AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light. Technology The producer of one... (Continue reading)
Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world’s No. 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp to manage part of that business. However, Microsoft — the exclusive provider of Web... (Continue reading)
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter results after the stock market closes Monday, the day after running its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: EA, known for games such as “The Sims” and the... (Continue reading)
Mozilla on Friday pulled two programs from its Firefox browser add-on site for containing malware. Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users. In a blog... (Continue reading)
Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it’s your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors. The recalls and... (Continue reading)
Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them. The Internet company is rolling out an online tool that allows consumers to see — and edit — the personal profiles that Yahoo has compiled about them based on... (Continue reading)
The U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said. The alliance, in a report released Thursday, also called... (Continue reading)
Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index. The “real-time” search feature unveiled Monday marks a major step in Google’s ambition to... (Continue reading)
Another day, another cell phone study from J.D. Power and Associates. This time, it’s not customer service–T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon Wireless tied for that honor earlier this month–but a survey of the all-important call quality. Just like last year, Verizon... (Continue reading)