Facebook's owners now plan to sell 25 percent more shares in the company as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering.
Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand.
Leaders in Rhode Island are working to help former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company remain viable after it failed to make a scheduled $1.1 million payment to the state's economic development agency.
Rhode Island officials held an emergency meeting Wednesday that could determine the fate of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company.
Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world's largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm.
Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world's largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm.
An industry report says software piracy in Asia cost businesses more than $20 billion in lost sales last year.
Illegal copying of computer programs in Asia cost businesses $21 billion in lost sales last year and China was on course to set a dubious new record - overtaking the U.S. in losses caused by software piracy.
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected this week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected this week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) says the state must do "everything possible" to keep former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company solvent and prevent the state from having to pay the...
Rhode Island leaders are working to help former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company remain viable after it failed to make a scheduled $1.125 million payment to the state's economic development agency.
A teenage driver in Connecticut is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a 44-year-old jogger. The victim's father blames his death on "stupidity."
A teenage driver in Connecticut is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a 44-year-old jogger. The victim's father blames his death on "stupidity."
Facebook is raising the price at which it plans to sell stock to the public.
Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.
By The Associated Press Hedge fund Elliott Management nominated five candidates for the board of BMC Software Inc. and told the business software developer that its future will be "increasingly difficult"...
By The Associated Press Hedge fund Elliott Management nominated five candidates for the board of BMC Software Inc. and told the business software developer that its future will be "increasingly difficult"...
By The Associated Press Facebook is selling 180 million of its shares in its initial public offering. Another 157 million are coming from existing stockholders, including the company's earliest...
By The Associated Press Facebook is selling 180 million of its shares in its initial public offering. Another 157 million are coming from existing stockholders, including the company's earliest...
An early Facebook employee and former assistant to Mark Zuckerberg will have a memoir out this summer.
An early Facebook employee and former assistant to Mark Zuckerberg will have a memoir out this summer.
By The Associated Press EVEN OUT: A study shows customer satisfaction among the Big 4 wireless carriers is basically even.
By The Associated Press EVEN OUT: A study shows customer satisfaction among the Big 4 wireless carriers is basically even.
By The Associated Press STATUS UPDATE: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship. The Brazil-born 30-year-old became a U.S. citizen in 1998 but has lived in Singapore since...
By The Associated Press STATUS UPDATE: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship. The Brazil-born 30-year-old became a U.S. citizen in 1998 but has lived in Singapore since...
Alexandria, Va., is having a love affair with books.
Alexandria, Va., is having a love affair with books.
Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.
Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial...
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial...
Eduardo Saverin's spokesman says the Facebook co-founder has renounced his U.S. citizenship, a move that could save him hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship, a move expected to save him hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes stemming from the company's impending initial public offering.
Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels - or a lot of money.
Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels - or a lot of money.
By The Associated Press The Associated Press-GfK Poll on terrorism and the war in Afghanistan was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from May 3-7. It is based on landline...
By The Associated Press The Associated Press-CNBC Poll on the social networking website Facebook and its upcoming initial public offering was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate...
Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they're basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers,...
Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they're basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers,...
Look, no hands. Scooting about on what looks like a floating car seat is no sweat for anyone with Honda's new hands-free robotics technology.
Look, no hands. Scooting about on what looks like a floating car seat is no sweat for anyone with Honda's new hands-free robotics technology.
Look, no hands. Scooting about in a unicycle is no sweat with Honda's new robotics technology.
Look, no hands. Scooting about in a unicycle is no sweat with Honda's new robotics technology.
Best Buy's founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman after an investigation found that he knew that the CEO was having a relationship with a female employee and did not alert the audit committee.
Best Buy's founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman of the beleaguered consumer-electronics chain after the company's investigation revealed that he failed to alert the board of directors when he learned...
By The Associated Press Online deals company Groupon Inc. reported a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in its first quarter on Monday, helped by demand from a growing customer base. In a...
By The Associated Press Online deals company Groupon Inc. reported a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in its first quarter on Monday, helped by demand from a growing customer base. In a...
Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.
Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.
By The Associated Press CHANGE OF FORTUNES? Online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer...
By The Associated Press CHANGE OF FORTUNES? Online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer...
Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet company's ousting of CEO Scott Thompson just four months after his...
Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet company's ousting of CEO Scott Thompson just four months after his...
Online deals company Groupon is reporting a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue for the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer base.
Signaling a change of fortunes, online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer base.
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
Yahoo ended Scott Thompson's four-month stint as its CEO without giving him a severance package.
Yahoo ended Scott Thompson's four-month stint as its CEO without giving him a severance package, according to documents filed Monday.
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
Shares of Millennial Media Inc. fell in aftermarket trading Monday after the mobile advertising company offered disappointing revenue forecasts for the second quarter and the full year.
Shares of Millennial Media Inc. fell in aftermarket trading Monday after the mobile advertising company offered disappointing revenue forecasts for the second quarter and the full year.
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected this week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected this week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook and its shareholders are hoping to raise as much as $11.8 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It would be the largest IPO ever for an Internet company. Here are...
By The Associated Press Facebook and its shareholders are hoping to raise as much as $11.8 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It would be the largest IPO ever for an Internet company. Here are...
By The Associated Press Facebook is selling 180 million of its shares in its initial public offering. Another 157 million are coming from existing stockholders, including the company's earliest...
By The Associated Press Facebook is selling 180 million of its shares in its initial public offering. Another 157 million are coming from existing stockholders, including the company's earliest...
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection.
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
A registered sex offender has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating a 12-year-old New York boy with a pool cue - a crime that was solved when the boy identified the man via Facebook photos.
A registered sex offender has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating a 12-year-old New York boy with a pool cue - a crime that was solved when the boy identified the man via Facebook photos.
By The Associated Press Groupon Inc.'s shares soared in trading Monday ahead of the online deals company's first-quarter financial report, which comes out after the market closes.
By The Associated Press Groupon Inc.'s shares soared in trading Monday ahead of the online deals company's first-quarter financial report, which comes out after the market closes.
Shares of communications equipment maker Tii Network Technologies Inc. surged more than 40 percent Monday after the company said it will be purchased by Kelta Inc. in a deal that gives shareholders a 48 percent premium.
Shares of communications equipment maker Tii Network Technologies Inc. surged more than 40 percent Monday after the company said it will be purchased by Kelta Inc. in a deal that gives shareholders a 48 percent premium.
A Chicago man has pleaded not guilty to computer hacking charges stemming from an investigation aimed at taking out key players in the worldwide group Anonymous.
A Chicago man facing computer hacking charges in a federal investigation targeting the worldwide group Anonymous is entertaining himself behind bars the old fashioned way: by reading books.
Welcome, Holly Golightly, to the digital revolution.
Welcome, Holly Golightly, to the digital revolution.
At age 95, Kirk Douglas is not too old to give e-books a shot.
At age 95, Kirk Douglas is not too old to give e-books a shot.
By The Associated Press Here is a list of CEOs at Yahoo Inc.:
By The Associated Press Here is a list of CEOs at Yahoo Inc.:
By The Associated Press Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance:
By The Associated Press Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance:
By The Associated Press NAME: Scott Thompson
By The Associated Press NAME: Scott Thompson
Francesca's Holdings Corp. says that it fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media.
Francesca's Holdings Corp. said Monday that it fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media.
By The Associated Press Key points in controversy over inaccuracies in Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's resume
By The Associated Press Key points in controversy over inaccuracies in Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's resume
By The Associated Press NAME: Ross Levinsohn
By The Associated Press NAME: Ross Levinsohn
By The Associated Press A look at who played key roles as Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson departs amid resume controversy:
By The Associated Press A look at who played key roles as Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson departs amid resume controversy:
By The Associated Press NAME: Mark Zuckerberg
By The Associated Press NAME: Mark Zuckerberg
He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO.
He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO.
Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs.
Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.
The Wall Street Journal's technology blog AllThings D is reporting that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down.
Yahoo swept out Scott Thompson as CEO Sunday in an effort to clean up a mess created by a misleading resume that destroyed his credibility as he set out to turn around the long-troubled Internet company.
Online clothing and accessories retailer Bluefly Inc. said Monday that its loss widened in the first three months of the year on increased discounting and a payout for its outgoing CEO.
Online clothing and accessories retailer Bluefly Inc. said Monday that its loss widened in the first three months of the year on increased discounting and a payout for its outgoing CEO.
Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO. Facebook's chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever.
Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.
By The Associated Press - May 3: Yahoo Inc. confirms that CEO Scott Thompson has only an accounting degree from Stonehill College near Boston, and no degree in computer science. The inaccuracy had appeared...
By The Associated Press - May 3: Yahoo Inc. confirms that CEO Scott Thompson has only an accounting degree from Stonehill College near Boston, and no degree in computer science. The inaccuracy had appeared...
By The Associated Press Many prominent people have seen their careers founder after inaccuracies were revealed in their academic or professional biographies, including two leaders of Yahoo Inc. departing...
By The Associated Press Many prominent people have seen their careers founder after inaccuracies were revealed in their academic or professional biographies, including two leaders of Yahoo Inc. departing...
By The Associated Press - WHO'S OUT: Scott Thompson, former CEO.
By The Associated Press - WHO'S OUT: Scott Thompson, former CEO.
By The Associated Press NAME: Ross Levinsohn
By The Associated Press NAME: Ross Levinsohn
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives have addressed prospective investors at a hotel luncheon in Silicon Valley.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives addressed about 200 prospective investors Friday at a hotel luncheon in Silicon Valley.
By The Associated Press UPDATE: Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share. The changes are in response to an audit by...
By The Associated Press UPDATE: Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share. The changes are in response to an audit by...
Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share.
Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share.
By The Associated Press STAYING SECRET: A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users...
By The Associated Press STAYING SECRET: A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:
By The Associated Press Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press REVELATION: Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks says Prime Minister David Cameron commiserated with her after she quit in the wake of Britain's tabloid phone hacking...
By The Associated Press REVELATION: Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks says Prime Minister David Cameron commiserated with her after she quit in the wake of Britain's tabloid phone hacking...
By The Associated Press Some key developments in the eight years since Facebook Inc.'s creation:
By The Associated Press Some key developments in the eight years since Facebook Inc.'s creation:
By The Associated Press Monster Worldwide Inc.'s shares soared in trading Friday on a report that LinkedIn Corp. and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners are among several parties considering...
By The Associated Press Monster Worldwide Inc.'s shares soared in trading Friday on a report that LinkedIn Corp. and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners are among several parties considering...
The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and iPads, citing the risk of fire.
The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and iPads, citing the risk of fire.
Facebook can be a terrific way to connect with friends and family, a colossal drain on your time and productivity, or a little of both. Soon, another facet will emerge: investment opportunity.
Ask people what they think about Facebook, and you're likely to hear everything from "It's a terrific way to connect with friends and family," to "It's a colossal drain on time and productivity."
Shares of communications network equipment maker Ciena jumped Friday after Verizon said it will use the company's technology as it upgrades its global optical network.
Shares of communications network equipment maker Ciena jumped Friday after Verizon said it will use the company's technology as it upgrades its global optical network.
A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request related to the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China.
A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China.
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give users more clarity on how the information they share is used by the company. The move comes a week ahead of its expected initial public offering of stock.
Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give users more clarity on how the information they share is used by the company. The move comes a week ahead of its expected initial public offering of stock.
By The Associated Press THE RESULTS: Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion) to complete a year of record red ink.
By The Associated Press THE RESULTS: Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion) to complete a year of record red ink.
Finnish mobile game developer Rovio has announced it will launch a successor to its immensely popular wingless birds franchise "Angry Birds" in the next few months.
Finnish mobile game developer Rovio has announced it will launch a successor to its immensely popular wingless birds franchise "Angry Birds" in the next few months.
Panasonic's January-March losses have ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion), completing a year of record red ink at the Japanese electronics maker battered by natural disasters and an ailing TV business.
Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion), completing a year of record red ink at the Japanese electronics maker battered by natural disasters and an ailing TV business.
A published report says Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson didn't provide the information that led the troubled Internet company to list a bogus college degree in his official biography.
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is assuring his colleagues that he didn't supply the incorrect information that led the troubled Internet company to list a bogus college degree in his official biography, according to a person...
By The Associated Press FACEBOOK FRIENDLY: Microsoft's Bing search engine is switching to a new format that will sort results into three different columns. The centerpiece will be a feature called...
By The Associated Press FACEBOOK FRIENDLY: Microsoft's Bing search engine is switching to a new format that will sort results into three different columns. The centerpiece will be a feature called...
Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.
Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.
Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.
Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
EMC Corp., one of the world's largest makers of data-storage computers, said Thursday that it was adding to its flash storage product lineup with the purchase of an Israeli company.
EMC Corp., one of the world's largest makers of data-storage computers, said Thursday that it was adding to its flash storage product lineup with the purchase of an Israeli company.
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
An eyewear website operator who prosecutors say left dozens and possibly hundreds of customers fearing for their lives is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in New York.
A judge delayed the sentencing of an eyewear website operator who intimidated customers, saying he first wants to hear testimony from dozens of victims who reported they were threatened with violence, including murder and...
Sony Corp. has racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink.
Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround under a new president.
Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. rose Thursday after the company posted upbeat quarterly results and doubled its commitment to buying back shares.
Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. rose Thursday after the company posted upbeat quarterly results and doubled its commitment to buying back shares.
Southern California rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies and Nevada's Bigelow Aerospace are teaming to offer passenger launches to private space stations.
Southern California rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies and Nevada's Bigelow Aerospace are teaming to offer passenger launches to private space stations.
A New Jersey woman admitted Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl she was allegedly babysitting and putting a video of the assault on the Internet.
A New Jersey woman admitted Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl she was allegedly babysitting and putting a video of the assault on the Internet.
U.S. consumers have had their fill of expensive, contract-based phone plans.
U.S. consumers have had their fill of expensive, contract-based phone plans.
A 74 percent jump in first-quarter net income wasn't enough for investors of Priceline.com Inc. Worried about inklings of slowing growth, they drove the stock down in premarket trading Thursday, a day after its...
A 74 percent jump in first-quarter net income wasn't enough for investors of Priceline.com Inc. Worried about inklings of slowing growth, they drove the stock down in premarket trading Thursday, a day after its...
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a clampdown on mobile network operators to protect consumers from paying excessive prices for using their phones and tablet computers abroad.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a clampdown on mobile network operators to protect consumers from paying excessive prices for using their phones and tablet computers abroad.
A court in The Hague, Netherlands has ordered Internet providers to block the The Pirate Bay website or face large fines, a ruling that means accessing the Swedish-born site directly will soon be impossible for most Dutch...
A court in The Hague, Netherlands has ordered Internet providers to block the The Pirate Bay website or face large fines, a ruling that means accessing the Swedish-born site directly will soon be impossible for most Dutch...
Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. slid in premarket trading on Thursday as the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment raised the possibility of a big slowdown in technology spending.
Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. slid in premarket trading on Thursday as the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment raised the possibility of a big slowdown in technology spending.
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it is aiming to launch flat-panel TVs using new screen technology called OLED during the second half of this year in the domestic market.
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it is aiming to launch flat-panel TVs using new screen technology called OLED during the second half of this year in the domestic market.
U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. said Thursday it is in talks to acquire Elpida Memory Inc., which earlier this year filed for Japan's largest-ever manufacturing bankruptcy.
U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. said Thursday it is in talks to acquire Elpida Memory Inc., which earlier this year filed for Japan's largest-ever manufacturing bankruptcy.
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's biggest assembler of consumer electronics, has begun work on a Shanghai headquarters that it says will help spearhead its efforts to sell more in the China market.
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's biggest assembler of consumer electronics, began work Thursday on a Shanghai headquarters that it says will help spearhead its efforts to sell more in the China market.
T-Mobile USA says Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson will supply the equipment for its new wireless broadband network, a project worth $4 billion.
Will Americans buy a Chinese smartphone? We're about to find out, as Huawei, one of the world's biggest phone makers, is planning a big push into U.S. cellphone stores.
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said its profit jumped 30 percent in the first quarter because of a large tax credit and better results at its units in Thailand and Indonesia.
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said its profit jumped 30 percent in the first quarter because of a large tax credit and better results at its units in Thailand and Indonesia.
It took a return to the South to get me back on Foursquare.
It took a return to the South to get me back on Foursquare.
Cisco Systems Inc. lowered analyst expectations for its current quarter ending in July, largely because the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment is having trouble closing major sales with corporate...
Cisco Systems Inc. lowered analyst expectations for its current quarter ending in July, largely because the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment is having trouble closing major sales with corporate...
By The Associated Press POSSIBLE TROUBLE AHEAD: Cisco Systems raised fears of a slowdown in technology spending with a sobering forecast that it traced to skittish customers concerned about the fragile...
By The Associated Press POSSIBLE TROUBLE AHEAD: Cisco Systems raised fears of a slowdown in technology spending with a sobering forecast that it traced to skittish customers concerned about the fragile...
Cisco's quarterly earnings surged 20 percent in the latest sign that a recently completed overhaul is paying off for the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment.
Cisco raised the specter late Wednesday of a jarring slowdown in technology spending, alarming investors already fretting about the economy's fragile condition.
By The Associated Press QUARTER TOPPER: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., under fire for phone hacking in Britain, said its third-quarter net income grew 47 percent with higher revenue from movies and from...
By The Associated Press QUARTER TOPPER: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., under fire for phone hacking in Britain, said its third-quarter net income grew 47 percent with higher revenue from movies and from...
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
Facebook says the number of people logging into Facebook is continuing to grow more quickly than the number of ads delivered.
Facebook says the number of people logging in is continuing to grow more quickly than the number of ads delivered.
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut, expected next week, will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August...
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their...
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income declined because of lower revenue from its games, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street's expectations and the...
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income declined because of lower revenue from its games, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street's expectations and the...
Take-Two has delayed the release of "BioShock Infinite," an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912.
Take-Two has delayed the release of "BioShock Infinite," an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912.
By The Associated Press GOING APES: Several zoos are experimenting with computers. Six orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island use an iPad to communicate and as part of a mental stimulus program.
By The Associated Press GOING APES: Several zoos are experimenting with computers. Six orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island use an iPad to communicate and as part of a mental stimulus program.
By The Associated Press COMING UP: Prime Minister David Cameron's friendships with two suspects at the heart of Britain's phone hacking scandal will come under the spotlight.
By The Associated Press COMING UP: Prime Minister David Cameron's friendships with two suspects at the heart of Britain's phone hacking scandal will come under the spotlight.
By The Associated Press COMING BACK: The group that is overseeing a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its...
By The Associated Press COMING BACK: The group that is overseeing a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its...
Norwegian police say they have arrested two teenage hackers accused of so-called denial-of-service attacks against websites in Norway, the U.S. and other countries.
Norwegian police say they have arrested two teenage hackers accused of so-called denial-of-service attacks against websites in Norway, the U.S. and other countries.
The organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its computer system for weeks.
The organization overseeing a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its computer system for weeks.
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
In a blow to Illinois' sweeping eavesdropping law, a federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked its enforcement in cases where someone is recording a police officer at work.
In a blow to Illinois' sweeping eavesdropping law, a federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked its enforcement in cases where someone is recording a police officer at work.
Shares of Demand Media Inc. surged before the market opening Wednesday after the Internet content company brightened its outlook for the year, calming some long-running concerns about its reliance on Google.
Shares of Demand Media Inc. surged before the market opening Wednesday after the Internet content company brightened its outlook for the year, calming some long-running concerns about its reliance on Google.
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, is expected to report continued progress when it reveals its latest financial results Wednesday.
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, is expected to report continued progress when it reveals its latest financial results Wednesday.
By The Associated Press DEAPRTING DIRECTOR: Patti Hart is surrendering her seat on Yahoo's board of directors amid a flap about an inaccuracy in CEO Scott Thompson's academic credentials. Hart led...
By The Associated Press DEAPRTING DIRECTOR: Patti Hart is surrendering her seat on Yahoo's board of directors amid a flap about an inaccuracy in CEO Scott Thompson's academic credentials. Hart led...
Shares of Zynga Inc. fell to their lowest level yet Tuesday after the chief executive of rival Electronic Arts Inc. suggested Zynga paid too much for a recent acquisition, and analysts fretted about the declining number of...
Shares of Zynga Inc. fell to their lowest level yet Tuesday after the chief executive of rival Electronic Arts Inc. suggested Zynga paid too much for a recent acquisition, and analysts fretted about the declining number of...
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has hired two new senior executives as it faces its most difficult period in its history.
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior executives, including a marketing chief, as the company looks to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone.
A published report says a Yahoo director who didn't challenge an inaccuracy in CEO Scott Thompson's academic record will step down from the troubled Internet company's board.
The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's official biography has claimed its first casualty - the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
By The Associated Press Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance:
By The Associated Press Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance:
By The Associated Press NAME: Scott Thompson
By The Associated Press NAME: Scott Thompson
The mayor of Hobbs, N.M., says his city has been chosen as the site for a $1 billion scientific ghost town where researchers will be able to test everything from renewable energy innovations to intelligent traffic systems...
A scientific ghost town in the heart of southeastern New Mexico oil and gas country will hum with the latest next-generation technology - but no people.
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004.
By The Associated Press Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004.
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:
Twitter is resisting an attempt by New York City prosecutors to gain access to the account of an Occupy Wall Street protester.
Twitter is resisting an attempt by prosecutors to gain access to the message history of a writer and activist who was arrested during Occupy Wall Street protests last fall.
By The Associated Press THE DEAL: Myspace settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.
By The Associated Press THE DEAL: Myspace settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.
By The Associated Press Some recent government actions related to privacy:
By The Associated Press Some recent government actions related to privacy:
Myspace, the once mighty social network, has settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and agreed to submit to privacy audits over the next 20 years.
Myspace, the once-mighty social network ultimately toppled by Facebook, settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and agreed to submit to privacy audits over the next 20 years.
By The Associated Press Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry, said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior executives, including a marketing chief, as the company looks...
By The Associated Press Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry, said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior executives, including a marketing chief, as the company looks...
Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. says that it will spend $650 million to increase its effective control of satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. to 45.2 percent.
Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. said Tuesday that it will spend $650 million to increase its effective control of satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. to 45.2 percent.
Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' phone bills.
Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' phone bills.
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
By The Associated Press Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected cable and satellite TV companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects:
Discovery Communications Inc., operator of pay TV networks like Animal Planet, said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income fell 28 percent as it booked losses on its investment in the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Discovery Communications Inc., operator of pay TV networks like Animal Planet, said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income fell 28 percent as it booked losses on its investment in the Oprah Winfrey Network.
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
By The Associated Press NEW HIRES: Frank Boulben will be the new chief marketing officer at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. Kristian Tear is the new chief operating officer.
By The Associated Press NEW HIRES: Frank Boulben will be the new chief marketing officer at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. Kristian Tear is the new chief operating officer.
The organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes is offering full refunds to companies and organizations affected by a weeks-long delay in taking proposals.
The organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes is offering full refunds to companies and organizations affected by a weeks-long delay in taking proposals.
The head of AT&T's wireless business says he's looking to introduce plans that share a data allowance among family members, similar to the way it sells family calling plans.
The head of AT&T's wireless business says he's looking to introduce plans that share a data allowance among family members, similar to the way it sells family calling plans.
DirecTV Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income rose 8.5 percent, driven by subscriber growth in Latin America. But the number of subscribers added in the U.S. declined.
DirecTV Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income rose 8.5 percent, driven by subscriber growth in Latin America. But the number of subscribers added in the U.S. declined.
By The Associated Press Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:
By The Associated Press Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:
By The Associated Press THE WINNERS: Nokia Siemens Networks and LM Ericsson AB will supply the network equipment for T-Mobile USA's new wireless broadband network, a project worth $4 billion.
By The Associated Press THE WINNERS: Nokia Siemens Networks and LM Ericsson AB will supply the network equipment for T-Mobile USA's new wireless broadband network, a project worth $4 billion.
By The Associated Press SPORTS ANYWHERE: WatchESPN, the online and mobile version of Disney's popular sports TV network, was activated Tuesday for most of Comcast's 22 million video subscribers.
By The Associated Press SPORTS ANYWHERE: WatchESPN, the online and mobile version of Disney's popular sports TV network, was activated Tuesday for most of Comcast's 22 million video subscribers.
By The Associated Press TRILINGUAL: A new circular vacuum-cleaner robot from Sharp Corp. can talk in three languages and even knows a hip humorous dialect.
By The Associated Press TRILINGUAL: A new circular vacuum-cleaner robot from Sharp Corp. can talk in three languages and even knows a hip humorous dialect.
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