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WikiLeaks gets court victory in fight against Visa July Issue 2 2012

WikiLeaks gets court victory in fight against Visa

WikiLeaks declared victory Thursday in the first round of its campaign against the U.S. financial blockade imposed by Visa and MasterCard after an Icelandic court ordered a local company to resume processing credit card donations to the secret-spilling site.

RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press

July Issue 2 2012

Review: Wireless speakers great fit for phone use

ATLANTA (AP) — Diminutive wireless speakers are filling the shelves at electronics stores. They’re proving to be the ideal accessory for people who listen to the bulk of their music on mobile phones.

Ron Harris, Associated Press

Samsung, LG bet on new display to revive TV sales July Issue 2 2012

Samsung, LG bet on new display to revive TV sales

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean TV manufacturers are making billion-dollar bets on a new display technology that promises an even thinner screen and imagery of eye-popping clarity. It might prove to be a costly last gasp of innovation from an industry finding it harder to excite consumers wowed by smartphones and tablets.

Youkyung Lee, AP Technology Writer

CIRI Fire Island wind farm nearing completion July Issue 1 2012

CIRI Fire Island wind farm nearing completion

After more than a decade of planning, the Cook Inlet Region Inc. wind project for Fire Island is close to powering up.

Jonathan Grass, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule June Issue 4 2012

Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule

Hackers broke into computers at hotel giant Wyndham Worldwide Corp. three times in two years and stole credit card information belonging to hundreds of thousands of customers. Wyndham didn't report the break-in in corporate filings even though the Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to inform investors of cybercrimes.

RICHARD LARDNER,Associated Press

SimplySocial entrepreneurs test marketing in Alaska June Issue 4 2012

SimplySocial entrepreneurs test marketing in Alaska

Alaskan technology entrepreneur Tyler Arnold and two partners based in Europe have formed a new company, SimplySocial, and rolled out new software that helps businesses more easily use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for marketing.

Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Microsoft's long and tortured history in tablets June Issue 3 2012

Microsoft's long and tortured history in tablets

For decades, the tablet computer was like a mirage in the technology industry: a great idea, seemingly reachable on the horizon, that disappointed as hopeful companies got closer. Microsoft has experienced this cycle of hope and disappointment many times.

PETER SVENSSON,AP Technology Writer

New Internet suffix bids include '.lol,' 'bank.' June Issue 2 2012

New Internet suffix bids include '.lol,' 'bank.'

If Google has its way, people won't need "Google.com" to do searches. They can simply go to ".Google."

ANICK JESDANUN,AP Technology Writer

Apple expected to show fresh software, new Macs June Issue 2 2012

Apple expected to show fresh software, new Macs

Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to show off new iPhone software, updated Mac computers and provide more details on future releases of Mac software when he kicks off the company's annual conference for software developers on Monday.

PETER SVENSSON,AP Technology Writer

June Issue 2 2012

New Google data show Microsoft’s piracy problems

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft’s copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher online piracy laws.

Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer

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