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Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
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

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports
By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced new versions of its prodcuts, and Macy's rose after

Stocks keep climbing even as manufacturing softens

Stocks keep climbing even as manufacturing softens
By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced several upgrades to its Android software for

Google poised to show off latest devices, services

Google poised to show off latest devices, services
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering, scheduled

Google poised to show off latest devices, services

Google poised to show off latest devices, services
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering, scheduled

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. sell up to 20 percent of its entertainment business and use the money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. The plan drew a quick rejection from the Japanese consumer conglomerate. In a May 14 letter

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. sell up to 20 percent of its entertainment business and use the money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. The plan drew a quick rejection from the Japanese consumer conglomerate. In a May 14 letter

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman

Monica and husband Shannon Brown expecting first child

Monica and husband Shannon Brown expecting first child
By Natalie Abrams, Monica and husband Shannon Brown are expecting their first child together, People reports. The R&B singer shared a photo of her baby bump over the weekend, stating that she's five months pregnant. Add new fall shows to your Watchlist

Astronaut exits space station with music video

Astronaut exits space station with music video
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music