Archives: 2008 January

Following Steve Jobs’ announcements at Macworld a few weeks ago, Apple has announced that the MacBook Air is shipping, but new AppleTV software has been delayed two weeks.

At Macworld, Jobs announced version 2.0 of AppleTV. With the update, customers are expected to be able to download high-definition movies from their widescreen television sets. Apple said […]

After initially disappointing some observers, the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction has brought in more than enough to ensure that the most-desirable C block will be open to all competitors.

The high bid for the 700MHz block came in at just over $4.7 billion on Thursday, topping the reserve price of $4.6 billion. The much-anticipated auction […]

No one will ever confuse Tokyo’s Laptop Orchestra with the Duke Ellington or Count Basie orchestras.

Robots that recognize your voice or remember what you look like. Robots that play musical instruments. Robots that shake your hand and know up to 10,000 words — in Japanese.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit missed analyst expectations, signaling the crumbling U.S. economy has dented the Internet search leader’s moneymaking machine.

Global technology and consulting firm Computer Sciences Corp. is relocating its headquarters to Falls Church from El Segundo, Calif., making it one of the largest companies based in the Washington area.

An effort to create a nationwide wireless network for firefighters, police and other emergency responders has hit a stumbling block as the Federal Communications Commission’s auction for airwaves dedicated for public-safety use has attracted paltry interest from bidders.

NUEVO JERUSALEM, Peru — Tomás Maynas Carijano strolled through his tiny jungle farm, pinching leaves, shaking his head. The rain forest spread lushly in all directions — covering what oil maps call Block 1AB.

Three-wheeled cars may make a comeback with the craze over electric cars coming to a boil. Zap, the electric car company based in Santa Rosa, Calif., is adding another electric car to its lineup. Credit: Zap An artist’s rendering of the…

Spectrum now held by the Ministry of Defense and other government entities could fetch as much as $40 billion at auction. The British government, including the Ministry of Defense, will be able to share or trade some of the most valuable radio spectrum in the country under new…