| Smile! Aerial images being used to enforce laws By FRANK ELTMAN 2010-08-14T16:17:49ZRIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects.... hosted.ap.org |
PC industry's woes could mean bargains this fall By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-08-27T23:13:46ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If you're looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook.... hosted.ap.org |
Chattanooga utility offering fast Internet service By 2010-09-13T17:35:18ZCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Chattanooga's city-owned electrical utility has started offering an Internet service that is among the fastest in the world.... hosted.ap.org |
BlackBerry CEO suggests route to eavesdropping By ANDREW VANACORE 2010-09-27T21:45:53ZNEW YORK (AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. says it has no way of providing government officials with the text of encrypted corporate e-mails its devices serve up. But if the companies that employ BlackBerry phones want to hand over the encryption keys to their e-mail, it won't object.... hosted.ap.org |
NPD: September video game sales drop 8 percent By BARBARA ORTUTAY 2010-10-15T00:28:35ZNEW YORK (AP) -- In grim news for video game companies, market researcher NPD Group said Thursday U.S. retail sales of game hardware, software and accessories fell 8 percent in September to $1.2 billion.... hosted.ap.org |