Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Daily News: Reuters Technology News Headlines - China's Alibaba bans customers from using Tencent's WeChat

Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:26 PM PDT
Today's Reuters Technology News Headlines - Yahoo! News:

China's Alibaba bans customers from using Tencent's WeChat 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:26 PM PDT
A security guard walks past a logo of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd at its headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province March 16, 2010.BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group, whose expected IPO could value the e-commerce company as high as $100 billion, has banned its customers from using Tencent Holdings' popular WeChat mobile messaging app to do business on Alibaba sites like Tmall and Taobao. Some merchants have been using WeChat to directly communicate with customers and encourage them to do business outside of Alibaba's transaction systems, Alibaba Group said in a statement. ...
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Apple CEO met China Mobile head, discussed cooperation 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:23 PM PDT
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook waves to the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, California June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen LamBy Paul Carsten and Lee Chyen Yee BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday met with the head of China Mobile Ltd, the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers and the only Chinese carrier that doesn't offer iPhones and iPads. The meeting with China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua in Beijing was to discuss matters of cooperation, the Chinese firm told Reuters in an emailed statement. It gave no further details. The talks could pave the way for a long-awaited deal for China Mobile to distribute Apple products on its vast network, benefiting both companies. ...
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Government requests for Twitter users' data on the rise 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:16 PM PDT
An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Regis DuvignauBy Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter is under increasing pressure from governments around the world to release user's private information, with requests rising 40 percent in the first six months of the year, the microblogging company said Wednesday in its semi-annual transparency report. The United States made three-quarters of the 1,157 data requests during the six-month period, according to the San Francisco-based company's report. (Report: https://transparency.twitter.com/) Governments usually want the emails or IP addresses tied to a Twitter account. ...
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Apple fixing bug that allows fake charging stations to hack iPhones 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:51 PM PDT
An iPhone 5 is pictured on display at an Apple Store in PasadenaBy Jim Finkle LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Apple Inc's next software update for its iPhones and iPads will fix a security flaw that allows hackers to engage in spying and cyber crimes when the victim connects the device to a fake charging station, the company said on Wednesday. Apple's devices are vulnerable to attacks until the company releases its iOS 7 software update, which is slated for this fall. ...
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Hacking expert says mobile firms moved fast to fix cyber bug 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:26 PM PDT
By Jim Finkle LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A well-known security expert said mobile carriers have quickly protected customers from a security bug that he revealed 10 days ago and that he estimated had put more than 500 million phones at risk of cyber attacks. Karsten Nohl, chief scientist with Berlin's Security Research Labs, led a research team at the German firm that figured out a way to remotely gain control of and also clone some mobile SIM cards. ...
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Obamacare technology testing slated for September: official 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:15 PM PDT
Tavenner testifies on Capitol Hill in WashingtonBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing to subject the information technology backbone of the new state and federal healthcare exchanges to final "dress rehearsal" testing that could continue until just before the online marketplaces are slated to begin enrollment on October 1. ...
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As solar panels pile up, China takes axe to polysilicon producers 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 02:07 PM PDT
File photo of workers installing a solar panel in JiuquanBy Charlie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three quarters of China's solar-grade polysilicon producers face closure as Beijing looks to overhaul a bloated and inefficient industry, resulting in fewer but better companies to compete against Germany's Wacker Chemie AG and South Korea's OCI Co Ltd. ...
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Dell's buyout teeters as it rejects voting change 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 01:28 PM PDT
Michael Dell Chairman and CEO of Dell Inc arrives for the launch event of Windows 8 operating system in New YorkBy Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Dell's and Silver Lake's $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private suffered a blow on Wednesday after the company's special committee rejected their request to change the voting rules in exchange for them offering $150 million more. Dell shares fell more than 4 percent to as low as $12.28, their lowest level since news of the takeover broke on January 14, highlighting uncertainty among shareholders about the deal's prospects. They closed down $1.6 percent at $12.66. ...
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Ex-NCAA athletes score court victory over EA video games 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:32 PM PDT
Attendees at Electronic Entertainment Expo visit the Electronic Arts booth on the first day of E3 in Los AngelesBy Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A divided U.S. federal appeals court rejected Electronic Arts Inc's effort to throw out a lawsuit by former collegiate athletes who accused the company of using their images in video games without permission. By a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said EA's use of the athletes' likenesses in its NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball games did not deserve protection as free expression under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. ...
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Fidelity Contrafund sours on Apple, bolsters Tesla bet 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:27 AM PDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Contrafund manager Will Danoff cut his stake in Apple Inc 28 percent during the first half of the year, citing the iPhone maker's "slowing growth profile." The star stockpicker remained bullish on Google Inc and on Tesla Motors Inc's "disruptive technology and superior business model," according to his latest monthly commentary for investors. Danoff remains Apple's largest active shareholder, only passive index and exchange-traded funds have larger stakes. His Contrafund owned 8.3 million shares of Apple at the end of June valued at $3. ...
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Chinese hackers target remote conferencing gear: Dell researchers 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:02 AM PDT
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Chinese hacking group tied to the breach of security company RSA two years ago has targeted a maker of audio-visual conference equipment in a likely attempt to tap into boardroom and other high-level remote meetings. Security researchers at Dell Inc's SecureWorks unit were able to monitor the computers used by the group to process communications from machines infected with stealthy software for stealing data, according to a paper they are releasing today. ...
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NBC Universal's fortune reversal lifts Comcast results 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:56 AM PDT
The news ticker outside the Today Show announces GE's sale of NBC to Comcast, in New YorkBy Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it added more Internet customers than expected on the cable side and saw a more than 20 percent increase in operating cash flow at its NBC Universal unit. Its shares rose more than 6 percent in morning trading to $45.30 on the better-than-expected results. Analysts said Comcast's cable business outperformed in what is generally a seasonally weak quarter for the industry, when colleges close for the summer and people disconnect cable service ahead of a move. ...
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U.S., China team up to seize counterfeit goods in joint operation 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:35 AM PDT
A seized counterfeit pair of Beats headphones are pictured in this handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBy Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China have joined forces in a combined operation to crack down on counterfeit goods, seizing more than 243,000 fake electronics products, including popular consumer items made by Apple, Samsung, Dr Dre and Blackberry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the month-long operation was the biggest bilateral customs enforcement effort ever conducted by the United States. It focused on seizures of goods in ports as they were exported from China or imported into the United States. While the operation resulted in only one arrest, U.S. ...
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SEC investigating IBM over cloud revenue 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:07 AM PDT
A man passes by an illuminated IBM logo at the CeBIT computer fair in HanoverNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are investigating how International Business Machines Corp reports revenue from its cloud computing business, the company said on Wednesday. IBM said it learned of the investigation, being conducted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in May. The company made the disclosure in its quarterly report filed with the SEC. It gave no details on the probe. IBM, which does not break out its cloud computing revenue separately, has said it aims to generate $7 billion annually in revenue from cloud services by the end of 2015. ...
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Music streamer Spotify doubles 2012 revenues after expansion 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:15 AM PDT
Daniel Ek, CEO & Co-Founder of Spotify, addresses attendees during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New OrleansSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Music streaming web service Spotify more than doubled revenues in 2012 to 435 million euros ($577 million) as it expanded to new markets and almost doubled its users, documents showed on Wednesday. The Stockholm-based company, which provides free on-demand music or ad-free tunes for paying customers, posted a 58.7 million euro net loss, compared with the 45.4 million loss it had in 2011 on turnover of 190 million. ...
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