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The Verizon version of the Apple iPhone. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

California AG, Mobile App Stores Reach Agreement To Protect Privacy

Six companies have agreed to improve privacy protections for consumers who access the Internet through mobile apps

5 hours ago

A sign at Hewlett-Packard headquarters in Palo Alto. (John G. Mabanglo/AFP/Getty Images)

Hewlett-Packard CEO Pleads Patience As Earnings Fall 44 Percent

Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Wednesday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings.

7 hours ago

Apple Introduces iPhone 4s (Photo by Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

Tech Watch: Startup To Provide Live TV Feeds To iPhones, iPads

A startup company is testing out a service that will let subscribers watch over-the-air television programming on their iPhones and iPads.

24 hours ago

Netflix envelopes (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tech Report: Comcast Set To Launch Netflix Competitor

KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said Netflix has a new competitor in the video subscription service market.

2012/02/21

Apple iPad 2

Apple To Allow Environmental Audit Of 2 Chinese Plants

Apple has agreed to allow independent environmental audits of two of its Chinese plants after recent reports of toxic leaks into rivers and lakes in the country’s mainland.

2012/02/21

A San Jose Police patrol car. (CBS)

SJPD Chief Attends Broadband Safety Bill Signing In Washington

San Jose Police Chief Chris Moore will stand behind President Obama at the White House Tuesday for the signing of a significant public safety communications law.

2012/02/21

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Tech Report: Google’s YouTube Makeover Will Include New Channels

KCBS’ Technology Analyst says Google’s YouTube makeover will include new channels of original content that may feature half-hour and hour-long programs.

2012/02/20

A view of the main entrance to Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino. (Ryan Anson/AFP/Getty Images)

Apple Product Manufacturer Agrees to Raise Wages

Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group says it has raised wages by up to 25 percent for its Chinese workers who assemble electronic gadgets for Apple Inc. and other global brands.

2012/02/20

A screen shot of an Apple advertisement which shows a user finding directions to Santa Cruz. (Apple Inc.)

Apple iPhone Ad Spotlights Santa Cruz Beaches As Winter Destination

A new Apple advertisement that features a shivering man in a snowy New England town asking his iPhone 4s for “the best way to Santa Cruz, California” made a big splash in Surf City.

2012/02/17

Apple iPad 2

China Facing Choice In Apple iPad Trademark Dispute

Chinese officials face a choice in Apple’s dispute with a local company over the iPad trademark—side with a struggling entity that a court says owns the name or with a global brand that has created hundreds of thousands of jobs in China. Experts say that means Beijing’s political priorities rather than the courts will settle the dispute if it escalates.

2012/02/17