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Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:01:46 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod. Users...

China's population of Web users hits 338 million

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:57:36 -0400

BEIJING - More people now go online in China than there are people in the United States. The country's rapid economic growth and expansion of Internet access in more...

National survey gives Maine Web site top mark

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:31:39 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - A national survey of state government Web sites has given Maine the No. 1 ranking in e-government performance. The survey evaluated state Web sites in...

Promising new trends in Web search engines

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:20:18 -0400

The Internet is a vastly different place than it was 15 years ago, but the way consumers search it has changed very little. Yes, the underlying software and hardware are...

US, China announce clean energy research center

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:46:06 -0400

BEIJING - The United States and China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, announced plans for a joint clean energy research center Wednesday as the American...

ExxonMobil to fund $600 million biofuel partnership with La Jolla firm

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:43:51 -0400

LA JOLLA -- ExxonMobil Corp. and a company founded by biotech entrepreneur Craig Venter announced Tuesday a $600 million partnership to develop fuel from algae. If successful,...

Prepping for Oracle, Sun predicts weak results

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:41:30 -0400

NEW YORK - Sun Microsystems Inc. projected quarterly results below Wall Street estimates today, signaling it will clear some charges off its books ahead of its $7.4 billion...

At Face(book) value, it's worth $6.5B

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:25 -0400

NEW YORK - How much is Facebook worth? A Russian investment firm appears to put it at $6.5 billion to $10 billion. The investment group, Digital Sky Technologies, said...

Cousins set to launch Candy.com after paying $3M for domain

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:14:18 -0400

A Weymouth company is sweet on becoming the online corner candy store to the world. Candy.com is scheduled to launch July 20 as a destination for everything candy - selling...

Offer puts value of at least $6.5B on Facebook

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:07:18 -0400

NEW YORK - How much is Facebook worth? A Russian investment firm appears to think it's $6.5 billion to $10 billion. The investment group, Digital Sky, said today it...

Microsoft opens early testing on Office 2010

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:34:34 -0400

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at Office 2010, but it's still keeping Web-based versions of Word, Excel...

Young workers push employers for wider Web access

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:25:23 -0400

CHICAGO - Ryan Tracy thought he'd entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world. His employer blocked access to Facebook, Gmail...

Key Web names seen as 'free' advertising

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:08:09 -0400

It's all in a name, and that's also true for the Web. When the founders of Candy.com bought the domain name for $3 million, they knew they had the first-in-mind...

Embedded card info can be stolen

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:38:04 -0400

Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this...

'Faction': Out of this world

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:40:17 -0400

If I had a hammer, I'd want to break stuff on Mars. "Red Faction: Guerrilla" makes that possible. Thanks, video games! At its core, "Red Faction:...

Power.com sues Facebook over access to users data

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:59:54 -0400

NEW YORK - A Brazilian company is handing the world's biggest online hangout a counterpunch. Power.com has sued Facebook, saying the site doesn't follow its own...

Nanotech dreamer shares Inland Empire vision

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:48:48 -0400

Albert Maniaol, director of applied technologies training at the Applied Technology Training Center for the San Bernardino Community College District, is spearheading an effort...