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This Monday, May 20, 2013 photo shows Amy´s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz. After a particularly ugly TV experience, Amy´s is fighting back and trying to raise awareness for cyber-bullying. They are doing this after they cursed out critics of their TV experience on their Facebook page. The restaurant temporarily closed down their Scottsdale restaurant after the “Kitchen Nightmares” episode aired. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.

Susan Lynch, a nurse practitioner, checks over a patients electronic medical records, at the Central Florida Family Health Center in Sanford, Fla., Monday, March 2, 2009. For 14 straight years, a bill has been introduced in the Florida Legislature that would let nurse practitioners write prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to hear from Cook how Apple, the world´s most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report issued this week by the subcommittee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Apple CEO Tim Cook should tell Congress to kiss his ass

The Street: The spectacle on Capitol Hill Tuesday highlights, first and foremost, what's wrong with our country and, secondarily, what's wrong with Apple.

Photographers crowd around Microsoft Corp.´s next-generation Xbox One entertainment and gaming console system after it was officially revealed, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at an event in Redmond, Wash. It´s been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and its high-definition successor premiered in 2005. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior.

Microsoft Corp.´s Don Mattrick unveils the next-generation Xbox entertainment and gaming console system, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at an event in Redmond, Wash. It´s been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and its high-definition successor premiered in 2005. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Microsoft reveals Xbox One console

Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a product event in San Francisco on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

App Pages on an iPhone. App-store growth "could help allay some . . . demand concerns," an analyst said.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 20, 2013:

HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct

Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

First look: New Xbox elegant, but will gamers want One?

Based on limited time with the device, the Xbox One feels like an improvement over its predecessor. But it fails to include features some fans have demanded, including the ability to play games bought for the existing Xbox 360 system.

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television

The network on Thursday will begin airing "Does Someone Have to Go?" a series where cameras go into small businesses and employees are compelled to rat out underperforming colleagues. At the end, they choose one co-worker to recommend for firing.

Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.

Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag

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.

Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea

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.

A view of an iPhone, showing the Twitter and Facebook apps among others. A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)<br />

Tweet this: Teens liking Facebook less

Joining Facebook was once an eagerly awaited milestone for teenagers, who rushed to sign up once they finally obtained the necessary ".edu" email address...