Articles by Rachelle Dragani

Google is adding its voice to a chorus of opposition to a proposal to update the International Telecommunication Union treaty in a way that could give governments more power to restrict the flow of information online. Next week, members of the ITU -- the UN organization that oversees international communication policy -- will gather in Dubai for t...

Intel CEO Paul Otellini will retire in May, stepping down at the end of an eight-year reign at the head of the chipmaking giant as the computing industry undergoes a major market transformation Intel did not announce his successor, but said Otellini will oversee the upcoming six-month leadership transition.

Facebook is finalizing a new tool for marketers that can help them determine how effective their promotions are and ultimately give them an incentive to stick around on the site as advertisers, Reuters reported. The tool lets online retailers follow purchases made by Facebook users who have viewed their ads, although it does not divulge personal i...

Dell reported a decline in earnings of 47 percent during its most recent quarter, causing it to miss already low expectations as the overall PC market continues to decline The PC maker reported US$475 million, or 27 cents per share, in net income, compared with the $893 million, or 49 cents per share, during the same time past year. Analysts expect...

Worldwide mobile phone sales are continuing to take a hit in the sluggish economy even as smartphone figures rise, according to a Gartner report released Tuesday The mobile device industry sold 428 million units in the quarter, a 3 percent drop from the same time last year. Smartphone sales are up 47 percent to 169 million units, however, accountin...

Nokia on Tuesday introduced a revamped maps application, Here, that will be available across several platforms and could compete with Google and Apple maps The cloud-based maps application will feature LiveSight technology that offers worldwide 3D views, voice-guided navigation tours, and driving directions including traffic notices for more than 5...

Facebook is testing a new version of its comments feature that elevates the most-engaged remarks on brand pages to the top of the list. The new format appears on the pages of celebrities and public individuals such as journalist Fareed Zakaria and quarterback Tim Tebow....

Google appears to be back and functioning in China after a temporary shutdown that's being linked to the Communist Party's major meeting Services including Gmail, maps, documents and search were reportedly slow or blocked in many parts of China for about 12 hours beginning Friday evening, according to Google's transparency report, which tracks its ...

Priceline is picking up the travel search engine Kayak for US$1.8 billion in a deal expected to broaden its mobile offerings and help it fend off unwelcome competition from new entrants to the online travel space Kayak allows consumers to shop and compare prices on multiple travel sites, earning a referral fee for the sale....

Sprint will acquire wireless spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular in the Midwest, in a US$480 million deal to expand its services in the area, the companies announced Wednesday Under the agreement, Sprint will pick up segments of PCS spectrum in multiple Midwestern markets, including Chicago and St. Louis. It will receive 585,000 U.S. Cellular...

Investors sent shares of AOL sharply higher after it reported higher-than-expected earnings and growth in advertising revenue The company reported a third-quarter profit of US$20.8 million, or 22 cents per share, on revenue of $531.7 million. That beat expectations of $521 million and marked a turnaround from last year's net loss of $2.6 million du...

Facebook has rolled out a new round of security features intended to better educate new users about what information they can keep private and how. Now, when a new user signs up for the site, they will have the option to go on an online privacy tour to get information on the site's privacy policies. It will include descriptions of how third-party ...

Google and Rosetta Stone reached a settlement in a trademark infringement case this week, ending a three year legal battle with a promise to work together to fight the misuse of trade names In a 2009 lawsuit, Rosetta Stone claimed that Google allowed rival language software companies to use Rosetta Stone keywords and language in sponsored online ad...

Hackers are actively attacking some of the largest banks in the nation, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned this week Napolitano declined to go into detail about the types of breaches or what kind of information -- if any -- had been taken. She brought up her concern about attacks on U.S. financial institutions at a cybersecuri...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a copyright infringement case involving textbooks resold on eBay. The outcome could have lasting effects for those who sell products in the U.S. that were made abroad. The case centers around Thai student Supap Kirtsaeng, who partially financed his education in U.S. universities by reselling tex...

Federal authorities arrested Paul Ceglia on charges of mail and wire fraud last week. Ceglia is accused of tampering with, destroying and fabricating evidence in a scheme to defraud Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg of billions of dollars Ceglia originally filed suit in 2010, claiming that while Zuckerberg was a student at Harvard, the two signed a cont...

AT&T added fewer new subscribers than expected in its most recent quarter, blaming iPhone 5 supply constraints for the relatively flat growth The company added 151,000 customers to long-term service contracts during the past quarter. Rival Verizon, the country's largest wireless carrier, reported last week it signed on 1.5 million net new customers...

AT&T added fewer new subscribers than expected in its most recent quarter, blaming iPhone 5 supply constraints for the relatively flat growth The company added 151,000 customers to long-term service contracts during the past quarter. Rival Verizon, the country's largest wireless carrier, reported last week it signed on 1.5 million net new customers...

Asus unveiled its slew of new products Tuesday, showing off touch-capable PCs, hybrids, tablets and convertible Ultrabooks optimized to run on Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. Windows is getting a radical redesign, and many of Asus' new products follow suit, featuring dramatic differences from previous PC and tablet models. One example ...

Yahoo on Monday reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations, owing largely to the sale of its Chinese assets and modest growth in some of its core business areas. The quarterly report was the first for new CEO Marissa Mayer. She left Google to lead Yahoo in July after the sudden departure of former CEO Scott Thompson in May.