Technology
Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
By Douglas Busvine
May 24, 2013, 5:46 pm
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pre...
Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles hot Web maps property
By Sarah McBride and Alexei Oreskovic
May 24, 2013, 1:07 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several large technology c...
Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -sources
By Nicola Leske
May 24, 2013, 11:04 am
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has added Canada's Scotiabank to the four banks it had already lined up to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, according ...-
Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders - sources
By Ronald Grover
May 24, 2013, 10:35 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge o... -
Angie's List eyes 'year of transition' as cashflow turns positive
By Chandni Doulatramani and Supantha Mukherjee
May 24, 2013, 10:05 am
(Reuters) - Angie's List Incexpects cashflow to turn positive this year as it spends less on acquiring new paid customers ... 
Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
By Nate Raymond
May 24, 2013, 9:54 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Ap...-
Amazon expands Kindle tablet sale to 170 countries
NEW YORK (AFP) - Online retail titan Amazon announced Thursday it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore in nearly 200 countries.
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May 24, 2013, 9:30 am 
ITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a pat...
May 24, 2013, 9:26 am
Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some adv...
May 24, 2013, 8:45 am-
Pandora reports higher revenue on mobile advertising
By Jennifer Saba
May 24, 2013, 8:16 am
(Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said first-quarter revenue grew 58 percent to $128.5 million on the strength of mobile advertising and new subscribers to the online strea... 
Yahoo! buys startup specialising in online games
Yahoo! continued its shopping spree with the acquisition of a startup that powers games played on mobile devices, consoles or PCs.
May 24, 2013, 5:49 am-
EU pledges 5 billion euros funding for electronics research
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid...
May 24, 2013, 4:40 am 
Google team captures Galapagos Island beauty for maps
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google has followed in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for the Internet titan's online maps.
May 24, 2013, 4:40 am
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