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IPhone illustrates technology's power
Computers: With a million new iPhones sold in the initial weekend, Apple reaps the rewards of a program that has produced the best mobile computing device of its time.
Gas price isn't right, but the TV is free
In the midst of a cruel summer for America's drivers, there's a diversion: TV at the gas station. The number of TVs atop gas pumps has leapt since their introduction at a handful of stations.
Apple projections leave investors cold
Business Briefs: Macintosh and iPod sales helped boost Apple's fiscal third-quarter earnings 31 percent, beating expectations, but investors pummeled the stock after Apple issued soft guidance for the current quarter.
Genentech ponders offer; stock surges
Biotechnology pioneer Genentech mulled Roche's $43.7 billion offer for its remaining shares Monday as investors made clear their feelings that the Swiss pharmaceutical giant should pay considerably more.
Capitol testing mobile live digital TV
You can watch TV in any room of the house, outside in the yard or even while you're camping. But you can't watch television while you're moving around.
Venture funds flood state
The turmoil on Wall Street didn't keep venture capitalists from investing a whopping $211.3 million in North Carolina companies in the second quarter.
Racing toward super seeds
Scientists tinker with "climate genes," genetic traits that promise to produce larger harvests from plants better able to withstand drought, floods and rising ocean levels.
Stocks mixed after tech news
But Citigroup's lower-than-expected loss helps ease investors' concerns.
XM, Satellite Radio deal may gain one vote
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, the potential deciding vote in the government's review of the $3.1 billion merger between satellite radio companies XM and Sirius, said Thursday that he will vote in favor of the deal.
IBM shares jump as profit rises
Selling services to clients is lucrative, even in slow economy.
Profit up 42 percent at Microsoft, sales rise
Microsoft said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a softer-than-expected outlook for the current quarter.
Google's profit growth doesn't suit investors
Google Inc.'s earnings growth bogged down more than investors anticipated during the second quarter, raising worries that the ailing U.S. economy is starting to touch the Internet search leader.
Cree shares jump on GE buyout rumors
Cree shares surged today on rumors that the Durham technology company could be bought by General Electric.
