Technology

  • Final Glance: Telecom companies AP - 48 minutes ago

    Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. fell $.28 or .8 percent, to $36.94. Sprint Nextel rose $.10 or 1.4 percent, to $7.39. Verizon Communications Inc. fell ...

  • Final Glance: Computer companies AP - 48 minutes ago

    Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apple Inc. fell $3.27 or .7 percent, to $439.66. Dell Inc. fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $13.39. Hewlett Packard Co. fell $.07 or ...

  • Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment AP - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
    Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

    Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. ...

  • Here Are More Details About SAP's Surprising New Partnership With VMware Business Insider - 3 hours ago

    It's pretty close to the same relationship with Amazon.

  • Why The New Xbox One Won't Play Old Xbox 360 Games Business Insider - 4 hours ago

    Don't get rid of your old console.

  • VMware Is Bringing SAP's Lightning-Fast Database, HANA, To It's Brand New Cloud Business Insider - 6 hours ago

    A major coup for VMware.

  • Idaho announces first round of IGEM grants AP - 7 hours ago

    One of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's initiatives to boost government partnerships with industry and academia is dishing out $850,000 to projects designed to boost Idaho's economy and create jobs. ...

  • Microsoft reveals Xbox One, next-generation gaming AP - 8 hours ago
    Microsoft reveals Xbox One, next-generation gaming

    Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Don Mattrick, Microsoft's ...

  • Midday Glance: Telecom companies AP - 8 hours ago

    Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: AT&T Inc. fell $.32 or .9 percent, to $36.90. Sprint Nextel rose $.10 or 1.3 percent, to $7.39. Verizon Communications Inc. fell $.56 or 1.1 percent, ...

  • Midday Glance: Computer companies AP - 8 hours ago

    Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Apple Inc. rose $1.89 or .4 percent, to $444.82. Dell Inc. fell $.01 or percent, to $13.41. Hewlett Packard Co. fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $21.16. ...

  • Microsoft reveals Xbox One AP - 8 hours ago
    Microsoft reveals Xbox One

    Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. It's been eight years ...

  • If The US Was Spying On Any Foreigners Using Google In 2010, China Probably Knows About It Business Insider - 10 hours ago

    A clever way to see if the U.S. knew the identities of Chinese spies.

  • Early Glance: Telecom companies AP - 11 hours ago

    Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AT&T Inc. fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $37.09. Sprint Nextel rose $.09 or 1.2 percent, to $7.38. Verizon Communications Inc. fell $.15 or .3 percent, ...

  • Early Glance: Computer companies AP - 11 hours ago

    Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc. fell $6.07 or 1.4 percent, to $436.86. Dell Inc. rose $.00 or percent, to $13.41. Hewlett Packard Co. rose $.16 or .8 percent, to ...

  • Forget Curing Cancer, IBM's Watson Is Taking On…Customer Service Business Insider - 11 hours ago

    Here come the Watson apps.

  • Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox AP - 11 hours ago
    Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox

    Will Xbox mark the spot once again for Microsoft? The company is set to reveal the next generation of its Xbox entertainment console during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. ...

  • Apple's Cook grilled in Congress on offshore taxes AFP - 15 hours ago
    Apple's Cook grilled in Congress on offshore taxes

    Apple chief Tim Cook faced a grilling Tuesday by US lawmakers on "sham" subsidiaries and "convoluted" strategies to shift profits offshore, but denied the company uses "gimmicks" ...

  • Google stock: Buy it and hold it for life The Motley Fool Australia - 19 hours ago

    Of the thousands of stocks one can invest in, there are only a handful that you can reliably invest in and plan to hold for life.  Google  (NASDAQ: GOOG) is one of those companies. The world’s largest ...

  • Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub AFP - 21 hours ago
    Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub

    Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets. A tented stage has been set ...

  • Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 10:10 AM AEST
    Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

    After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online ...

  • Yahoo confirms $1.1 billion Tumblr deal AAP - Tue, May 21, 2013 9:13 AM AEST

    Yahoo Inc confirmed Monday that it will pay $US1.1 billion ($A1.13 billion) for the popular blogging service Tumblr, in a bold but risky move that chief executive Marissa Mayer called a "game-changer" ...

  • Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 8:43 AM AEST
    Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies

    Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading ...

  • Optus to challenge Telstra for super-fast mobile The Motley Fool Australia - Tue, May 21, 2013 8:30 AM AEST

    Singapore Telecommunications Group (ASX: SGT), owner of Optus, has said it will launch a new 4G frequency that will challenge Telstra’s (ASX: TLS) 4G network. Head of networks Gunther Ottendorfer said ...

  • Yahoo Dips a Toe in the Stream The Wall Street Journal - Tue, May 21, 2013 7:13 AM AEST
    Yahoo Dips a Toe in the Stream

    If Yahoo's flagging business still had one strength, it was supposed to be brand advertising. But social-media stars are stealing its thunder—a big reason it wants to own blogging tool Tumblr. Online advertising ...

  • Yahoo-Tumblr is among top 10 tech deals in 2013 AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 6:23 AM AEST

    Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to buy blogging forum Tumblr, ranking it in among the top 10 tech deals announced this year, according to research firm Dealogic. Here's a list of the top 10 tech mergers ...

  • Syrian Hackers Take Over Daily Telegraph Twitter Accounts Business Insider - Tue, May 21, 2013 5:36 AM AEST

    UK newspaper latest victim for notorious hackers.

  • Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1 bn takeover AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013 5:06 AM AEST
    Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1 bn takeover

    Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users. The ...

  • BMO analyst cuts rating on Red Hat shares AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 5:03 AM AEST

    A BMO analyst downgraded Red Hat Inc. shares Monday after their rally this month, and the software company's shares dropped. Red Hat is the company behind the Linux open-source operating system. BMO Capital ...

  • BMO nalyst cuts rating on Red Hat shares AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 4:38 AM AEST

    A BMO analyst downgraded Red Hat Inc. shares Monday after their rally this month, and the software company's shares dropped. Red Hat is the company behind the Linux open-source operating system. BMO Capital ...

  • As If His Life Wasn't Insane Enough, John McAfee's Home In Belize Was Burned To The Ground Business Insider - Tue, May 21, 2013 4:14 AM AEST

    Naturally, the tech mogul is full of conspiracy theories.

  • Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 3:57 AM AEST
    Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

    Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest ...

  • Key events involving Yahoo and its performance AP - Tue, May 21, 2013 3:48 AM AEST
    Key events involving Yahoo and its performance

    Yahoo has reached a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the latest acquisition under CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo is paying mostly cash for Tumblr and expects to complete the deal by ...

  • Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013 2:05 AM AEST
    Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site

    Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive Marissa ...

  • Apple Is Experimenting With 1.5-Inch Displays For The 'iWatch' Business Insider - Tue, May 21, 2013 12:14 AM AEST

    They're trying the same type of display used in fancy TVs.

  • Earnings Preview: PC slump hangs over HP's 2Q AP - Mon, May 20, 2013 8:47 PM AEST

    Hewlett-Packard's latest quarterly results will show how badly the deteriorating personal computer market damaged the company while CEO Meg Whitman tries to expand into more profitable areas of technology. ...