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Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:19 -0400

NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private.

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:49:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday.

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:54 -0400

NEW YORK - U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group.

US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:20:22 -0400

WASHINGTON - Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died.

Winners and losers at this week's E3

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:28:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Since the first battles over "Pong" machines in local arcades four decades ago, video gamers have loved good competition. And this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo - the industry's largest annual gathering - presented more thrilling showdowns than ever. Microsoft vs. Sony. Mobile vs. console games. "Titanfall" vs. "Destiny." So who won E3?

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:58:46 -0400

NEW YORK - Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

Progress Software selling Apama to Software AG

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:22:30 -0400

BEDFORD, Massachusetts - Progress Software Corp. is selling its Apama product to Software AG so that it can concentrate on cloud and mobile application development technologies.

Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:06:11 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that highlights the expansion of the Internet search leader's moneymaking prowess from personal computers to smartphones and tablets.

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:07:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national security secrets will be revealed if the cases are allowed to proceed, and Supreme Court rulings that telephone records, as opposed to conversations, are not private to begin with.

Small businesses are hiring again, but cautiously

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:51:44 -0400

NEW YORK - Nina Vaca is interviewing job applicants at her staffing company again after putting hiring on hold at the end of last year.

HP shares rise after positive talk from CEO

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:27:00 -0400

NEW YORK - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. are jumping after CEO Meg Whitman reiterated that revenue could grow next fiscal year.

Coke to move 2,000 workers from suburb to downtown

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:37:09 -0400

ATLANTA - Coca-Cola executives announced Monday that the company plans to relocate 2,000 workers from suburban Atlanta to a downtown skyscraper.

Nintendo focuses on games at E3 with new 'Mario'

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:29:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES - It's all about the games for Nintendo.

Google asks to publish more government information

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:22:16 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Google is asking the Obama administration to allow the Internet company to disclose more details about the U.S. government's closely guarded demands for emails and other information that people transmit online.

Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:49:52 -0400

JERUSALEM - Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls itself "Start-Up Nation."

More Americans quit jobs, a sign of confidence

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:27:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market.

SF, NY officials wait to judge Apple 'kill switch'

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:50:44 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's new security feature designed to make it harder to reactivate a stolen iPhone.

Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One.

Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:13:03 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.

What's the problem with PRISM?

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:34:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - When the federal government went looking for phone numbers tied to terrorists, it grabbed the records of just about everyone in America.

APPLE EVENT: New software, MacBooks, music

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:56:00 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple announced a digital radio service, new MacBook Air laptops and updates to its operating systems for Mac and mobile devices Monday.

Udall says surveillance needs to be reviewed

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:38:14 -0400

DENVER - The U.S. government needs to re-examine how far it can legally go in its search for terrorists, Colorado Sen. Mark Udall said following media accounts of the Obama administration's collection of telephone data and Internet communications.

Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:37:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers.

NSA claims know-how to ensure no illegal spying

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:19:01 -0400

WASHINGTON - The supersecret agency with the power and legal authority to gather electronic communications worldwide to hunt U.S. adversaries says it has the technical know-how to ensure it's not illegally spying on Americans.

NSA revelations force question: What do we want?

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:50:27 -0400

NEW YORK - For more than a decade now, Americans have made peace with the uneasy knowledge that someone - government, business or both - might be watching.