EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi....

Sprint Nextel CEO asks shareholders' patience in turnaround
RESTON, Va. (AP) -- Dan Hesse, chief executive officer at Sprint Nextel Corp. for less than five months, faced tough questions Tuesday about the company's continued trouble keeping wireless subscribers....

Britain complains to EU about Microsoft file system
LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- A British watchdog agency said Tuesday it had complained to European Union regulators that Microsoft Corp.'s new file format for storing documents discouraged competition....

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off
SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience....

Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd. Following similar moves by the two biggest online hangouts, Internet search leader Google Inc. is introducing tools that are supposed to make any Web site more sociable....

MIT students show power of open cell phone systems
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- What do you want your cell phone to be able to do?...

Chile probes data theft and posting by hacker
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A prosecutor was appointed Monday to investigate how a computer hacker accessed government data for 6 million Chileans and posted it to the Internet....

New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution
NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday introduced its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play....

Apple: iPhone sold out online in US, UK
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds....

Next generation of business software could get more fun
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler....