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AP Technology NewsBrief at 11:43 a.m. EDT(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Ocean science satellite blasts off from CaliforniaVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) _ A rocket carrying an Earth-observing satellite launched early Friday on a mission to measure the saltiness of the ocean from space. The Delta 2 rocket blasted off shortly before 7:30 a.m. PDT under cloudy skies from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The rocket and its international payload roared from the Central California coast southwestward over the Pacific as it climbed toward space. Nintendo's task: The Wii, again, more, betterNEW YORK (AP) _ The upcoming Wii U _ part tablet computer, part game machine _ could help Nintendo surpass its rivals once again. Yet investors so far are skeptical, with unknowns such as the price. The company's stock has fallen 10 percent since the Wii U's unveiling this week. Expectations for the new machine have been high following the original Wii's roaring success. Pandora raises IPO offering price rangeNEW YORK (AP) _ The Internet radio service Pandora, raised the price range of its initial public offering on Friday by at least a third to between $10 and $12. The increase means Pandora could raise as much as $176.3 million in its IPO. Review: HTC Flyer tablet mates with slippery penNEW YORK (AP) _ Is it better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all? That's the question posed by a new tablet computer that takes aim at one of the deficiencies of the iPad: that it's difficult to write on it with a stylus or pen. The HTC Flyer is a $500 tablet with a 7-inch screen. At a glance, it's not much different from the other tablets that are scrambling to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad. More ads hit online TV as Web audiences growLOS ANGELES (AP) _ One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that little luxury. CBS shows twice as many ads per show on its website as it did last year. The CW network shows four times as many. Dozens of shows from major cable networks now carry as many ads online as they do on TV. More shows will follow soon. Tech-savvy Iceland online for new constitutionREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) _ How do you write a new constitution in the 21st century? You go where the people are _ online. That was the decision of tiny but tech-savvy Iceland, which is overhauling its constitution in the wake of an economic catastrophe, and has turned to the Internet to get input from citizens. Spain nabs 3 suspected of global cyber attacksMADRID (AP) _ Spanish police have arrested three suspected computer hackers who allegedly belonged to a loose-knit international activist group that attacked corporate and government websites around the world, authorities said Friday. National Police identified the three as leaders of the Spanish section of a group that calls itself "Anonymous." All three are Spaniards aged 30 to 32, said Manuel Vazquez, chief of the police's high-tech crime unit. Hackers nab card data from 200,000 Citi customersNEW YORK (AP) _ Citigroup Inc. has become the latest victim in a string of high-profile data thefts by hackers targeting some of the world's best-known companies. The New York bank said Thursday that about 200,000 Citibank credit card customers in North America had their names, account numbers and email addresses stolen by hackers who broke into Citi's online account site. SEC cans Web campaign to buy beer companyWASHINGTON (AP) _ It seemed like an innovative way to buy a beer company: Start an online campaign to purchase the iconic Pabst Brewing Co. and sell shares on Facebook and Twitter to cover the $300 million cost. Michael Migliozzi II and Brian William Flatow found 5 million people who said they would invest a total of $200 million. But the federal government halted the venture after it informed the two men of one major oversight _ they neglected to register the public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a violation of federal law. Apple eases rules on iPad, iPhone subscriptionsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple has eased the subscription policies for its hot-selling iPad and iPhone in a move that should help newspaper and magazine publishers make more money from mobile devices. The change will make it easier for publishers to sell subscriptions for the devices outside Apple's online store. (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |