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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday represents […]

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Google unveils $10-a-month ‘All Access’ music plan

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee. The streaming service, called […]

2013/05/15

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements include new features for online games, maps and search, a […]

2013/05/15

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone and Android devices powered […]

2013/05/14

Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page (AP Photo)

Google CEO discloses vocal cord problem

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google CEO Larry Page is finally disclosing the health problem that spooked investors last summer when he mysteriously lost his voice. In a Tuesday post on his Google Plus profile, Page […]

2013/05/14

Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up […]

2013/05/07

Google invades Siri’s turf with iPhone, iPad app

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple’s iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Google.

2013/04/29

How Siri and Google Now respond to 5 questions

With Google’s voice assistant now available on iPhones and iPads, The Associated Press used an iPad Mini to throw five test questions at Google Now and Siri on Monday afternoon in New York. Here’s what the two digital assistants had to say for themselves:

2013/04/29

Google co-founder Sergey Brin listens during a bill signing for driverless cars at Google headquarters, Mountain View, California (AP Photo).

DMV seeking input of rules for driverless cars

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – With auto officials saying driverless cars could be available by the end of the decade, California officials want to hear from the public on how to regulate the vehicles.

2013/04/21

Provo, Utah, next city for ultra-fast Google Fiber

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Google will take over a troubled municipal fiber-optic system and make Provo, Utah, the third city to get its high-speed Internet service via fiber-optic cables, the company announced Wednesday.

2013/04/17

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