Federal agents seize rare Italian sports car from Calif. showroom over customs violations

August 4th, 2009 OC man charged with modifying video game consolesLOS ANGELES — A Southern California college student has been arrested on federal charges that he illegally modified video game consoles to enable the machines to play pirated video games. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Matthew Crippen was released Monday night after posting $5,000 bond.

March 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - The Madras High Court Monday restrained mobile phone manufacturers Samsung, Mirc Electronics and Spice Mobile and several retailers from manufacturing and selling multiple SIM holding mobile phones. 'On a petition filed by our client Somasundaram Ramkumar, Justice Jaypaul has issued an injunction whereby Samsung Electronics, Mirc Electronics and Spice Mobile were restrained from manufacturing multiple SIM holding mobile phones,' D.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Fictional spy James Bond and his array of clever gadgets inspired many real-life US agents, reveals a new book. The MI6 hero along with his breathtaking devices helped the Central Intelligence Agency develop many tricks of its own in the 1960s.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Japanese car maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd Monday launched its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Fortuner here. Priced at Rs.18.45 lakh (Rs.1.845 million) -- ex-showroom in Delhi -- Toyota Fortuner is now available in India only in its diesel variant.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto major General Motors India (GM) Friday launched the automatic version of its Chevrolet Captiva sports utility vehicle (SUV), priced at Rs.2.03 million (ex-showroom Delhi). The SUV that was first launched in 2008 comes with a common rail diesel powertrain.

October 27th, 2009 more images more images New safety worry: Laptops, devices in the cockpit WASHINGTON — Federal investigators declined to seize and review the laptop computers that distracted two Northwest Airlines pilots so much that they didn't notice it was time to land their plane, and instead flew 150 miles past their destination. The pilots of Northwest flight 188 told the National Transportation Safety Board that they were so engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptops — a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses — that they lost track of time and place for more than an hour, until a flight attendant on an intercom got their attention.

August 21st, 2009 Apple, AT&T to answer FCC query on Google VoiceSEATTLE — Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.

April 10th, 2009 MARANELLO - Manufacturers of super sports cars have just announced a host of new models, but many of them may not reach the showrooms, as the global financial crisis hits a customer segment previously immune to economic downturns. Makers of premium luxury and super sports cars could in the past always rely on an extremely wealthy clientele eager to fork out several hundred thousand dollars for a new V12 with up to 700 horsepower.

August 24th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI - Japanese car maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Monday launched its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Fortuner here. Priced at Rs.18.45 lakh -- ex-showroom in Delhi -- the Toyota Fortuner is now available in India in only its diesel variant.

October 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Finnish phone giant Nokia filed suit against Apple Thursday, alleging that the iPhone infringes on 10 of its patents. Nokia filed the lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Delaware claiming that the patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption.

September 18th, 2009 Google says Apple exec rejected app for iPhoneSEATTLE — Google Inc. said Apple Inc.'s top marketing executive personally told the company that its Google Voice application had been rejected because it duplicates the telephone dialer on the iPhone and could be used as a replacement.

July 1st, 2009 June Auto Sales: ToyotaTORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.

July 14th, 2009 Added interest in Tesla as UAE firm buys stakeNEW YORK — With a $109,000-plus sports car as its only vehicle on the market, Tesla Motors would appear to a niche player on the auto scene. Yet parties including the U.S.

August 21st, 2009 AT&T says it was Apple that blocked Google VoiceSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. is telling federal regulators it played no part in blocking the Google Voice phone program from running on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

May 6th, 2009 Ark. launches iPhone application on stimulus cashLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Information on Arkansas' share of federal stimulus dollars is coming to an iPhone near you.