AP Top Technology News At 2:52 p.m. EDTAP Top Technology News At 2:52 p.m. EDTIke causes widest US Internet outage since 2003- September 17, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- The power blackouts that followed Hurricane Ike have caused the widest outage for U.S. Internet service since 2003, according to a firm that tracks Internet connectivity....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IKE_INTERNET?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLA... Entertainment, tech cos. to unify digital media- September 17, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Buy a CD or DVD, and it should work on a variety of devices and personal computers....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_TECHBIT_DIGITAL_COMPATIBILITY?SITE=WIMAR&SE... SanDisk says rejects buyout offer from Samsung- September 17, 2008 MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) -- SanDisk Corp. said Tuesday it had rejected a $5.85 billion takeover offer from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd after its board determined the deal was "inadequate in multiple respects."...http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SANDISK_SAMSUNG_OFFER?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&a... Dell shares sink on warning about weak demand- September 17, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hurting from price cuts and an expensive restructuring, Dell Inc. rattled investors Tuesday with another warning, this time that corporate spending on technology is weakening further....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DELL?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAU... Adobe 3Q net income down, results beat estimates- September 16, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Publishing and design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday its profit fell 7 percent in its fiscal third quarter. But by the measures watched on Wall Street, earnings beat analysts' forecasts....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EARNS_ADOBE?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLAT... First Google-powered phone to be unveiled Sept. 23- September 16, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- T-Mobile plans to show off the first wireless phone powered by Google Inc.'s much-anticipated Android software system at a Sept. 23 news conference....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_PHONE?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLA... Forrester boosts 2008 tech spending forecast- September 16, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- For the technology sector, it's a case of good news now and so-so news later....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TECHNOLOGY_SPENDING?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&... Survey: Nearly every kid a video gamer- September 16, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility - the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."...http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_VIDEO_GAMERS?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TE... Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster- September 16, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BEST_BUY_NAPSTER?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&TE... HP surprises Wall Street with size of EDS job cuts- September 16, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- When Hewlett-Packard Co. announced five months ago it was acquiring technology-services firm Electronic Data Systems Corp., Wall Street expected big layoffs from the combined company....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HP_EDS_RESTRUCTURING?SITE=WIMAR&SECTION=HOME&am... |