http://www.kansascity.com/business/technology/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Technology 60 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:53 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3408197/apple-man-wozniak-spreads-technology.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3408197/apple-man-wozniak-spreads-technology.html#storylink=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Donning a safety helmet for a ride of less than 20 yards, coffee cup in hand, the computer pioneer wheeled a Segway into the conference room of Perceptive Software to thrilled applause. 1452251 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3408770/google-may-add-wifi-bluetooth.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3408770/google-may-add-wifi-bluetooth.html#storylink=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Google Inc.'s plans to bring Internet to Kansas City homes at speeds 100 times faster than the norm could also relay that quickness over the airwaves. 1452251 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403007/will-facebook-deliver-an-ipo-surprise.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403007/will-facebook-deliver-an-ipo-surprise.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:06 CST Facebook is friending Wall Street: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at up to $100 billion, eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard. 1452251 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3415503/lightsquared-opens-another-front.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3415503/lightsquared-opens-another-front.html#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Philip Falcone's LightSquared Inc. asked U.S. regulators to develop technical standards for the global-positioning system receivers at the crux of a battle over the venture's proposed nationwide wireless service. 1452256 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3407811/hedge-fund-says-it-didnt-thwart.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3407811/hedge-fund-says-it-didnt-thwart.html#storylink=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Senator Charles Grassley wrongly suggested that Philip Falcone and an adviser sought to weaken the lawmaker's inquiry into U.S. handling of the billionaire's LightSquared Inc. wireless venture, Falcone's hedge fund said. 1452256 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403263/fcc-targets-double-dip-phone-subsidies.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403263/fcc-targets-double-dip-phone-subsidies.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00 CST U.S. regulators trimmed a telephone subsidy that powered growth for TracFone Wireless Inc. and provoked concerns of waste and fraud as wireless companies distribute free handsets. 1452256 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403742/kc-based-liveon-alive-and-well.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403742/kc-based-liveon-alive-and-well.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00 CST LiveOn, a Kansas City company that aims to be the Facebook for your afterlife, is a finalist at South by Southwest Interactive. 1452253 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403806/barnes-noble-wont-stock-amazon.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3403806/barnes-noble-wont-stock-amazon.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Barnes & Noble is attempting to irk its publishing rival Amazon.com Inc. by not stocking Amazon-published titles in its stores. 1452253 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/31/3402047/will-facebook-deliver-an-ipo-surprise.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/31/3402047/will-facebook-deliver-an-ipo-surprise.html#storylink=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:56 CST Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26. 1452253 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3415436/4-yahoo-board-member-including.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3415436/4-yahoo-board-member-including.html#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07 CST Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price. 1452252 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413589/google-wyandotte-set-fees-for.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413589/google-wyandotte-set-fees-for.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Google Inc. will pay $10 a year for every utility pole it attaches cables to in Wyandotte County. 1452252 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3412534/google-to-start-hanging-internet.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3412534/google-to-start-hanging-internet.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Google Inc. will begin construction today in Kansas City, Kan., on its long-awaited, much-coveted ultrafast Internet service. The company planned to make the announcement this morning in a blog post by Kevin Lo, the Google executive heading up the project. 1452250 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3416529/sprints-iphone-sales-attract-new.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3416529/sprints-iphone-sales-attract-new.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Sprint Nextel Corp. sold 1.8 million iPhones late last year - 40 percent of them to new customers - and ballooned its net loss to $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter. 1452255 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3416528/sprints-4g-lte-service-targets.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3416528/sprints-4g-lte-service-targets.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Sprint Nextel Corp.'s newest 4G service is coming to Kansas City by mid-year, a higher slot on the launch list than when its first 4G service began. 1452255