News technology 2008-05-16 Andanh.com

Video game, accessory sales jump 47 pct in April Fri, 16 May 2008 07:56:23 -0400
NEW YORK - Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items like...

Apple Store opens with polish Fri, 16 May 2008 06:03:06 -0400
It was a great night to be an Apple fan. Seconds after a cheering mob of Apple employees threw open the glass doors at the nation's largest Apple Store, awestruck...

New 'Grand Theft Auto' next generation of violence Thu, 15 May 2008 15:50:01 -0400
The video game "Grand Theft Auto IV" arrived in stores April 29, accompanied by the usual outrage. The new game is part of a series in which players control a villain...

Boston's Apple Store about to bear fruit Thu, 15 May 2008 15:12:13 -0400
Thousands of Mac fans and technology geeks are expected to descend on Boylston Street today for the 6 p.m. opening of Boston's first Apple Store, the largest in the country. ...

EU warns Google over photos on Street View Thu, 15 May 2008 14:04:33 -0400
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU's top data protection supervisor said today that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems...

Icahn sends letter to Yahoo, plans proxy battle Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:02 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions...

Companies eye tryouts for PBS' 'Everyday Edisons' Thu, 15 May 2008 03:28:36 -0400
Staples Inc. will be among the national companies looking for innovative products this Saturday at an open casting call for inventors hosted in Providence by the PBS reality...

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