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Amazon debuts mobile payment app and card reader
August 14, 2014 9 p.m.

Amazon debuts mobile payment app and card reader

NEW YORK - Amazon is taking direct aim at mobile payment systems such as Square by introducing the Amazon Local Register, a credit-card processing device and mobile app designed to help small business owners accept payments through their smartphones and tablets.

March 12, 2011 8 p.m.

First iPad 2 sales greeted by lines

New model comes with several improvements

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The updated version of Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer went on sale Friday afternoon, and was greeted by the now-familiar lines of buyers outside Apple stores.

April 19, 2023 1 a.m.

Dispose of unwanted drugs Saturday

Blue Cross of Idaho and the Panhandle Health District are partnering for the first time for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

November 22, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Playing with fire

Nook Tablet is Kindle Fire's worthy foe
Dell delays buyout vote
July 19, 2013 9 p.m.

Dell delays buyout vote

Move may signal lack of support

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Michael Dell believes he can revive the company bearing his name if his group of investors can buy it for $24.4 billion. But that deal is in danger of falling apart, increasing the chances that the personal computer giant's founder might not be CEO much longer.

December 8, 2011 8:15 p.m.

No over-the-counter for Plan B pill

Election-year politics seen in move by Obama administration

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration's top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms.

December 28, 2017 midnight

Hang onto these scam-bustin' tips

I’ve been writing this column for just shy of one year. The following rules are my prescription for avoiding most scams. Here are the most valuable lessons we’ve learned together. This section of this column is worth cutting out and taping beside your phone or on your desk.

Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know
April 8, 2012 9 p.m.

Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know

Some brands synonymous with the products themselves
August 24, 2017 1 a.m.

Four thousand milligrams

Her name was C.W. and she was addicted to Demerol. I had found her prescriptions in more than a dozen different pharmacies because of her drug of choice and her distinctive writing style. No, she wasn’t a doctor but she wrote scripts as well as some, better than most.

Op-Ed: Can Idaho doctors be disciplined for spreading COVID misinformation?
September 8, 2021 1 a.m.

Op-Ed: Can Idaho doctors be disciplined for spreading COVID misinformation?

Dr. Ryan Cole of Boise has been accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, discouraging life-saving vaccinations and touting unproven remedies for the virus.

Microsoft launches radical redesign
October 26, 2012 9 p.m.

Microsoft launches radical redesign

Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile devices

Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system Thursday, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by the company's fiercest competitors.

Mayoral candidates face crisis questions
October 5, 2021 1:07 a.m.

Mayoral candidates face crisis questions

Forum is third of four from Press, CDA Chamber

2021 Elections Town Hall Forums continue Wednesday

Phoning it in
June 18, 2014 9 p.m.

Phoning it in

Amazon is about to jump into smartphones
November 30, 2014 8 p.m.

I deserve something nice for not being naughty

Ask The Propellerheads
Too warm for the business of warmth
January 14, 2012 8 p.m.

Too warm for the business of warmth

Balmy winter brings plenty of economic surprises
January 27, 2013 8 p.m.

The new must-haves from CES

Ask The Propellorheads