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Apple is in. AT&T is out. In another milestone for the popular and profitable iPhone giant, Apple will replace AT&T in the venerable Dow Jones industrial average on March 19, the manager of the index announced Friday. The move isn’t likely to impact the 30-stock index much, and will have no effect on the fortunes of the two companies. But market experts say it does have symbolic importance, sort of like getting an Oscar at the Academy Awards - or at least a nomination. The change cements Apple as “the gold standard of technology,” says Daniel Ives, a financial analyst at FBR Research. “They’ve really become the modern-day Wright Brothers.” The reshuffling of the 119-year-old Dow, a barometer of market fortune and folly once dominated by railroads, also reflects a…

HBO NOW, MACBOOK AND EVEN THE APPLE WATCH... When word got round of another major Apple keynote set to take place on March 9, there was inevitably much of the excitement that always accompanies events like these, including plenty of guessing about what would be covered at the event. One subject - the Apple Watch - was predictable, but we ended up getting so much more than that, with new MacBook models and an over-the-top subscription video on demand service among the other unveilings. But first, let’s consider the pre-event chatter. As the usual media corps received their invites to the event, which was to take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, thoughts immediately cast back to past Apple unveilings at this time…

If craft seller Etsy goes public later this year it will be a test of how well the company can balance an explicit social mission with shareholder expectations for making money. Founded in 2005, Brooklyn-based Etsy sells everything from a $110,000 antique desk from the 1800s to a $20 handmade antler pendant, and everything in between. In 10 years it’s grown from a scrappy startup offering craftspeople a way to sell necklaces and needlepoint online to a marketplace of 54 million members that generated $1.93 billion in sales in 2014. And on Wednesday, Etsy filed for an initial public offering of stock valued at up to $100 million. The company is more than a folksy, funky brand. It’s a B Corporation, which is a for-profit company with a stated social…

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After a nearly eight-year journey, a NASA spacecraft on Friday flawlessly slipped into orbit around Ceres in the first visit to a dwarf planet. The robotic Dawn craft will circle the dwarf planet for more than a year, exploring its surface and unraveling its mysteries. “It went exactly the way we expected. Dawn gently, elegantly slid into Ceres’ gravitational embrace,” said Marc Rayman, chief engineer for the $473 million mission managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Ceres is the second and final stop for Dawn, which launched in 2007 on a voyage to the main asteroid belt, a zone between Mars and Jupiter that’s littered with rocky leftovers from the formation of the sun and planets some 41/2 billion years ago. Dawn will spend 16 months photographing the…

SOFT BOX OFFICE DEBUT FOR BLOMKAMP’S LATEST Johannesburg-born Neill Blomkamp has already built quite the career in his 35 years on earth. Known for his documentary-style, handheld observational cinema technique, he has enjoyed decent big screen success with District 9 and Elysium, and now, he’s back with another science fiction film: Chappie. Its box office return hasn’t been amazing, and the critical reviews have been mixed, but it has certainly reopened the debate on where robots belong in our lives - and the role that they will play in generations to come. Chappie has a screenplay written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, with its origins in the director’s 2004 short film Tetra Vaal. With a cast including such stars as Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and…

At the Game Developers Conference, it’s easy to imagine what virtual reality will look like when it eventually hits the marketplace. What it will feel like, however, is an entirely different matter. From wand-shaped controllers to motion-detecting sensors, VR creators are trying out all sorts of input methods on the road to bringing the immersive technology into consumers’ homes. For decades, to interact with virtual worlds depicted on television and computer screens, gamers had to rely on either hand-held controllers with an assortment of buttons, directional pads and analog sticks, or a keyboard coupled with a mouse. The head-mounted VR displays that intentionally obstruct users’ vision are providing new challenges for designers seeking to create a sense of presence on the screen. While creators agree that boosting frame rates and…

A Swiss-made solar powered aircraft landed in western India on Tuesday night, completing the second leg - and its first sea crossing - of its historic round-the-world trip. The Solar Impulse 2 touched down at Ahmadabad airport in Gujarat state about 16 hours after it took off from Muscat, Oman, for the 1,465-kilometer (910-mile) flight without a drop of fuel. The world’s first aircraft powered by solar energy was to remain in Ahmadabad for two days before flying to the holy city of Varanasi in northern India on Saturday. The Swiss pilots, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Boschberg, are taking turns at the controls of the aircraft during their 35,000-kilometer (21,700-mile) journey. The aircraft’s wings are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane’s batteries. It flies ideally…

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 The first of two films based on the Suzanne Collins novel Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy, this latest Francis Lawrence-directed epic picks up the story of two-time Hunger Games survivor Katniss Everdeen - portrayed by Lawrence -as she finds herself in District 13. She soon becomes The Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Collins novel Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy, this latest Francis Lawrence-directed epic picks up the story of two-time Hunger Games survivor Katniss Everdeen - portrayed by Lawrence -as she finds herself in District 13. She soon becomes The Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. FIVE FACTS: 1. Other members of the cast include Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth…

Apple wants to move the Internet from your pocket to your wrist. Time will tell if millions of consumers are willing to spend $350 on up - there’s an 18-karat gold version that starts at $10,000 - for a wearable device that still requires a wirelessly connected smartphone to deliver its most powerful features. But CEO Tim Cook is selling the Apple Watch as the next must-have device, able to serve people’s information needs all day long, like no other tool has quite been able to do. “Now it’s on your wrist. It’s not in your pocket or pocketbook,” Cook said before unveiling the new line on Monday. “We think the Apple Watch is going to be integral to your day.” Apple wants this wristwatch - which piggybacks on a…

A consumer survey showed the popularity of the iPhone 6 has driven Apple’s market share in China to its highest ever while Samsung has continued to lose ground. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Thursday that its latest survey of 15,000 people living in Chinese cities showed Apple’s market share reached 25.4 percent in the November-January period, up from 20.9 percent a year earlier. That was a record for Apple in the world’s largest smartphone market, but not enough to catch up Chinese maker Xiaomi, which claimed 27.6 percent. The research firm said the market share of Samsung Electronics Co. eroded further to 11.3 percent. It was 22.2 percent a year earlier. Kantar conducts a monthly online survey of the same 15,000 city-dwelling Chinese who are 16 years or older. Its latest…

Microsoft is attempting to break down the walls surrounding console gaming. Phil Spencer, head of the company’s video game division, detailed Microsoft’s plan for game makers to create universal apps that can run on both Xbox One consoles and PCs with Windows 10, as well as smartphones, tablets and other devices running the forthcoming version of Windows. That includes HoloLens, Microsoft’s wearable headset that gives wearers the ability to interact with three-dimensional images. “Our goal with gaming at Microsoft is to allow people to play games wherever they are” Spencer told game makers Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference. “We know for developers that it’s critically important for you to reach those gamers wherever they are.” Spencer said the marriage of Xbox One and Windows 10 would allow creators to…

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Piece By Piece (Deluxe Version) Kelly Clarkson The inaugural American Idol has come a seriously long distance since that star-making triumph in 2002, and for evidence of that, one only needs to give this especially intimate seventh studio album a listen. It involves her joining forces once more with such past collaborators as Greg Kurstin, Jesse Shatkin and Chris DeStefano. FIVE FACTS: 1. Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas on April 24, 1982. 2. She topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with her first single, “A Moment Like This”, in 2002. 3. Hampered in her own songwriting efforts by pregnancy, Clarkson enlisted new songwriters for Piece by Piece, including Sia, Matthew Koma, Mozella and Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter. 4. The new album’s emphasis on…

HEALTH: MAKER OF KIDS’ TYLENOL PLEADS GUILTY OVER METAL PARTICLES A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge that it sold over-the-counter infant’s and children’s liquid medicine containing metal particles. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, acknowledged failing to take corrective action after discovering the adulterated bottles of Infants’ and Children’s Tylenol and Children’s Motrin. The company agreed to pay $25 million to resolve the case. Metal particles, including nickel, iron and chromium, were introduced during the manufacturing process at McNeil’s plant in Fort Washington. Prosecutors said McNeil knew about the problem for nearly a year but failed to take immediate steps to fix it. The company and prosecutors said in court Tuesday that no one was injured. “McNeil’s failure to comply with…