Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to China

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg met some of China's top technology executives in Beijing this week..

What? again? Facebook Breaching Privacy

Many of the top applications on Facebook have been transmitting identifying information....

HP's new CEO hints that software will be priority

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new CEO signaled Friday that expanding the company's software business will be a top priority....

Yahoo losing 3 top execs, raising more worries

Three top Yahoo Inc. executives are leaving the slumping Internet company in an exodus that could put CEO Carol Bartz on the hot seat....

Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas

Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas....

BlackBerry maker offers tablet aimed at businesses

The company that gave us the BlackBerry - still the dominant phone in corporate circles - thinks its business customers will have room in their briefcases for at least one more device: the PlayBook....

Netflix CEO floats streaming-only option for U.S. — plus an apology

First, it marred what should have been a triumphant launch of its streaming-video service for Canada by hiring actors to pose as members of an "enthusiastic" crowd at a press conference....

2 men get 18 months for attack on Comcast website

Two men who hacked into Comcast Corp.'s website have been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Twenty-year-old Christopher Lewis of Newark, Del....

Oracle's net swells 20 pct amid Hurd hiring hubbub

Oracle Corp.'s net income swelled 20 percent in the latest quarter as the world's biggest maker of database software prospered from freer technology spending by corporations...

Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales

A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements...

FCC to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband

A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works out....

Report: HP close to buying ArcSight for $1.5B

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. may be close to another major acquisition. The company is nearing a deal to buy security software provider ArcSight...

Long expected, YouTube wades into live streaming

YouTube is making its long expected foray into live streaming by launching an experimental trial with four new media partners...

Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover

Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2010 NFL season, and along with it, a renewed interest in fantasy leagues and video games that let Monday-morning quarterbacks..

'Halo: Reach' aims to grab gamers again

Since fans lined up at midnight nearly three years ago for the release of the last "Halo" video game, a recession struck the economy, President Barack Obama...

Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes

U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc...

Google search accelerates with 'instant' results

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people..

Apple releases Safari updates

On Tuesday Apple issued minor updates to its Safari Web browser with “improvements to compatibility and security”: Safari 5.0.2 for Leopard and Snow Leopard (OS X 10.5.8 or later) or Windows (XP, Vista, and 7) and Safari 4.1.2 for Tiger (OS X 10.4.11)....

Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says

Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert?...

Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool

Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief...

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure

Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section...

New AOL search deal with Google includes mobile

Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week...

Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who...

China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use...

Electronic Arts brings 'Madden' to Facebook

Electronic Arts is bringing its popular "Madden" football game to Facebook. "Madden NFL Superstars" launches as a free application Tuesday.

MySpace users can now sync posts to Facebook

MySpace, which recently revamped itself to look more like Facebook, is now allowing users to sync their posts to Facebook, too...

3Par calls HP $30 bid 'superior'; Dell mulls reply

3Par calls HP $30 bid 'superior'; Dell mulls reply...
Data storage company 3Par Inc. says its board has determined that Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2 billion, $30-per-share takeover bid....

Facebook sued in California over teen endorsements

Two Los Angeles County teenagers are suing Facebook, claiming the social network effectively sold their names and images to advertisers without parental permission....

No solution for BlackBerry in India, 4 days to go

Efforts by Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, to broaden the debate over data encryption were dismissed by Indian industry groups as unnecessary...

Sony working on 3-D TVs that don't need glasses

Sony Corp. is working on 3-D televisions that don't need special glasses, joining a race with rival Toshiba Corp., but sees cost and technological hurdles....

Best Buy expands game trade-in program to stores

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Thursday it is offering store credit in exchange for used video games at nearly 600 of its stores, expanding an online trade-in program...

Study: Blacks and women talk and text more

Blacks talk twice as much as whites on their cell phones, and women talk and text more than men, according to an analysis of wireless bills by the Nielsen Co....

Head of Taiwan LCD maker barred from leaving US

The chief executive of a leading Taiwanese LCD screen maker has been barred from leaving the U.S. during a U.S. Justice Department.....

UK official decries video game with Taliban role

A video game that allows players to adopt the role of the Taliban is a "tasteless product," Britain's defense secretary said Sunday, calling on retailers....

Verizon looking at taking TV shows to the iPad

Think you need another TV in the home? Maybe the iPad, Apple Inc.'s tablet computer...

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NYC woman to Google: Who's posting trash about me?

A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and owner Google to unmask a cyber cipher who posted what she says are unauthorized videos of her

WikiLeaks says it won't be threatened by Pentagon

WikiLeaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the U.S. government...

Smartphone App Will Help Singles Hook

Singletons could soon have a new way of finding the person of their dreams - through an app on a smartphone....

Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs

The company behind the magicJack, the Internet phone gadget heavily advertised on television, has another trick up its sleeve: free phone calls from computers, smart phones and iPads....

WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files

WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said Thursday his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file...

Web embraces JetBlue flight attendant in NY ruckus

A folk hero in digital times, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has been thoroughly embraced by the Web....

Info freedom at center of Gulf's BlackBerry debate

The militants who carried out the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, used mobile phones and other handheld gadgets to coordinate an assault that left 166 dead...

Internet calling service Skype files for IPO

Skype SA, the Internet calling service that was controlled until last year by eBay Inc., filed Monday for a U.S. initial public offering..

Cyber criminals use Katrina Kaif as phishing bait

Actor Katrina Kaif may not have a whiff of it. Her morphed pictures are on the cyber space...

Apple to set up Japan Web warning on problem iPods

After prodding from the Japanese government, Apple Inc. will post prominent notices on its website warning that some older iPod Nano music players may overheat...

With ban looming, some Saudis sell off BlackBerrys

Some Saudis were trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead of a ban on the smart phone's messenger service in the kingdom...

Warner Music CEO looks 'beyond iTunes' amid losses

Digital download sales growth slowed further for Warner Music Group Corp. in its fiscal third quarter, prompting CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr...

Vonage makes free Facebook phone call app

Vonage, a pioneer of home phone service over the Internet, has a new application for the iPhone and Android phones that provides free calls between Facebook users..

Baidu's CEO Pursues Growth

Robin Li, CEO of search engine Baidu, is looking to develop other revenue streams...

HP reaches settlement with DOJ in kickbacks case

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that it has agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit by the Department of Justice, which alleged that HP...

Google Blasts Apple on Ad Rules

The flap underscores the rising stakes associated with selling ads on cellphones, a small but fast-growing market...

Ballmer: Tablet coming 'as soon as we can'

Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel Corp..

What’s private on Facebook anyway?

Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million...