AOL_LAYOFFS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_OPERATING_SYSTEM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:16 GMT By MICHAEL LIEDTKE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_OPERATING_SYSTEM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIRECTV_SPINOFF?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:54 GMT By DEBORAH YAO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIRECTV_SPINOFF?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_YAHOO_TWITTER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:38:58 GMT By MICHAEL LIEDTKE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_YAHOO_TWITTER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_VIDEO_CAPTIONING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:55 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_VIDEO_CAPTIONING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ATT_VERIZON_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&amp;T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ATT_VERIZON_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MALONE_COMCAST_NBC?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:56 GMT By DEBORAH YAO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MALONE_COMCAST_NBC?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_NETEASE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Chinese online gaming company NetEase.com Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose on higher revenue from online games.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:45:57 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_NETEASE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_SEMTECH?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss due to a charge related to its acquisition of Sierra Monolithics Inc.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:44:59 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_SEMTECH?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARVELL_BOARD_MEMBER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:24 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARVELL_BOARD_MEMBER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MARIO_ENDURES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:41:48 GMT By BARBARA ORTUTAY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MARIO_ENDURES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEMTECH_ACQUISITION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Sierra Monolithics Inc. for $180 million in cash.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:54 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEMTECH_ACQUISITION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VERIZON_LAYOFFS_CORRECTIVE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- In a Nov. 17 story about job cuts at Verizon Communications Inc., The Associated Press, relying on a labor union report, erroneously reported that Verizon is laying off more than 1,000 employees in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:18 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VERIZON_LAYOFFS_CORRECTIVE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIRECTV_CEO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DirecTV Group Inc. chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left just as the nation's largest satellite TV provider was in the midst of a spinoff.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:56 GMT By DEBORAH YAO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DIRECTV_CEO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_FACEBOOK_CHARITIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:59:46 GMT By BARBARA ORTUTAY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_FACEBOOK_CHARITIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_SONY_E_READER_DELAY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:52:11 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_SONY_E_READER_DELAY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IBM_SERVICES_DEAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- IBM Corp. said Wednesday it signed a contract extension worth 300 million pounds ($500 million) with a British government agency that licenses drivers and registers their cars.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:35:34 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IBM_SERVICES_DEAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ACTIVISION_BLIZZARD_CALL_OF_DUTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:55:02 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ACTIVISION_BLIZZARD_CALL_OF_DUTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HACKERS_SCIENTOLOGY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:28 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HACKERS_SCIENTOLOGY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DIGITAL_LIFE_TECH_TEST_PALM_PIXI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:02:12 GMT By RACHEL METZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DIGITAL_LIFE_TECH_TEST_PALM_PIXI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_FACEBOOK_GAME_CONSOLES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social network this week.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:26:32 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_FACEBOOK_GAME_CONSOLES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_T_MOBILE_UNIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Union officials in the United States are teaming up with their German counterparts in a bid to organize workers at wireless carrier T-Mobile USA.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:57 GMT By SAM HANANEL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_T_MOBILE_UNIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_COMPUTER_VIRUS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:04 GMT By RAPHAEL G. SATTER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_COMPUTER_VIRUS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GIANT_TELESCOPE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HONOLULU (AP) -- Chinese astronomers have signed on to participate in the development of the world's largest telescope that will be built atop a Hawaii volcano, a group said Tuesday.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:08 GMT By AUDREY McAVOY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GIANT_TELESCOPE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CYBER_MONDAY_SHOPPERS_WARNING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:06 GMT By LOLITA C. BALDOR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CYBER_MONDAY_SHOPPERS_WARNING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_CHINA_MICROSOFT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BEIJING (AP) -- A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing dispute with a local supplier.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:53 GMT By JOE McDONALD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_CHINA_MICROSOFT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ETHICS_LEAK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:04 GMT By RICHARD LARDNER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ETHICS_LEAK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_IBM_BRAIN_MAPPING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:02:48 GMT By JORDAN ROBERTSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_IBM_BRAIN_MAPPING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MYSPACE_IMEEM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:17:17 GMT By RYAN NAKASHIMA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MYSPACE_IMEEM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_CONCUR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Concur Technologies Inc., which makes corporate expense-management software, said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose as revenue got a boost from a 13 percent increase in subscription revenue.... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:52:39 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_CONCUR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_AUTODESK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) -- Design and engineering software maker Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday its business looks "increasingly stable" despite posting a sharp drop in third-quarter profit.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:32:51 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_AUTODESK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INTERDIGITAL_OUTLOOK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) -- Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter revenue between $75 million and $76 million, which falls slightly below Wall Street's expectations.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:52:20 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INTERDIGITAL_OUTLOOK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MICROSOFT_CLOUD_UPDATE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:40:53 GMT By JESSICA MINTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_MICROSOFT_CLOUD_UPDATE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_PHONE_RECORDS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:35 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_PHONE_RECORDS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERCOMPUTER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- At least for the moment, the world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet - climate change, renewable energy, new medicines - rather than advances in nuclear weapons that might blow it up.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:16 GMT By DUNCAN MANSFIELD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERCOMPUTER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WORD_OF_THE_YEAR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:05:02 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WORD_OF_THE_YEAR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_T_MOBILE_SIDEKICK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:18 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_T_MOBILE_SIDEKICK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TWITTER_CALIFORNIA_POLITICS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:51:28 GMT By DON THOMPSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TWITTER_CALIFORNIA_POLITICS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_USA_TODAY_COLLEGES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:41:51 GMT By GENARO C. ARMAS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_USA_TODAY_COLLEGES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SENTENCING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BEIJING (AP) -- The founder of a Tibetan literary Web site was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of disclosing state secrets, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:27 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SENTENCING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HACKING_FIRMS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:31:01 GMT By LOLITA C. BALDOR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HACKING_FIRMS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_VIETNAM_FACEBOOK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:04:53 GMT By BEN STOCKING http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_VIETNAM_FACEBOOK?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_DELL_BAMBOO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEATTLE (AP) -- Bamboo has sprouted all over. It's being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered gentler on the Earth.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:07:00 GMT By JESSICA MINTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_DELL_BAMBOO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_YOUTUBE_REPORTERS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:01:36 GMT By MICHAEL LIEDTKE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_YOUTUBE_REPORTERS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_AVID?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) -- Multimedia software developer Avid Technology Inc. on Monday reported final, corrected third-quarter results that show its revenue was slightly lower than what it had originally reported in October.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:37:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_AVID?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VONAGE_SETTLEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:45:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VONAGE_SETTLEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_COMCAST_PAST_AND_FUTURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:37:26 GMT By DEBORAH YAO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_COMCAST_PAST_AND_FUTURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_COMCAST_TIMELINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Key events in Comcast Corp.'s history:... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:22:11 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_COMCAST_TIMELINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_INTERNET_CONFERENCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- United Nations officials forced free-speech advocates to take down a poster over its reference to China's Web restrictions at an Internet conference focused on freedom, saying Monday that it violated a ban on posters at events organized by the world body.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:23:17 GMT By TAREK EL-TABLAWY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_INTERNET_CONFERENCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PROTEIN_RESEARCH?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A Morgantown-based company is getting help from the state to develop technology that will help researchers identify disease-specific proteins.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:42 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PROTEIN_RESEARCH?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CISCO_TANDBERG?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA, the world's largest provider of videoconferencing equipment for business users, after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:29:09 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CISCO_TANDBERG?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ND_ENERGY_MANAGEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A North Dakota utility regulator is praising new computer software that's intended to help utility ratepayers reduce their energy use.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:32:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ND_ENERGY_MANAGEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_OBAMA_INTERNET?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SHANGHAI (AP) -- President Barack Obama is telling Chinese students that unrestricted Internet access in the United States is a source of strength and an open exchange of information makes all countries stronger.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_OBAMA_INTERNET?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_TWITTER_USER_LIST?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) -- Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:46:58 GMT By JULIA ZAPPEI http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TEC_TWITTER_USER_LIST?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FINLAND_TECHNOLOGY_STRIKE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HELSINKI (AP) -- Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FINLAND_TECHNOLOGY_STRIKE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_PAST_AND_FUTURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:16 GMT By DAVID BAUDER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_PAST_AND_FUTURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_INTEL_PROTEST?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JERUSALEM (AP) -- Intel Corp. said it has no plans to close a factory in Jerusalem on Saturdays, despite violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the chip maker of desecrating the Jewish Sabbath.... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:15:29 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_INTEL_PROTEST?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_NETWORK_TIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT The three original broadcast networks still around today can all be traced back to the National Broadcasting Co.... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:45:34 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_NETWORK_TIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_TIMELINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Some key dates in NBC's history:... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:44:01 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NBC_TIMELINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_BOOK_BATTLE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet search leader Google will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement that addresses objections of antitrust regulators.... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:35:26 GMT By MICHAEL LIEDTKE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_GOOGLE_BOOK_BATTLE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KASHMIR_CELL_PHONES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's impoverished residents, who depend on prepaid connections for inexpensive communication.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:26:41 GMT By AIJAZ HUSSAIN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KASHMIR_CELL_PHONES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SWITZERLAND_GOOGLE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GENEVA (AP) -- Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:23:28 GMT By FRANK JORDANS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SWITZERLAND_GOOGLE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FOIA_COMPLAINT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The state Supreme Court has ruled that public officials and public employees can keep their personal e-mails private.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:23:12 GMT By TOM BREEN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FOIA_COMPLAINT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAMES_STAR_TREK_ONLINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The most iconic setting in "Star Trek" almost didn't make it into the series' online video game.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:15 GMT By DERRIK J. LANG http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAMES_STAR_TREK_ONLINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STAR_TRIBUNE_CARSOUP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Star Tribune is partnering with CarSoup.com to sell vehicles online.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:55:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STAR_TRIBUNE_CARSOUP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DELL_SMART_PHONE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:21:15 GMT By JESSICA MINTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DELL_SMART_PHONE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOOGLE_YOUTUBE_1080P?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- YouTube says starting next week it will support the same high-resolution video that can now be seen on flat screen TVs.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:10:31 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOOGLE_YOUTUBE_1080P?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_VIDEO_GAME_SALES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:47:57 GMT By BARBARA ORTUTAY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_VIDEO_GAME_SALES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_VATICAN_INTERNET?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Vatican officials and Catholic bishops are getting a lesson on the Internet from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google executives as the church struggles to get its message out in the digital age.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:57:49 GMT By NICOLE WINFIELD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_VATICAN_INTERNET?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_BLACK_FRIDAY_DEALS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- You may want to check Facebook and Twitter before heading to the mall the day after Thanksgiving.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:35:52 GMT By BETSY VERECKEY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_BLACK_FRIDAY_DEALS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INTEL_AMD_SETTLEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Intel Corp. will pay $1.25 billion to make peace with Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the companies whose microprocessors run nearly all personal computers finally found common ground in a bitter and colorful dispute that caused international antitrust trouble for Intel.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:21 GMT By JORDAN ROBERTSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INTEL_AMD_SETTLEMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_INTERNET_TV_GUIDE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:06:24 GMT By MICHAEL LIEDTKE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_INTERNET_TV_GUIDE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ACTIVISION_CALL_OF_DUTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:36:36 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ACTIVISION_CALL_OF_DUTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_BCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Thursday its third-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by lower restructuring costs and taxes.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:44:18 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_BCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FDA_MEETING_ONLINE_ADS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:47:30 GMT By MATTHEW PERRONE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FDA_MEETING_ONLINE_ADS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_AOL_RESTRUCTURING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- New regulatory filings suggest many more layoffs could be coming at AOL LLC as the Internet company separates from Time Warner Inc. by the end of the year.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:24:18 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_AOL_RESTRUCTURING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAME_REVIEW_POP_MUSIC?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake guitar, microphone or a pair or drumsticks and figure out what to do with it.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:16:27 GMT By LOU KESTEN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAME_REVIEW_POP_MUSIC?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACEBOOK_ALIBI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:28:07 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACEBOOK_ALIBI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEWLETT_PACKARD_3COM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:03:56 GMT By JORDAN ROBERTSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEWLETT_PACKARD_3COM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_CTRIP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SHANGHAI (AP) -- Ctrip.com International Ltd., a Chinese travel service provider, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 80 percent on higher revenues from hotel and flight reservations and tour bookings.... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:36:06 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_CTRIP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_APPLIED_MATERIALS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Applied Materials Inc. said Wednesday that fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell by 40 percent and announced it would cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs to save money as it grapples with a business downturn.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:34 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_APPLIED_MATERIALS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_COMPUTER_SCIENCES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) -- Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal second quarter profit fell more than 50 percent from last year when it reaped a large tax benefit, but still beat Wall Street's forecast by 5 cents.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:55 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_COMPUTER_SCIENCES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_COMPANIES_ONLINE_ADS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- As federal regulators take their first tentative steps toward policing the wild west of medical information online, pharmaceutical companies are pressing their case to market drugs via Google, Twitter and other Web sites.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:43 GMT By MATTHEW PERRONE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_COMPANIES_ONLINE_ADS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DIGITAL_LIFE_TECH_TEST_BLACKBERRY_STORM2?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:28 GMT By RACHEL METZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_DIGITAL_LIFE_TECH_TEST_BLACKBERRY_STORM2?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_KINDLE_BLIND?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:57:17 GMT By RACHEL METZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_KINDLE_BLIND?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT