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Jerry Yang says committed to remaining Yahoo CEO (23 July 07:24) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jerry Yang said on Tuesday he is committed to remaining chief executive of Yahoo Inc as he spoke of relief at having averted a proxy battle with Carl Icahn for cont... |
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Crowd-sourcing the e-car (23 July 07:18) |
| HELSINKI (Reuters) - After the wikipedia, the wikicar.
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Ford mass plug-ins at least 5 years away (23 July 06:14) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is at least five years away from manufacturing big numbers of plug-in electric vehicles for the mass market, an executive said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games (22 July 11:05) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy boo... |
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Yahoo and Icahn settle; Microsoft deal seen adrift (22 July 06:31) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft Co... |
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Technology uses tobacco plants to fight cancer (22 July 06:13) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - A personalized vaccine made using tobacco plants -- normally associated with causing cancer rather than helping cure it -- could aid people with lymphoma in fighting the ... |
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Big Facebook redesign to give users more control (21 July 03:55) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc. is making sweeping changes to the world's largest social networking site, aiming to give users more control and to curb new forms of spam, company off... |
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German site sued by Facebook says claims without merit (21 July 09:10) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The German company sued by Facebook for running a "knockoff" of the social networking Web site said on Sunday it asked a German court to declare that Facebook's claims a... |
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NEWSMAKER - Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy (20 July 01:33) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 1973, when Bill Gross was 15 and cars were lined up at every gas station in Southern California, the aspiring engineer wanted to do something about spiking energy ... |
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Dutch courts OKs publishing how to hack NXP chip (18 July 08:53) |
| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch university planning to publish details on how to hack a chip made by NXP which is used in millions of electronic passes for entering buildings and public transp... |
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Web sites offer foreclosure victims comic relief (18 July 06:15) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borrowers who have lost their homes, thousands of dollars and their good credit ratings can at least have a laugh thanks to real estate agent and Web site creator Lisa L... |
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Nintendo says sold 666,000 Wii in U.S. in June (18 July 06:11) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd sold 666,000 units of its Wii video game console in the United States in June, becoming the country's best-selling video game console, the company sai... |
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Fans drool over iPhone, but ask for more (18 July 12:55) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enthusiastic new iPhone owners are starting to sound like the cast of long-running stage musical: "I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change."
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Walmart.com ending line of trendy women's clothes (17 July 11:40) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's online division is ending a line of trendy women's clothing that it had been selling since last August.
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Fuel cell cars still 15 years away at best - study (17 July 11:29) |
| DETROIT (Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the U.S. governme... |
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Yahoo's latest filing knocks Icahn agenda as risky (17 July 11:03) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday billionaire Carl Icahn's agenda presents a "significant risk" to the value of Yahoo stock, and that it would only sell itself to Microsoft und... |
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Apple in no rush to bring iPhone to Russia, China (17 July 09:54) |
| MOSCOW/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Unauthorised sales of unlocked iPhones in Russia and China are flourishing, but Apple Inc seems in no hurry to make deals with operators to sell the nifty device ... |
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GAMEWORLD - Volume rises for music video games (17 July 07:34) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - It turns out everyone just wants to be a rock star.
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Nintendo rolls out Wii games, Sony takes to video (16 July 11:03) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Riding the success of its popular Wii video game console, Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on, while rival Sony ... |
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Sony to launch 80-gigabyte PlayStation 3 for $399 (16 July 06:27) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday that it plans to launch a PlayStation 3 game console in September with an 80-gigabyte hard drive for $399, the same price as the PS3 with a ... |
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Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii Music" (16 July 12:28) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered by ... |
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Legalize and regulate online gambling, study urges (15 July 11:28) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada and the United States should legalize and regulate online gambling to contain its potentially harmful effects because players tend to bet more frequently and aggre... |
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Yahoo tells lawmakers Microsoft seeks "fire sale" (15 July 11:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Yahoo Inc executive accused Microsoft Corp of teaming up with activist investor Carl Icahn to force a "fire sale" price for Yahoo's search business.
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Lawyers in YouTube lawsuit reach privacy deal (15 July 10:44) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Defendants and plaintiffs in two related copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of millions of YouTube watchers ... |
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Pope's SMS rallies thousands of young Catholics (15 July 11:22) |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict texted thousands of young pilgrims in Australia on Tuesday, urging them to renew their faith as they gathered for the Catholic church's largest youth festiva... |
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AOL launches personal finance site (15 July 11:16) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's AOL will launch a personal finance site on Tuesday, adding to a roster of new properties that do not bear its name.
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Apple sells 1 million new iPhones (15 July 05:18) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it has sold 1 million new iPhones in its initial weekend, on par with estimates set by analysts, sending its stock rising more than 2 percent.
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Xbox 360 will outsell Sony's PS3 - Microsoft (15 July 05:14) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday its Xbox 360 console will sell better than Sony Corp's rival PlayStation 3 over the lifetime of the machines.
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EBay scores victory in Internet trademark case (14 July 10:30) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany & Co failed to prove the online auctioneer was responsible for the sale of f... |
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World's oldest blogger signs off singing aged 108 (14 July 08:50) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108, with her last posting talking about her ailing health but also how she still... |
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Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price, releases new model (13 July 02:27) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp cut on Sunday the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model with a 20 gigabyte hard drive to $299 from $349.
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GE readies new generation small-jet engine (13 July 12:09) |
| BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co's aviation unit is working on a new fuel-efficient jet engine for the next generation of workhorse single-aisle aircraft.
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Apple hits activation snags with some new iPhones (12 July 03:29) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activation problems marred the U.S. launch of Apple Inc's new iPhone on Friday, with many eager buyers leaving stores frustrated that they could not use the hotly antici... |
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New iPhone snapped up in Asia, Europe; snags in U.S. (12 July 01:09) |
| WELLINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday with buyers storming stores in Asia and queues forming in Europe, although network problems marr... |
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New iPhone 3G puts Apple in the game (11 July 05:24) |
| RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G and accompanying App Store is set to put the company known for technology innovation into another lucrative space - gamin... |
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PluggedIn: IPhone killer-app is letting users choose software (11 July 10:27) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The first iPhones won praise for their sleek design and elegant touchscreen, but Apple's new computer phones, arriving this week, will use the power of software to ... |
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Australia bans video game "Fallout 3" over drug use (11 July 09:22) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Australian officials have banned the sale of "Fallout 3" due to the use of drugs in the post-apocalyptic, action video game which has won accolades as one of the y... |
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Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299 - source (11 July 07:25) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model to $299 from $349, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.
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Yahoo to offer ad-supported free game downloads (10 July 08:03) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising integrated into the game... |
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Photobucket signs Ask.com search marketing deal (10 July 07:31) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp's search engine unit Ask.com said on Thursday struck a deal that allows its search box to be displayed across online photo and video site Photobucket... |
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Gameworld: Summer movies roll on through video games (10 July 04:39) |
| RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Summer blockbuster movies no longer end with the closing credits with rising numbers of licensed video games being spun off from Hollywood adventure... |
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New iPhone lures black market buyers across Asia (10 July 02:02) |
| BANGKOK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The new iPhone looks set to be a huge hit in Asian countries where it goes on sale on Friday, but the sleek smartphone is already in high demand in black markets... |
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Yahoo to offer its search services to outside firms (10 July 01:58) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will let customers, academics and even rivals build customized Web search services on top of its own technology, introducing a resale model into a major I... |
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Internet propels Obama but also creates risks (10 July 01:51) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Political analysts marvel at Barack Obama's mastery of the Internet, where he has found many of his 1.5 million donors and created the social networking site my.barackob... |
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Nokia says 9 more firms sign up for Symbian pact (10 July 01:06) |
| HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nine more firms, including telecom operators "3" and TIM, have lined up to support the new open mobile software alliance Symbian Foundation, the world's top cellphone ma... |
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Web site launches lexicon for modern-day dilemmas (09 July 10:11) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Have you ever looked for a word to describe an everyday awkward, embarrassing or just plain funny situation when the dictionary won't do?
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Google launches virtual world Web site (09 July 11:28) |
| (Reuters) - Google Inc on Tuesday launched a three-dimensional virtual experience Web site to match popular virtual world Second Life.
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Fans queue in Asia 2 days before new iPhone launch (09 July 11:04) |
| TOKYO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Seeking to be one of the first to grab the new-generation iPhone, fanatical Apple fans around Asia are queuing up two days ahead of its July 11 launch while inqu... |
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Legg: Icahn support up if ensures Yahoo price (09 July 10:45) |
| SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Carl Icahn would have more support in his proxy battle against Yahoo Inc if he pledged not to sell the company for less than $33 a share, Legg Mason portfolio m... |
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OnMobile launches audio ads in Mumbai-paper (09 July 10:13) |
| MUMBAI (Reuters) - OnMobile Global Ltd, a provider of value-added services on mobile, has launched an audio advertisement service in Mumbai, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reported on Wed... |
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