Tesla Motors’ new sedan will make or break Bay Area company

Windows phones miss out on new software

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As it struggles to gain a foothold against the iPhone and Android phones, Microsoft Corp. is planning to issue a dramatic update to its phone software, one that won't be available to current Windows Phones.

Microsoft tablet risks alienating PC makers

Integrated Device adds shareholder picks

SAN JOSE (AP) - The chipmaker Integrated Device Technology Inc. said Wednesday that it will name two directors recommended by one of its major stakeholders to its board, heading off a fight over control of the board at its next shareholder meeting. In addition, the San Jose, Calif.-based company said it agreed to work with the pair of directors selected by Starboard ...

Microsoft's long, tortured history in tablets

Barnes & Noble 4Q loss narrows

Barnes & Noble 4Q loss narrows

Millions still go without insurance if law passes

Facebook to let developers charge subscriptions

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is letting app developers charge subscription fees, in addition to existing one-time payments, for games and other applications on its site. Facebook Inc. said on its developer blog Tuesday that the subscription feature will be available in July. The changes open up a new revenue stream for developers as well as for Facebook, which takes a 30 ...

Spotify offers free radio play on mobile devices

Senate defeats plan to trim food stamp program

Microsoft unveils 'Surface' computer

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad. CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand to announce the new tablet, calling it part of a "whole ...

J.C. Penney says President Francis is leaving

Oracle's 4Q earnings rise 8 percent

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Oracle's latest quarterly earnings climbed 8 percent, beating analysts' expectations. The business software maker surprised investors by releasing the results Monday. The fiscal fourth-quarter report had been scheduled to come out Thursday. Oracle Corp. didn't give a reason for the change of plans. The numbers came out after several analysts ...

Facebook buys facial-recognition tech company

MENLO PARK (AP) - Facebook is bringing one of its long-term vendors, facial-recognition technology company Face.com, in-house. The Israeli company's technology helps people tag photos on the Web by figuring out who is in the pictures. Face.com announced the purchase on its blog on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Face.com did not say ...

Qualcomm buys Summit Microelectronics

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Mobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. has purchased programmable circuit developer Summit Microelectronics, which will broaden its product offerings. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This acquisition enhances the competitiveness of Qualcomm's chipset solutions and enables us to provide our customers with industry leading power management and charging performance," Steve Mollenkopf, Qualcomm's president and chief operating ...

Grocers allege potato price fixing

Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes in Great Britain

Windows becomes the latest Best Buy store-in-store

Unpaid internships in jeopardy

Unpaid internships in jeopardy

Facebook introduces hashtags in coming weeks

ESPN dropping 3-D broadcasts by end of year

Voice-operated dashboard technology risky?

STOCKS

HP shares rise after positive talk CUPERTINO (AP) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. are jumping after CEO Meg Whitman reiterated that revenue could grow next fiscal year. The computer and printer maker's stock is up 4 percent at $25.25 in late morning trading, extending a rally that has more than doubled the stock since November. In an interview with cable channel CNBC, Whitman said growth is "still possible" in the fiscal year that starts in ...

Yahoo to release IDs of inactive email accounts

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month. The program announced Wednesday will give Web surfers an opportunity to claim a new handle that had previously been unavailable. It also represents a last chance for Yahoo users who haven't logged in for at least a year to keep the address. Yahoo Inc. plans to release the inactive accounts unless the current ...

Google seeks to disclose more on data requests

Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service

EOC sues over criminal background checks

Court hears arguments on big soda ban

Terse testimony from CEO in e-book trial