Technology Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet computers. Tuesday's acquisition of OnTheAir follows Yahoo's recent purchase of a mobile startup called Stamped.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) , Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net profit more than tripled to $2 million as revenue rose slightly faster than costs. But it predicted a loss in the fourth quarter, a bad surprise for investors who sent shares tumbling.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , You're apt to discover more useful apps for your smartphone or tablet computer at Ask.com beginning Tuesday. At least that's the thinking behind a licensing agreement that...

LOS ANGELES (AP) , After rolling around the Martian plains for more than eight years, the Opportunity rover finally found a spot believed to be rich in clay minerals, scientists said Tuesday. Orbiting spacecraft previously detected the presence of clay-bearing deposits at a huge crater in Mars' southern hemisphere.

Gamers will find themselves singing Guns N' Roses' 1987 gritty hit "Welcome to the Jungle" while caught on a dangerous tropical paradise in Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft, reviewed for Xbox 360, rated M for Mega Mature, $59.99). The latest sequel to a violent open-world shooter finds a group of friends on an extreme sports vacation that turns into a savage test of survival.

ANNAPOLIS , The U.S. Naval Academy is aiming to be among the first colleges to have a cybersecurity major accredited by a top professional body, a school official said Monday, and the superintendent has been meeting with Navy officials to discuss how to fund a $100 million cybersecurity facility on campus.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , The U.N.'s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dubai, but any attempts for major Web regulations likely will face stiff opposition from groups led by a high-powered U.S. delegation.

LOS ANGELES (AP) , It was too expensive. It lacked editorial focus. And for a digital publication, it was strangely cut off from the Internet. That's the obituary being written in real time through posts, tweets and online chats about The Daily, the first-of-its-kind iPad newspaper that is being shut down this month.

NEW YORK (AP) , Television viewers were once called couch potatoes. Many are becoming more active while watching now, judging by the findings in a new report that illustrates the explosive growth in people who watch TV while connected to social media on smartphones and tablets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) , The unstoppable Voyager 1 spacecraft has sailed into a new realm of the solar system that scientists did not know existed. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, have been speeding away from the sun toward interstellar space, or the space between stars.

VATICAN CITY (AP) , Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity , spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages starting Dec. 12 using his personal handle (at)Pontifex, responding live to questions about faith during his weekly general audience, the Vatican said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) , NASA's Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there's no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary to support life. A scoop of sandy soil analyzed by Curiosity's sophisticated chemistry laboratory contained water and a mix of chemicals, but not complex carbon-based molecules considered essential for life.

NEW YORK (AP) , News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox Group. The conglomerate announced plans this summer to split into two public companies, one for its newspaper and book publishing business and the other for its fast-growing movie and TV operations.

The battle for Middle-earth comes to blocky life in the third-person adventure Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Traveler's Tales, reviewed for Xbox 360, rated E +10, $49.99).

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade. But this year, he uprooted his family from Detroit and moved home to focus on selling to the new economic superpower: China.