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Washington Post names Goldberg as board member

Washington Post names Goldberg as board member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Post Co. has named SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg as a director, increasing the size of the board to 11 members. Goldberg founded Launch Media Inc. in 1994. The company, which delivered music and music-related content online, was sold to Yahoo Inc. in 2001. He

How makers of phones and tablets are faring

How makers of phones and tablets are faring
By The Associated Press Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. That shows in some of the earnings reports released so far for the latest quarter. Additional mobile

New Apple accessories could be blessing and curse

New Apple accessories could be blessing and curse
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAssociated Press Along with a new iPhone 5, Apple unveiled accessories Wednesday that could prove to be a blessing and a curse for customers: a set of earbuds that are meant to fit comfortably in more people's ears, and a new adapter that will be needed to plug the new

Seattle is sun-splashed while SW deals with rain

Seattle is sun-splashed while SW deals with rain
By CHRIS GRYGIEL and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Heavy rains and flooding in the Southwest? A near-record dry streak in Seattle? The seemingly counterintuitive weather is not necessarily unusual for this time of year, but it's striking when compared with the usual

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The iPhone 5, out later this month, is thinner, lighter and has a bigger screen than its predecessors. For hordes of Apple fans who have some money to spare, the question is: What should you do with your old iPhone after you buy a new one?

New iPhone with taller screen out next week

New iPhone with taller screen out next week
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it announced a new iPhone, capable of faster data speeds and sporting a taller screen. It also unveiled new iTunes software and new iPod devices. The iPhone 5 will go on sale next week. It will work

New iPhone with taller screen out next week

New iPhone with taller screen out next week
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it announced a new iPhone, capable of faster data speeds and sporting a taller screen. It also unveiled new iTunes software and new iPod devices. The iPhone 5 will go on sale next week. It will work

New iPhone with taller screen out next week

New iPhone with taller screen out next week
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it announced a new iPhone, capable of faster data speeds and sporting a taller screen. It also unveiled new iTunes software and new iPod devices. The iPhone 5 will go on sale next week. It will work

Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest

Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KEN RITTERAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an already squalid mobile home community in Southern California deep in water

Sense of moving on emerges on 9/11 anniversary

Sense of moving on emerges on 9/11 anniversary
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Wanda Ortiz understands why fewer people turned out at memorial services honoring the victims of 9/11 on the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. But for her, the ceremonies are comforting. Her twin daughters, Amanda and