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News: Amazon reworks website before offering new tablet Dutch study possible Iran hacking of government web sites Apple hunted lost item - clue points to new iPhone Amazon tablet coming November at $250: TechCrunch Netflix shares fall after stumble with Starz China state paper urges Internet rethink to gag foes Next Jump to stop emailing Borders customers Microsoft to win from Google Motorola buy: Acer Best Buy cuts price of RIM PlayBook for weekend Former WikiLeaks partners condemn document release Dealtalk: Anti-trust shadow looms over European telco deals High-profile tech blogger launches VC fund Baidu offers glimpse of new mobile OS Garmin eyes Europe No.1 spot with Navigon WiLan starts patent litigation against Apple, others Amazon reworks website before offering new tablet Sun,4 Sep 2011 01:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is rolling out a major redesign of its familiar website as it prepares to offer a new $250 tablet device to rival Apple Inc's iPad. Full Story Top Dutch study possible Iran hacking of government web sites Sun,4 Sep 2011 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Sunday it was investigating whether Iran may have been involved in hacking Dutch state websites after digital certificates were stolen. Full Story Top Apple hunted lost item - clue points to new iPhone Fri,2 Sep 2011 09:52 PM PDT Reuters - OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - San Francisco police said on Friday they had helped Apple Inc security search for a "lost item," following a week of reports that a prototype of the newest iPhone had gone missing in July. Full Story Top Amazon tablet coming November at $250: TechCrunch Fri,2 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to unveil a cheaper, smaller $250 rival to Apple Inc's iPad tablet device in November, industry blog TechCrunch reported on Friday. Full Story Top Netflix shares fall after stumble with Starz Fri,2 Sep 2011 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES/BANGALORE (Reuters) - High-flying Netflix Inc saw its shares fall 8.6 percent on Friday after failing to secure a chunk of movie content for the online service it touts as the future of its popular video rental business. Full Story Top China state paper urges Internet rethink to gag foes Fri,2 Sep 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party control is at risk unless the government takes firmer steps to stop Internet opinion being shaped by increasingly organized political foes, a team of party writers warned in a commentary published on Friday. Full Story Top Next Jump to stop emailing Borders customers Fri,2 Sep 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marketing engine Next Jump Inc agreed to stop emailing Borders Group Inc's customers while the parties hash out how to move forward in trademark infringement litigation, a lawyer for Borders said on Friday. Full Story Top Microsoft to win from Google Motorola buy: Acer Fri,2 Sep 2011 09:33 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Microsoft will be the winner in Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility as the deal makes Google a direct rival to its phone-making clients, a senior executive from Acer Inc said on Friday. Full Story Top Best Buy cuts price of RIM PlayBook for weekend Fri,2 Sep 2011 08:34 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Big box retailer Best Buy has slashed up to $150 off the U.S. price tag for Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet computer for the Labor Day weekend. Full Story Top Former WikiLeaks partners condemn document release Fri,2 Sep 2011 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five prominent news organizations which collaborated with WikiLeaks have condemned the website and its founder Julian Assange for making public uncensored copies of more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. Full Story Top Dealtalk: Anti-trust shadow looms over European telco deals Fri,2 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The block on AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA is a grim reminder of the need to do anti-trust homework on deals in mature, slow growth telecoms markets and could put some European players off their takeover plans. Full Story Top High-profile tech blogger launches VC fund Fri,2 Sep 2011 07:51 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Michael Arrington, one of the highest-profile U.S. technology bloggers, has created a venture capital fund to invest in promising start-ups. Full Story Top Baidu offers glimpse of new mobile OS Fri,2 Sep 2011 07:20 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top search engine Baidu Inc offered a glimpse of its upcoming mobile operating system and launched a new mobile application platform on Friday aimed at bolstering its presence in the increasingly competitive mobile web market. Full Story Top Garmin eyes Europe No.1 spot with Navigon Fri,2 Sep 2011 05:39 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Garmin Ltd is looking to challenge rival TomTom's leading position in the European market for portable navigation devices (PNDs) though its acquisition of Germany-based Navigon, its executive said on Friday. Full Story Top WiLan starts patent litigation against Apple, others Fri,2 Sep 2011 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Canadian technology licensing company WiLan Inc said on Friday it had begun its patent infringement cases against Apple Inc, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and six other companies. Full Story Top

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