Texas opens inquiry into Google search results
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair....

Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality
NEW YORK (AP) -- The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale....

Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker....

Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker....

German court rules against YouTube over copyright
BERLIN (AP) -- A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws....

Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc....

Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications - not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion - to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype....

Time Warner Cable gets ESPN3.com in new deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. customers will finally get access to the sports website ESPN3.com, even if they are not subscribers of the company's Internet service, according to a long-term deal with The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday....

HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle....

AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news
CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry....