Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.
WASHINGTON Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.
SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.
ATLANTA A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.
ATLANTA For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.
PHILADELPHIA Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions.
SAN FRANCISCO The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.
Q: I'm a 14 year old boy and I am constantly working out. I'm in many sports such as track, cross country, soccer and I run marathons. Do you think I am doing too much?
BELLA OF THE BALL
ANCHORAGE, Alaska He spent years wandering in and out of class, doing time in juvenile jail, hanging with the wrong crowd and eventually getting kicked out of school for good. But he didn't get the message until the night someone shot his best friend dead at a party.
"Buzz! Quiz World"
We met actress Meaghan Martin while she was in Manhattan recently. She has starred in the TV show "10 Things I Hate About You," and the "Camp Rock" movies.
One of the great things about the explosion of Internet video is that anyone with a camera can share their thoughts and ideas with the world. Ironically, that strength is also a drawback quantity doesn't always equal quality.
"Tennis got in the way of my relationship with my father and with myself."
TOKYO Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011, pushing 3-D technology as a way to showcase its strength in entertainment and surface from deep losses.
SAN FRANCISCO Chinese online gaming company NetEase.com Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose on higher revenue from online games.
CAMARILLO, Calif. Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss due to a charge related to its acquisition of Sierra Monolithics Inc.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board.
SAN FRANCISCO Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Sierra Monolithics Inc. for $180 million in cash.
NEW YORK In a Nov. 17 story about job cuts at Verizon Communications Inc., The Associated Press, relying on a labor union report, erroneously reported that Verizon is laying off more than 1,000 employees in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
SAN FRANCISCO Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays.
LONDON IBM Corp. said Wednesday it signed a contract extension worth 300 million pounds ($500 million) with a British government agency that licenses drivers and registers their cars.
NEWARK, N.J. A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.
NEW YORK You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
SAN FRANCISCO Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi.
NEW YORK The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history.
NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.
WASHINGTON Union officials in the United States are teaming up with their German counterparts in a bid to organize workers at wireless carrier T-Mobile USA.
PHILADELPHIA DirecTV Group Inc. chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left just as the nation's largest satellite TV provider was in the midst of a spinoff.
