TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 08, 2011

Google's Schmidt sees room for several social networks Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 7 (Reuters) - Google Inc is leaving open the door to more co-operation with social-media giants Facebook and Twitter, and believes there is room for multiple social networks as it rolls out its own, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said. Full Story1

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Twitter security lags some other sites: experts Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fast-growing microblogging site Twitter has fallen behind some other Internet services in introducing tools to help secure the accounts of users, security experts say. Full Story1

Proxy firm unimpressed by RIM promise about board Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy firm Glass Lewis was left unimpressed by Research In Motion Ltd's promise to study board changes while avoiding an imminent shareholder vote on the matter. Full Story1

Cell phones, devices biggest driving distractions Thu,7 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Driving distractions, primarily by cell phones and other electronic devices, are associated with up to 25 percent of U.S. car crashes, according to a report released on Thursday. Full Story1

RIM says adds 1 million EMEA subscribers in 3 weeks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said on Thursday it has added more than one million subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in less than three weeks. Full Story1

Canada eyes Nortel patent sale review: minister Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Industry Minister Christian Paradissaid on Thursday that officials in his office are studying whether to formally review a sale of Nortel patents to ensure investment law was properly applied. Full Story1

Court OKs TerreStar's $1.38 billion sale to Dish Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday approved TerreStar Networks Inc's proposed $1.375 billion sale to Dish Network Corp, pushing the satellite communications company a major step closer to emerging from a 9-month stint in bankruptcy. Full Story1

James Murdoch defends executive Brooks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Jul (Reuters) - News International Chairman James Murdoch said on Thursday he regretted the phone-hacking scandal that has led to the closure of the News of the World tabloid and defended his chief executive Rebekah Brooks, a former editor of the paper. Full Story1

DragonWave hopes India can offset Clearwire woes Thu,7 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - DragonWave, a Canadian supplier of microwave technology for telecoms companies, is pinning its hopes on growth in India to make up for a spending pullback at its main customer, U.S.-based Clearwire, that has left it reporting losses for three straight quarters. Full Story1

Factbox: Advertisers drop Murdoch paper over hacking claims Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Supermarket Sainsbury, cellphone operator O2 and a war veterans charity whose patron is Britain's Queen Elizabeth have joined a growing list of organizations to suspend ties with the News of the World as a scandal over hacking allegations deepens. Full Story1

UK to probe court evidence from former Murdoch editor Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish police were asked on Thursday to investigate evidence given in court by witnesses including former News of the World editor Andy Coulson following the latest developments in the phone hacking scandal engulfing the newspaper. Full Story1

Timeline: New hacking revelations hit News Corp Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of events in the long-running phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire which grew on Thursday with new claims. Full Story1

Murdoch keeps low profile at Sun Valley, avoids press Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch kept a low profile and managed to miss the press pack at Sun Valley on Wednesday, avoiding questions on the phone-hacking scandal at his company's UK tabloid paper and how it might hit its plan to take over satellite TV company BSkyB. Full Story1

Apple's app downloads race ahead, surpass 15 billion Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc customers downloaded more than 15 billion applications in the past three years, the company said on Thursday, releasing figures that suggest the rate of downloads is sharply accelerating. Full Story1

Murdoch declines further comment on hacking at Sun Valley Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch declined to comment further on the escalating phone hacking scandal at his British newspapers, saying on Thursday that he would not be adding to a statement he issued a day earlier. Full Story1

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SPORTS News, Jul 08, 2011

Fan dies after fall at Rangers game Thu,7 Jul 2011 09:23 PM PDT Reuters - ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - A fan fell to his death at Rangers Ballpark Thursday after catching a ball tossed by one of the Texas players. Full Story1

Jeter starts fast but still needs two hits for 3,000 Thu,7 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derek Jeter thought he was going to make quick work of reaching the 3,000-hit mark during the home series against the Tampa Bay Rays after he stroked the first pitch he saw Thursday into left-center for a double. Full Story1

Fan dies after fall at Rangers game Thu,7 Jul 2011 11:57 PM PDT Reuters - ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - A fan fell to his death at Rangers Ballpark Thursday after catching a ball tossed to him by Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton. Full Story1

Rays beat Yanks 5-1, Jeter two hits from 3,000 Thu,7 Jul 2011 09:10 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs to back the strong pitching of Jeff Niemann as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday and kept Derek Jeter two hits short of the milestone mark of 3,000. Full Story1

Golf-John Deere Classic first round scores Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:27 PM PDT Reuters - July 7 (Reuters) - Leading first round scores from the U.S. PGA Tour's John Deere Classic on Thursday in Silvis, Illinois (par-71; U.S. unless stated) Full Story1

Serbia strong favorites in Sweden, U.S. host Spain Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:10 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champions Serbia will be huge favorites to reach the Davis Cup semi-finals this weekend as newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic returns to action against Sweden. Full Story1

Love in title hunt at Deere Run, Blanks leads Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:36 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - PGA Tour veteran Davis Love III, refreshed and energized after a two-week break, charged ominously into contention for the John Deere Classic just one stroke behind Kris Blanks after Thursday's opening round. Full Story1

UPDATE 1-Golf-Love in title hunt at Deere Run, Blanks leads Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - * Invigorated Love surges up Deere Classic leaderboard Full Story1

Kerr and Anderson lead storm-hit U.S. Women's Open Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT Reuters - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - World number two Cristie Kerr and unheralded amateur Amy Anderson held a share of the early lead at the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday after play was suspended for the day because of thunderstorms. Full Story1

UPDATE 1-Golf-Kerr and Anderson lead storm-hit U.S. Women's Open Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - * Kerr shocked after play is suspended for the day Full Story1

Hall of Fame manager Williams dies at 82 Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, who led the Oakland Athletics to a pair of World Series championships, died on Thursday after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was aged 82. Full Story1

Mets place All-Star shortstop Reyes on disabled list Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, the Major League Baseball club said on Thursday. Full Story1

Fish looks to give U.S. a flying start against Spain Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Mardy Fish will aim to give hosts the United States a winning start in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against Spain after being pitted against Feliciano Lopez in the opening match on Friday. Full Story1

Golf-Kerr and Anderson lead storm-hit U.S. Women's Open Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 7 (Reuters) - World number two Cristie Kerr and unheralded amateur Amy Anderson held a share of the early lead at the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday when play was suspended for the day because of thunderstorms. Full Story1

NY Mets owners seek end to $1 billion Madoff lawsuit Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets baseball team asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss the $1 billion lawsuit against them by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Full Story1

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SCIENCE News, Jul 08, 2011

Analysis: Summer to test Japan resolve over nuclear power Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two months of baking heat will test Japan's resolve to wean itself off nuclear power and show whether an energy-saving drive set off by meltdowns at the Fukushima plant will bring lasting efficiency gains the way the 1970s oil crisis did. Full Story1

Shuttle's end a blow to Florida's "Space Coast" Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - TITUSVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program is the end of the line for Tom Brown and other workers like him at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida. He is about to join the ranks of the unemployed. Full Story1

Experts find rogue stem cells in liver cancer Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Liver cancers are embedded with a type of super cancer stem cells that make them resistant to chemotherapy, spread to other body parts and stage a comeback even after they are surgically removed, researchers in Hong Kong reported on Thursday. Full Story1

Last blastoff from Florida to end space shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a crew of four and food and other supplies critical for the International Space Station, is set to vault into orbit on Friday on the final flight in the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Full Story1

NASA's "Final Four" astronauts close out shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 28 years since NASA launched a four-person shuttle crew, but that will be the number of astronauts slated to fly on Atlantis for the program's last flight, a 12-day cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story1

Shuttles' end stirs doubts about U.S. space program Wed,6 Jul 2011 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the clock ticks down to this week's final space shuttle launch, there is a mounting sense of uncertainty about future U.S. dominance in space. Full Story1

Final space shuttle flight crew arrives for launch Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four veteran astronauts landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story1

Witness: Practice key to risky, high-speed shuttle landing Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - I have watched as space shuttles nosedive toward the runway more than 100 times, knowing that there are no engines available to carry them back into the sky if something goes wrong. Full Story1

U.S. looks to private sector as shuttle program ends Tue,5 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station -- at a cost of more than $50 million a seat. Full Story1

Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific: Japan Tue,5 Jul 2011 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday. Full Story1

Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study Tue,5 Jul 2011 01:18 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulfur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday. Full Story1

Plastic solar cells in 5-10 years, new step forward Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Plastic solar cells may be commercially available in five to 10 years, said a British scientist whose group announced on Monday a new understanding of how to produce the cheaper alternative to silicon solar panels. Full Story1

Investigators turn to final vault at Indian treasure temple Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:49 AM PDT Reuters - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under a centuries-old Indian Hindu temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of treasure has been discovered. Full Story1

NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle Fri,1 Jul 2011 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build a workhorse vehicle that would make space travel routine and beat the Soviets during the Cold War struggle for dominance in space. Full Story1

Government sues Apollo 14 astronaut over lunar camera Fri,1 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sued a former NASA astronaut to recover a camera used to explore the moon's surface during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission after seeing it slated for sale in a New York auction. Full Story1

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