Associated Press Wire

Can Hewlett-Packard survive the tablet trend?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Personal computer sales have been in a slump for years, as customers flock to increasingly powerful smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Now Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley stalwart that was once the world's biggest seller of personal computers, is splitting off its PC and printing businesses. It's the latest shakeup in a tech industry that's being reshaped by the mobile revolution....

Hewlett-Packard's rise, fall and future
NEW YORK (AP) -- A plaque that reads "Birthplace of `Silicon Valley'" marks the garage in Palo Alto, California, where Hewlett-Packard Co. got its start in the late 1930s....

Facebook closes WhatsApp purchase now worth $21.8B
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook has completed its acquisition of the mobile messaging service WhatsApp for almost $22 billion, up from the original $19 billion when the cash-and-stock deal was struck early this year thanks in part to the rising price of Facebook shares....

New York cancels phone booth transmitter program
NEW YORK (AP) -- The city has scuttled an outdoor media company's project slated to install in payphone booths thousands of transmitters that could track people's movements by sending signals to their smartphones....

Turner Broadcasting cutting 1,475 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Turner Broadcasting, the parent of the CNN, TBS and TNT networks, is eliminating about 1,475 jobs, or about 10 percent of its total employees....

Missing Madeleine: alleged online troll found dead
LONDON (AP) -- A woman who was accused of sending Internet abuse to the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann has been found dead in a hotel room. Her death has revived debate about media responsibility and how best to respond to online "trolls."...

S. Korea rumor crackdown jolts social media users
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president is cracking down on rumors in cyberspace in a campaign that threatens the popularity of Kakao Talk, the leading social media service in a country with ambitions to become a global technology leader....

No selfies: Brazil keeps phones out of vote booths
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Some of the globe's biggest users of social media, Brazilians snap selfies at the beach, at soccer matches, at the gym, in maternity wards and even inside the dens of drug-dealing gangs....

Hackers hit bank. Is your money safe anywhere?
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hackers stole personal information from millions of JPMorgan Chase customers this summer, in one of the biggest breaches of a financial company....

Marriott fined $600,000 for jamming guests' Wi-Fi
NEW YORK (AP) -- Marriott International will pay a $600,000 fine for jamming conference attendees' own Wi-Fi networks at its Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, forcing them to pay hefty prices to use the hotel's own connection....