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Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:08 +0800

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.

Al-Jazeera in big gambit with planned US launch

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:46 +0800

Can Al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in America? The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of Al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel.

New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:17:07 +0800

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:16:28 +0800

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere - including to the crowded bathrooms. Google Glass, a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses that can both record video and surf the Internet, is now available to a select few but is already among the year's most buzz-worthy new gadgets. ...

Yahoo! sets event amid Tumblr talk

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:08:57 +0800

Yahoo! scheduled a news conference Monday amid reports it was in talks on with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance.

Exclusive: EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:41 +0800

By Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines. European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behavior by these Chinese companies in order to protect a "strategic" sector of Europe's economy. ...

Yahoo to vote on $1.1 billion Tumblr buy: AllThingsD

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:09:04 +0800

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday. Such an acquisition would be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the once-iconic Internet company in July 2012. Yahoo is keen on Tumblr because its younger user base would enhance the older website's "cool factor," the technology blog cited the sources as saying. The news could be announced as soon as Monday, it said. ...

US seizes Bitcoin operator accounts

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:45:37 +0800

US authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an "unlicensed money service business," court documents showed Friday.

'Hatchet-wielding' Internet star arrested for murder

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:41:23 +0800

An unemployed drifter who became an Internet sensation in February after he brandished a hatchet to stop an assault has been charged with murder following his arrest in Philadelphia, police said.

Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:04:01 +0800

By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba REUTERS - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic Army, an online group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was behind the incident which followed a phishing attack on the company's email accounts, FT reported on its website. The attack is the latest in which hackers commandeered the Twitter account of a prominent news organization to push their agenda. ...

Tableau Software shares close up 64 percent in market debut

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:59 +0800

By Neha Dimri (Reuters) - Shares of Tableau Software Inc rose as much as 68 percent in their trading debut as investors expect the rising interest in big data to power the data analysis software maker's growth. Tableau Software shares closed up nearly 64 percent at $50.75 on the New York Exchange on Friday. Tableau's revenue has jumped more than 800 percent to $127.7 million since 2008 as more companies use data analysis tools to manage efficiency and gauge customer preference. ...

Apple, US lawmakers in offshore tax showdown

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:39 +0800

Apple and US lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over taxes -- specifically how to deal with the huge stockpile of cash held by Apple and other multinational firms offshore.

FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:29 +0800

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed. Divestments are common for nominees to avoid conflicts of interest. Wheeler's plan was disclosed in an agreement posted online by the Office of Government Ethics. Wheeler is now a venture capital investor at Core Capital Partners and chairs the FCC's Technology Advisory Council. ...

Tech agenda: Connections 2013

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:50:48 +0800

Coming up, Connections 2013 will showcase the future of the connected home and the latest innovations surrounding the internet of things.

Sanyo may cease to exist under Panasonic reorganization: Nikkei

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:21:42 +0800

(Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co may cease to exist under a reorganization by Panasonic Corp that includes global jobs cuts, Nikkei reported on Friday. Panasonic will cut 90 percent of Sanyo's global workforce of about 2,500 in around three years, the daily reported. About 1,000 workers at Sanyo's headquarters will be reduced to around 100 this fiscal year, leaving just a skeleton crew for handling legal matters, managing intellectual property and other tasks. Panasonic may decide to absorb the unit entirely, the Nikkei said. ...

Samsung announces ‘Google' version of the Galaxy SIV

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:55 +0800

Samsung has yet another variation of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy SIV, on the way.

Sony to name Chugai Pharma's CEO as chairman: Nikkei

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:22 +0800

(Reuters) - Sony Corp plans to appoint Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Chief Executive Osamu Nagayama as chairman, the Nikkei reported. Nagayama's appointment will be finalized on June 20 at a board meeting to be held immediately after a shareholders' meeting, the business daily said. Outgoing chairman Howard Stringer, who served as Sony's CEO between 2005 and 2012, will retire in June, the Japanese paper said. (Reporting by Aditi Shrivastava in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)

Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked: Kyodo

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:23:33 +0800

(Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported. The leaked information does not include passwords and data necessary for identity verification to reset passwords, the agency said. The company detected the access attempt at around 9 pm on Thursday, Kyodo reported. Yahoo Japan checked its system after severing access and found traces of an attempt to steal user IDs, according to ...

Italian police raid hackers who took on Vatican

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:01 +0800

Italian police on Friday arrested four alleged hackers believed to belong to the activist group Anonymous for attacking websites, including those of the Vatican and the parliament in Rome.

'Sonic the Hedgehog' vid games coming to Nintendo

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:03:51 +0800

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.

US lawmakers raise Google Glass privacy concerns

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:32 +0800

A group of US lawmakers has asked Google to answer questions on the privacy implications and possible "misuse of information" of its Google Glass project.

Next Android update scheduled for June 10: report

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:43 +0800

Most tech watchers had confidently predicted that a new version of Android, Google's smartphone and tablet operating system, would be unveiled as part of the search giant's keynote speech at the annual developers conference -- yet it was conspicuous by its absence.

After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:17:37 +0800

By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. Amazon will follow search giant Google, which attended another grilling by parliament's Public Affairs Committee (PAC) over its tax affairs on Thursday. A Reuters report earlier this month raised questions over Google's earlier assertions that its UK-based staff don't sell to customers. ...

Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:53:47 +0800

By Radu Marinas VASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a five-year sentence for supplying gadgets an organized crime gang used to conceal ATM skimmers, which can copy data from an unsuspecting ATM user's card so a clone can be created. He said he had started to make the devices for the sheer excitement of it and denies ever planning to use them himself, saying he only sold them to others. ...

Samsung to address Galaxy SIV's storage issues

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:31 +0800

An investigation by BBC consumer affairs show "Watchdog" has forced Samsung to reverse its initial position and address the storage shortcomings in its latest smartphone.

Google's Schmidt to meet Britain's Cameron as tax row rages

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:58:10 +0800

LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after UK lawmakers lambasted the Internet company's tax affairs. The meeting is a routine one and has been long-planned, will include other high-profile business people, and tax evasion is not on the agenda, a government source told Reuters. ...

The Surface Pro will arrive in Europe and Asia Pacific regions in May

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:34:19 +0800

The wait is over, Microsoft's post-PC PC is set to go on sale in 23 more countries in time for the summer.

Lisa Surihani Kini Duta untuk Kamera Sony

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:49 +0800

Jika anda peminat Lisa Surihani, beliau kini adalah muka baru untuk Sony dimana beliau akan memperagakan kamera Sony di dalam iklan untuk NEX-3N – kamera dengan lensa yang boleh ditukar paling nipis di pasaran sekarang. Pada masa yang sama, Sony juga telah melancarkan peraduan dalam talian yang diberi nama “ JOM MERIAH bersama Lisa Surihani” [...]

Malaysia Menggunakan Chromebook Di Sekolah

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:03:49 +0800

Anda ingat berita ini [10 Juta Pelajar Di Malaysia Pakai Chromebook ]? Di persidangan Google I/O yang berlangsung di Amerika, Google telah bercakap tentang penggunaan Chromebook sebagai peranti pembelajaran di sekolah. Malaysia telah digunakan sebagai contoh untuk projek pembelajaran mereka. Seperti yang anda boleh lihat di bawah, Google telah bekerjasama dengan Kementerian Pelajaran untuk memberi [...]

Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:12 +0800

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.

Foxconn says needs more time to further cut workers' overtime

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:32 +0800

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Group said on Friday it needs more time to reduce overtime at its China factories after labor monitors appointed by top client Apple Inc said cutting workers' hours by a July 1 target would be a challenge. Apple last year commissioned the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to investigate working conditions at the plants after Foxconn, the holding company for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, came under fire for a series of suicides and accidents since 2010. ...

Apple's Cook to propose tax changes at congressional hearing: report

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:28:01 +0800

(Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook will propose tax changes that would encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries next Tuesday over his company's overseas cash holdings and tax bills, the Washington Post reported. Cook's proposals would aim to put more companies' offshore money to use creating jobs and conducting research and development in the United States, he said in an interview with the Post. Cook also told the Post that the 35 percent tax on cash brought back to the United States is a "very high number. ...

Britain's Financial Times 'hacked by Syrians'

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:57:13 +0800

The website of Britain's Financial Times appeared to have been hacked on Friday by the Syrian Electronic Army, a mysterious group seemingly aligned with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:53 +0800

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers. After costly courtroom battles over technology patents, the two gadget giants are now going head-to-head over securing the best supply of parts as they jostle to rule the $253 billion smartphone market. The two took 100 percent of the industry's profit in January-March, Canaccord Genuity data show. ...

Dell's profit dives as billionaire battle rages on

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:50 +0800

By Poornima Gupta and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc, the subject of a takeover battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and the company's billionaire founder, reported a 79 percent slide in profit as personal computer sales continued to shrink. The disappointing results lend weight to Michael Dell's effort. The man who started Dell from a college dorm room wants to take the world's No.3 PC maker private for $24. ...

Ex-Groupon CEO Mason moving to San Francisco to start new company

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:13:02 +0800

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a company after recently recording an album of "motivational business music," according to an update on his blog on Thursday. "If there's a silver lining to leaving Groupon, it's the opportunity to start something new," Mason wrote. "I've accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last several years, my favorite of which I'll be turning into a new company this fall." "As part of this, my wife and I are moving to San Francisco later this summer," he said in the blog. ...

EBay developers working on possible apps for Google Glass

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:06 +0800

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Developers at eBay Inc are working on potential applications for Google Inc's Glass project, opening up the possibility that shopping and broader commercial activities might be conducted through the wearable technology. "EBay Inc is participating in the beta of Google Glass and we are exploring the various use-case scenarios," said eBay spokeswoman Amanda Miller. EBay's Innovation and New Ventures group, run by former eBay mobile executive Steve Yankovich, is taking part in the Google Glass trial program, she added. ...

Mexican court tosses $2.7 bn penalty in Yahoo! case

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:20 +0800

Yahoo! announced on Thursday that a Mexican appeals court tossed out a $2.7 billion dollar damages award in a breach of contract lawsuit.

Dell profits plunge on PC woes

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:29:58 +0800

US computer giant Dell said Thursday its quarterly profit plunged 79 percent from a year ago, as a shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line.

Yahoo says Mexico appeals court throws out $2.75 billion ruling

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:26:16 +0800

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that a Mexican appellate court had thrown out a $2.75 billion ruling by a lower court against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a contractual dispute with two Mexican firms. The appellate decision overturned all monetary awards against Yahoo and upheld an award of $2.6 million in the original for Yahoo Mexico, the company said in a statement. It was not immediately clear when the court issued its ruling. The original ruling late last year was equal to an estimated 40 percent of Yahoo's 2012 cash balance, and its scope and size perplexed the tech ...