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Olympus ousted CEO to visit Japan
Sat,10 Dec 2011 04:15 AM PST
Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, flies to Japan on Tuesday to press on with a battle to win back his job, as media reported that prosecutors plan to raid the homes of suspects in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera maker. Woodford wants to meet potential candidates for a new management team for which he will also seek shareholder and investor backing when the board comes up for election at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, possibly in February. He will leave Japan on Friday morning, an assistant in Tokyo said in an e-mail. ...
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U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation
Fri,9 Dec 2011 05:06 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are planning a regular exchange on "technical threats" that appear to come from computers in each other's territories, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday, even as bilateral ties have come under growing strains. A range of mechanisms aimed at confidence building and crisis prevention are being planned to cope with alarming events in cyberspace, said Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council. ... Full Story | Top |
HP opens webOS mobile software to others
Fri,9 Dec 2011 02:18 PM PST
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Co has decided to open its webOS mobile operating system to developers and companies, potentially taking on Google Inc's free Android platform that is popular with handset makers. HP, which acquired webOS in a $1.2 billion purchase of Palm in 2010, had been trying to figure out how to recoup its investment after a failed foray into the smartphone and tablet market. HP Chief Executive Meg Whitman said the company looked at a number of options for webOS, including a sale and shut down of the division. ...
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AT&T strategy annoys judge in T-Mobile case
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:52 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T's decision to focus on its antitrust battle with the U.S. Justice Department for its purchase of T-Mobile may have backfired, irritating the judge overseeing the case and laying the groundwork for a possible deal-killing delay. The Justice Department said on Friday it would seek to stay or dismiss its lawsuit to stop the $39 billion deal, saying it was effectively dead without approval from telecommunications regulators. "It's not a real transaction until they file with the FCC," Joseph Wayland, the Justice Department's lead attorney in the case, told U.S. ...
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Marc Andreessen not interested in Yahoo CEO job
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:26 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said he is not interested in becoming chief executive of Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc, whose struggle to compete with the likes of Google and Facebook have forced it to explore proposals to revamp its business. Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz in September, and its board of directors launched a strategic review of the company. ...
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Access to web, phones key to helping the poor: LeWeb
Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST
Reuters -  PARIS, Dec 9 (Alertnet) - Governments worldwide must boost internet accessibility in order to nurture democracy and economic development, entrepreneur Loic Le Meur said at the prestigious LeWeb technology conference in Paris which he founded. The conference brought together some 3,500 of the world's top digital experts and entrepreneurs from 60 countries to discuss the state of the technology industry and its relationship with economic growth. ...
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Facebook IPO sparks dreams of riches, adventure
Fri,9 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Traveling to space or embarking on an expedition to excavate lost Mayan ruins are normally the stuff of adventure novels. But for employees of Facebook, these and other lavish dreams are moving closer to reality as the world's No. 1 online social network prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering that could create at least a thousand millionaires. ...
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Graphic novel app brings Dickensian London to life
Thu,8 Dec 2011 07:04 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Stroll the grimy backstreets of Dickensian London and experience for yourself the sights and sounds which inspired one of the greatest writers in English literature. Computer tablet users can now travel to the darker side of London as Charles Dickens knew it, with an interactive novel-cum-app launched on Friday by the Museum of London that is the next best thing to having your own time machine. ... Full Story | Top |
Samsung says French court rejects bid to halt iPhone 4S sales
Thu,8 Dec 2011 04:37 PM PST
Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - A French court rejected a request by Samsung Electronics Co to impose a preliminary sales ban on Apple's latest iPhone, Samsung said on Friday, as the two firms are locked in a bruising global patent war. The two firms have been embroiled in some 30 legal cases in 10 countries since April as they jostle for the top spot in the booming smartphone and tablet market, with mixed results. A U.S. court rejected Apple's bid last week to block Samsung from selling its Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage. ... Full Story | Top |
Exclusive: Zynga says can double number of paid players
Thu,8 Dec 2011 02:35 PM PST
Reuters -  BOSTON (Reuters) - Zynga Inc Chief Executive Mark Pincus said the social games company can double the number of its paying players but he and other executives sidestepped questions about player retention and churn rates, speaking at a luncheon ahead of its IPO. Zynga executives on Thursday fielded more than a dozen questions from an audience of about 100 potential investors who ate a lunch of chicken, mashed potatoes and spinach salad. Pincus appeared relaxed, wearing a jacket but no tie. He opened his slide-show presentation with a picture of his cartoon avatar. ...
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Google says does not work with, support Carrier IQ
Thu,8 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST
Reuters -  THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Google does not work with nor does it support Carrier IQ, the software maker which has been accused of violating millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Thursday. Carrier IQ makes software that operators including AT&T and Sprint Nextel install in mobile devices. The software transmits data that Carrier IQ says allows mobile operators to better understand their devices and networks. But it has come under fire following reports that its software collects and transmits potentially sensitive data about phone users. ...
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Russian site snubs FSB request to block opposition
Thu,8 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top social networking site on Thursday defiantly rejected a request by the Federal Security Service to block opposition groups from using it to organize street protests accusing the authorities of rigging this week's election. Over 45,000 people in Moscow alone have pledged on Facebook and the Russian site, VKontakte, to join fresh protests on Saturday against the 12-year rule of Vladimir Putin and the victory of his United Russia party in Sunday's parliament vote. ... Full Story | Top |
Verizon Wireless blames technical issue for outage
Thu,8 Dec 2011 08:10 AM PST
Reuters -  BOSTON (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless blamed technical problems for an outage on its recently launched high-speed, 4G network, which prevented some U.S. customers from accessing the Internet for about 24 hours. The disruption lasted from late Tuesday through Wednesday evening, Verizon Wireless Thomas Pica said on Thursday. "The company's network operations team resolved a technical issue," Pica said. He declined to discuss the nature of the problem. The outage was embarrassing for Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc and the UK's Vodafone Group Plc. ...
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Metaio opens AR platform to chipmakers, developers
Thu,8 Dec 2011 08:09 AM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Metaio, one of the leaders in augmented reality (AR) technology, on Thursday opened its platform to chipset vendors and software developers for free, hoping to boost its position in the emerging sector. The closely held German firm said it had also reached the first milestone in its collaboration with two major mobile chipset vendors, making its AR platform work on chipsets of Texas Instruments and ST-Ericsson. ... Full Story | Top |
IBM to buy DemandTec for about $440 million
Thu,8 Dec 2011 07:25 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - International Business Machines plans to buy analytics software provider DemandTec for about $440 million in cash. IBM said DemandTec will extend what it calls its smarter commerce initiative, which helps retailers analyze and predict consumer behavior to adjust prices and products accordingly. IBM sees smarter commerce software sales reaching $20 billion within the next year. The acquisition is subject to DemandTec shareholder approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012, IBM said on Thursday. DemandTec will be required to pay IBM a termination fee of $14. ...
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