A guitar autographed by Hollywood heart throb Robert Pattinson has been put on sale on Internet auction site...

LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering the same revolutionary, patented technology with a new corporate name, DirectFED Payment Solutions, formerly Skyline's DirectFED, this week launched its...

DrillSpot.com announces the release of its newly-redesigned website, featuring a cleaner, sleeker look. The internet retailer, which specializes in home improvement and industrial MRO supplies,...

IVDN ), through their web designer, has added a testimonials page to their web site. The enhancement will allow prospective customers to obtain a non-biased opinion of the Innovative Designs, Inc....

Commission officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy...

is rolling out prepaid wireless data services for its wholesale partners. The Overland Park-based company (NYSE: S) said in a release Thursday that it had teamed up...

executive as chief marketing officer. Gino Biondi will lead ScentAir’s strategic planning and oversee all marketing, distribution and customer-service functions. Previously, Biondi was global...

(NASDAQ:GOOG) since HTC makes several phones that use the Mountain View search giant's Android operating system, including the Nexus One. Apple claims HTC's phones infringe on 20 of its patents,...

's 400 million users Wednesday that a new type of virus is trying to steal their bank passwords and other secret information about them. Palo Alto-based Facebook also issued a status update...

Taking one more step into the broadcasting world, Google is planning a web-based TV service in partnership with tech giants like Intel, Logitech and Sony. According to a report...

LONDON (Reuters) – Young people in Britain turn to the internet to look for help with personal problems rather than seek advice from their parents or friends, according to a survey released on...

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe's online security would best be served by developing global cyber regulation, ending current "ad hoc" international efforts, British lawmakers said on...

called Google TV. The new platform would reportedly be available as a set-top box or as part of a Web-capable television. Google TV would be based on Google's mobile operating system, Android,...

, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed this week. The move makes Microsoft the first major browser developer to drop support for XP, the world's...

William Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com, holds up the nook, the Wireless eBook Reader, at a news conference in New York October 20,...

Sprint Nextel will offer Google's Nexus One smart phone in the near future, giving the beleaguered wireless provider another weapon in its battle to regain relevance. The Sprint version of the Nexus...

SEATTLE—Seattlepi.com, the online successor to the print version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its first birthday Thursday with music, free cupcakes and cheap beer. For a...

DENVER—A U.S. company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South Korea, China, Russia and Turkey, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Rocky Mountain...

SAN FRANCISCO — A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will...

Envoy Medical's implantable system offers certain hearing-aid patients the option of a device with no readily visible external components acording to the Food and Drug Administration. (Envoy Medical)...

Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 7.3 percent in February as employers cut 3,400 jobs. The Department of Employment and Economic Development released the figures today. Commissioner Dan...

WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers requesting jobless benefits fell slightly last week for the third straight week. But initial claims remain above levels that would signal net...

Last week's news that the state of Minnesota has run short of money to retrain jobless workers drew reader criticism of the whole idea behind the program. Most of the comments posted online opposed...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse will be sentenced next month on federal fraud charges. An April 28 sentencing was set on Wednesday in U.S. District Court...

The commercial shipping season is getting under way early in the Twin Ports. The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the season will commence just after midnight Saturday when the James R. Barker...

WASHINGTON — Last year, the message was clear. Now it is murky. When President Barack Obama first announced a sweeping effort to combat foreclosures in February 2009, he said the program would...

DETROIT — Shares of Ford Motor Co. surged to a five-year high Wednesday after a ratings agency upgraded the automaker's debt and said Ford has the potential to improve its finances even...

Denny Hecker after his appearance in federal court in Minneapolis Thursday February 11, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) The furnace is broken and the satellite television has been...

NEW YORK — Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank 29 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it might have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Competition from...

Clinton Danner, 32, of Rockford, Minn., was arrested Sunday in Chicago. (Cook County Sheriff) CHICAGO — A Minnesota man is facing a felony charge after his wife accused him of forcing her into...

WASHINGTON - Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the...

Republican state Rep. Kitty Rhoades of Hudson is retiring from the Wisconsin Assembly after serving 12 years. Rhoades made the announcement in a letter to supporters sent on Wednesday. Rhoades is...

The Cottonwood River has run over Cottonwood Street on the south side of New Ulm, and the river is still rising. The National Weather Service reported the river was at 14.5 feet this morning, about...

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker says while he's pleased with the city's flood preparedness, he warns residents that they should still be cautious. He told city and other local...

The world's next cheese champ will be crowned in Madison, with some 80 entries vying to become the chosen cheese. Judges in the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest will announce the winner this...

Two Minnesota Senate committees are examining separate funding set-asides for military veterans — one lawmakers are hoping to create and another they're looking to protect. A bill that was...

Legal protections for faith healers in Wisconsin must end to prevent children from needlessly suffering illnesses and injuries, child safety advocates told lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday. Under...

Cellphone developer HTC said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks. ...

Google's Nexus One smartphone will soon be available to subscribers of Sprint Nextel, the second U.S. wireless service provider to announce an agreement to support the touchscreen phone. Sprint...

in the first half of this year, a spokeswoman of the company in India said on Thursday. The service offered under Nokia's "Comes With Music" program will be available to buyers of...

Orem » Cemeteries can be gold mines for genealogists. Tombstones -- some of which are stonecutters' masterpieces while others are barely legible due to weather and neglect -- tell stories...

Experts predicted paperless offices would be the norm by the 1990s Analyst: Printing for "read-and-discard purposes" must end to achieve paperless office Paperless office won't happen...

Viral video "David After Dentist" has been an unexpected bonanza for boy's family Video of boy, woozy after dental surgery, viewed almost 54 million times online DeVore family earns revenue...

(AAAB), designed by Brand8000, part of the 8000inc Group, 8000inc has brought forward the launch date of the online Brand8000 Clothing Boutique to cover the numerous enquiries and pre sales orders it...

Johannesburg — THE number of South Africans accessing the internet via broadband connections has increased by more than 50% in the past year, says a new survey. The Internet Access in SA 2010...

NEW YORK — The stock market today continued its slow but steady advance of the past month as investors grew more confident that interest rates will remain at low levels. The Dow Jones...

A former state revenue official who owns a mortgage lending company has filed for bankruptcy protection. Court records show John Torgerson of Eau Claire owes more than 100 creditors about $9.5...