http://www.news8000.com/-/262/80198/-/nvgd06z/-/index.html WKBT recent articles. en-US © 2011 WKBT Home Home en-US © 2011 WKBT http://www.news8000.com/money/Half-of-U-S-cell-phones-are-now-smartphones/-/336/13417006/-/otr9i3z/-/index.html Smartphones are now more common than "dumb" phones. Thu, 17 May 2012 04:44:52 GMT 13417006 2012-05-17T04:44:52Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Google-revamps-search-tries-to-think-like-person/-/470/13417632/-/8vfmnmz/-/index.html So, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:50:35 GMT 13417632 2012-05-16T19:50:35Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/How-you-help-Facebook-make-billions/-/470/13413312/-/cmp8bdz/-/index.html Every post you "like." Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:47:51 GMT 13413312 2012-05-16T17:47:51Z http://www.news8000.com/money/Yahoo-faces-tall-order-to-move-ahead/-/336/13398072/-/14qlmq0z/-/index.html Scott Thompson, Yahoo's third CEO in about three years, has officially left the building. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:19:38 GMT 13398072 2012-05-16T12:19:38Z http://www.news8000.com/news/politics/U-S-Chamber-targeting-NY-voters-in-YouTube-ads/-/1032/13410484/-/64kuf3z/-/index.html For the first time a political campaign is targeting voters by ZIP code on YouTube. Wed, 16 May 2012 04:29:56 GMT 13410484 2012-05-16T04:29:56Z http://www.news8000.com/money/LightSquared-files-for-bankruptcy/-/336/13383790/-/6ow3e1/-/index.html Unable to reach a deal with its lenders, upstart wireless carrier LightSquared filed for bankruptcy Monday. Wed, 16 May 2012 02:41:31 GMT 13383790 2012-05-16T02:41:31Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/iPad-gives-voice-to-kids-with-autism/-/470/13382182/-/dmmdkb/-/index.html Sharia stood immobile in front of the television, transfixed by its images, unaware of the world around her. Her family called her name over and over again, but she did not respond. It was that moment when they knew something was wrong. Tue, 15 May 2012 07:07:09 GMT 13382182 2012-05-15T07:07:09Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Texting-while-walking-banned-in-NJ-town/-/470/13378444/-/jnicao/-/index.html Texters beware. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:14:58 GMT 13378444 2012-05-14T17:14:58Z http://www.news8000.com/money/LinkedIn-has-no-plans-to-buy-Monster/-/336/13087018/-/13qbibr/-/index.html Shares of Monster Worldwide soared almost 22% on Friday after a news report said LinkedIn has expressed interest in buying the online job-search company. Mon, 14 May 2012 11:28:37 GMT 13087018 2012-05-14T11:28:37Z http://www.news8000.com/money/Bing-fires-at-Google-with-new-social-search/-/336/13059182/-/7egmb1/-/index.html Microsoft is launching a major overhaul of its also-ran search engine Bing on Thursday, aiming at a weakness it sees in market leader Google. Mon, 14 May 2012 05:24:58 GMT 13059182 2012-05-14T05:24:58Z http://www.news8000.com/money/Video-apps-battle-to-be-the-next-Instagram/-/336/13071332/-/12sj6yh/-/index.html Now that Instagram has grabbed the $1 billion brass ring and been crowned the winner in the photo-sharing apps realm, startups are flocking toward the next mobile battleground: video. Sun, 13 May 2012 07:18:14 GMT 13071332 2012-05-13T07:18:14Z http://www.news8000.com/money/Facebook-co-founder-renounces-US-citizenship/-/336/13087084/-/11j6sitz/-/index.html Eduardo Saverin, one of Facebook's four co-founders, has renounced his U.S. citizenship, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Fri, 11 May 2012 20:01:22 GMT 13087084 2012-05-11T20:01:22Z