Technology News
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Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
Thursday, May 23, 4:35 am
DALLAS (AP) - A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable... Read more...
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Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
Wednesday, May 22, 11:52 pm
BEIJING (AP) - Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded. Lenovo said it earned... Read more...
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Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
Wednesday, May 22, 11:17 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify... Read more...
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HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens
Wednesday, May 22, 4:08 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the... Read more...
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Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
Wednesday, May 22, 2:42 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone... Read more...
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Twitter adds security measure to logins
Wednesday, May 22, 1:49 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll... Read more...
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Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
Wednesday, May 22, 1:45 pm
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance... Read more...
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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Wednesday, May 22, 10:43 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows... Read more...
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First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
Wednesday, May 22, 10:38 am
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games,... Read more...
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Fox show brings messy workplaces to television
Wednesday, May 22, 9:44 am
NEW YORK (AP) - This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. The... Read more...
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Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer
Wednesday, May 22, 7:26 am
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it. Sprint upped its bid by 14 percent... Read more...
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Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip
Wednesday, May 22, 6:18 am
PHOENIX (AP) - A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable... Read more...
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Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag
Wednesday, May 22, 3:36 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell. The quarter... Read more...
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Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea
Wednesday, May 22, 2:53 am
TOKYO (AP) - Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division. Hirai... Read more...
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Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action
Tuesday, May 21, 9:10 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company... Read more...
