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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 14, 2011


Video: NASA Astronauts Out On A Spacewalk, Successfully Install Solar Array  On ISS
Oracle wants to question Google's Larry Page
Thu,14 Jul 2011 11:17 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp wants to question Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page in the course of high stakes patent litigation between the two companies, according to a court filing.
Exclusive: TSMC to make Apple chips on trial
Thu,14 Jul 2011 11:13 PM PDT
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photoTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's TSMC has started trial manufacturing of next generation A6 chips for Apple Inc, a source familiar with the matter said, in a sign that the iPad maker is shifting from its traditional chip supplier, Samsung Electronics.

Pentagon to treat cyberspace as "operational domain"
Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Defense Department unveiled a new strategy for protecting military computer networks from hackers on Thursday, designating cyberspace as an "operational domain" U.S. forces will be trained to defend. Full Story

Key senator calls for special cyber security panel
Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:20 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain calledon Wednesday for the creation of a bipartisan panel to draft long-sought legislation to combat data breaches and espionage aimed at U.S. companies and defense networks.

Blockbuster targets disgruntled Netflix customers
Thu,14 Jul 2011 01:16 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster is seeking to persuade incensed Netflix Inc customers to switch their allegiances, after the fast-growing online video service provoked a storm of outrage this week by raising prices as much as 60 percent

photoLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's celebrities might no longer have to worry about the News of the World hacking phones or rifling their bins, but the manner of the paper's demise shows controlling information is getting much more difficult.

A former baseball star looks to ace video games
Thu,14 Jul 2011 10:54 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Curt Schilling was one of Major League Baseball's dominant pitchers for some 20 seasons and since retiring, his game playing has taken a new direction -- he owns a company aiming to conquer the $65 billion video game industry.

Connecticut AG questions Groupon coupons
Thu,14 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT
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photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said Groupon Inc's daily deal coupons may violate state law.

WikiLeaks files complaint over Visa and Mastercard
Thu,14 Jul 2011 08:06 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks and the Icelandic IT company DataCell filed a formal complaint to the European Commission on Thursday, saying payment companies Visa Europe and MasterCard Inc violated EU antitrust laws by blocking donations.

U.S. and China face vast divide on cyber issues
Thu,14 Jul 2011 07:31 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - For two years, academic experts from the United States and China have quietly held talks on cyber-security, straining to establish rules of the road in a realm that has proven a persistent irritant between the world's two largest economies.

photoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.comLtd said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with payment provider Western Union for its AliExpress wholesale platform.

Navy to help climate scientists in pirate-infested waters
Thu,14 Jul 2011 03:44 AM PDT
Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Climate scientists have turned to the United States and Australian navies to deploy robotic measuring devices in the Indian Ocean where pirates have made the area too dangerous for researchers. Full Story

Apple pays S.Korean user compensation over iPhone tracking
Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:48 AM PDT
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photoSEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Korean unit has paid compensation to a user of its popular iPhone after collecting location data without consent, lawyers and court officials said, the first payout by the company over these complaints.

No link seen between cellphones, brain tumor
Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:33 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have used a cellphone for more than a decade do not appear to be at increased risk of a type of non-cancerous brain tumor, a large study suggests.

Samsung study rejects claims semiconductor plants caused cancers
Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:31 AM PDT
Reuters - GIHEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - A study commissioned by Samsung Electronics rejected assertions that employees may have been exposed to carcinogenic chemicals at its plants, as several cancer-stricken former employees of the world's

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