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News: SK Telecom says no plan to bid for Hulu FCC asks AT&T for more info on T-Mobile bid Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales Hulu seen drawing bids from Yahoo, others: sources TiVo results beat estimates, patents in focus Analysis: Outlook for tech spending getting darker Applied Materials sees falling solar sales to add to PC woes Nokia, Samsung join Apple in cheap smartphones push Q+A: German court hears Samsung/Apple design spat Q+A: German court hears Samsung/Apple design spat Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales Canadian wireless startup takes maverick approach Canadian wireless startup takes maverick approach Exclusive: Privacy lawsuit targets comScore Acer sees more losses as revamp charges hurt Q2 SK Telecom says no plan to bid for Hulu Wed,24 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, said on Thursday that it had no plans to bid for U.S. online video site Hulu. Full Story Top FCC asks AT&T for more info on T-Mobile bid Wed,24 Aug 2011 07:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission has requested more information about its acquisition of T-Mobile in relation to its commitment to expand high-speed wireless services to 97 percent of all Americans. Full Story Top Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales Wed,24 Aug 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court on Wednesday to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing three smartphone models in some European countries after alleging a breach of patents. Full Story Top Hulu seen drawing bids from Yahoo, others: sources Wed,24 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deadline for initial bids in the auction for Hulu was extended from Wednesday until the end of the week to allow interested parties more time to examine the online video site's financial information, according to people familiar with the situation. Full Story Top TiVo results beat estimates, patents in focus Wed,24 Aug 2011 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - TiVo Inc, a maker of digital video recorders, reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat expectations and said it is looking at ways to boost the value of its patents. Full Story Top Analysis: Outlook for tech spending getting darker Wed,24 Aug 2011 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Hopes are rapidly dwindling that there will be even modest growth in technology spending during the second half of 2011. And 2012 may be no better. Full Story Top Applied Materials sees falling solar sales to add to PC woes Wed,24 Aug 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Chipmaker Applied Materials projected a dismal fourth quarter, mirroring concerns that slowing chip sales and a glut in the solar cell market is hurting growth, and said it will clip capacity in the near term, in line with suppressed demand. Full Story Top Nokia, Samsung join Apple in cheap smartphones push Wed,24 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL/HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone vendors, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled new cheaper smartphone models on Wednesday hoping to defend their stronghold from Apple. Full Story Top Q+A: German court hears Samsung/Apple design spat Wed,24 Aug 2011 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A German court will decide on Thursday whether Samsung can sell its latest iPad rival in Germany after an preliminary injunction requested by Apple barred the South Korean company from selling its new Galaxy tablets in Europe's biggest economy earlier this month. Full Story Top Q+A: German court hears Samsung/Apple design spat Wed,24 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A German court will decide on Thursday whether Samsung can sell its latest iPad rival in Germany after an preliminary injunction requested by Apple barred the South Korean company from selling its new Galaxy tablets in Europe's biggest economy earlier this month. Full Story Top Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales Wed,24 Aug 2011 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court on Wednesday to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing three smartphone models in some European countries after alleging a breach of patents. Full Story Top Canadian wireless startup takes maverick approach Wed,24 Aug 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - When the Canadian government auctioned off wireless airwaves in 2008, most carriers had no interest in bidding for the so-called G band - "orphan" frequencies used nowhere else in the world. Full Story Top Canadian wireless startup takes maverick approach Wed,24 Aug 2011 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - When the Canadian government auctioned off wireless airwaves in 2008, most carriers had no interest in bidding for the so-called G band - "orphan" frequencies used nowhere else in the world. Full Story Top Exclusive: Privacy lawsuit targets comScore Wed,24 Aug 2011 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Online data tracking service comScore Inc siphons confidential information including passwords, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers from unsuspecting users, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Full Story Top Acer sees more losses as revamp charges hurt Q2 Wed,24 Aug 2011 03:46 AM PDT Reuters - TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss, the first in company history, as it took charges to reorganize in a troubled first half, and said it would be impossible to break even for the full year. Full Story Top

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