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AP Technology NewsBrief at 1:43 p.m. EDT(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Apple's Jobs, on medical leave, appears on stageSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple CEO Steve Jobs made his second major public appearance since he went on medical leave in January. He received standing ovation as he appeared at a conference Monday, where he was expected to announce a new service called iCloud. James Brown's "I Feel Good" played over the loudspeakers just before he walked on stage, looking thin, in his signature outfit of mock turtleneck and blue jeans. Microsoft: Live television coming to Xbox 360LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Live television is landing on the Xbox 360. Microsoft Corp. announced plans to bring live TV and YouTube to the video game console at a press conference kicking off the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's annual convention. French regulator bars 'Follow us on Twitter' on TVPARIS (AP) _ No plugging of Twitter accounts or Facebook pages on French broadcast airwaves. France's audiovisual authority says that TV and radio stations that promote their sites on the two gargantuan social media services on air are actually engaging in secret _ and unfair _ advertising. China paper: Google could be hurt by hacking claimBEIJING (AP) _ The Chinese Communist Party's main newspaper lashed out at Google on Monday, saying its latest complaints of computer hacking traced to China were politically motivated and warning its business might suffer. "Google's accusations against China are fictitious and have ulterior motives and sinister intentions," the People's Daily said in its foreign edition. Research firm cuts 2011 PC sales forecastNEW YORK (AP) _ Research firm International Data Corp. expects sales of personal computers to grow 4.2 percent this year, down from a previous forecast of 7.1 percent. The latest projection comes after IDC's tally showed PC sales dropped by 1.1 percent in the first quarter compared to last year. Nintendo's Wii successor to dominate E3 expoLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Almost six years ago at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo unveiled what would eventually become known as the Wii. But the Japanese gaming giant didn't show off the new console's distinctive motion-sensing capabilities until later that year at the Tokyo Game Show. Nintendo won't be such a tease at this year's E3. After two years of shrinking Wii sales, the gamemaker will fully raise the curtain on the Wii's successor at the gaming industry's annual convention in downtown Los Angeles this week. Nintendo Co. has remained silent about just what the doodad will do, but gamers are anticipating features like high-definition graphics and touchscreen controllers. FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords takenLONDON (AP) _ Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI partner organization have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday. The logins belonged to members of the local chapter of InfraGard, a public-private partnership devoted to sharing information about threats to U.S. physical and Internet infrastructure, the chapter's president told The Associated Press. Nintendo says US server breached, no data lostTOKYO (AP) _ Nintendo was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company information was lost, the Japanese maker of the Wii game console said Sunday. The server of an affiliate of Nintendo Co.'s U.S. unit was accessed unlawfully a few weeks ago, but there was no damage, company spokesman Ken Toyoda said. Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US earsNEW YORK (AP) _ News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder _ one that's pinning a cellphone to the ear. Google searches for "cancer" and "cellphones" spiked this week. And some people vowed to get headsets to shield themselves from radiation. But most seemed to either dismiss the warning as too vague, or reason that if the most useful device in modern life poses a slight health risk, then so be it. APNewsBreak: Senators target Internet narcoticsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Two U.S. senators said Sunday they will ask federal authorities to crack down on a secretive narcotics market operated on the Internet with anonymous sales and untraceable currency. Heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines are among the drugs being sold in the well-protected website apparently operating for just a few months. (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |