Technology

Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year

AP – Thu Nov 26, 11:22 am ET

SAN FRANCISCO – Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season — even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales. Full Story »

  • AT&T and Verizon ads duel on airwaves and in court

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 2:02 pm ET  
    In this screen grab made Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, a Verizon... AP

    NEW YORK - What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other's wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there's a lot they don't say. Full Story »

  • US online ad revenue down 5.4 pct in third quarter

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 2:02 pm ET  

    Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 5:57 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2007 file photo, Facebook CEO and founder... AP

    NEW YORK - Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. Full Story »

  • Half of Euro online travel purchases legally unsafe: EU

    AFP – 2 hrs 37 mins ago  
    A woman works on a computer in 2007 at the cyber cafe "Le... AFP/File

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday. Full Story »

  • Sony Bravia 46-Inch HDTV

    PC World – 2 hrs 32 mins ago  

    Wal-Mart has a 46-inch HDTV, the Sony Bravia KDL-46S504, on sale for $798. This 1080p HDTV features a 60Hz refresh rate and a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. It also has three HDMI inputs, and is Bravia Link compatible. The lowest price we found for the KDL-46S504 on PriceGrabber was $1200 at Crutchfield, so you'd save about $400. Full Story »

  • India to Set up Automatic Monitoring of Communications

    PC World – Thu Nov 26, 9:20 am ET  

    India plans to set up a centralized system to monitor communications on mobile phones, landlines and the Internet in the country, a minister told the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on Thursday. Full Story »

  • USSR meets YouTube in Russian web nostalgia project

    AFP – 2 hrs 53 mins ago  
    Image released by Russian media company Uravo shows a Soviet... AFP/File

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Huge red banners hang over Moscow's Red Square and hundreds of Communist dignitaries are awaiting the annual May Day parade as the announcer's booming voice, filled with pride, breaks the silence. Full Story »

  • Nintendo Wii Video Game Console

    PC World – Thu Nov 26, 1:30 pm ET  

    Meijer's doorbuster deal this year is the Nintendo Wii, which the chain is offering (along with a $50 coupon toward your next Meijer purchase) for $200. Full Story »

  • Black Friday deals for Mac and iPhone software

    Macworld.com – Thu Nov 26, 9:32 am ET  

    Thursday is Thanksgiving, the holiday season is upon us, and Black Friday is coming, well, Friday. And you know what that means—discounts. Before you go out and brave the throngs of shoppers crowding the malls, have a look at some Mac and iPhone software discounts that you can take advantage of right from the comfort of your home. Full Story »

  • Second Sony Ericsson phone has software problem

    Reuters – Thu Nov 26, 1:58 pm ET  

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A second of Sony Ericsson's new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, has been hit by software problems in Britain ahead of a critical sales period. Full Story »

  • Senators Ask EC to Speed Up Oracle-Sun Probe

    NewsFactor – Wed Nov 25, 5:08 pm ET  

    Oracle has received help from lawmakers seeking to speed up the review by the European Commission of its planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked the EC to quicken its investigation and have accused the EC of stalling to hurt U.S. businesses. Full Story »

  • Spam King Gets More Than Four Years Behind Bars

    NewsFactor – Wed Nov 25, 5:08 pm ET  

    One of the world's most notorious spammers has reached the end of the road -- or at least a rest stop -- that could last for the next 51 months. Alan Ralsky, known as the spam king, was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in Detroit. In June, Ralsky pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Full Story »

  • Metasploit Releases IE Attack, but It's Unreliable

    PC World – Wed Nov 25, 6:40 pm ET  

    Developers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing toolkit have released code that can compromise Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, but the software is not as reliable as first thought. Full Story »

  • 13.3-Inch MacBook

    PC World – Wed Nov 25, 9:17 pm ET  

    Best Buy is selling a 13.3-inch white MacBook for $1000. Full Story »

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Russia: No space for space tourists

AP – Thu Nov 26, 6:46 am ET

There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday. Full Story »

Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners

AP – Thu Nov 26, 11:56 am ET

Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them. Full Story »

Dubai debt fears hit world markets hard

AP – Thu Nov 26, 11:54 am ET

World stock markets tumbled Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government investment company, and the continuing slide in the dollar, which earlier fell to a 14-year low against the yen. Full Story »