SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 05, 2011

Need to develop sound research base
Times of India
"In Europe, half the funds for PhD level studies comes from the industry. The universities have few other sources of funds on their own. In contrast, Indian universities get funding from various agencies under the department of science and technology ...
See all stories on this topic »* India-Sri Lanka Foundation invites project proposals
Colombo Page
... Science & Technology, Information Technology, Health, including short-term teaching/technical training assignments, Development Studies and Gender Studies. Under the above thrust areas, proposals could be submitted for higher studies, research and ...
See all stories on this topic »Pocket-sized echo promising for rapid initial assessments: Validation study
TheHeart.Org
Although the Vscan has been put through its paces both as a supplement to the physical exam and in comparison with full-featured echo [2,3] in several European studies, as reported by heartwire earlier this year, the new study tested the device in a ...
See all stories on this topic »Tecan appoints Martin Brusdeilins as Chief Scientific Officer and Member of ...
Reuters (press release)
He will head the new Science & Technology organizational unit at Group level and take up his role at Tecan on September 1, 2011. Tecan CEO Thomas Bachmann commented: "We are very pleased to have Martin Brusdeilins, with his extensive experience, ...
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Diamond Light Source study hails efficiency of "cling film" solar cells Business Green The Science and Technology Facilities Council, a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, today confirmed the results of its research into the layers of materials which convert sunlight into electricity. ... See all stories on this topic »

Business Green

Environment May Be Especially Key to Autism: Study
U.S. News & World Report
Research has suggested that a host of possible factors, including advanced maternal or paternal age, assisted reproductive technology and artificial insemination, maternal infections during pregnancy, giving birth to multiples, prematurity and low ...
See all stories on this topic »Cyber attack can 'collapse states,' Knesset c'ttee warns
Jerusalem Post
An internet-based cyber attack can lead to the collapse of states if proper defenses are not in place, the chairman of the Knesset's Science and Technology Committee warned on Monday. The committee heard a range of views on the latest threats, ...
See all stories on this topic »Three Federal University of Technology Akure students to represent Nigeria
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David Olaniyan of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Taiwo Orogbangba of the Computer Science Department; and Toluwanimi Kolawole of Agriculture Science Department came out tops in the competition tagged "Microsoft Imagine Cup ...
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Polish ambassador says FTA will open new chapter in relationship JoongAng Daily 'Poland has a deep interest in developing relations in culture, as well as science and technology.' New Polish Ambassador to Korea Krzysztof Ignacy Majka had been a renowned scientist in his home country and didn't know much about Asia until he went to ... See all stories on this topic »

JoongAng Daily

Dr. Phil Colmenares: Better system needed for evaluating health technology
Wisconsin State Journal
According to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 78 percent of recalled devices "did not undergo clinical testing or premarket inspections, nor were post market studies required to determine safety and efficacy. ...
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Al Ain Municipality, EIAST sign MoU to develop value-added services for customers Al-Bawaba The Department of Municipal Affairs – Al Ain Municipality and The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve institutional performance, simplify customer services procedures ... See all stories on this topic »

Al-Bawaba

Stem Cells Cure for AIDS? National Catholic Register She said the significance of the Berlin cure for HIV/AIDS is that “we may now see pressure from the powerful AIDS patients and gay-rights groups on federal research agencies like the Nation Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to ... See all stories on this topic »

National Catholic Register

Ignite Cambridge extends mentor programme
Business Weekly
CfEL has developed partnerships with the Foundation for Polish Science, CIATEQ, the Institute of Science and Technology in Mexico (ICYTDF), Scottish Informatics Ventures and Cambridge Studies Ltd. Relationships with Spanish bank La Caixa and 'La ...
See all stories on this topic »Astronomers learn of dark energy, dark matter
Your Houston News
Delving into both the mysteries and the known physics of recent discoveries, Wakefield explained research results from various observatories and university studies to explain the current thinking about the makeup of the universe. ...
See all stories on this topic »China's science and tech less than meets the eye
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
The international science community often cites how many super supercomputers a country is able to create to demonstrate national research superiority. Sounds reasonable. Supercomputer manufacturing requires high-caliber research capability as well as ...
See all stories on this topic »Nigeria: National Open University Matriculates 81 Students in Taraba
AllAfrica.com
It was its third matriculation ceremony and students in the schools of General Studies, Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Business and Human Resources Management, Education and Law matriculated for the 2010/2011 session. ...
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Many college and prep students earn spring honors Ridgefield Press James Madison University College of Integrated Science and Technology in Harrisonburg, Va., reports that Jonathan Arkins, Ridgefield High School class of 2007, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ridgefield Press

James Dyson: 'I don't see why we need to chuck away foreign graduates'
The Independent
People with science and maths degrees will find it easier to get a job outside teaching than those involved in the arts." He also believes that graduates who stay on to do postgraduate research in science and technology should be paid a salary in the ...
See all stories on this topic »Auxogyn Initiates Clinical Study for Non-Invasive Embryo Assessment Technology ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Additional clinical studies will be required prior to commercial distribution of the device in the US, and are in the planning stages. Auxogyn's proprietary non-invasive early embryo viability assessment (Eeva) System is based on early human embryo ...
See all stories on this topic »South Korean kids to dump tex...
Neowin
According to the Chosun.com web site, South Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced last week that the government plans to invest over $2 billion US by 2015 to create digital versions of school textbooks. ...
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Fishing for chemical answers to biological questions Chemistry World These studies were important because they implicated a role for calcineurin in T cell function and provided new insights into how T cell receptor signalling is transduced from the cell surface to the nucleus. After that lecture, I immediately knew that ... See all stories on this topic »

Chemistry World

Smart Irrigation: A Supercomputer Waters the Lawn Scientific American The technology is still going through growing pains, but HydroPoint has solved several daunting weather-forecast and modeling challenges that help it deliver just the right amount of water at the most effective time. Founded in 2002 in Petaluma 65 ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientific American

Ag's future as bright as its graduates
Farm Weekly
He welcomed the presenting students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science's Schools of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Earth and Environment, Plant Biology and Animal Biology and from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health ...
See all stories on this topic »NASA Administrator Breaks Down Over Those Lost in Space
Huffington Post (blog)
He said walking in space helped him understand part of the responsibility is to teach others about space studies. "If you are studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) today, and transitioning your NASA skills, you're going to have a ...
See all stories on this topic »International Olympic Committee now offering courses on the business of ...
pitpass.com
In 2000 the IOC and several other institutions founded the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS), a graduate school at the University of Lausanne, and it has recently put in place for the first time a course about the business ...
See all stories on this topic »New Sci-Fi Anthology Offers Quest for Self-Truth and Redemption
PR Web (press release)
As a science-fiction author, he is more interested in drawing upon classical and universal themes than focusing on technology. In a recent interview with Reader Views, Allnach discussed his affinity for asking “What if?” questions in his work, ...
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WORLD News, Jul 05, 2011

Chavez back in Venezuela for independence bash Mon,4 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela marks the 200th anniversary of its independence on Tuesday with President Hugo Chavez back in his palace after a triumphant return from Cuba, where cancer surgery created lingering fears about his health. Full Story1

Japan reconstruction minister quits in fresh blow to PM Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan took another blow on Tuesday when his reconstruction minister resigned after barely a week in the job over criticism for remarks that offended victims of the March earthquake and tsunami. Full Story1

Japan cabinet approves $25 billion more for disaster relief Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a $25 billion extra budget on Tuesday for disaster relief after the March 11 earthquake that will not require new bond issuance, though bigger spending later this year is likely to strain stretched public finances. Full Story1

Jockeying starts for posts in new Thai government Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:26 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Jockeying for ministerial posts in Thailand's new government began on Tuesday as Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra seeks to deliver on billions of dollars of populist campaign promises that critics say will fuel inflation. Full Story1

Gazprom delegation visits North Korea: report Mon,4 Jul 2011 07:30 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - A delegation from Russia's Gazprom has visited North Korea, North Korea's central news agency reported late on Monday. Full Story1

Q+A - How will Thai election outcome affect listed companies? Mon,4 Jul 2011 07:13 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition Puea Thai Party scored a landslide election victory on Sunday and the scale of its win suggests there could be some respite in a six-year political crisis. Full Story1

Japan's Noda: spending hit unless deficit bond bill passed Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government may be unable to smoothly carry out spending from the current fiscal year's budget from September unless parliament passes a bill allowing the issuance of deficit-covering bonds, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday. Full Story1

Tanks surround Syrian city of Hama after protests Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:46 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks surrounded Hama on Tuesday, residents and activists said, threatening a large-scale assault on the city after the biggest protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Full Story1

Fukushima residents dump radiated soil in absence of plan Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT Reuters - FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - They scoop up soil from their gardens and dump it in holes dug out in parks and nearby forests, scrub their roofs with soap and refuse to let their children play outside. Full Story1

Japan Yosano: economy unlikely to shrink this fiscal year Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Tuesday that the economy is unlikely to shrink this fiscal year and that pessimistic views on the country's economic outlook in the aftermath of a massive quake in March may have been overblown Full Story1

Analysis: Thai election unlikely to end battle for power Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:05 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - A resounding opposition election victory could represent a rejection of Thailand's old political order, signaling stability in the short term, but no lasting truce in a long-running battle for power. Full Story1

Back in Venezuela, Chavez vows to win cancer battle Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ever-theatrical President Hugo Chavez made a surprise homecoming on Monday after cancer surgery in Cuba, thrilling supporters with an emotional pledge to win the fight to regain his health. Full Story1

Syrian forces kill 3 in Hama, tanks encircle city Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed three civilians in the city of Hama on Monday as tanks amassed at its entrances and inhabitants blocked streets to prevent a possible advance, residents said. Full Story1

Israel halts handover of Palestinian bodies Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday halted the handover of 84 bodies of Palestinian militants to Palestinian authorities, hours after the military said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approved the move. Full Story1

Stop "playing" with Venezuela, opponent tells Chavez Mon,4 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez and his government have been "playing" with Venezuelans by not giving timely information about his cancer, or advance warning of his surprise homecoming, a leading opponent said on Monday. Full Story1

Snap analysis: Chavez returns to Venezuela but health unclear Mon,4 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's surprise return home on Monday after cancer surgery in Cuba restores his political dominance over the OPEC nation, but does not provide clear signs of how quickly he will recover. Full Story1

Streetcar named disaster, Jerusalem tram goes nowhere Mon,4 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - It's an ambitious project meant to shunt an ancient city into the 21st century, but Jerusalem's light rail is hitting one red light after another. Full Story1

UAE offers $3 billion aid package to Egypt Mon,4 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday a $3 billion aid package to Egypt, the state news agency WAM said. Full Story1

Analysis: Felipe Calderon's party reeling after Mexico vote rout Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon's crushing defeat in weekend state elections has badly hurt his party's hopes of retaining power in 2012, setting the scene for a rough campaign designed to thwart the main opposition party. Full Story1

Egyptians protest as court bails police accused of killings Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Relatives of Egyptians who died in the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February blocked a main road on Monday after a court freed police officers on trial for the killings, witnesses said. Full Story1

Israel pushes on with settlement plans on annexed land Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality approved a plan on Monday to build hundreds of new homes for Jews on annexed land in the occupied West Bank, a council member said. Full Story1

Attackers kill 8 police and soldiers in Iraq Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen launched a string of attacks against security forces across Iraq, killing at least eight police and soldiers and wounding 20 others, security officials said on Monday. Full Story1

Egyptian PM says elections will be in late September Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister signaled his country's parliamentary elections will be held in late September, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates Monday. Full Story1

Greek coastguard intercepts Gaza-bound Canadian ship Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek coastguard on Monday intercepted a Canadian ship which had set sail for Gaza carrying medicine and pro-Palestinian activists who had defied a ban by the Athens government, activists said. Full Story1

Greek coastguard intercepts Gaza-bound Canadian ship Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek coastguard on Monday intercepted a Canadian ship which had set sail for Gaza carrying medicine and pro-Palestinian activists who had defied a ban by the Athens government, activists said. Full Story1

Ousted Tunisian leader gets 15-year jail term Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to more than 15 years in prison for illegal possession of drugs and weapons. Full Story1

Thousands protest police probe of rabbis for incitement Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:17 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Thousands of Jewish settlers protested on Monday against the brief detention of two leading rabbis, in what some commentators have called a clash between religion and the rule of law. Full Story1

U.N. prosecutor says Hezbollah should help Hariri probe Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor at the U.N.-backed tribunal in The Hague seeking the killers of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri asked Hezbollah's leader on Monday to assist his investigation. Full Story1

Strauss-Kahn comeback seen difficult, French divided Mon,4 Jul 2011 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialist Party said on Monday it was unlikely its erstwhile star Dominique Strauss-Kahn would enter the 2012 presidential race, despite the weakening of the sex assault case against him in New York. Full Story1

British soldier missing in Afghanistan found dead Mon,4 Jul 2011 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier who went missing in southern Afghanistan, prompting an extensive search, has been found dead, Britain's Ministry of Defense said on Monday. Full Story1

Israel to hand over bodies of Palestinian militants Mon,4 Jul 2011 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has agreed to hand over bodies of 84 militants to the Palestinian Authority, a statement from the Israeli military said on Monday. Full Story1

Gaddafi government says in talks, rebels say he must go Mon,4 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Libyan government said on Monday it was in talks with opposition figures but there seemed little chance of a swift end to the conflict as both sides stuck to entrenched positions on the fate of Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story1

UK sees "small" Afghan drawdown, finds soldier dead Mon,4 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan soldiers and police are improving enough to allow some British troops to return home, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday, but the withdrawal will be quite small and not affect the core force over the next year. Full Story1

North and South Sudan delay talks until after split Mon,4 Jul 2011 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Leaders of north and south Sudan agreed on Monday to continue talks on a series of disputes after the south's impending secession, officials said -- a move that will disappoint Western countries hoping for a quick deal. Full Story1

Ousted Tunisian leader gets 15-year jail term Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:59 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia to more than 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of illegal possession of drugs and weapons. Full Story1

Angry Mladic ejected from U.N. war crimes court Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Ratko Mladic was ejected from the courtroom at the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Monday after the former Bosnian Serb commander heckled the judge when he read out a charge of genocide and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Full Story1

Tens of thousands of Yemenis flee violence in south Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Some 54,000 Yemenis have fled the flashpoint southern province of Abyan since militants took over its capital last month, a government official said on Sunday, as fighting intensified in the area. Full Story1

Pakistan launches military operation near Afghan border Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan army said on Monday it had launched an air and ground offensive in Kurram region on the Afghan border, its first major military operation since the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden. Full Story1

Libya dominates Russian meetings with NATO, Zuma Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT Reuters - SOCHI, Russia, July 4 (Reuters) - NATO's chief defended the alliance's Libya operation Monday during a visit to Russia, which has accused the Western coalition conducting air strikes of overstepping its U.N. mandate to protect civilians. Full Story1

Timeline: Ratko Mladic on trial Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The judge at the U.N. war crimes tribunal at The Hague entered pleas of not guilty for Ratko Mladic on Monday after the former Bosnian Serb army chief defied the court and refused to listen to the charges against him. Full Story1

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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 05, 2011

Canon says considering compact mirrorless camera Mon,4 Jul 2011 11:11 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Canon, the world's largest maker of digital cameras, is looking into the possibility of launching a mirrorless model which features many of the capabilities of an upmarket single-lens reflex camera in a more compact body, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday. Full Story1

Samsung's quarterly profit seen down on LCDs Mon,4 Jul 2011 10:34 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, is likely to report sharply lower second-quarter earnings this week, hit by a loss at its LCD display unit and as weak demand for computers hit sales of its semiconductors. Full Story1

Alibaba Group to launch mobile OS in Q3: report Mon,4 Jul 2011 07:27 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top e-commerce group Alibaba Group is preparing to launch a mobile operating system in the third quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Full Story1

Anonymous hacker group hits Apple, publishes data Mon,4 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple Inc server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company's websites. Full Story1

Wi-LAN settles suit with Texas Instruments, shares jump Mon,4 Jul 2011 07:24 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Canadian patent licensing firm Wi-LAN Inc agreed to settle a lawsuit related to Bluetooth technology with chipmaker Texas Instruments, sending its shares up 11 percent to a year high. Full Story1

Fujifilm aims to be world No. 3 in cameras Mon,4 Jul 2011 03:37 AM PDT Reuters - OMIYA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm aims to become the world's fourth largest camera maker by next March and the No. 3 manufacturer two years later, overtaking first rival Samsung and then Nikon, a senior company executive said. Full Story1

Lenovo, NEC eye 5 percent share gain in Japan's tough PC market Mon,4 Jul 2011 01:27 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO, Jul (Reuters) - China's Lenovo and NEC Corp of Japan said on Monday they expect to lift their combined market share in Japan's PC market by about 5 percent in three years through their joint sales venture. Full Story1

Sony to restore all PlayStation network services in Japan Mon,4 Jul 2011 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it will fully restore all Playstation Network videogame services in Japan, marking the resumption of all network services worldwide after a massive security breach forced the company to shut them down in April. Full Story1

HTC jumps on record sales but overhang seen remaining Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:14 PM PDT Reuters - TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker HTC jumped on Monday after it posted record monthly sales in June, clearing some of the worries that led to a correction starting early last month. Full Story1

Samsung drops lawsuit against Apple: report Sat,2 Jul 2011 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has dropped a lawsuit against Apple Inc that claimed Apple copied many of Samsung's innovations, according to a report from Bloomberg on Saturday. Full Story1

Apple/RIM group top Google in $4.5 billion Nortel sale Fri,1 Jul 2011 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple, Microsoft, RIM and three other companies joined forces to outbid Google at an auction for Nortel wireless patents, a move that could result in big licensing fees for Google. Full Story1

Apple seeks injunction in Samsung patent case Fri,1 Jul 2011 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple asked a U.S. court to issue a preliminary injunction against Samsung on four patents in a dispute between the two companies, according to a court filing. Full Story1

Go Daddy in deal to be bought for $2.25 billion: source Fri,1 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Web hosting company Go Daddy Group Inc announced on Friday it is being bought by a private equity consortium led by KKR and Silver Lake. Full Story1

AT&T to support PlayBook Bridge app... finally Fri,1 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a delay of more than two months, AT&T Inc has agreed to support BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd's Bridge application, which lets BlackBerry users see email and other services on RIM's PlayBook tablet without incurring additional charges. Full Story1

Analysis: BlackBerry under attack in corporate cradle Fri,1 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The BlackBerry, once ubiquitous in business, faces deep challenges in that market as more companies allow employees to pick their own smartphones and add third-party security applications. Full Story1

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