Netflix to stream Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM movies
By RYAN NAKASHIMA and MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-08-11T00:08:03ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Netflix Inc. will pay nearly $1 billion during the next five years for the online streaming rights to movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM in a deal that could help convert even more people to the idea of getting their entertainment piped over high-speed Internet connections.... hosted.ap.org |
Where are you? A rundown of Facebook's Places
By BARBARA ORTUTAY 2010-08-25T18:46:14ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Services based on your location, such as Foursquare, are popular in the tech-centric bubbles of Silicon Valley and New York City. But for many people, these services remain odd - and potentially creepy - tools on your smart phone to let friends or even strangers know you just showed up to a restaurant, gym or the corner deli.... hosted.ap.org |
Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-10T23:42:16ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.... hosted.ap.org |
AMD cuts 3Q guidance, blames weak consumer sales
By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-23T21:24:22ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has lowered its third-quarter outlook, supplying fresh evidence that consumers' penny-pinching on personal computers has led to a painful back-to-school shopping season for some technology companies.... hosted.ap.org |
IPad Impact: Tablets contribute to PC market pain
By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-10-14T00:43:45ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Few companies can disrupt an entire industry with a single product launch. But Apple Inc., whose history is filled with such game-changing moments, has done it again with its iPad tablet.... hosted.ap.org |