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Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration
Mon,26 Dec 2011 03:34 AM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration cleared the way for U.S. states to legalize Internet poker and certain other online betting in a switch that may help them reap billions in tax revenue and spur web-based gambling. A Justice Department opinion dated September and made public on Friday reversed decades of previous policy that included civil and criminal charges against operators of some of the most popular online poker sites. ...
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U.S. shoppers less than merry after online glitches
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tom Nenon, a philosophy professor at the University of Memphis, is vexed with his online shopping experience at Best Buy, a sentiment shared by other U.S. Internet shoppers this holiday season. Just days before Christmas, he received an email from the top U.S. consumer electronics chain informing him that his online order for a 42" Samsung TV will not be fulfilled. ... Full Story | Top |
FBI computer system delayed again after snag
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:30 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI's upgrade of its computerized case file system has hit another snag and will not be fully deployed until mid-2012 after it crashed twice during a trial run by agents in October, according to a government report released on Friday. The agency has struggled to upgrade its systems for years despite efforts by FBI Director Robert Mueller to make it a priority after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The $451 million project, known as Sentinel, has experienced cost overruns and was temporarily halted a year ago when more problems emerged. ... Full Story | Top |
AT&T wins regulatory approval to buy Qualcomm spectrum
Fri,23 Dec 2011 05:14 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said late on Thursday that it won regulatory approval to buy wireless spectrum from U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, a move that would boost the company's 4G network. AT&T is buying 700 megahertz (MHz) airwaves for about $1.93 billion, with the aim of countering criticism over iPhone service quality and competitive threats from rivals like Verizon Wireless. "This spectrum will help AT&T continue to deliver a world-class mobile broadband experience to our customers," Bob Quinn, an AT&T senior vice president, said in a statement. ...
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Steve Jobs to get Grammy for revolutionizing music
Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - First it was a bronze statue in Hungary. Now it's a Grammy. The accolades for Steve Jobs, who died Oct 5, are still pouring in. The Recording Academy said on Wednesday it is giving the co-founder of Apple a special "Trustees Award" Grammy. The Grammys, of course, are the top honors in the U.S. music industry. "As former CEO and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs helped create products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies, and books," the Recording Academy said in a statement. ...
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Rambus signs patent licensing deal with Broadcom
Thu,22 Dec 2011 03:10 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Rambus Inc said it has signed a patent licensing deal with Broadcom Inc , resolving all previous claims related to its technology. The company said it will license its patent for integrated circuits used in chips made by Broadcom. However, Rambus did not disclose any financial details related to the deal, or which patent technology would be part of the agreement. Rambus shares rose 8 percent after the announcement to $7.92 in extended trading. ... Full Story | Top |
New iPhone? No thanks, say cash-conscious Europeans
Thu,22 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Weakening economies and falling prices of rival smartphones are hurting sales of Apple iPhones across Europe, data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech showed on Thursday. The October roll-out of Apple's iPhone 4S boosted its position in Britain and United States, but the new phones failed to excite interest in continental Europe, where Apple's share of the fast-growing smartphone market slipped. The smartphone industry is dominated by Google, which has stormed the market with its free Android platform. "In Great Britain, the U.S. ...
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EBay buys German technology company
Thu,22 Dec 2011 05:39 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Thursday it bought BillSafe, a purchase and invoicing technology provider with clients in Germany, and will combine it with its PayPal online payments service, in a move to strengthen its e-commerce capabilities in Northern Europe. BillSafe's technology lets shoppers buy and receive an item and pay later once they get an invoice. It is the most common form of e-commerce payment in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland, eBay said. EBay took a minority stake in BillSafe last year and now owns the entire company. ...
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Apple nears German court rebuff in row with Samsung
Thu,22 Dec 2011 05:38 AM PST
Reuters -  DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German court rejected Apple's claims that Samsung Electronics' reworked tablet PC still looks like a copycat version of the iPad, in a preliminary assessment. Apple is fighting several rival makers of smartphones and tablet PCs in courts worldwide over intellectual property. Its battle with Samsung, which is Apple's supplier as well as a competitor, has been especially bitter, with some 30 legal cases in 10 countries. ...
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Elpida seeks tie-up with Taiwanese rival Nanya: report
Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:07 AM PST
Reuters - TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc will start tie-up talks next month with Taiwanese rival Nanya Technology Corp, with a view to a possible merger, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. The report comes as Japan's last remaining player in the dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) market struggles with tumbling prices and loss of market share to South Korea's better-funded giants. Samsung Electronics boosted its market share to 45 percent in July-September, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Hynix Semiconductor had a 21. ... Full Story | Top |
China tightens rules for microblog publishers: Xinhua
Thu,22 Dec 2011 02:16 AM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China further tightened rules on microblogs on Thursday, requiring new authors on seven websites in southern Guangdong province to register their real names, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, in a move users decried as ineffective. Microblogs such as Sina's Weibo allow users to issue messages of a maximum of 140 Chinese characters that can course through tens of millions users everyday, defying censors with posts on sensitive topics such as human rights and the foibles of the top leadership. ... Full Story | Top |
Tepid PC sales weigh on Micron's results
Wed,21 Dec 2011 03:07 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Micron Technology posted quarterly results below expectations and said weak prices for DRAM memory chips are making industry consolidation inevitable. The top U.S. memory manufacturer's poor showing lent weight to recent warnings from both Intel and Texas Instruments about weak chip market conditions, and came after Oracle's first earnings miss in a decade stoked fears that corporate America may be pulling back on tech spending. ... Full Story | Top |
Oracle miss sparks Wall St fears of spending cuts
Wed,21 Dec 2011 03:03 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Oracle Corp's dismal quarterly results sent shock waves across the technology sector as investors feared they may have overestimated the resilience of corporate tech spending in a deteriorating global economy. The first earnings miss in a decade from Oracle, whose fiscal second quarter ended on November 30, drove its shares down more than 11 percent on Wednesday, destroying about $20 billion of market value. The shortfall from the No. 3 software maker also hit shares of many other technology companies, with VMware Inc, NetSuite Inc, and SAP among those suffering the biggest losses. ...
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Verizon says it fixed 4G network problem
Wed,21 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said it had fixed a data service problem that started early on Wednesday, the second high-profile service problem this month for the company that boasts it is the "most reliable." Verizon Wireless said the problem with its 4G network had been resolved by 2 p.m. ET. It said engineers had been working on the repair since the early hours of the morning. Data service was restored for all customers of the No. 1 U.S. mobile provider's fourth generation (4G) LTE network late in the day, according to a post on the company's Twitter feed. ...
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Bonobos caught with pants down on top shopping day
Wed,21 Dec 2011 02:20 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - When Bonobos customers logged on to the men's apparel retailer's website late on Cyber Monday, all they saw was a photo of feet with a pair of pants drooped around them. Shoppers were told the site was down and were directed to click on a link to sign up for an alert on when it would be back up. That would not happen for about three days as the fast-growing e-commerce start-up struggled to salvage sales from the busiest online shopping day on record. ... Full Story | Top |
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