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Barnes Noble says Nook sold out before holidays (21 November 04:52) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts... |
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Barnes Noble says Nook shipments will be delayed (20 November 11:35) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not... |
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Chinese cyber-spying seen growing against US (20 November 01:33) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional a... |
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Sony to launch online entertainment service in 2010 (20 November 01:32) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Friday that its planned entertainment content distribution service for network-compatible TVs and other devices will be launched next year.
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Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less (20 November 12:32) |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chro... |
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Chinese cyber-spying grows against US report (20 November 05:11) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional a... |
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Google PC will start in seven seconds or less (20 November 04:24) |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating syst... |
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Google shows off Chrome operating system (20 November 01:02) |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating syste... |
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Wikipedia iPhone among decades top 10 Internet moments (19 November 10:34) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past d... |
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AOL to cut one-third of workforce (19 November 09:02) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-o... |
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Chinas military says website had 23 million attacks (19 November 04:04) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - A website set up by China's Defense Ministry said it was hit by 2.3 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of them were successful.
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Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook (19 November 03:57) |
| HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday.
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China wants content values censored in online games (19 November 01:08) |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said it will tighten regulations in its rapidly growing online games sector, requiring game operators to enhance socialist values in their games and hire specializ... |
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China military says website had 230 million attacks (19 November 11:22) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - A website set up by China's Ministry of Defence this summer was hit by more than 230 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of the attacks were ... |
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All Blacks face dressing down over Twitter leak (19 November 11:21) |
| WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Neemia Tialata and Cory Jane can expect a talking to from All Blacks coach Graham Henry after revealing on the social networking site Twitter they had been left out of... |
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Police make trojan virus arrests (18 November 10:31) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Detectives have made the first arrests in Europe to tackle a "trojan" computer virus which is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers across the world, Lo... |
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R u wearing sunscreen Text reminders can double usage (18 November 01:13) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texting people to remind them to wear sunscreen daily actually works, research shows.
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Qualcomm CEO pins hopes on China (18 November 01:11) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Qualcomm, the world's biggest chip maker, said on Tuesday that it expects to sell its TD-SCDMA chips in mainland China within the next year.
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Microsoft to launch Azure cloud service early next year (18 November 12:21) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will launch its long-awaited Windows Azure cloud computing system on Jan 1, as it looks to take advantage of the growing interest in... |
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Amazon to launch Kindle in Canada (17 November 08:11) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday that it was introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, in Canada.
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Websites cash handout stunt horrifies French minister (17 November 11:49) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - French Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Sunday he was horrified by a publicity stunt that attracted huge crowds hoping for a cash handout and led to serious violence whe... |
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YouTube launches channel for citizen journalists (17 November 11:47) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Celebrities beware: YouTube is making it even easier for anyone with a camera phone to turn your behavior -- be it mundane or sensational -- into news.
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YouTube gets Hispanic shows in Univision deal (17 November 01:05) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spanish-language media company Univision Communications Inc said on Monday it has reached an agreement to feature short and full-length programs on Google Inc's online v... |
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Online gangs cash in on swine flu (16 November 11:09) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.
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Online gangs cashing in on swine flu (16 November 08:41) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.
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Obama visit arouses mistrust in Chinas Internet populace (16 November 03:20) |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's call on Monday for Internet freedom in China met with wariness and cynicism from many Chinese Internet users, suggesting his effort to win ... |
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Obama backs free information flows during China visit (16 November 11:34) |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told a Chinese audience on Monday he thought freer information flows helped a country become stronger.
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Web sites cash handout stunt horrifies French minister (15 November 07:50) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - French Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Sunday he was horrified by a publicity stunt that attracted huge crowds hoping for a cash handout and led to serious violence whe... |
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Google Authors try to answer book deal concerns (14 November 12:27) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google and the Authors Guild filed a new version of a deal to create a massive online library on Friday in hopes of answering antitrust and copyright concerns in the U... |
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Chinese quiz Obama on trade Tibet and Yao Ming (13 November 12:34) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users want to quiz U.S. President Barack Obama about trade feuds, basketball, Tibet and whether he will cede California to China, according to websites s... |
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Clicker launches a TV Guide for the Internet (13 November 06:54) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Clicker.com launched a TV Guide for Internet television on Thursday, designed to provide a new way to find everything from old Seinfeld episodes to cooking shows.
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FDA tackles gray area of social media (13 November 12:34) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits packed a hearing into what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how far Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social ... |
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Gameworld Academics hope history in video games spurs interest (12 November 10:45) |
| RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Portraying Leonardo da Vinci or World War II in a video game is challenging game developers to mix fun with facts while academics hope this growing genre ... |
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GameStop to sell digital game downloads (12 November 10:08) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers who visit GameStop Corp stores will soon be able to purchase digital upgrades to their favorite video games, as the retailer eyes a shift toward digital distri... |
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Court in Azerbaijan jails opposition bloggers (12 November 01:01) |
| BAKU (Reuters) - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two opposition bloggers to jail terms Wednesday in a case that has stirred international concern over freedom of expression in the oil-produc... |
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Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher (12 November 12:52) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is an influential voice in English-language Internet forums incr... |
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Britons among the ugliest people dating site says (12 November 12:32) |
| LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join.
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Twitter Internet undermine Canada election rules (11 November 02:28) |
| In this era of smartphones and the Internet, the federal elections agency is struggling to enforce a rule that bans the general broadcasting of voting results until all the polls have closed... |
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Russian ex-officers anti-corruption blog causes stir (10 November 10:59) |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former Russian policeman, who accused officers in his home town of corruption in blogs that had more than one million Internet hits, said on Tuesday he wanted to discuss... |
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Yahoo aims to boost margins (10 November 12:32) |
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc wants to triple its operating margin to 15-20 percent over the next three years by increasing revenue and keeping costs under control, CEO Carol Bartz said on... |
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LinkedIn and Twitter link up (10 November 12:00) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other's services, by checking a box on either Twitte... |
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NY Texas settle with Taggedcom over e-mails (10 November 07:27) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The operator of Tagged.com will pay $750,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal detail... |
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Google consulting with DOJ on books deal (10 November 04:20) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers said they are in talks with the U.S. government over modifications to a controversial electronic books li... |
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Electronic Arts buys social game maker Playfish (10 November 03:33) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series expands in the growing... |
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Parties in Google books deal need more time (10 November 01:23) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers have asked the court for more time to revise a controversial deal that would allow Google to create a vas... |
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Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million (10 November 12:22) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is acquiring mobile advertising company AdMob for $750 million, furthering the company's push into the fast-growing market of Web-enabled cell phones.
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Google says wont give Clearwire more financing (09 November 11:12) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that it could best help wireless service provider Clearwire Corp by cooperating on products and strategy rather than giving it more financial a... |
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Electronics Arts buys social game maker Playfish (09 November 09:57) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other considerations, as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series extends into the gro... |
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NYs Cuomo settles with Taggedcom over emails (09 November 09:00) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general said the operator of Tagged.com would pay $500,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked memb... |
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Online auction site launches for rich and famous (09 November 08:39) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.
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