Spying on the Economy With a Retailer's Binoculars
There's a cloud of diminished profits hanging over one of the U.S. market's leading auto parts retailers. In an economy which shows signs of slowing down and consumers are less willing to open their wallets, the company says it has to re-examine itself.
AMD Begins Quad-Core Production
Alongside its announcement of a new server processor on Tuesday, Advanced Micro Devices also said that it is beginning the production phase of a new quad-core processor.
AMD Releases New Opteron Processor
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, is updating its Opteron server processors on Tuesday.
Microsoft warns game developers of security risk
All too familiar with hackers looking to exploit security flaws in its software, Microsoft Corp. warned video game developers on Monday that their PC games are now a target for criminals.
Dell Recalls Fire-Risk Laptop Batteries
Dell Inc. said on Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could overheat and catch fire, in the biggest recall in its 22-year history.
Trolltech offers fully reprogrammable mobile phone
Norway's Trolltech AS has demonstrated the first fully reprogrammable mobile handset to help phone designers innovate as fast as their counterparts in the personal computer industry have done.
Google Maps offers discount coupons for US stores
Google Inc. will offer printable discount coupons to local shoppers, in a promotional bid that aims to drive U.S. online shoppers using its Google Maps service to visit stores, the company said on Monday.
Thin-skinned China targets online pranksters
China's censors are targeting on-line spoofs of films, celebrities and Communist icons, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday, in the government's latest campaign to regulate Internet content.
Most Japanese Companies Skeptical about US Beef
Only one of major food chain in Japan has decided to use U.S. beef, which came back to the market last week, according to a survey by the Consumers Union of Japan and Food Safety Citizens' Watch.
Oracle Ups Investment In Banking Software Maker
Oracle announced on Monday that it would invest $125 million in i-flex solutions based in India to fund its growth initiative.
PAETEC Acquire US LEC
PAETEC, a privately-held supplier of communication solutions firm announced that it would acquire US LEC Corp., a telecommunication company.
SADC prepares for annual summit
The Southern African Development Community has concluded its summit meeting held in Botswana today where the Heads of States agreed on topics for further discussions to be held on Tuesday in Maseru, Lesotho in the 26th session of the Cabinet Council.
Pepsi Names New CEO
Pepsi Co. Inc. on Monday announced that it would be replacing current Chief Executive Steve Reinemund, after he announced he would retire, with the company's Chief Financial Officer, Indra Nooyi.
Global Chip Equipment Sales Skyrocket
Worldwide sales of chip-making equipment in June posted the highest percentage growth in months, with demand expected to grow still further in the next quarter, an industry group said Monday.
PepsiCo Names New Female CEO
Indra Nooyi, who played in an all-girl rock band in her youth, brings her ease at performing onstage to the boardroom at PepsiCo Inc. where she will become the new chief executive, those who know her said on Monday.
AOL Acquires Web-Chat Provider Userplane
On Monday Time Warner's AOL acquired Userplane, a developer of chat and instant-messaging software aiming to enhance its existing chat networks.
US mulls change in key inflation gauge: WSJ
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is contemplating a change in the consumer price index that may have an impact on how markets and policymakers interpret inflation data, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a government official.
Amid Strife, Sudan's Economy Rises
War scarred Sudan may be best known for the humanitarian situation in Darfur but despite sanctions, poverty and hunger, Sudan is experiencing a surprising economic resurgence.
Microsoft Launches adSense in the U.K
Microsoft is launching its online ad platform dubbed AdCenter in the United Kingdom on Monday to handle all of the paid-search traffic on MSN Search and Windows Live.
Fox Offers Content Download for Windows Users
Fox Entertainment Group announced plans no Monday to distribute movies and TV shows to consumers from the company's network of Internet sites, including MySpace.com.
Pensioner becomes surprise YouTube star
YouTube, the popular online home video site, has an unexpected star - a septuagenarian British widower - whose soft-spoken, humble manner has won the hearts of users of the youth dominated Web site.
Shatner hopes new game will revive Trek
The Starship Enterprise is in trouble and, as usual, Capt. James T. Kirk has a plan to save it.
NBC fulfills computer quarterbacks' Fantasy
A week after getting back into the NFL with the kickoff of its six-year TV package, NBC will drive forward into a big and growing-bigger portion of the sports world: fantasy football.
Casual gaming taking places of daily activities
A substantial minority of American adults would rather spend their free time playing casual games - such online diversions as Bejeweled and TextTwist - than watch television.
Nokia Wants a Slice of Apple
Nokia announced a $60 million acquisition last week of music streamer Loudeye Corp., a move potentially pitting the world's largest cell-phone maker against the current king of portable music, Apple Corp.
Airlines to cut Heathrow flights amid security row
Airlines will cut 20 percent of flights departing London's Heathrow Airport on Monday following a directive by the airport's owner amid a growing dispute over how to handle tougher security measures.
Indian village uploads itself onto Internet
An Indian village has uploaded itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of life in rural India.
Bomb plot wake-up call in terror finance fight
The world's top money laundering watchdog on Friday called on countries to intensify measures to combat the financing of terrorism in the wake of the UK bomb plot and called Britain's efforts exemplary.
Blackberry fever brings headaches to China
It was only a matter of time: China is catching Blackberry fever. And like most other things in that burgeoning economy, it's likely to be at cut-rate prices.
Mining merger madness attracts global interest
It all started with Canadian mining company Inco Ltd. saying that it wanted to acquire nickel miner Falconbridge Ltd.
