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Tue., Sept. 9, 2014, 10:50 a.m.
New, larger iPhones unveiled
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple’s larger iPhones won’t just have bigger screens. They’ll have a new, horizontal viewing mode to take advantage of the larger display. The iPhone 6 will have …
Wed., Sept. 3, 2014, 11:39 a.m.
Recline rancor: Passenger recalls seat dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — The businessman whose dispute with a fellow airline passenger over a reclined seat sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he’s embarrassed by the way …
Thu., Dec. 13, 2012, 3:24 p.m.
Smartphones can soon be used to ‘e-hail’ NYC taxis
NEW YORK (AP) — Raising your arm and yelling “taxi!” is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you’ll need is a smartphone app. New …
Wed., Dec. 12, 2012, 11:26 p.m.
NY agency voting on using smartphones to hail cabs
NEW YORK (AP) — Every New Yorker knows how to hail a yellow cab. The next step for some might be to “e-hail” a cab using a smartphone.
Wed., Dec. 12, 2012, 10:48 p.m.
Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google …
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012, 1:33 a.m.
Apple’s softer side emerges under CEO Cook
NEW YORK (AP) — “Those jobs aren’t coming back.” That’s what Steve Jobs reportedly told President Obama when asked at a dinner in early 2011 whether Apple would consider moving …
Mon., Nov. 26, 2012, 7:54 a.m.
Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans clicked away on their computers and smartphones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in history. Shoppers …
Sun., Nov. 25, 2012, 9:06 a.m.
Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
NEW YORK (AP) — Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it’s Cyber Monday’s turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online …
Fri., Nov. 23, 2012, 12:45 p.m.
Why must we buy? Black Friday’s powerful pull
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, …
Wed., Nov. 21, 2012, 12:09 p.m.
Stores try to make holiday shopping cheap and easy
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won’t be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise …
Wed., Nov. 21, 2012, 7:39 a.m.
Stores borrow from fast-food industry’s playbook
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won’t be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise …
Fri., Nov. 2, 2012, 12:46 a.m.
Tired of dark, Sandy victims head to loved ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Meltz lives in an Upper West Side high-rise — just a one-bedroom, but far from the havoc wreaked by Superstorm Sandy in lower Manhattan. And …
Fri., Oct. 26, 2012, 12:39 a.m.
Where do I click, again? A guide to Windows 8
NEW YORK (AP) — With the launch of Windows 8, buyers are about to discover a computing experience unlike anything they’ve seen before. Here’s a guide to getting past some …
Tue., Oct. 23, 2012, 2:49 p.m.
Apple’s iPad Mini much pricier than rival tablets
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc.’s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling the company isn’t going to get into a mini-tablet price war. The …
Tue., Sept. 25, 2012, 4:45 a.m.
Einstein’s brain is now interactive iPad app
CHICAGO (AP) — The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won’t help you win at Angry Birds. While Albert Einstein’s genius …
Sat., Sept. 22, 2012, 2:01 p.m.
Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Neither side in a bitter patent battle is satisfied with Apple Inc.’s $1 billion jury verdict over Samsung Electronics Co. after a three-week trial this summer. …
Mon., Sept. 10, 2012, 12:37 p.m.
Florida firm is source of Apple data in breach
A Florida company said Monday that the database of Apple device information that hackers stole and posted on the Internet last week came from a file the firm had in …
Tue., Sept. 4, 2012, 5:29 p.m.
FBI disputes claims of hackers’ Apple data breach
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI on Tuesday disputed a computer hacker group’s claim that it stole personal identification data on millions of Apple device owners from an FBI agent’s laptop. …
Wed., Jan. 27, 2010, 10:33 a.m.
Apple unveils $499 tablet, $629 with AT&T data
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting.
Thu., Jan. 7, 2010
TV makers hope 3-D grabs market share
LAS VEGAS – This is supposedly the year 3-D television becomes the hot new thing: Updated sets and disc players are coming out, and 3-D cable channels are in the …