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TECHNOLOGY News, Aug 09, 2011

Sony: London warehouse fire may affect UK deliveries
Mon,8 Aug 2011 11:24 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday deliveries in Britain of compact discs and DVDs could be affected after its sole warehouse for content products in the country caught fire in north London.

Trade agency to eye Apple complaint against HTC
Mon,8 Aug 2011 04:44 PM PDT
Reuters -
photo(Reuters) - A U.S. trade agency will review Apple Inc's patent-infringement complaint against Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp.

Verizon strike tensions heighten on Day 2
Mon,8 Aug 2011 04:36 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The second day of a strike by Verizon workers turned ugly after unions accused managers of injuring three workers while driving past picket lines, and the phone giant complained of a spike in network sabotage cases.

Take-Two misses Street, downplays NBA concerns
Mon,8 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc missed Wall Street estimates because one of its games failed to connect with audiences, but it downplayed concerns the NBA lockout would hurt its top-sports title. Full Story

IPO View: Market rout exposes high-flying dotcom deals
Mon,8 Aug 2011 01:45 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The latest market rout might serve as a warning to investors who have euphorically poured money into high-flying technology stocks.

Limelight posts wider Q2 loss
Mon,8 Aug 2011 01:29 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Content delivery network provider Limelight Networks Inc posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by higher costs, and forecast third-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations, sending its shares down 9 percent in extended trade. Full Story

LG Display plans to invest $2.83 billion in OEL panels
Mon,8 Aug 2011 01:10 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display aims to invest about 220 billion yen ($2.83 billion) toward mass-production of OEL (organic electroluminescence) panels from the second half of 2014, the Nikkei business daily reported, quoting a top executive. Full Story

Angry Birds developer Rovio gets into baby products
Mon,8 Aug 2011 01:06 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Can an Angry Bird keep your baby safe and warm?

Cisco, networking companies deal with more bad news
Mon,8 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wall Street underestimated the effect of cuts in government spending on the networking industry and may have to curtail its expectations again with growing fears of a global economic slowdown.

Private equity circling Orange Switzerland:sources
Mon,8 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Private equity firms are likely to dominate the auction for France Telecom's Swiss business, with Apax, EQT and Providence among those expected to take a look at the asset, banking sources said on Monday. Full Story

New smart phone app lays bare Londinium
Mon,8 Aug 2011 05:50 AM PDT
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photoLONDINIUM (Reuters) - Finding London's Roman ruins amid the tangled network of streets and lanes that make up the ancient part of a contemporary city is a challenge for even the most experienced urban explorer.

Telecity boosts data-centre capacity with Irish deal
Mon,8 Aug 2011 01:57 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British data-center operator Telecity on Monday said it had bought Dublin-based Data Electronics Group for 87.6 million pounds ($143.5 million) making it the market leader in Ireland. Full Story

Oracle, other companies "punkd" in hacking contest
Sun,7 Aug 2011 09:17 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A weekend contest at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals: their workers are poorly trained in security.

Oracle, other companies "punk'd" in hacking contest
Sun,7 Aug 2011 01:40 PM PDT
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photoLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A weekend contest at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals: their workers are poorly trained in security.

Hacking encouraged, even prized, at Vegas geek fest
Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:04 PM PDT
Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - There was a whole lot of hacking going on in Sin City this weekend -- and right under the noses of federal agents. Full Story

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