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    • TECHNOLOGY
    • Feb. 22, 2012

    Company sues Apple over iPad name in Shanghai

    Shanghai— Apple defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday that pitted the electronics giant against a struggling company that denies it sold the mainland China rights to the tablet's name.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    T-Mobile asks FCC to block Verizon-cable deal

    New York— T-Mobile USA, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is now urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world: Verizon's planned purchase spectrum from cable companies for $3.6 billion.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Cable companies shut down interactive ad venture

    New York— The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees.

  1. Netflix strikes movie deal with Weinstein Co.

    Netflix has locked up the right to show "The Artist" and other movies from The Weinstein Co. on its Internet video service before the films are released to the leading pay-TV channels.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Comcast launches new streaming video service

    Philadelphia — Cable TV giant Comcast is launching a new subscription video service that will enable its customers to instantly view movies and TV shows both in and out of the home.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Youths shape the future of online TV, movies, music

    A recent Columbia University survey found that 70 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they had bought, copied or downloaded unauthorized music, TV shows or movies, compared with 46 percent of all adults who’d done the same.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Sony makes mobile gaming push with handheld Vita

    New York— Sony is intensifying its push in handheld gaming with a gadget aimed at hardcore players looking for something with a bit more punch than "Angry Birds," "Words With Friends" and other smartphone pastimes.

  2. Makers of TAXACT software sued over credit that prompted penalty

    Louisville, Ky.— Kara and Israel Lorenzana got an unwelcome response a few months after filing their 2009 tax returns: The Internal Revenue Service flagged the couple for improperly claiming an Earned Income Tax Credit and forced them to repay the amount they received, plus interest and penalties.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    ‘Unlimited data’ limit surprises AT&T clients

    Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get hold of it and play some YouTube videos and games.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Lower Chinese court rules shops should pull Apple’s iPads

    Shanghai— Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels

    Culver City, Calif.— YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    High-tech industry pushing bill to limit employees’ OT

    High-tech workers across the country could see smaller paychecks under an industry-led campaign to revise labor laws to further limit overtime benefits.

  3. Game review: 'UFC Undisputed 3' improves fight mode

    I could explain why I'm not a mixed-martial-arts fan. The cheap and easy answer is that I'm a boxing purist, but it's a weak defense and I know it. Luckily, the "UFC Undisputed" series has chipped away at this flimsy argument.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Google violated iPhone users' privacy, Stanford study finds

    Google Inc. violated users' online privacy choices, according to a research study that prompted a consumer advocate group to ask the Federal Trade Commission to take action against the world's most popular search engine.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Reports: More Chinese cities seize iPads

    Beijing— Authorities have seized iPads from retailers in more Chinese cities in an escalating dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local company ...

    • Feb. 16, 2012
    • BUSINESS

    Talks stall on Yahoo’s Asian holdings

    As Yahoo seeks a new direction, the fate of the struggling Internet company’s Asian holdings remains in limbo.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Apple speeds Mac 'Mountain Lion' software to take on Windows 8

    Apple Inc. will release an upgrade to its Mac operating system later this year, making its laptops and desktops more like iPhones and iPads just as Microsoft ...

    • Feb. 15, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS

    New York— Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in ...

    • Feb. 13, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Consumers seek ‘do-not-text’ registry protections

    As the adoption of smartphones continues to surge, and with three-quarters of all cellphone owners texting on a regular basis, the mobile gadgets have become ...

  4. Game review: 'SoulCaliber V' puts skill over joy of play

    Some hold dear the mantra "Savor the journey, not the destination."

    • Feb. 13, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit

    New York— Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and ...

  5. Pa. man’s fake Facebook pages lured teen girls, authorities say

    Pittsburgh — A married father used phony Facebook profiles to pose as two different Florida surfers to solicit sexually graphic messages and photos from ...

    • Feb. 9, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for government post

    Washington — FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple founder Steve Jobs reveal a man so driven by power that he sometimes lost sight of ...

    • Feb. 9, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Report says Apple to unveil new iPad in March

    New York— A news report says Apple plans to unveil a new iPad early next month.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Zuckerberg’s focus drives Facebook’s ascent

    San Jose, Calif.— When Mark Zuckerberg showed up to rent Judy Fusco's Los Altos, Calif., house in the fall of 2004, soon after he'd arrived in Silicon ...

    • Feb. 6, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

    New York— Challenging Netflix, phone company Verizon Communications Inc. says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with ...

    • Feb. 6, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Game review 'FF13-2' gives minor parts a major storyline

    A rich library of characters and storylines allows the "Final Fantasy" franchise to flesh out entire games around seemingly minor characters. This is what ...

    • Feb. 5, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Bigger U.S. role against companies' cyberthreats?

    Washington — A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical ...

    • Feb. 4, 2012
    • BUSINESS

    Facebook confronts a delicate balancing act

    Facebook Inc. has a dilemma: How can it increase advertising revenue without alienating its network of 845 million friends?

    • Feb. 4, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Hackers send Scotland Yard, FBI message: We’re listening

    London — Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the ...

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