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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:56:14 -0400

Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, is now ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States.

NBC's likely hit its peak with Phelps leaving

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:28:15 -0400

Can't Michael Phelps stay? Please? No amount of begging by NBC will make it happen. The Olympics swim meet ends soon after Phelps' bid for his eighth gold medal on NBC Saturday night, with another week of competition remaining.

New Microsoft photo site spends first day offline

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:13:04 -0400

Microsoft Corp.'s new digital photo sharing site spent most of its first day offline as its servers strained to handle a flood of traffic.

AT&T expands tech support to cover other gadgets

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:54:16 -0400

Phone companies have been expanding their technology-support offerings, and AT&T Inc. took that trend one step further Thursday by introducing a tech-help plan that's even available to people who don't subscribe to other AT&T services.

US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:52:13 -0400

Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.

IAC completing split into 5 publicly traded parts

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:01:55 -0400

Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp completed its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday - a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole.

Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:09:09 -0400

Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows - and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.

Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:36:13 -0400

Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.

American launches in-flight Internet on three routes

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:21:31 -0400

One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights.

Review: 2 new devices mix learning with games

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:32:31 -0400

Your kids can learn math, how to tell time and other skills needed for school - and you don't have to pry them away from video games.