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Kirstie Alley slams Abercrombie & Fitch CEO for comments about "cool kids"

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By Liz Raftery, Kirstie Alley is no stranger to body image issues — and now she's speaking out against Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries about his feelings on weight. The backlash has been piling on against Jeffries this week, after an interview he gave to Salon in 2006

Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By CHRIS BRUMMITTAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the

Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1. Not

Microsoft embraces a Google service for a change

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft's disdain for Google doesn't extend to all of its rival's products. In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft's Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By JOHN MILLERAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

Crowds swoon, but Prince Harry is all business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The throngs swooned but Prince Harry was having none of it. The British soldier-prince is spending most of his week in the U.S. honoring the wounded and the dead of war, a salute that began Thursday at a land-mine exhibition in Congress at the