Chip maker Nvidia Corp. fessed up Sunday: They were responsible for the 310-foot “crop circle” in a California barley field, designed to draw attention to a new product as CES got going in Las Vegas.
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On the day before Christmas, retailers turned shoppers’ attention to the day after the holiday. “After Christmas” sales began before the holiday at Amazon.com, Old Navy and CVS, among other retailers.
While one government agency moves a step closer to removing its prohibition of in-flight calls while another considered a new ban of its own.
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a “kill switch” that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the nation’s biggest carriers have rejected the idea, according to San Francisco’s top prosecutor.
I doubt I was alone in rolling my eyes when I first used Windows 8 a year ago. I found its touch controls and gestures awkward, and I was troubled by how little its primary, tile-based interface could do on its own.
The thriller “Runner Runner” starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck hasn’t even opened yet, but it’s already in the center of the fight over online gambling regulation.”
Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone company Vodafone.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk unveiled a transportation concept on Monday that he said could whisk passengers the nearly 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes — half the time it takes an airplane.
One-time cellphone powerhouse Nokia Corp. is hoping to lure people back from iPhones and Android phones with a powerful smartphone camera that tops many point-and-shoot imaging devices.
The world’s first space conversation experiment between a robot and humans is ready to be launched.
Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its unionized workers last year is back up and running under new owners and a leaner structure.
Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday.