TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 08, 2011

Google's Schmidt sees room for several social networks Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 7 (Reuters) - Google Inc is leaving open the door to more co-operation with social-media giants Facebook and Twitter, and believes there is room for multiple social networks as it rolls out its own, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said. Full Story1

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Twitter security lags some other sites: experts Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fast-growing microblogging site Twitter has fallen behind some other Internet services in introducing tools to help secure the accounts of users, security experts say. Full Story1

Proxy firm unimpressed by RIM promise about board Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy firm Glass Lewis was left unimpressed by Research In Motion Ltd's promise to study board changes while avoiding an imminent shareholder vote on the matter. Full Story1

Cell phones, devices biggest driving distractions Thu,7 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Driving distractions, primarily by cell phones and other electronic devices, are associated with up to 25 percent of U.S. car crashes, according to a report released on Thursday. Full Story1

RIM says adds 1 million EMEA subscribers in 3 weeks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said on Thursday it has added more than one million subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in less than three weeks. Full Story1

Canada eyes Nortel patent sale review: minister Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Industry Minister Christian Paradissaid on Thursday that officials in his office are studying whether to formally review a sale of Nortel patents to ensure investment law was properly applied. Full Story1

Court OKs TerreStar's $1.38 billion sale to Dish Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday approved TerreStar Networks Inc's proposed $1.375 billion sale to Dish Network Corp, pushing the satellite communications company a major step closer to emerging from a 9-month stint in bankruptcy. Full Story1

James Murdoch defends executive Brooks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Jul (Reuters) - News International Chairman James Murdoch said on Thursday he regretted the phone-hacking scandal that has led to the closure of the News of the World tabloid and defended his chief executive Rebekah Brooks, a former editor of the paper. Full Story1

DragonWave hopes India can offset Clearwire woes Thu,7 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - DragonWave, a Canadian supplier of microwave technology for telecoms companies, is pinning its hopes on growth in India to make up for a spending pullback at its main customer, U.S.-based Clearwire, that has left it reporting losses for three straight quarters. Full Story1

Factbox: Advertisers drop Murdoch paper over hacking claims Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Supermarket Sainsbury, cellphone operator O2 and a war veterans charity whose patron is Britain's Queen Elizabeth have joined a growing list of organizations to suspend ties with the News of the World as a scandal over hacking allegations deepens. Full Story1

UK to probe court evidence from former Murdoch editor Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish police were asked on Thursday to investigate evidence given in court by witnesses including former News of the World editor Andy Coulson following the latest developments in the phone hacking scandal engulfing the newspaper. Full Story1

Timeline: New hacking revelations hit News Corp Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of events in the long-running phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire which grew on Thursday with new claims. Full Story1

Murdoch keeps low profile at Sun Valley, avoids press Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch kept a low profile and managed to miss the press pack at Sun Valley on Wednesday, avoiding questions on the phone-hacking scandal at his company's UK tabloid paper and how it might hit its plan to take over satellite TV company BSkyB. Full Story1

Apple's app downloads race ahead, surpass 15 billion Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc customers downloaded more than 15 billion applications in the past three years, the company said on Thursday, releasing figures that suggest the rate of downloads is sharply accelerating. Full Story1

Murdoch declines further comment on hacking at Sun Valley Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch declined to comment further on the escalating phone hacking scandal at his British newspapers, saying on Thursday that he would not be adding to a statement he issued a day earlier. Full Story1

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