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.