Sony plans online service to be up next year, connect gadgets, build brand loyalty
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday....

Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message in English
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings....

Lester scores 19 points as Hofstra holds off Yale 68-63 in opening round of NIT Season Tip-Off
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Nathaniel Lester scored 19 points and Hofstra held off Yale 68-63 in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Monday night....

Yahoo adds Twitter twist to news results in latest attempt to upgrade search engine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently....

Atlantis astronaut finishes 1st spacewalk, still waiting for birth of daughter back on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday....

Google adding automatic captioning service on YouTube to aid the deaf and hearing-impaired
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world....

Google expects new operating system to be running low-cost computers by 2010 holiday season
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster....