Capitol Hill staffers have made progress stitching together cybersecurity proposals into a huge bill, aides said, with Senate leadership putting it on their short list for passage this year. Get the full story »
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Sep. 9, 2010 at 5:29 p.m.
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Filed under: Computers, Defense, Policy, Politics, Privacy issues Cybercrime bill on list for passage this year
Sep. 9, 2010 at 1:42 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Software, Technology, Telecommunications, Updated, Wireless Apple eases app restrictions; Adobe shares jump
Apple Inc. is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems’ Flash software and could ease the tension between the two companies.
Shares of Adobe surged over 12 percent at mid-afternoon on Nasdaq Thursday, after Apple announced the changes.
Apple’s about-face follows a high-profile spat with Adobe last spring that saw Steve Jobs sharply criticize Flash technology. Get the full story »
Google claims to speed searches with Instant
Google Inc. unveiled a set of enhancements to its Internet search engine Wednesday that predict search queries as users type, promising to speed up the time it takes to find information online.
Google Instant, which is being launched Wednesday in the United States, delivers search results on a Web page before a user finishes typing in a query. The search results displayed on the page refresh and change as the user continues typing additional letters of the search term. Get the full story »
HP sues to keep ex-CEO Hurd from Oracle
Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing former Chief Executive Mark Hurd to stop him from taking a job at rival Oracle Corp.
The complaint filed Tuesday in a California state court comes a day after Oracle hired Hurd as co-president to help lead the database software maker as it tries to muscle in on more of HP’s turf. Get the full story »
Sep. 2, 2010 at 1:54 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless Google reported in talks for iTunes competitor
Google Inc. is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin has been leading conversations with the labels about what a new Google music service would look like, according to these sources. Get the full story »
Sep. 2, 2010 at 1:19 p.m.
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Filed under: Computers, Internet, Telecommunications, Wireless Google, AOL extend Web search pact
Google Inc. and AOL Inc. have agreed to extend their search partnership for five years and expanded their pact into mobile search and online video, two areas expected to grow as the media business transitions to digital communications.
The deal helps Google protect its dominant share of the fast-growing Web search business from smaller competitors, including Microsoft Corp. and IAC/InteractiveCorp. Get the full story »
Toshiba recalls 41,000 notebook computers
Toshiba America Information Systems and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary worldwide recall Thursday of41,000 T-series notebook computers, saying that they “can overheat at the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.”
Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.’s popular iPad.
Samsung Europe executive Thomas Richter said Thursday the device will offer users “a new galaxy of possibilities” with features such as mobile video conferencing and a video chat function. Get the full story »
Sep. 1, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.
Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Consumer electronics, Software, Updated TV box, iPods lead upgrades from Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the features of the new Apple iPod Nano at a news conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Jobs ditches the turtleneck today. (AP)
Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model.
The new Apple TV announced Wednesday will only let people rent, not buy, content. For first-run high-definition movies the day they come out on DVD, people will have to pay $4.99. High-definition TV show rentals will be 99 cents. Get the full story »
Sep. 1, 2010 at 5:36 a.m.
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Filed under: Computers, Consumer electronics, Consumer news, Media, Movies, Radio, Software iPod, Apple TV upgrades expected today
With the unveiling of a new set of Apple Inc. products — likely to include music-related devices, but also the possible major upgrade of a TV gadget — Steve Jobs and company are again poised to cause a stir in the tech world.
Apple watchers are predicting that Chief Executive Jobs, at a company event today in San Francisco, will announce updates to Apple’s lineup of ubiquitous iPod media players, and also changes to its iTunes store to make it more friendly to mobile devices. Get the full story »
Ameritrade fixes derivatives platform glitch
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday that it had resolved technology issues that slowed trading and other functions on its Thinkorswim derivatives platform.
The retail brokerage cited a problem with one of Thinkorswim’s market-scanning functions, which affected customers Monday and resurfaced shortly after the open Tuesday. Get the full story »
Big-name companies to unveil more iPad rivals
From The Financial Times | Big-name manufacturers, including Samsung and Toshiba, will present rivals to the iPad this week, as Apple prepares to introduce a raft of new products.
Samsung and Toshiba are expected to lead a tablet charge at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin on Thursday, hours after a San Francisco media event where an annual update of Apple’s iPod range is expected. But analysts say it will take time for Apple’s rivals to whittle away at the iPad’s dominance. Get the full story »
Intel to buy Infineon’s mobile unit for $1.4B
Intel will buy German chipmaker Infineon’s wireless unit for $1.4 billion, enabling the U.S. chipmaker to boost its presence in the smartphone market. The cash transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 and the mobile unit will remain as a standalone business, the companies said in a statement on Monday. Get the full story »
