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- Telecom Italia eyes network deal with regulator by early 2014 Jun 19, 2013 1:18 pm UTC
ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia aims to reach a deal with Italy's telecommunications regulator AGCOM on the spin off of its domestic fixed line network by early next year, the company's chairman said. […] - Why no company will acquire Nokia right now Jun 19, 2013 1:10 pm UTC
Huawei, which recently became the No.3 smartphone brand in the world, may be considering a Nokia acquisition. Wall Street reacted violently, prompting an 8% spike in Nokia’s share price. This spec. […] - Sony spin-off plan off the agenda but on the radar at shareholder meeting Jun 19, 2013 12:37 pm UTC
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's top investor Daniel Loeb will miss its shareholder meeting on Thursday and those attending will not be considering his proposal to partially spin off the lu. […] - If at first you don’t succeed: Details emerge on Surface RT sequel Jun 19, 2013 12:35 pm UTC
Microsoft’s first Windows RT-powered Surface tablet wasn’t the rousing success the company had hoped for, but that won’t stop it from trying again with a second-generation model. Following repor. […] - New Android apps worth downloading: eBay update, The Car Connection, Rage of the Gladiator Jun 19, 2013 12:16 pm UTC
Today's apps worth downloading start with a couple that might help you save, or make, some money. First is an update to eBay, the online auction site whose app has gotten lots of new features and refi. […] - SoftBank cleared for Sprint takeover as Dish abandons bid Jun 19, 2013 11:50 am UTC
Efforts to acquire Sprint have been a long and arduous fiasco for SoftBank, but the Japan-based carrier moved one step closer to completing the deal on Tuesday evening. Following SoftBank’s revised. […] - Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements Jun 19, 2013 11:50 am UTC
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushi. […] - Imagination Technologies' profit dips on licensing slowdown Jun 19, 2013 11:40 am UTC
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Imagination Technologies, the British chip designer whose graphics technology is in smartphones from Apple and Samsung, reported lower full-year profits as licensing. […] - Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians Jun 19, 2013 11:32 am UTC
TOKYO (AP) — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. - Panel to meet today in secret about the NSA Jun 19, 2013 10:12 am UTC
An oversight panel six years in the making will hear testimony on Wednesday in another secret proceeding involving the National Security Agency, government surveillance and the secret court known as F. […] - New CEO begins Alcatel makeover Jun 19, 2013 8:28 am UTC
By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent plans to focus on networking products and high-speed broadband and will slim down with a billion euros in cost cuts by 2015 in. […] - Softbank closer to acquiring Sprint after Dish abandons bid for now Jun 19, 2013 8:06 am UTC
By Sophie Knight and Sinead Carew TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp cleared a major hurdle in its attempt to buy U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp, as rival bidder Dish Network. […] - Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies Jun 19, 2013 7:24 am UTC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles,. […] - Rhode Island on track to make payment on 38 Studios bonds Jun 19, 2013 3:47 am UTC
(Reuters) - Rhode Island remains on track to make a $2.5 million interest payment next year on bonds that were used to finance the facilities of 38 Studios, a now-bankrupt videogame company founded by. […] - Acer sees tablet, notebook PC shipments to be flat in second quarter Jun 19, 2013 3:21 am UTC
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Acer Inc, the world's No.4 PC vendor, said on Wednesday that it expects notebook and tablet PC shipment to be flat in the second quarter from the first quarter, versus an prediction. […] - We All Need to Help NASA Find Killer Asteroids Jun 19, 2013 3:20 am UTC
Welcome to the NASA Grand Challenge, where everyone from government agencies to citizen scientists will compete to figure out the best way to detect and study earth-threatening asteroids. This is a re. […] - Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund Jun 19, 2013 3:01 am UTC
BOSTON (AP) — The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed. […] - AT&T looks to keep users powered up with solar charging stations Jun 19, 2013 3:00 am UTC
AT&T has come up with a very clever way to keep New Yorkers’ mobile devices powered up throughout the day. The New York Times reports that AT&T is building 25 solar-powered charging stations through. […] - HTC reaffirms pledge to bring Android 4.2 to HTC One Jun 19, 2013 1:45 am UTC
HTC One users shouldn’t have to go without the latest version of Android for too much longer. Engadget reports that HTC is still planning to upgrade its flagship smartphone to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Be. […] - Adobe expects third-quarter Creative Cloud subscriber adds to exceed second-quarter Jun 19, 2013 1:02 am UTC
By Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, reported a higher-than-expected adjusted second-quarter profit and said demand rose for Creative Clo. […] - Kodak prepares $406 million offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit Jun 19, 2013 1:00 am UTC
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11. […] - BlackBerry 10 sales said to be slow in the U.S., strong elsewhere Jun 19, 2013 12:30 am UTC
It seems like we hear more reports about BlackBerry’s revival every week, although those of us who live in the United States may not see it much in our everyday lives. It turns out there’s a good. […] - Nvidia to license graphics technology: CEO Jun 18, 2013 11:54 pm UTC
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to new busi. […] - FCC nominee Wheeler says will promote competition Jun 18, 2013 11:52 pm UTC
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications i. […] - Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire Jun 18, 2013 11:49 pm UTC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on its tender offer fo. […] - Vodafone raises Kabel Deutschland offer after rival bid: report Jun 18, 2013 11:29 pm UTC
(Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, a day after U.S. media group Liberty Global Plc made a. […] - DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015 Jun 18, 2013 11:24 pm UTC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue. […] - Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback Jun 18, 2013 11:19 pm UTC
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer ma. […] - Microsoft slashes Surface tablet prices for schools Jun 18, 2013 11:15 pm UTC
In what appears to be a desperate attempt to clear out inventory buildup, Microsoft will offer its Surface RT tablet to educational institutions at shockingly deep discounts. The tablet is available t. […] - Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources Jun 18, 2013 11:12 pm UTC
By Greg Roumeliotis and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managin. […] - Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet Jun 18, 2013 10:43 pm UTC
By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cyber crime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a virus be. […] - Icahn seeks Dell share buyback, buys Southeastern stock Jun 18, 2013 10:38 pm UTC
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn promised Dell Inc shareholders that the company would buy back up to $16 billion of stock if they join his campaign to stop the computer maker from going pr. […] - Will Google's Request to Publish Secret Court Orders Do Anything? Jun 18, 2013 10:20 pm UTC
Google has filed a motion to end the gag order on the secret FISA court requests that it gets from the government as a part of the National Security Agencies surveillance, which could work considering. […] - Apple Upgrades - Not Sexy, But Awesome Jun 10, 2013 11:01 pm UTC
At its annual Worldwide Developer's Conference, Apple announces new operating systems and faster computers.
