Stories by Barbara Ortutay

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Microsoft reveals new Xbox console

Microsoft reveals Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment console, last of 3 major systems unveiled
By Barbara Ortutay

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Facebook earnings, revenue grow

Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that its net income was $219 million, or 9 cents per share, in the January-March period. That's up from $205 million, or 9 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Art exhibit exposes the limits of online privacy

NEW YORK - Image after image splashes on the wall of the exhibit - a snapshot of young people laughing and drinking, a picture of an elephant, an exposed belly of a woman barely covering her ...
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Facebook unveils Home

With its new Home on Android gadgets, Facebook aims make its social network the hub of people's mobile experiences.
By Barbara Ortutay

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013

Gates, Zuckerberg urge kids to code

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer ...
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013

Apple investor sues, wants more cash distributed

Greenlight Capital said Thursday that it is suing Apple in a New York federal court over the company's proposal to make it more difficult for it to issue preferred stock.
By Barbara Ortutay

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012

Facebook shares post biggest single-day gain

Shares of Facebook Inc rose $3.73, or 19 percent, to close at $23.23 on Wednesday. Still, shares are off 39 percent from the company's IPO price of $38.
By Barbara Ortutay

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012

T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS to merge

NEW YORK — T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals.
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, Sept. 28, 2012

Apple CEO apologizes for app

Apple CEO apologizes for error-ridden map service, invites users to download competing apps
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012

Amazon unveils new Kindle Fires

Amazon unveils new Kindle Fires as tablet competition heats up. Larger models are near iPad size.
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, Aug 16, 2012

Facebook shares hit new low

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's stock plunged to a new low Thursday as some of the social networking leader's early backers got their first chance to sell their shares since the company's initial ...
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, July 13, 2012

IPOs may be ready to recover

The IPO market may be poised to recover from the Facebook freeze as Fender and Kayak get set to go public.
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, July 6, 2012

Yahoo, Facebook end patent dispute

Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a patent dispute, averting a potentially lengthy legal battle.
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, May 18, 2012

Facebook ends about even

One of the most anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history ended on a flat note, with Facebook's stock closing at $38.23, up 23 cents from Thursday night's pricing.
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, May 11, 2012

Facebook updates data use policy

NEW YORK - Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share.
By Barbara Ortutay

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Facebook IPO could set mark

Facebook, the company that turned the Web social, has set a price range for an initial public offering of stock that values the company at up to $95 billion.
By Barbara Ortutay

Friday, Jan. 21, 2011

Aging Google aims to regain coolness

SAN FRANCISCO --- Google is richer than ever, but it's not as cool as it once was.
By Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Game characters get smarter -- and less predictable

NEW YORK --- In the upcoming video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing.
By Barbara Ortutay
Top headlines

Former firefighter loses drug test appeal

A former Augusta firefighter who challenged his 2008 termination for a positive drug screen got a new personnel board hearing Wednesday, but the panel again upheld his termination.
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