Technology
Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets.
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Vodafone keeps Verizon payout after European weakness
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle
May 21, 2013, 6:35 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone posted the largest ever fall in its main revenue measure on Tuesday, forcing it to keep a dividend from its healthy U.S. arm t...-
Bwin.party cuts costs in Europe, eyes U.S. openings
By Keith Weir
May 21, 2013, 6:30 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Bwin.party has targeted cost savings of 70 million euros (59 million pounds) this year as it joins other online gambling companies pulling back from mar... 
Tumblr fans get sassy on Yahoo! takeover news
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Tumblr lovers were quick to express ire in trademark sassy posts after news that Yahoo! is buying the blogging platform in a $1.1 billion deal.
May 21, 2013, 5:02 pm-
App launched for Lions Australian tour
Rugby fans will be able to experience the thrill of the DHL Australia 2013 Lions Tour from the palm of their hand after the Official Wallabies 2013 Lions Tour application was launched.
May 21, 2013, 4:33 pm 
Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
By Alexei Oreskovic
May 21, 2013, 4:15 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's 721.2 million pounds acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revi...
Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from U.S. government
By Alistair Barr
May 21, 2013, 4:10 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud compu...
Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government
By Alistair Barr
May 21, 2013, 4:09 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud compu...
IT firm iGate sacks CEO after sexual harassment probe
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Outsourcing company iGate Corp said it had sacked its Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate after investigating one of India's best-kn...
May 21, 2013, 2:25 pm
Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site
Yahoo! has unveiled a new design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the acquisition of blogging site Tumblr.
May 21, 2013, 2:05 pm
Apple offshore loopholes averted taxes: panel
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Apple avoided paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits through a complex network of subsidiaries, many with "no declared tax jurisdiction," a US Senate panel has concluded.
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Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer
By Mari Saito
May 21, 2013, 1:05 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion (16.7 billion pounds) rival bid by ...
Dish's Ergen eyes LightSquared spectrum
(Reuters) - Charlie Ergen, the chairman of U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp
May 21, 2013, 11:27 am, has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's wireless airwaves, a source close t... 
Microsoft to build Aussie cloud centres
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is expanding its services for hosting and processing online data in Australia with the establishment of two new "cloud" computing data centres in the country.
May 21, 2013, 10:54 am
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Smartphone ownership doubles in 12 months - survey
The number of Kiwis who own a smartphone has doubled in the past year, a TNS study has revealed.
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New applications for Android mobile users
AVG Technologies, the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 150 million active users, has today announced two brand new applications in its mobile portfolio. AVG Cleaner and AVG Image Shrinker are now available for free for Android smartphones and tablets.
May 21, 2013, 9:59 am
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Opinion
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Ken Ring
May 14, 11:46 amWhy climate is unlikely to be changingHumans walk at about three miles an hour, and run at around five. It is the shape and musculature of the human body that determines this. We are nei...
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James Robins
May 15, 2:33 pmAP, DOJ, GCSBI've joined Twitter. Follow me here: @James_ARobins“Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose” – G...
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On the radar
May 10, 8:59 amSoldier gets sucked out of planeThis video captures the split-second moment a US soldier is sucked out of a plane.When his parachute ripcord is triggered as he crouches on the open ...
