Technology News http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/tec Technology News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2013 EarthLink Networks Inc. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:30 EDT Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:47 EDT 5 Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20130522/c78d797d-c3ab-422c-bca7-d720915979a4 PHOENIX (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet meltdown. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:30 EDT 20130522/c78d797d-c3ab-422c-bca7-d720915979a4 By CRISTINA SILVA Associated Press First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20130522/f9d81ff0-cdee-45e9-9fe1-31bc2c759915 REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:33 EDT 20130522/f9d81ff0-cdee-45e9-9fe1-31bc2c759915 By DERRIK J. LANG Associated Press Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20130522/1094ceb6-565c-4372-9df8-579fe5889650 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:17 EDT 20130522/1094ceb6-565c-4372-9df8-579fe5889650 Associated Press Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20130522/bdc4340e-cde0-4d09-befe-312ccb9811c7 TOKYO (AP) — Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division. Wed, 22 May 2013 05:54:45 EDT 20130522/bdc4340e-cde0-4d09-befe-312ccb9811c7 By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20130521/bb8351a7-4a2f-42f2-b798-029270a498ed WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:48 EDT 20130521/bb8351a7-4a2f-42f2-b798-029270a498ed By MARCY GORDON and PETER SVENSSON Associated Press