Google Expands Spoken Search To Desktop Computers
Google is introducing more technological tricks to simplify Internet searching and give people another reason to surf the Web on its Chrome browser.
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Google is introducing more technological tricks to simplify Internet searching and give people another reason to surf the Web on its Chrome browser.
Pandora Media Inc. sold its initial public offering of stock at $16 per share late Tuesday, fetching twice as much as the popular but unprofitable Internet radio service expected less than two weeks ago.
Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. plans to cut 1,200 employees in its space systems equipment division. The cuts include workers in the Bay Area.
Google is making a big investment in renewable energy, by putting up millions of dollars to help homeowners put solar panels on their roofs.
The unlocked iPhone 4s are listed Tuesday on Apple Inc.'s website for $649 and $749. They're identical to the version sold for use on AT&T Inc.'s network, but don't require a two-year contract.
In May, San Jose received about $17,000 from a half dozen marijuana collectives, down from nearly $300,000 in March and April.
Without warning, Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. have announced plans to close 65 restaurants across the country, including the immediate closure of seven Bay Area chains.
The agreement announced Monday calls for Google Inc. to buy a 3-year-old startup called Admeld. Based in New York, Admeld specializes in technology that helps websites make more money by selecting ads most likely to generate the most revenue.
A auctioned-off power lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett raised over $2.6 million for San Francisco's Glide foundation, topping last year's record-breaking bid.
The Internet radio service Pandora raised the price range of its initial public offering on Friday by at least a third to between $10 and $12.
Hewlett-Packard has announced its TouchPad tablet will make its debut in the United States on July 1 in two versions for $500 and $600.
After pressure from four U.S. senators, Apple Inc. has said it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for drunken driving.
Driven by the success of the iPhone and iPad, Cupertino-based Apple has become the world's largest buyer of chips for computers and phones.
A pipeline that exploded in San Bruno last fall sprang a gas leak in a nearby spot years before, but Pacific Gas & Electric only told federal investigators about it a few weeks ago.
San Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo is now offering fixed-rate student loans, which is a departure from the industry practice.
