Relaunch gets busy signal 15 hr ago | Leave a comment SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called...

Writeoffs cut debt 15 hr ago | Leave a comment Writeoffs cut debt With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, the bulk of 2009’s drop in credit card debt came because banks were forced to write off loans, according to an...

3-D TV adds new dimension to market Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment NEW YORK — Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? The honor will cost you about $3,000. Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week,...

Boeing’s 787 is testing well Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment MINNEAPOLIS — Boeing Co. is putting its new 787 through an aggressive flight-testing schedule, with the fourth plane set to begin test flights on Sunday. Boeing is aiming to deliver the plane...

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego...

Federal initiatives support entrepreneurship Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment A series of initiatives and proposed legislation aimed at innovation and entrepreneurship continues to emerge from the federal government. While many of these are still in the planning stage, some...

In stock: Google Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment Google A Chinese official says China has had no direct contact with Google over the company’s threat in January to shut down its China-based search service. Google had said it planned to...

Bar codes being used to curb medical errors Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment Doctors’ illegible handwriting, poorly communicated orders and drugs with names that sound alike — these are among the chief culprits that lead to patients receiving the wrong drug,...

Tech bytes: Online tools' sanctions end Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment Online tools’ sanctions end WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is allowing the export of Internet communications services such as instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing to Iran,...

Innovations update: AT&T campaign focuses on texting Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment AT&T campaign focuses on texting AT&T is launching a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the dangers of texting while driving — with particular emphasis on aiming the message...

Oklahoma Eagle & Beagle Sat, Mar 6, 2010 | Leave a comment EagleThe top-performing state-based stock of the week saw its price change a grand total of 4 cents over the past 10 trading days. But the share price of Bronco Drilling swerved like a running back...

Coal: Abundant supply, uncertain future in Oklahoma Fri, Mar 5, 2010 | Leave a comment Coal is used to generate nearly half of the electricity used in the United States each year, but that could be changing amid a growing hail of environmental concerns. A combination of federal...

Stimulus to expand Oklahoma research facilities Thu, Mar 4, 2010 | Leave a comment The National Institutes of Health awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation $7.03 million in federal stimulus funds to build lab, clinic and mechanical space for foundation scientists...

Toyota keeps tight hold on its ‘black box’ data Thu, Mar 4, 2010 | Leave a comment SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended...

Plugging In Thu, Mar 4, 2010 | Leave a comment Bid offered for Grizzly Oil A company partially owned by Gulfport Energy Corp. has submitted a bid to develop an 11,300-barrel-per-day oil sands project at Canada’s Algar Lake. The Grizzly...

Toll-free plan debate rages in Oklahoma Wed, Mar 3, 2010 | Leave a comment If Bob Anthony gets his way, the telephone proposal being discussed by Corporation Commission staff and industry officials would be called a statewide local calling plan. "Some people...

Tulsa software company brings reality show home Wed, Mar 3, 2010 | Leave a comment If you can’t wait another month to see which designer takes top prize on TV’s "Project Runway,” Tulsa-based Tornado Studios can let you take matters into your own hands. The...

Does work get in way of your e-fun times? Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment Somehow I’m going to write this column. Despite the ping of a new e-mail arriving every few seconds, in the face of the ringing phone and scrolling stock ticker, notwithstanding the beckoning...

Smart phone technology draws lawsuit from Apple Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment SAN FRANCISCO — As Apple Inc.’s iPhone faces stiffer competition in the lucrative market for smart phones, the company is going after one of its main rivals with patent lawsuits...

Your Business Update Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment Program seeks volunteers The Oklahoma City chapter of SCORE is looking for volunteers to provide guidance and advice to small business owners. "The Oklahoma City chapter has two dozen members...

In brief: TiVo’s DVR gets revamp Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment TiVo’s DVR gets revamp TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant in an age when broadcast and broadband...

Rival wants Google leashed Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Microsoft Corp.’s chief executive Steve Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival’s dominance of...

Computer virus network busted Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities have smashed one of the world’s biggest networks of virus-infected computers, a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as...

Forum links innovation, commercialization Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment During February, while the state was being battered by freezing weather, wind and snow, we were writing about how innovation can help heat up Oklahoma’s economy. Last week I participated in a...

Oklahoma Briefs: LSB to supply ammonium nitrate Mon, Mar 1, 2010 | Leave a comment LSB to supply ammonium nitrate A subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries Inc. has signed a five-year agreement to supply 250,000 tons per year of industrial-grade ammonium nitrate to an...