TECHNOLOGY News, Jun 28, 2011

Court strikes down minor violent video game ban
Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors because it would violate free-speech rights, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday in its first ruling in a video game case.

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Venture firms seek light green tech bets Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Green is back in venture capital circles -- but call it light green. Full Story1

Second proxy firm advises RIM CEO/chairman split Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday joined calls for Research In Motion management to step away from leading the BlackBerry maker's board. Full Story1

TomTom guides lower again as consumers flee Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom, the Dutch technology company best known for personal navigation devices (PNDs) used by car and truck drivers, cut its 2011 outlook for the second time on Monday citing weak electronics markets. Full Story1

Analysis: Tencent in steep climb to be China's Facebook, Twitter Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:44 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd, the world's third largest Internet firm, aims to be China's Facebook, Twitter andGoogle -- all rolled into one. Full Story1

After bin Laden, militants flood net with threats Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Militants mourning Osama bin Laden have stepped up threats against targets in the West, taking their cue from an al Qaeda statement that followers in the United States and Europe are "perfectly placed" to strike. Full Story1

Supreme Court to decide police GPS tracking case Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is to rule on whether a 220-year-old amendment to the Constitution prevents police from using 21st century tracking technology to keep tabs on criminal suspects. Full Story1

GSV takes stake in Facebook, valuing it at $70 billion Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment fund GSV Capital Corp has taken a small stake in Facebook that values the world's No. 1 social networking site at about $70 billion. Full Story1

Kuwait to try two over Twitter posts: official Mon,27 Jun 2011 04:13 AM PDT Reuters - KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will put on trial two citizens for criticizing Gulf Arab ruling families on social media site Twitter, a security official said on Monday. Full Story1

China shows off latest high-speed train Mon,27 Jun 2011 03:54 AM PDT Reuters - ONBOARD THE BEIJING-SHANGHAI EXPRESS (Reuters) - With its fully reclining airline-style business class seats, a strict no-smoking policy and designed top speed of 350 km (220 miles) per hour, the new Beijing-Shanghai express embodies China's race to the future. Full Story1

Siemens says still in talks to sell NSN stake Mon,27 Jun 2011 02:58 AM PDT Reuters - FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Siemens said it was still in talks to sell its stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, despite a report that efforts with partner Nokia to find a third shareholder in their joint venture had failed. Full Story1

Nokia sees "multiple options" for NSN Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:56 AM PDT Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said there were "multiple options" for its joint venture with Siemens AG, Nokia Siemens Networks, despite a report that talks to sell a controlling stake in the venture were failing. Full Story1

Opera founder to keep shares despite exit Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Opera Software's founder and top owner Jon von Tetzchner is leaving the company, but will hold on to his stake of about 12.3 percent, he told Reuters on Monday. Full Story1

Facebook overtakes Microsoft in UK: UKOM/Nielsen Mon,27 Jun 2011 12:33 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Jun (Reuters) - Facebook overtook Microsoft websites in Britain for the first time last month, becoming the UK's second-most popular after Google as people aged over 50 flocked to social networks, online measurement body UKOM/Nielsen said. Full Story1

Has Renren suffered enough from China stocks phobia? Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Renren Inc was hyped as the "Facebook" ofChina, a company that had access to the world's largest Internet market, and a good way to ride the buzz surrounding social media IPOs -- but investors who believed the story are nursing big wounds. Full Story1

 

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