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 honesty.

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.

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 Valley, the landlord was immediately struck by his confidence.

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 Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

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 gamers are presented with in "Final Fantasy XIII-2," which comes with the chance to experience solid storytelling blended with exceptional game design.

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 industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

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?

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 hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

FBI confirms Anonymous hacked into Scotland Yard call

London — The FBI says that hackers have intercepted a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard cybercrime investigators.

Facebook IPO may hold a surprise for small investors

The company is expected to file as early as today to sell stock on the open market in what will be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004.

iPhone app rewards couch potatoes

Los Angeles — Want to earn stuff by watching TV? A free app for that is set to debut Wednesday. When you tap the screen, Viggle’s software for iPhones and iPads listens to what’s on, recognizes what you’re watching and gives you credit at roughly two points per minute. It even works for shows you’ve saved on a digital video recorder.

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B

New York— Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.

Teens migrating to Twitter — sometimes for privacy

Teens don’t tweet, will never tweet — too public, too many older users. Not cool. That’s been the prediction for a while now, born of numbers showing that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter early on.

Tech companies team up to combat email scams

New York— Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams.

Twitter censorship plan causes outrage

Twitter’s new censorship plan rouses global furor

Local governments opt for cloud-based information storage

Report: Facebook IPO filing could come next week

Barnes & Noble said to be in talks to sell Nook outside U.S.

Google untangles its web of privacy policies

Apple vastly exceeds analyst estimates, doubles iPhone sales in 1Q

Appliances not that smart yet

Order your pad thai on iPad

New library e-catalogs offer expanded selection

Apple doubles iPhone sales in 1Q

Google to merge user data across more services

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom denies piracy

New CEO of BlackBerry maker says drastic change is not needed

Study finds tablet, e-book ownership soared