Wikipedia SOPA blackout seems to get results in senate

WASHINGTON — Five days before a critical vote, senators are abandoning a bill to punish piracy on the Web after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with Internet freedoms.

Senate Democratic leaders still plan to vote next Tuesday on taking up the Protect International …

Apple’s new iBooks promises interactive textbook creation or iPads

NEW YORK — Apple is launching a new version of its iBooks software, tailored to present vivid, interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students on the iPads.

IBooks 2 will be able to display books with videos and other interactive features.

Apple Inc. is …

Bidders buy up city’s old stuff: copier toner, table saw, Mercedes SUV

City departments are turning over the proverbial couch cushions to find surplus property to auction online, resulting in $3.6 million in new revenue in 2011.

Motorola’s Xyboard is latest tablet poised to take on iPad

As Apple readies what many expect will be a 2012 release for the iPad 3, competitors are still struggling to make a dent in the iPad’s commanding lead among tablet computers.

The one other tablet that appears to have built a sizable user base — …

Samsung, LG spring 55-inch OLED TVs at CES

LAS VEGAS — Gadget Watch: A daily look at what’s hot at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

WHAT IS IT: Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showing off 55-inch TV sets that use organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, instead of …

LG shows talking to your TV has never been so smart

LAS VEGAS — Talking to the TV is usually sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. LG Electronics is set to make it a more rational behavior this year, with a range of TVs that respond to speech.

LG will sell a remote with …

Music will cause a lot of buzz at CES 2012

A number of audio products will make a splash at the International Consumer Electronics Show, which officially opens Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Google TV ready for expanding spotlight at CES

Google is poised to invade your living room.

The world’s three largest television makers -- Samsung, LG and Sony -- are working on Google TV.

LG announced its Google TV move last week. Vizio is also on board. All but Samsung will show their Google-powered …

Vizio rolling out high performance PC line at CES

Vizio, the company best known for selling budget flat-panel TVs, is going retro. It’s unveiling a line of low-cost but high-performance personal computers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The TV market has been flat for the past two years, while PC sales …

The 2012 CES is ready with Ultra HD, Ultrabooks and ultra viruses

ANDY IHNATKO: The Consumer Electronics Show of 2012 is upon us once again. The Ultra Definition TVs, the cameras, the Ultrabooks and, of course, the next generation of Android tablets ready to take on iPad are lurking.

PhoneDog sues ex-worker for taking Twitter followers with him

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Internet company has sued one of its former employees, saying the worker cost the company thousands of dollars in lost business when he took 17,000 Twitter followers with him when he left the firm.

PhoneDog LLC filed a lawsuit in July …

Steve Jobs, Apple documented in Stanford archives

PALO ALTO, Calf. — In the interview, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs recall a seminal moment in Silicon Valley history — how they named their upstart computer company some 35 years ago.

“I remember driving down Highway 85,” Wozniak says. “We’re on the …

Don’t throw out that outdated electronic gear, new law against it

In clearing the post-Christmas clutter, do not throw out the old electronic gadgets with the wrappings. As of Jan. 1, that will be against the law.

Rebecca Black comes out on top of 2011 YouTube videos

NEW YORK — Rebecca Black’s infamous “Friday” video has topped all other YouTube videos of 2011 with 180 million views.

The Google Inc. video-sharing site announced its most-viewed clips of the year Tuesday.

The 14-year-old Black was turned into a viral video celebrity after her …

Farmville creator Zynga’s rough IPO marks uneven tech stock year

NEW YORK — As its workers celebrated with hot chocolate and cinnamon buns, Zynga saw its stock dinged on its first day of trading Friday — an unexpected turn of events for a closely watched public debut seen as a precursor to Facebook’s next year. …