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AP Technology NewsBrief at 6:23 p.m. EDT(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Apple CEO apologizes for error-ridden new map appNEW YORK (AP) _ Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized Friday for the company's error-ridden new mobile mapping service and pledged to improve the application installed on tens of millions of smartphones. In an unusual mea culpa, he invited frustrated consumers to turn to the competition. Cook said Apple "fell short" of its own expectations. US banks hit by more than a week of cyberattacksU.S. banks have been buffeted by more than a week of powerful cyberattacks, but the mystery surrounding their perpetrators lingers. One expert said Friday that he was suspicious of claims of responsibility purportedly made by Islamists angry at an anti-Muslim movie made in the United States, explaining that the widely-circulated Internet postings might have been an attempt to deflect attention from the true culprit. Who's watching 3-D TV is no hit with viewersLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Phil Orlins knows everything about producing TV in three dimensions. The ESPN producer has captured the undulating greens of Augusta National and the flying motor bikes of the X-Games for ESPN's 3-D channel. But he can only guess how well his shows resonate with viewers. That's because 3-D audiences are so small they can't be measured by Nielsen's rating system. "The feedback on The Masters was fast and furious. You could go on Twitter at any moment, and there'd be comments coming in every minute about 3-D coverage," said Orlins while giving a tour of a production truck at this summer's X-Games. "But then you go to some other events where it's pretty quiet." Kodak plans to end consumer inkjet printer salesNEW YORK (AP) _ Kodak said Friday that it plans to stop selling consumer inkjet printers and will eliminate 200 more jobs than previously projected as it requested more time to submit its framework for emerging from bankruptcy protection. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, wants the court to extend the exclusivity period for the filing of its plan until Feb. 28. After the exclusivity period expires, creditors may file competing plans. RIM shares pop as 2Q not as horrible as fearedNEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. popped Friday after the BlackBerry maker's results in its fiscal second quarter weren't quite as awful as investors had feared. But analysts cautioned that RIM is still struggling in the increasingly competitive mobile market. Intel previews tablets powered by its new chipSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Intel previewed a wave of tablet computers powered by a microprocessor that the company redesigned to make a bigger dent in the rapidly growing mobile market. An assortment of major computer vendors made the tablets that were shown Thursday in San Francisco. All the devices depend on Intel Corp.'s new processor and Windows 8, a dramatic overhaul of the widely used operating system made by Microsoft Corp. Arrest of Google Brazil head stirs debate over WebRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ The arrest of a top Google executive is reviving a debate about Brazilian laws that hold services such as YouTube responsible for the videos posted on them, making the country a hotbed of attempts to stifle digital content. Legal experts said Thursday that Google violated a judge's order to take down videos on its YouTube subsidiary that target Brazilian political candidates _ and that the judge was completely within the law in issuing the arrest warrant. Vietnam struggles to crack down on activist blogsHANOI, Vietnam (AP) _ The 7-iron resting against the wall in Le Quoc Quan's office is for self-defense, not sport. The human-rights lawyer and blogger has not left home without the golf club since being beaten last month by iron-bar-wielding men he suspects were sent by the police. If the assault was meant to silence him, it failed. Within days he was back online, and reporting about the incident. Sony ties up with Olympus, takes 11 percent stakeTOKYO (AP) _ Sony is expanding its sprawling electronics to movies business empire with a new venture _ looking inside the human body. The company on Friday said it will spend 50 billion yen ($640 million) for an 11 percent stake in Olympus Corp., an embattled maker of endoscopes, which are the long thin camera-equipped instruments that allow medical professionals to peer inside the body. Review: TV Guide app impressive, but could be moreNEW YORK (AP) _ I grew up in a TV Guide household. I'd flip through the magazine each week to see what was on. Keeping track of what to watch was pretty simple with only three main networks and a new one called Fox. Cable channels showed mostly reruns and old movies. There are a gazillion channels these days, including basic and premium cable channels with decent original series. Add to that all the content available through streaming, downloads and DVDs, and it can be challenging not to miss your favorite shows. TV Guide's printed edition doesn't bother with full listings anymore. (c) 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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