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Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, will be in charge of strategic growth initiatives and will work wit

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News Summary: Microsoft brings Office to iPhone

News Summary: Microsoft brings Office to iPhone

NEW SOFTWARE: Microsoft is making a pared-down version of its Office software package available on the iPhone. MISSING: The company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices. It's trying to boost tablet computers running its own Windows system, which can run the regular versio

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Review: Office for iPhone helpful for subscribers

Review: Office for iPhone helpful for subscribers

The wait is over for the iPhone version of Microsoft's Office software. With the free app, users can quickly and easily edit, save and share documents on the go. But there's a catch: You have to be an Office 365 subscriber to use it. And the mobile version is so bare bones, it may not do much to at

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At E3, sexism still an issue

At E3, sexism still an issue

When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man's world at E3. One look at the crowded halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, and it was easy to see that most attendees of the Electronic Entertainment Expo were men. Yes, plenty of women were at E3, which wrapped up on Th

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Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system. Microsoft also isn't selling Office Mobile for iPhon

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Commander in SS-Led Unit Living in US

Commander in SS-Led Unit Living in US

A top commander whose Nazi SS-led unit is blamed for burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. (June 14)

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Smart Spending: Beach reading stock-up tips

Smart Spending: Beach reading stock-up tips

Summer is around the corner, and it's time to stock up on all your summer beach reads. But with the expense that it takes to pay for the vacation itself, no one wants to spend a lot on beachy entertainment. Here's how to save some pennies that can go to other summer splurges: — GRAB A DEAL ON AN

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3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts

3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts

ESPN's announcement Wednesday that it will shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry once hoped. Troubling signs for 3-D have been on the horizon for a last year or so. ESPN 3D's audience ratings were below The N

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Hands-free Texting Still Distracting for Drivers

Hands-free Texting Still Distracting for Drivers

A new AAA study has found that using voice commands to send text messages and emails while driving is actually more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone. (June 12)

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New app helping Venezuelans find scarce items

New app helping Venezuelans find scarce items

Harried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer. A free application for mobile devices written by Jose Augusto Montiel lets people notify one another where flour

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Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service

Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service

Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system. The acquisition announced Tuesday ends several m

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Comcast's new X2 platform saves TV shows online

Comcast's new X2 platform saves TV shows online

Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation's largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is rolling out a new TV platform that does away with the hard drive and saves your TV shows online. Comcast unveiled the platform, called X2, on Tuesday at the annual gathering of cable TV companies, The Cable

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Nintendo focuses on games at E3 with new 'Mario'

Nintendo focuses on games at E3 with new 'Mario'

It's all about the games for Nintendo. Instead of a typical flashy presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the Japanese gaming giant opted to showcase several games for its Wii U system during a brief Tuesday presentation at its booth on the show floor of the gaming industry's annual tra

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Apple unveils music streaming service

Apple unveils music streaming service

Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've listened to and what they've purchased on iTunes. Apple said iTunes Radio will be available this fall in the U.S. It will be free with advertisements i

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Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age

Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age

After years of making money providing Internet service, cable TV companies are now tapping the power of the Internet to improve clunky program guides that are a relic of the 1990s. Over the past year or so, Comcast Corp., Cablevision Systems Corp. and other cable providers have introduced new progr

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Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers. Apple hasn't said what it will unveil at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. But the major announc

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News Summary: BlackBerry with keys hits stores

News Summary: BlackBerry with keys hits stores

KEYBOARD LOVERS REJOICE! Months after a touchscreen version hit stores, BlackBerry's newest smartphone with physical keyboard, the Q10, is now on sale in the U.S. WHERE TO FIND IT: T-Mobile USA began selling the BlackBerry Q10 on Wednesday. Verizon, AT&T and Sprint also have plans to sell the Q10. M

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Tech Tips: Ways to improve online life, save money

Tech Tips: Ways to improve online life, save money

As the year began, I decided I would get serious about digital cleanup — to save money and improve my online life. For a while, I had been putting off tasks such as backing up computer files and canceling the premium cable channels I never watch. Usually, I'd remember to do something while riding

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Long-awaited keyboard BlackBerrys hit US stores

Long-awaited keyboard BlackBerrys hit US stores

Modern BlackBerrys with physical keyboards are now available in the U.S., months after the touch-screen versions went on sale. T-Mobile USA began selling the BlackBerry Q10 on Wednesday. It has Research In Motion Ltd.'s new BlackBerry 10 operating system, which addresses shortcomings that allowed t

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Taiwan makers showcase computers at Computex

Taiwan makers showcase computers at Computex

Taiwan's struggling PC makers are unveiling a new generation of ultra-thin laptops at the world's second-biggest computer show this week, even as they tap into the ever-expanding tablet market to help compensate for declining computer sales. It won't be an easy transition for them, but the makers h

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