June 14
A look at Google's Internet-beaming balloons
Google is experimenting with balloons that beam the Internet from the sky.
June 14
The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Microsoft and Sony offered new details this week on the game consoles they will start selling before the holiday shopping season. The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will join Nintendo's Wii U, which came out last year, in vying for shoppers' attention and dollars at a time many people are turning to phones and tablets for gaming.
June 14
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.
June 14
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.
June 14
Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Island hardened into shiny pumpkins as they rose into the blue winter skies above Lake Tekapo, passing the first big test of a lofty goal to get the entire planet online.
June 14
At E3, sexism still an issue
When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man's world at E3.
June 13
3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts
ESPN's decision to 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.
June 13
Exec at NY trial: Apple didn't fix e-book prices
A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books.
June 12
3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts
ESPN's decision to 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.
June 13
Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads
Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that highlights the expansion of the Internet search leader's moneymaking prowess from personal computers to smartphones and tablets.
June 13
3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts
ESPN's decision to 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.
June 13
Prosecutors push for anti-phone theft measures
Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said Thursday in a clear warning to the world's smartphone manufacturers.
June 13
Court says human genes cannot be patented
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries.
June 13
IBM lays off workers as company eyes new markets
IBM has laid off an undisclosed number of workers this week as the company intensifies its focus on some of some of the technology industry's hottest markets.
June 13
Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes
An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report that said the U.S. Internet company took on highly contrived arrangements serving no purpose other than to avoid paying its fair share.
June 13
'Modern Warfare' mastermind introduces 'Titanfall'
Vince Zampella is back at E3.
June 12
Survey: Many Americans say 'Big Brother' is here
There's little wonder why George Orwell's novel "1984" is seeing a resurgence in sales.
June 13
Vietnam arrests well-known blogger for criticism
Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state.
June 12
Clearwire switches to support Dish buyout offer
Wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. is recommending that its shareholders approve a buy-out offer from Dish Network Corp., reversing its earlier stance to support a takeover bid by its majority shareholder, Sprint Nextel Corp.
June 12
Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 3, to Sunday, June 9:
