| Hindus want Internet access as fundamental right Hindus want high-speed Internet access as a universal fundamental... | |
| Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year. The attorney general's office has asked Google for information regarding Foundem, SourceTool/TradeComet and myTriggers, each of... |
| A disputed age, a disputed name ... and murder As the people took turns telling their stories on the witness stand, one thing seemed to come into focus: The only certainty about Mahdi Hassan Ali is that he stands accused of three cold-blooded... |
| Corn dogs ... and taxes Minnesota's candidates for governor engaged in a heated debate over taxes and the deficit-plagued state budget before a wind-chilled but rowdy crowd Friday at the Minnesota State Fair. Republican... |
| On and on with Bob Sansevere: Brad Childress Here is Vikings coach Brad Childress ... On how difficult it is to decide whether to keep a player or replace him with someone on the waiver wire: "You can always look at a guy and you know what he... |
| Technology Report / Court cuts eBay's penalty in LVMH counterfeit ruling A Paris appeals court on Friday upheld a counterfeiting conviction against eBay in a 2008 case brought by French luxury giant LVMH but slashed the amount the online auction site has to fork over in... |
| St. Paul firm cultivating up to 150 new jobs Produce wholesaler J&J Distributing of St. Paul makes 400 deliveries a day to nearly every grocer you can name in the Twin Cities area, dropping off everything from pineapples to potatoes. Next... |
| Petters receiver, insurers reach deal to pay $3.3M for defense Two insurance companies have agreed to pay a total of nearly $3.3 million for Tom Petters' defense at his criminal trial but won't have to pay any additional costs, according to a proposed deal with... |
| Medtronic is in acquisition mode Medtronic Inc., the world's largest heart-device maker, will be "opportunistic" in seeking acquisitions of as much as $1 billion to restore sales growth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill... |
| Google Web search criteria under fire Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's... |
| Eclipse Records goes dark The sun has set on Eclipse Records. The St. Paul record store/performance venue at 1922 University Ave. W., closed its doors Tuesday, with co-owner Jason Brazil announcing via his Facebook page,... |
| Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as... |
| Ad touting Hillary Clinton for president in 2012 begins running A new advertisement is backing a presidential run for Hillary Clinton in 2012. The fairly simple ad initially aired Wednesday in New Orleans, according to CNN, which first reported the story. "She... |
| Bud Grant returns to Canada as part of Eden Prairie's trip to Winnipeg A hero's welcome could await Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant when he accompanies the Eden Prairie High School team to Winnipeg for two games Saturday. Befitting his personality, he doesn't... |
| At the Minnesota State Fair, the littlest 'charro' mounts up Six-year-old Nicolas Diaz wants to be a "charro" when he grows up — just like his dad. His destiny as a Mexican horse rider was predetermined for him even before he sat on his first horse when... |
| Offerpal names new CEO, again Offerpal Media , the Fremont company that came under fire last year for allegedly flooding social games with offers that took advantage of users, has named its third CEO in less than a year. Mihir... |
| Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine... |
| Harley, union reach proposed labor agreement MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and its union leaders reached a proposed labor agreement today that could keep manufacturing operations and hundreds of jobs in Wisconsin. The proposal... |
| Court reinstates markup law for Wisconsin gasoline A federal appeals court has reinstated Wisconsin's controversial minimum markup law on gasoline. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers &... |
| Feds say Hecker continues to commit crimes; they want him in jail *now* Denny Hecker after his appearance in federal court in Minneapolis Thursday February 11, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) Bankrupt auto mogul Denny Hecker could be headed for jail next week. ... |
| Minnesota Twins promote 3 pitchers, including starter for tonight Minnesota Twins reliever Alex Burnett pitches against the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game Friday, July 9, 2010 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) (Duane Burleson) The Minnesota Twins have... |
| Emergency crews at site of Lake Elmo plane crash, pilot reported to be injured Authorities surround part of a plane that crashed near Lake Elmo Airport, September 3, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri) Washington County authorities and emergency personnel are at the site of a... |
| In another attack with acid, Arizona woman burned on face MESA, Ariz. — Police are searching for a suspect who threw acid on the face of an Arizona woman who had arrived home and was getting out of her car. Mesa police said Friday that the... |
| Fox: Kara DioGuardi departing 'American Idol' LOS ANGELES — Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol." Her departure leaves Randy Jackson, who's been with the singing contest from the... |
| Vikings trade QB Sage Rosenfels to New York Giants NEW YORK — The Vikings have traded quarterback Sage Rosenfels to the New York Giants for an undisclosed draft pick. A person within the league who is familiar with the trade confirmed the... |
| Lake Crystal shooting: Woman told 911 dispatcher that intruder shot husband in head LAKE CRYSTAL — Jennifer Nibbe told dispatchers her husband had been shot in the head by an intruder, according to transcripts of her 911 call that reported the shooting just before 6 a.m.... |
| Major bummer, dude! Montana teen looking for pot accidentally texts the sheriff HELENA, Mont. — General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities say a Helena teen sent out a text message last week in search of pot, but instead of... |
| Microsoft IE Browser Slips in Share After Gains Where's Microsoft's Enterprise Tablet Offering? Microsoft could be a dominant player in enterprise handheld computing. If only it made a play for the... |
| Microsoft Tool 'Hardens' Mission Critical Apps Where's Microsoft's Enterprise Tablet Offering? Microsoft could be a dominant player in enterprise handheld computing. If only it made a play for the... |
| Twitter Touts Mobile, Third-Party Client Use Chip Sales, Revenues Surge Ahead [August 20, 2010] With growth in mobile and servers, respectively, AMD and Intel saw expansion in two different areas key to their... |
| Dell Regains No. 2 Spot in PC Market Share Desktop PC sales may be on the decline thanks to the surge in sales of mobile devices, but PCs are still the primary computer for a significant number of enterprise users and hundreds of millions... |
| PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week.... |
| Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according... |
| Texas AG Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust review of Google, the search engine giant announced Friday. Abbott is looking into whether Google intentionally buries search results... |
| Google to Simplify Privacy Policy Google on Friday announced that it will be streamlining its privacy policy, effective Oct. 3. The search engine giant is not making any material changes to its policy, but is removing redundant... |
| Cisco Sprucing Up Call Centers With Social Media Is Social Media Underutilized for Hiring? [August 20, 2010] IT trailed one other industry in a survey by CareerBuilder of employers using social... |
| FCC Study Finds Broadband Speeds Lagging In its latest snapshot of the broadband market, Federal Communications Commission finds that less than half of households have sufficient connection... |
| Cisco Snags Arch Rock in Smart Grid Play Where's Microsoft's Enterprise Tablet Offering? Microsoft could be a dominant player in enterprise handheld computing. If only it made a play for the... |
| Texas opens inquiry into Google search results WASHINGTON – Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair. Google Inc. is facing increased scrutiny in Washington and Europe.... |
| Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The... |
| Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth Google's Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster -- and its proud parent -- are celebrating its steady rise in popularity. According to Net Applications, Chrome had 7.5 percent of... |
| Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site. ... |
| Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam Comments iTunes-based social network called Ping . It's probably too early to draw many conclusions about Ping, but according to Chet Wisniewski at Sophos, one thing is clear: Apple didn't think... |
| 'NHL2K11' shoots, but sometimes misses Control issues, spotty artificial intelligence mar NHL2K11 Game is a Wii exclusive, but shooting is actually easier with a regular controller Game looks good and offers interesting features, but... |
| Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has settled a lawsuit accusing it of privacy violations in connection with its Buzz social networking service, according to a court document filed on... |
| AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news Jimmy Wales, from the US, co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia, attends the "Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy" economic forum, at Villa d'Este, in Cernobbio, on the Como Lake,... |
