Sony sinks to Q3 loss, Nintendo cuts outlook TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp fell into the red in the latest quarter and reiterated its forecast for a record annual loss due to sliding demand and a stronger yen, while rival Nintendo Co cut its full-year outlook for the second time in three...

Security Firm Sees Alarming Rise in ‘Transient’ Threats Anti-virus firm AVG Technologies says an alarming rise in the number of virus-laden sites that are here today and gone tomorrow is causing security experts to re-think traditional virus protection strategies. AVG reports the number of websites set...

Stark relief: White House, VP's residence now visible in Google Maps During the Bush/Cheney administration, aerial views of the White House and vice president’s residence, the United State Naval Observatory, were obscured in Google Earth and Google Maps. The outlines of the White House were...

Papermaster settles with IBM, sets Apple start date Apple announced on Tuesday that former IBM executive Mark Papermaster has resolved his dispute with IBM over a noncompete agreement and will start leading Apple’s iPhone group on April 24.     IBM had sued Papermaster for allegedly violating the...

Bartz wants Yahoo whole, not sold as piece parts Carol Bartz, Yahoo’s brand-new CEO, revealed her first public assessment of embattled Yahoo on Tuesday, arguing the company is stronger as a whole than as the sum of its parts. “This is a fantastic Internet property, and it doesn’t deserve...