While most startups are struggling to find capital and customers right now, there is no shortage of established entrepreneurs looking to share their 2 cents (or even real money) with first-time business owners. The urgency to give back, in fact, only increases as the economy continues to sputter.
Video archives of City Council meetings will now be available on demand -- just like cable TV movies and episodes of popular television programs -- thanks to an upgrade billed as a "giant step" toward government "transparency."
MUMBAI, India -- Social networking site Facebook is opening an operations office in India, its first in Asia, to help manage rapid growth in the number of users.
The moment is almost upon us - the iPad went on pre-sale Friday morning. And some exciting new facts became evident to increase the hyp that much more. Several pages dedicated to features and figures popped up at Apple.com. Here's some of the highlights.
Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPad, its new touch-screen gadget for reading books, watching video and surfing the Web. IPads with Wi-Fi wireless connections will go on sale on April 3 for $499 and up. Apple Inc. says people can pre-order online and get it on April 3 where Saturday delivery is available.
WASHINGTON -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said Friday. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois consumers can get rebates on "Energy Star" qualified appliances purchased from participating retailers during certain days next month.
The Daley administration Friday unveiled a $1.8 million overhaul of the city's Web site, which will make paying city bills online, applying for city licenses and finding information much easier.
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House moved Thursday to spare teenagers who engage in "sexting" from having to register as sex offenders.
Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000. Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. Sony will start selling 3-D televisions in June.
CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Late-night host-in-exile Conan O'Brien's decision to follow an unsuspecting Michigan woman on Twitter has turned her life upside down.
NEW YORK In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to stream popular games over the Internet in June, similar to checking Web-based e-mail or listening to music online.
Shoppers who enjoy sharing iPhone apps that enable them to download sales coupons for immediate savings can add another retailer to their list. Target Corp. will announce today it is the first national retailer to offer a scannable mobile coupon program that lets its shoppers get exclusive offers on their cell phones and redeem the coupons at checkout.
NAIROBI, Kenya A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a .xxx domain name. It would be an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
NEW YORK -- Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week. This inaugurates what all TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
