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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 20, 2011

T-Mobile to offer unlimited data plans
Tue,19 Jul 2011 09:57 PM PDT
Reuters - Bangalore (Reuters) - Wireless telecom firm T-Mobile USA said it will begin offering unlimited data service plans, in a move aimed at wooing customers of bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc which had stopped offering such plans. Full Story
Samsung launches new Galaxy Tab to close gap with iPad
Tue,19 Jul 2011 09:37 PM PDT
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photoSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market Wednesday, trying to halt the runaway success of Apple Inc's iPad.
Another Foxconn worker "falls to death" at south China plant
Tue,19 Jul 2011 08:33 PM PDT
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - A worker fell to his death at Foxconn Technology Group's manufacturing plant in southern China, local media reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of apparent suicides by young migrant workers at its factory complexes in the past two years. Full Story
U.S. arrests 14 for roles in PayPal cyber attack
Tue,19 Jul 2011 06:37 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday arrested 16 people on charges they participated in major cyber attacks, including an attempt to cripple eBay's PayPal website as retribution for dropping WikiLeaks as a client. Full Story
Twitter's Costolo: private markets a "distraction"
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo called secondary markets a distraction and expects private companies will increasingly enact policies to restrict the trading of its shares on those unregulated exchanges. Full Story
Yahoo revenue dips in Q2, shares fall 2 percent
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT
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photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc plugged some of the holes that were weakening its Internet search business in the second quarter, but revealed new challenges that hurt its display advertising business.
U.S. arrests 14 for roles in PayPal cyber attack
Tue,19 Jul 2011 03:54 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday arrested 16 people on charges they participated in major cyber attacks, including the crippling of eBay's PayPal website as retribution for dropping WikiLeaks as a client. Full Story
Economy, PC sales and inventories dim chip outlook
Tue,19 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Doubts about the economy and sluggish PC sales are clouding the second-half outlook for Intel Corp and other chip makers as they prepare to unveil quarterly earnings this week. Full Story
U.S. arrests 14 for roles in PayPal cyber attack
Tue,19 Jul 2011 02:38 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday arrested 16 people on charges they were involved in major cyber attacks including attacks on eBay's PayPal website as retribution for dropping WikiLeaks donation account. Full Story
Yahoo revenue dips in Q2, shares fall 2 percent
Tue,19 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT
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photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's net revenue declined slightly in the second quarter on weakness in its display advertising business, and shares of the Internet search company dropped 2 percent in after-hours trading.
Telenor, Vodafone set to shine as telcos struggle on
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:21 AM PDT
Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor and Britain's Vodafone are expected to outshine their European telecom peers as the sector struggles with weak economies and forced price cuts. Full Story
State Street to offer app for mobile devices
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:17 AM PDT
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photoBOSTON (Reuters) - State Street Corp , one of the world's largest recordkeepers for institutional investors, is promising pension and hedge fund managers real-time access to portfolio information on their mobile devices.
Isis hooks up with four credit networks
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:06 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Isis, a venture of three of the top four U.S. mobile providers, plans to launch mobile payments services with the major payments networks Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Full Story
Frustrated judge pushes Google digital book deal
Tue,19 Jul 2011 09:06 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge set a September 15 deadline for Google Inc, authors and publishers to come up with a legal plan to create the world's largest digital library, expressing frustration that the six-year-old dispute has not been resolved.
Verizon to dominate Q2 wireless growth
Tue,19 Jul 2011 08:55 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is expected to far outstrip its biggest rivals AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel in subscriber growth for its first full quarter selling the Apple Inc iPhone.

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