Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:08 PM PDT
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it has appointed a former British government information official as global cyber-security officer, as the world's second-largest network equipment maker aims to expand its footprint with more global hires. Full Story |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they're hot stuff: prove it by working on the "hardest problems on Earth." |
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 SEOUL/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has delayed the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet due to a patent lawsuit filed by Apple Inc, Bloomberg reported, as both technology companies defend their market share in the booming tablet market. |
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 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim moved on Monday to bring his whole telecommunications empire under one roof when America Movil launched an offer to buy the rest of fixed-line phone subsidiary Telefonos de Mexico. |
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Expert: networking defendant challenges wiretap
Mon,1 Aug 2011 05:39 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former expert-networking executive arrested as part of a government insider trading probe asked a New York judge on Monday to throw out wiretap evidence four weeks before his trial is to begin. Full Story |
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Synchronoss Q2 beats Wall Street, ups FY11 outlook
Mon,1 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Communication software maker Synchronoss Technologies Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by a 13 percent jump in revenue at its largest customer, AT&T Inc, and raised its full-year outlook. Full Story |
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim moved on Monday to bring his whole telecommunications empire under one roof when America Movil launched an offer to buy the rest of fixed-line phone subsidiary Telefonos de Mexico. |
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Google buys daily deal aggregator The Dealmap
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:51 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has bought The Dealmap, expanding further into a potentially lucrative daily deals market now dominated by the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial. Full Story |
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Tech firm says News International deleted emails
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:51 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A technology firm has told British legislators it was aware of the deletion of hundreds of thousands of emails at the request of News Corp unit News International between April 2010 and last month, parliamentarian Keith Vaz said on Monday. Full Story |
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 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Google's Android platform has taken almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, dominating in the Asia-Pacific region, research firm Canalys said on Monday |
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has agreed to halt sales of the newest version of its Galaxy tablet in Australia until a patent lawsuit brought by Apple Inc in the country is resolved, Bloomberg reported on Monday. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups was released on bail in a London court on Monday on condition he did not use the Internet. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - Google's Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox in July to become Britain's second-most popular Web browser after Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Monday. |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska scientists have discovered the fossil of a rare, prehistoric marine reptile that is likely the most complete remnant of the creature ever found in North America.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said on Wednesday they expect to establish by the end of September whether the "Higgs boson," long believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe, exists or not.
LONDON (Reuters) - People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies, scientists said on Wednesday.
Jul (Reuters) - Western security agencies were most likely behind the killing of an Iranian scientist in an operation that underlines the myriad complications in the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, analysts say.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved on to a new chapter in space exploration on Friday, a day after the end of its shuttle program, by announcing details of plans to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.