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Colorado woos Charles Schwab for 500 new jobs

Colorado woos Charles Schwab for 500 new jobs

January 15, 2009

Here's some news that you didn't expect from the battered financial services industry. Charles Schwab Corp. announced plans Thursday to add more than 500 new jobs in Colorado over a three-year period starting in mid-2009.

Apple's Jobs to take leave, cites 'complex' health issues

January 14, 2009

Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave until June, even though just a week ago the cancer survivor tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was caused by an easily treatable hormone deficiency. Video

Yahoo names Bartz as CEO

January 14, 2009

Yahoo Inc. named technology veteran Carol Bartz as its new chief executive Tuesday, bringing in a no-nonsense leader known for developing a clear focus - something that has eluded the struggling Internet company during a three-year slump.

BlackBerry to Obama: Thanks, now lose it

January 13, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama's unpaid endorsement of the BlackBerry has provided maker Research In Motion Ltd. with a marketing boost its competitors can only dream of. Now, if the company is lucky, the president-elect will stop using it.

Company to make solar-battery panels

January 12, 2009

Sharp Corp., the world's second-largest solar-battery maker, will start producing solar-battery panels early next year at a plant now under construction to meet growing demand.

Flat-panel producer targets sales hike

January 12, 2009

LG Electronics Inc., the world's third-largest television maker, said the company aims to increase sales of flat-panel TVs by 42 percent this year and boost market share with new products and technologies.

Company cuts price of computer chips

January 12, 2009

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is selling its latest desktop personal-computer processors for half the price of comparable Intel Corp. chips, a bid to undercut its larger rival.

Access granted to free stuff on Web

January 12, 2009

Tapping the wealth of resources that are available free on the Internet is a little like living around the corner from the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institute and the main branch of the Denver Public Library, all at once.

Skype service could be coming to iPhone

January 12, 2009

Free calls over Skype, the Internet communications service, could be coming soon to the iPhone.

Use caution: If the freeware seems too good to be free. . .

January 12, 2009

Free software is great. But consumers should be smart about using it and take precautions.

TV makers add Internet movies, 3D

January 12, 2009

TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets, even in a weak economy.

Recession forces nonprofit to cut staff

January 12, 2009

In another sign of the growing financial strain on nonprofit groups, the One Laptop Per Child program is paring its staff in half.

Blu-ray discs gain in hi-def world

January 11, 2009

The Blu-ray disc, the high-definition successor to the DVD, was one of the few products that did well in the just-ended holiday season, with sales tripling from the previous year.

Verizon finishes Alltel buyout

January 9, 2009

Verizon Wireless said Friday it has completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel Corp., making Verizon the nation's largest mobile phone company.

Rural wireless broadband firm gets $367 million

January 9, 2009

Open Range Communications, a wireless broadband provider that plans to serve rural America, said it has secured $367 million of funding - thanks to a $100 million investment from a private equity firm.

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