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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 14, 2011

Google margins and new social product in spotlight
Wed,13 Jul 2011 09:42 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's profit margins and its newly released social networking service will be in the investor spotlight when the Internet company reports its quarterly results after Thursday's market close.
 
Amazon tablet seen aiming to widen e-commerce lead
Wed,13 Jul 2011 04:08 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will launch a tablet computer this year to extend its position as the world's largest Internet retailer, expand in mobile commerce and sell more digital goods, according to analysts and investors.

Royalty payments dog Pandora's Westergren
Wed,13 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two years ago, Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren fought the battle of his life, successfully working to get online music royalties cut to a level that would allow his burgeoning Internet music company to survive.

SAP attacks $1.3 billion Oracle verdict at hearing
Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp and SAP AG have not had any settlement talks since a $1.3 billion verdict against SAP last November, an attorney for Oracle said in court.

Exclusive: China Telecom plans iPhone launch near year-end
Wed,13 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHONG KONG (Reuters) - China Telecom Corp Ltd plans to offer its 106 million subscribers the Apple Inc iPhone by the end of 2011, sources said on Wednesday, which would make it the second operator to do so in the world's largest mobile phone market.

UK spies losing Web experts to private sector: report
Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:24 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British intelligence eavesdroppers are suffering a steady loss of Internet experts to the private sector because the likes of Google and Microsoft offer much higher wages, a group of lawmakers said on Wednesday. Full Story

Fresh blow for Nokia as NSN stake sale abandoned
Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:19 AM PDT
Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling Nokia suffered a fresh blow on Wednesday when it abandoned plans to sell a stake in its network gear venture with Siemens . Full Story

Social Media: a double-edged sword in Syria
Wed,13 Jul 2011 07:26 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoDAMASCUS (Reuters) - The byline has been withheld to protect the writer and those interviewed for the story. Reuters correspondents were expelled from Syrian shortly after unrest began in March.

Samsung, HTC, Apple to show Q2 cellphone gains
Wed,13 Jul 2011 04:38 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHELSINKI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and HTC are predicted to be the big winners in the global cellphone market in the second quarter, benefiting from booming demand for their smartphones running Google's software.

Exclusive: China Telecom plans iPhone launch year-end
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHONG KONG (Reuters) - China Telecom Corp Ltd plans to offer its 106 million subscribers the Apple Inc iPhone by the end of 2011, sources said on Wednesday, which would make it the second operator to do so in the world's largest mobile phone market.

Toshiba, Hynix say to collaborate on MRAM development
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp and South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said on Wednesday they have agreed to jointly develop Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory, or MRAM, products. Full Story

RIM deflects criticism at annual meeting
Tue,12 Jul 2011 06:39 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Research In Motion executives deflected criticism from investors who complained the BlackBerry maker has been mismanaged and marketed poorly as rivals Apple and Google steal its market share.

Apple chief patent lawyer leaving: sources
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief patent counsel will soon leave the company, at a time when the iPhone maker is fighting numerous legal battles around the world, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Regulators combat unauthorized phone bill fees
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telephone companies would have to make third-party charges on landline phone bills clear and distinct to help people detect unauthorized fees under rules proposed on Tuesday by communications regulators. Full Story

Timeline: WikiLeaks' Assange fights extradition
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of the main elements in the WikiLeaks saga as founder Julian Assange appears in a British court for a second time on Tuesday to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden. Full Story

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