Q: Just got an iPad ... Any general pointers? — Eileen

Q: I'm starting to use a lot of social media networks in my daily business activities and looking to find tools to help me manage them more efficiently. - Jenna

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model.

Queen Creek is expecting to receive a $550,000 federal grant to install new cameras and a communication system at 11 intersections in Town Center.

My home computer desk hosts a snarl of USB cables for the various cameras, MP3 players and other peripherals I’ve bought over the years.

Miami Heat coach Pat Riley said he gave his players a math quiz Monday morning, requiring them to figure out the Suns’ chances of winning when they score at least 100 points.

NEW YORK - Perhaps the Zune has spent some time at a Seattle spa: The newest version of Microsoft’s media player is slimmer, stronger and more intuitive than its first-generation sibling.

HAGATNA, Guam - The man who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync agreed to be returned to Florida from Guam to face a federal bankruptcy charge, officials said Monday.

Back in the old days — oh, 2000 or so — few might have predicted the turn of events in today's celebrity gossip. That Christina Aguilera, then largely regarded as second-string to fellow Mouseketeer turned pop diva Britney Spears, would end up seeming the sane one. The non-skanky one. The shrewd one.

NEW YORK - When Spin Master Ltd. started peddling its Air Hogs Zero Gravity vehicle two years ago, retailers doubted whether parents would be willing to pay $59.99 for a radio-controlled toy — even if it climbed walls.

A liberal-leaning political action committee is trying to color Sen. John McCain’s potential presidential run.

NEW YORK - He's chummy with Paris and the Simpson sisters. He goes to really cool parties at VIP hot spots around the world. He gets lots of free stuff. But Perez Hilton, whose Web site has become a go-to source for juicy celebrity dish, says he knows his place in the bold-faced world. It's outside looking in.

The Valley’s two biggest newspapers are way out of sync on body photos.