Technology
Dish still eyeing Sprint books days ahead of vote
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it was still examining Sprint Nextel Corp's books just two days before shareholders were due to vote on rival bidder SoftBank Corp's proposed $20.1 billion (13 billi...
June 11, 2013, 10:10 am
Sony takes on Microsoft, prices new PS4 below Xbox One
By Malathi Nayak
June 11, 2013, 8:37 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp on Monday priced its latest PlayStation 4 console $100 lower than the new Xbox One by rival Microsoft Corp as competition for gamers' ...
'Pantsuit aficionado' Hillary Clinton enters Twitter fray
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hillary Clinton made a lighthearted Twitter debut Monday, poking fun at her own image and fueling speculation about what the future holds for the former secretary of state.
June 11, 2013, 7:28 am-
Mobile gaming still eludes a troubled industry
By Malathi Nayak
June 11, 2013, 6:54 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To get a sense of how investors view the promise of mobile gaming, one need look no further than Japan's GungHo Online Entertainment. With jus... 
BuzzFeed in global push, hires foreign editor
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The social news website BuzzFeed announced Monday it was adding a foreign editor as part of a push to expand its international coverage.
June 11, 2013, 5:45 am
Apple unveils music streaming service, revamps iOS
By Poornima Gupta and Edwin Chan
June 11, 2013, 5:23 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a music streaming service called iTunes Radio and new mobile software on Monday, in the biggest redesign of...
Amazon targets frequent shoppers with new Prime service
By Alistair Barr
June 11, 2013, 5:17 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new version of its successful Prime shipping service on Monday as the world's largest Internet retailer tries to att...-
Dish Network says due diligence on Sprint is ongoing
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp on Monday said it was still doing due diligence on Sprint Nextel Corp, for which it made an unsolicited $25 billion offer in April.
June 11, 2013, 5:07 am
Sprint shareholders wer... 
Netflix does not infringe on Rovi patents - preliminary ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The internet video streaming service Netflix Inc does not infringe on Rovi Corp patents for interactive television program guides, an International Trade Commission judge said i...
June 11, 2013, 4:44 am-
Phone apps help track pets' activity, nutrition
By Natasha Baker
June 11, 2013, 4:32 am
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dog and cat lovers have a new way to make sure their pets get plenty of exercise and nourishment: phone apps that track how much an animal plays, ru... 
Google buys Israel's Waze to keep mobile maps lead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc bought Israeli mapping startup Waze on Tuesday for just over $1 billion (641 million pounds), a source familiar with the matter said, acquiring an online real-time...
June 11, 2013, 4:17 am
Censorship lawsuit against Baidu and China gets new life in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel
June 11, 2013, 3:33 am
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has given a lawsuit by pro-democracy activists against Baidu Inc and the People's Republic of China new life, even after the country invoked...-
One-third of Americans own tablets: survey
WASHINGTON (AFP) - More than one-third of Americans use a tablet computer, with the highest percentage of users in the 35-44 age group, a survey showed Monday.
June 11, 2013, 2:16 am
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Opinion
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Ken Ring
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James Robins
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