Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal

By PETER SVENSSON

Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.…

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales

By RYAN NAKASHIMA

Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening more than doubled to exceed 2.5 million.

Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim

Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

By JASON DEAREN

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

By RYAN NAKASHIMA

Google'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 and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres…

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

By JOE McDONALD

Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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 company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable areas …

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

By PETER SVENSSON

"Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.

Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.

First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown

By DERRIK J. LANG

Will gamers want One?

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

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 last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in Feb…

Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.

Schumer: US needs storm app for tablets, phones

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a national application for smartphones, tablets and the Internet which would quickly update comprehensive storm warnings nationwide.

Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea

By ELAINE KURTENBACH

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.

Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action

By MARCY GORDON and PETER SVENSSON

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 could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close looph…

Senate panel approves immigration bill

By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER

Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a …

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

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 last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in Feb…

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

By DERRIK J. LANG and BARBARA ORTUTAY

Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

By JENNIFER C. KERR

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal inform…

Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said the offer was still inadequate.

Sprint to listen to Dish offer

Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

By PETER ORSI

The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well.

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

By BETH J. HARPAZ

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online

By PETER ORSI

A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line.

Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.

Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisit…

Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage

Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again.

Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies

By The Associated Press

Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a rede…

Blackstone group offers to take Pactera private

By The Associated Press

Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, along with Pactera's CEO and other managers, have offered to take Pactera private in a deal that values the Chinese technology consulting and outsourcing firm at $680.4 million.

Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed

By BREE FOWLER

Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.

Hits and misses in Facebook's history

By The Associated Press

Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company.

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

By MARTHA MENDOZA

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.

'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

By DERRIK J. LANG

Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.

Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album

By MARLEY SEAMAN

Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music."

Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

By PETER SVENSSON

Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop lin…

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

By RAPHAEL SATTER

A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organization…

Canada trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers

The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.

Google challenger in Vietnam redirecting queries

By CHRIS BRUMMITT

A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal…

Dell's dismal 1Q illuminates PC maker's challenges

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.

Sector Snap: Makers of computer networking gear

Investors snapped up the stocks of companies that make computer networking gear Thursday after industry leader Cisco Systems Inc.'s latest quarterly earnings raised hope that business is picking up after a long stretch of lackluster demand.

INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

By ANNE FLAHERTY

To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark…

UK court jails 4 Lulzsec hackers for cyberattacks

By SYLVIA HUI

Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday.

Lawmakers accuse Google of dishonesty over taxes

By RAPHAEL SATTER

U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed.

Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads

Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008.

New Zealand's top court takes Kim Dotcom appeal

New Zealand's highest court ruled Thursday that it will hear an appeal by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three colleagues as they seek to avoid extradition to the United States.