Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
DALLAS — A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.
Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
BEIJING — Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.
Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
LOS ANGELES — Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.
Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
NEW YORK — "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.
HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable areas of technology appear to be easing the pain.
Twitter adds security measure to logins
|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
NEW YORK — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.
Gadgets: Protect your electronics from the elements this summer
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
For the most part, portable electronic gadgets and water are a bad combination. But here are a bunch of waterproof accessories to keep your reading, music, photos or calls beach-, water- and even fishing-friendly this summer.
The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
NEW YORK — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
Fox show brings messy workplaces to television
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
NEW YORK — This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week.
Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer
|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.
Tech Q&A: Which TV system for digital age?
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
QUESTION: If you were to start from scratch with a TV system in your home, how would you do it?
Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag
|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell.
Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
TOKYO — Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division.
Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.
First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
REDMOND, Wash. — Will gamers want One?
Senate panel approves immigration bill
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
WASHINGTON — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
NEW YORK — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
|Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
BERLIN — German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.
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