Technology

Verizon offers small carriers fresher handsets

AP – Fri Jul 17, 3:57 pm ET

NEW YORK – Verizon Wireless is offering small cellular carriers a chance to get new phone models faster. Full Story »

  • Yahoo board member Icahn wants Microsoft deal

    Reuters – 2 hrs 34 mins ago

    SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn spoke out in favor of a search deal between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, as talks between the two companies appeared to regain momentum. Full Story »

  • Mac News Briefs: SyncMate 2.0 released

    Macworld.com – Fri Jul 17, 8:10 pm ET

    Eltima released a new version of its SyncMate synchronization tool this week. The latest release, SyncMate 2.0, gives Mac users the ability sync their computers with Nokia series 40 mobile phones, Google accounts, and other Macs in addition to Windows Mobile devices. Full Story »

  • Trends & Innovations - Friday

    Investor's Business Daily – Fri Jul 17, 7:30 pm ET

    More people are online in China than there are people in the U.S., according to a research group sanctioned by China's gov't. The number of Internet users in China reached 338 mil in June, while the U.S. population was just under 307 mil. The number of Chinese Web users has jumped 13.4% since the end of '08. But overall Internet penetration in China is still just 25.5% vs. more than 70% in the U.S. A new surge in Chinese Internet use is expected this year with the country's rollout of 3G mobile service, which supports wireless Web surfing. Full Story »

  • Google Says Video Ads On A Roll

    Investor's Business Daily – Fri Jul 17, 7:39 pm ET

    To spark growth as ad sales slow, Google is looking to YouTube. Full Story »

  • Ubisoft gets into the social game at Facebook

    AFP – Fri Jul 17, 11:41 pm ET
    Handout image from Ubisoft shows a screen shot of the "TickTock"... AFP/Ubisoft/File

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - French videogame star Ubisoft made its debut in the online social scene by unveiling a gaming portal at world-leading social-networking website Facebook. Full Story »

  • Twitter app makers start pushing notifications

    Macworld.com – Fri Jul 17, 5:21 pm ET

    The release of iPhone 3.0 at last brought support for push notifications, the technology Apple first announced back at WWDC 2008, only to quietly stop talking about it as it reached and passed its original due date. Fortunately, the feature re-surfaced at WWDC 2009 as part of the new iPhone OS. But with push notifications now in the wild, it’s up to developers to take advantage of them. Full Story »

  • CIT Group falls off S&P 500 index

    AP – Fri Jul 17, 6:43 pm ET

    NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's is replacing the struggling CIT Group Inc. with software maker Red Hat Inc. in the S&P 500 index. Full Story »

  • Cisco lays off 600 to 700 workers at headquarters

    AP – Fri Jul 17, 6:15 pm ET

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. laid off 600 to 700 workers at its company headquarters and an undisclosed number of employees at other locations this week, bringing the world's largest maker of computer networking gear closer to its goal of reducing its work force by about 2,000 positions. Full Story »

  • Google’s Chrome OS May Fail Even as It Changes Computing Forever

    PC World – Fri Jul 17, 5:00 pm ET

    Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, and is designed to run Web-based applications really well. What's not to like? Plenty--if you're the number one software maker, Microsoft. Expect a showdown. Google faces an uphill battle rolling out its operating system, Chrome OS. The irony is, Google may not care if Chrome OS succeeds or fails. Here's why. Full Story »

  • Mozilla sets up program to pay for browser enhancements

    InfoWorld – Fri Jul 17, 2:56 pm ET

    San Francisco - Developers building functional Add-ons for the Firefox browser can request financial contributions from users through an effort launched this week by Mozilla. Full Story »

  • Expectations high for Apple quarterly results

    Reuters – Fri Jul 17, 3:07 pm ET
    Apple Computers co-founder Steve Wozniak has a blob of suncream... AP

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Expectations are high for Apple Inc's quarterly results next week, in the wake of strong early sales for its new iPhone and improved sentiment on the personal computer market after Intel Corp's earnings. Full Story »

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It was a reunion of reunions. Twelve Apollo astronauts reminisced, traded stories and poked fun at each other Friday night as the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and moonwalk approached. Full Story »

New NASA photos show Apollo leftovers on the moon

AP – Fri Jul 17, 9:30 pm ET

New NASA photos of the moon show the leftovers from man's exploration 40 years ago. For the first time, photos from space pinpoint equipment left behind from Apollo landings, and even the well-worn tracks made by astronauts on the moon surface. The images are from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which was launched last month and now circles the moon in search of future landing sites. Full Story »

Lawmakers hopeful of solving Calif. shortfall

AP – 1 hr 20 mins ago

California lawmakers are close to striking a deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to solve the state's $26.3 billion budget deficit, leading Democrats said Friday after emerging from three hours of closed-door negotiations. Full Story »