June 7
Missouri cities urge veto of cellphone tower bill
Cities want control over location and aesthetics of cell towers, but wireless companies say a hodgepodge of local regulations costs them too much money. Bill would take power away from cities.
June 7
Sprint names ret. Admiral Mullen security director
Sprint Nextel Corp. says retired Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join the company's board of directors and serve as its security director.
June 7
Microsoft says used games will work on Xbox One
Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, which trade in used games.
June 7
Apple closing in on launching iRadio
Apple signed an agreement late Thursday with Sony Music Entertainment, the final record-company holdout needed for the iPhone maker’s planned online radio service. IRadio will allow users to build custom stations based on an artist or genre that draws on music from the company’s iTunes library. A formal announcement is expected Monday.
June 7
Sides argue about delaying Sprint vote on SoftBank deal
A Kansas judge will spend the weekend weighing a request to delay next week’s shareholder vote on Sprint Nextel Corp.’s $20.1 billion deal with SoftBank Corp.
June 6
AT&T says it's connecting more devices
AT&T Inc. on Thursday said promotions are pulling in a large number of new phone customers, but the cost of subsidizing devices for them will hold back profits this year.
June 6
Gadgets: Logitech expands line with new Ultimate universal remote
When Logitech launched the award-winning Harmony universal remote control line a few years ago, they made the task of controlling multiple media sources in your home simple, but they didn't stop there.
June 6
Microsoft to add Outlook to Windows RT tablets
Microsoft will add its popular Outlook email program to more tablets running on a lightweight version of its Windows operating system as part of a free software update this year.
June 5
Casinos ban gamblers from using Google Glass
Casinos in several states are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet.
June 5
Long-awaited keyboard BlackBerrys hit U.S. 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.
June 5
Microsoft showcases operating system update
Software giant Microsoft showcased the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show.
June 5
Lawsuit seeks to delay Sprint vote on SoftBank deal
A Kansas judge will hear arguments Friday from attorneys seeking an order to temporarily delay the June 12 vote on the merger of Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. The lawyers contend the deal is unfair to existing Sprint shareholders.
June 5
Cyber experts say calling out China may be working
After years of quiet and largely unsuccessful diplomacy, the U.S. has brought its persistent computer-hacking problems with China into the open, delivering a steady drumbeat of reports accusing Beijing's government and military of computer-based attacks against America.
June 4
Summer app camp no longer is just for guys
KC Power Source is a weeklong camp designed to get students excited about computer science at a time when tech companies are struggling to find enough fresh graduates — especially women — to fill a growing number of positions.
June 4
U.K.-based Domino’s franchise test-flies the world’s first pizza-delivering drone
Dubbed the “DomniCopter,” the remote-controlled, eight-propeller aircraft flew two pepperoni pizzas over the skies of a town near London.
June 4
Sprint may delay vote on merger with SoftBank
Shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp. are set to vote June 12 on the $20.1 billion merger with SoftBank Corp., but the Overland Park-based telecommunications company may decide to give rival bidder Dish Network more time to detail its $25.5 billion bid, according to sources.
June 2
The new status symbol: A cracked cellphone screen
Once considered mortifying — damage requiring immediate repairs or replacement — the spider webs of a cracked smartphone screen increasingly are seen by teens and 20-somethings as inevitable badges of honor, cool battle scars that impart a kind of rough street cred in the mobile world.
June 1
Hackers use computer skills to make life better in Kansas City
Saturday was the first day of the two-day Hack Kansas City at Union Station, part of a National Day of Civic Hacking held simultaneously in about 100 other cities nationwide. The idea is to bring volunteer computer experts together to work toward community betterment.
June 1
The printable life: 3-D production is predicted to mold our tomorrows
An airplane part? Print it. A pair of glasses? Print it. A shoe? Print it. A handgun? Print it. Cakes, cookies, sailboats, toys, architectural models, musical instruments, weapons, prosthetic hands and legs: All are items in recent years proved to be producible by 3-D printers. The technology of 3-D printing is likely to change not only the things we make but how we make and sell them.
May 31
Shareholder firm expects SoftBank to sweeten Sprint offer
Egan-Jones recommends that shareholders hold off on approving the merger agreement.
