Hightech News
Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market
WASHINGTON - Sunday, 05 October 2008 12:54:14
By JOELLE TESSLER - AP Technology Writer
Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.
CNN hands over info on author of Steve Jobs rumor
SEATTLE - Friday, 03 October 2008 17:20:33
By JESSICA MINTZ - AP Technology Writer
A CNN-owned Web site called iReport.com, which publishes reports written by ordinary citizens, said Friday it will give the Securities and Exchange Commission information about the author of an item that claimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack.
Google agrees to brief delay of Yahoo ad deal
WASHINGTON - Friday, 03 October 2008 16:11:24
Google Inc. agreed to delay the start of a Web advertising partnership with rival Yahoo Inc., giving U.S. antitrust regulators more time to review the deal.
Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating
SAN FRANCISCO - Friday, 03 October 2008 15:22:14
By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press Writer
A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.
RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry
NEW YORK - Friday, 03 October 2008 14:18:07
By PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer
A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new iPhone this summer.
Ex-McAfee exec cleared of option backdating charge
SAN FRANCISCO - Friday, 03 October 2008 13:35:41
A jury has acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.
Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector
NEW YORK - Friday, 03 October 2008 11:00:29
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and other electronics may already be weighing on some payrolls.
New Sony Reader has light, note-taking stylus
NEW YORK - Thursday, 02 October 2008 17:22:46
By PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer
Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader.