TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 12, 2011

Toshiba wants to be top maker of flash memory soon: president Mon,11 Jul 2011 08:49 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's president said his company wanted to soon overtake South Korean rival Samsung Electronics as the world's leading maker of flash memory. Full Story HTC down after Apple's new patent lawsuit Mon,11 Jul 2011 08:30 PM PDT Reuters - TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker, HTC Corp, tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday, after Apple Inc sued the company in a fresh complaint with a U.S. trade panel. Full Story Government contactor Booz Allen hit by hack Mon,11 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers said on Monday they broke into the computer systems of major government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton's. Full Story RIM annual meeting likely to exacerbate investor ire Mon,11 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion investors desperate for news about how the BlackBerry maker will reverse its sagging fortunes will likely leave Tuesday's annual meeting with their frustrations even more inflamed. Full Story Courts OK Nortel patent sale to Apple/RIM group Mon,11 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion Ltd and three other leading tech companies received court approval on Monday to buy wireless patents from bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp for $4.5 billion. Full Story Tainted electronics pose security threat: U.S. rep Mon,11 Jul 2011 12:31 PM PDT Reuters - PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - The United States needs to be more wary of computers and other electronics imports that could be laden with malicious software, according to a leading Congressional expert on cyber security. Full Story Apple files fresh patent complaint against HTC Mon,11 Jul 2011 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has filed a fresh complaint against Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp with a U.S. trade panel over unspecified portable electronic devices and software, according to the panel's web site. Full Story Target to sell new electronic reader Mon,11 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp will soon start selling a new electronic reader that competes with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. Full Story Telco managers admit being out of touch with customers: study Mon,11 Jul 2011 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Telecom network operators acknowledged they are out of touch with customers' wants and are struggling to keep up with user expectations, a survey of industry executives found. Full Story Free online shopping briefly delights customers Mon,11 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand customers at an online shopping site were happily shocked when they got expensive televisions and iPods for free Monday after a computer glitch charged them only postage and handling. Full Story Atlantis docks at space station on last mission Mon,11 Jul 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday to deliver a last batch of supplies to the orbiting outpost on the final flight of the U.S. shuttle program. Full Story Analysis: Apple-Samsung battle may spur supplier shakeup Mon,11 Jul 2011 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An intensifying quarrel between Samsung and Apple is triggering expectations that some of the pairs' $5 billion-plus relationship may be up for grabs. Full Story Elpida to raise $990 million for new chips Mon,11 Jul 2011 12:51 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Elpida Memory Inc plans to raise nearly 80 billion yen ($992 million) through new shares and convertible bonds as it shifts production away from DRAM memory to more profitable smartphone chips. Full Story Social gaming firm DeNA to seek acquisitions in Europe, Asia Sun,10 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday. Full Story Exclusive: WikiLeaks loses Icelandic financial lifeline Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a financial lifeline. Since December, bans by the world's major credit card networks, it has been difficult for supporters of the controversial whistleblower to send him donations. But this week, WikiLeaks gained a brief respite with the unwitting help of an Icelandic bank. Full Story

 

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