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Apple Macs get second iPhone-like controller

CUPERTINO, California — Apple Inc. unveiled the latest update to its line of desktop computers Tuesday, promising faster speeds and offering the option of multi-touch controls similar to those used on the iPhone.

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Citigroup fixing iPhone banking flaw

SAN FRANCISCO, USA — Banking colossus Citigroup on Monday released an update to stop its iPhone mobile banking software from secretly squirreling away basic account and transaction data.

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Startup debuts iPad magazine

The startup, which makes an iPad app that helps users browse their social feeds on Twitter and Facebook, raised $10.5 million in a Series A round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Index Ventures and several angel investors, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, The Chernin Group media executive Peter Chernin, Ron Conway, Alfred Lin, Peter Currie, Quincy Smith and actor and Twitter enthusiast Ashton Kutcher.

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Google bids for US government software

Google made a pitch for more government software business on Monday, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.

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Fees for online news yet to succeed

Top technology and media executives wrapped up a three-day conference in Aspen, Colorado, during which they grappled with—and left unresolved—the question of whether readers will pay for news online.

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