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Nokia says fixed flagship smartphone software bug
Fri,13 Apr 2012 11:14 PM PDT
Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Saturday it has fixed a software bug in its Lumia 900 smartphones which went on sale a week ago in the United States, its answer to Apple's iPhone. Earlier this week Nokia said its first 4G phone, which it markets with the strapline "an amazingly fast way to connect", can occasionally lose its data connection due to the bug. It promised to fix the problem around April 16. "The update is now available. Consumers now have the opportunity to update their AT&T version Nokia Lumia 900 software," the firm said. ... Full Story | Top |
Google stock drops 4 percent as advertisement rates fall again
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:05 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Google Inc shares tumbled 4 percent on Friday as Wall Street ignored the Internet search giant's plans to split its stock and focused on a decline in advertising rates and other worrisome business trends. Google's search advertising rates declined more sharply than expected during the first quarter and the company increased payouts to partners. This deepened concerns about Google's growth prospects among investors already nervous about its planned $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola Mobility Inc. ...
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Scientist beams up a real "Star Trek" tricorder
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:12 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starships, warp speed, transporters, phasers. Think "Star Trek" technology is only the stuff of fiction? Think again. Dr. Peter Jansen, a PhD graduate of the Cognitive Science Laboratory at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has developed a scientific measurement device based on the tricorders used by Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and other space adventurers on the classic TV series that has spawned numerous spin-offs in more than 45 years. ...
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In Silicon Valley, designers emerge as rock stars
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:36 PM PDT
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Five years ago, Justin Edmund arrived at Carnegie Mellon University, a floppy-haired freshman, with artistic talent and dreams of joining a venerable design firm like IDEO or Frog. But during his sophomore year, a recruiting pitch from a Facebook employee turned his head, and prompted a detour of his ambitions. "It didn't even occur to me that working at a tech company was something I could do," Edmund said. "I switched my trajectory completely." So, in 2010, Edmund interned on Facebook's burgeoning design team, and, after graduation, landed a job at Pinterest. ...
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Manhattan tech/media companies grow up and out
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:17 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than four months after new technology company SocialFlow Inc moved from the fashionable digs it shared with six other firms in Manhattan's chic Meatpacking District, it is again looking for more office space. "We're no longer a scrappy start-up," Frank Speiser, SocialFlow chief executive and co-founder, said from his new Midtown offices. "We're a start-up, but we have a lot of momentum." The start-ups are growing up. They need more space, more privacy and offices located near their larger business partners. ...
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"Astounding" Seattle TRO ruling could remake smartphone wars
Fri,13 Apr 2012 11:39 AM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - With a single ruling this week, U.S. District Judge James Robart of Seattle federal court may have fundamentally altered the balance of power between Motorola Mobility and the leading opponents of Motorola's soon-to-be-parent Google, Microsoft and Apple. In another indication that the smartphone war is shifting away from individual infringement suits, Robart granted Microsoft's motion for a temporary restraining order, which effectively bars Motorola from acting to enforce whatever relief it is granted in an ongoing German patent case. ...
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German court upholds ban on Apple "push" email
Fri,13 Apr 2012 07:51 AM PDT
Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court on Friday upheld a ban on "push" emails in Apple's iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, ruling in favor of rival Motorola Mobility. The regional court in the city of Mannheim confirmed an earlier ruling that Apple owes Motorola for using a patented technology that automatically informs Apple customers about their new messages on iPhones, iPods or iPads. A court spokesman said Apple still had to refrain from offering the "push" features in Germany, that it was liable for damages and was ordered to provide information to calculate the amount of damages. ... Full Story | Top |
Exclusive: Deutsche Telekom eyes bid for Tele Columbus
Fri,13 Apr 2012 07:14 AM PDT
Reuters -  FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is considering a bid for regional cable company Tele Columbus to shore up its position in its key home market against competition from rivals Liberty Global and Kabel Deutschland, sources told Reuters. By acquiring Tele Columbus, Deutsche Telekom would prevent it from falling into the hands of its cable rivals and send a strong signal that it is refocusing on improving its domestic business after the high-profile failure to sell its U.S. unit to AT&T last year. ...
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Oracle kicks off busy trial season against Google
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:08 AM PDT
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp is set to go to trial next week against Google Inc in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology, the biggest case in what is shaping up to be an intense year in court for the enterprise software giant. Jury selection is set for Monday in San Francisco federal court. Oracle claims Google's Android operating system tramples on its intellectual property rights to the Java programming language. Google says it doesn't violate Oracle's patents, and that Oracle cannot copyright certain parts of Java. ...
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Infosys' slower revenue growth outlook slams shares
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:50 AM PDT
Reuters -  BANGALORE (Reuters) - India's Infosys Ltd disappointed investors on Friday with a weaker-than-expected revenue growth outlook due to an uncertain global economy, sending its shares plunging more than 12 percent in their biggest fall in nearly three years. The forecast from India's No.2 software services exporter sparked worries about prospects for the country's $100 billion outsourcing sector, which faces slowing demand from its western clients, intense competition from global rivals and volatile currency markets. Shares in Infosys, once seen as a sector trend-setter, plunged as much as 12. ...
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Apple rejects e-book pricing collusion charge: WSJ
Thu,12 Apr 2012 08:13 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Apple has rejected the U.S. Justice Department's allegations that it colluded with publishers over electronic book pricing, calling the charges "simply not true", the Wall Street Journal reported. "The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry," Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris told the Journal. The U.S. ...
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Pentagon sets up fast track for buying cyber war tools
Thu,12 Apr 2012 03:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is establishing a fast-track acquisition process that would enable it to develop new cyber warfare capabilities within days or months if urgently needed, the Defense Department said in a report to Congress. The process, which would be overseen by a new senior-level Cyber Investment Management Board, aims to streamline the sluggish traditional defense acquisition process to meet the rapid pace of events in cyberspace, the 16-page report said. ...
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Google stock split helps Page, Brin maintain grip
Thu,12 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc announced a stock split designed to preserve the control of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin over the world's No. 1 Web search engine, asking investors to trust their long-term vision. The surprise decision, which its board unanimously approved, came as the company exceeded Wall Street's profit expectations but revealed a worrying 12 percent drop in search advertising rates - the second consecutive quarterly decline. Shares of Google, which finished Thursday's regular session at $651.01, rose to $653 in after-hours trading. ...
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Microsoft wins its biggest cloud computing client
Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft announced its biggest-ever customer for cloud computing - software that it hosts on behalf of clients and delivers over the Internet - after winning a contract to provide free services to a major Indian education body. Microsoft, which was built on the sale of expensive software that is installed on individual computers, has been forced by competition from Google and others to branch out into the fast-growing world of cloud computing. The U.S. ...
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Barnes & Noble unveils glow-in-the-dark Nook
Thu,12 Apr 2012 01:31 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc debuted an e-reader on Thursday with a screen that can glow in the dark, a move aimed at improving its position against Amazon.com. The 6-inch (15-cm) touch-screen device, which will hit stores in early May for $139, lands in a market where Apple Inc and Amazon are battling with Barnes & Noble for customers who want to read books and magazines on small portable devices. Weighing just under 7 ounces (200 grams), it is Barnes & Noble's lightest Nook yet and is aimed at people who want to read in the dark without a light. ...
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