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Busy U.S. cell networks a bonanza for gear makers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dropped calls may be annoying to a mobile phone user but network equipment makers and operators are eyeing a big payday from congested cellphone networks.
October 24, 2009, 11:35 am -
Nokia could seek up to $1 billion for iPhones: analysts
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple faces the possibility of having to pay Nokia up to $1 billion for the technologies used in iPhones sold so far if it loses a lawsuit brought by Nokia, analysts said.
October 24, 2009, 7:24 am -
Italy's intelligences services launch website
ROME (AFP) - Italy's intelligence services announced Friday the launch of an Internet website to explain their duties and shed light on the organisation within the interior ministry.
October 24, 2009, 7:13 am -
New from NASA, an iPhone application
WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA is coming to the iPhone.
October 24, 2009, 7:06 am -
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October 24, 2009, 5:46 am -
Twitter entries satirize works of literature
CHICAGO/LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Deciphering William Shakespeare plays in school essays apparently was not enough for two university students who have written a book of Twitter entries that summarize and satirize works of literature.
October 24, 2009, 3:13 am -
Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia said on Friday its flagship N900 phone will start selling in November, a month later than originally scheduled, as the company awaits feedback from developers.
October 24, 2009, 2:29 am -
Microsoft profit, sales beat expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit fell a smaller-than-expected 18 percent on Friday, as the world's largest software company held up better than feared, sending its shares up 8 percent.
October 24, 2009, 1:52 am -
Developing countries must boost broadband: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said.
October 23, 2009, 11:46 pm -
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
HELSINKI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top global cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple Inc with infringing Nokia patents, accusing the iPhone maker of trying to hitch a "free-ride" on Nokia's technology investments.
October 23, 2009, 1:35 pm -
Amazon's Bezos says Kindle is number one
NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon crowned a new king on Thursday -- the Kindle, its electronic book reader.
October 23, 2009, 12:49 pm -
News non-profit links with NY Times for Chicago edition
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A newly formed non-profit news organization announced on Thursday that it will provide local stories to a Chicago edition of The New York Times to be launched next month.
October 23, 2009, 12:20 pm -
Long lines as Microsoft opens retail store
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz (Reuters) - The idea that hundreds of people would line up outside anything to do with Microsoft would have been far-fetched only a few years ago -- but on Thursday that's what happened when the software giant opened its first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona.
October 23, 2009, 12:11 pm -
Microsoft launches Windows 7, eyes PC sales rebound
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday, its most important release in more than a decade, aiming to win back customers disappointed by Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market.
October 23, 2009, 12:01 pm -
Microsoft launches Windows 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world Thursday as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.
October 23, 2009, 11:04 am -
NY Times posts net loss but sees improved ad climate
NEW YORK (AFP) - The New York Times Co. cut its quarterly net loss on Thursday despite plunging advertising revenue and said there were signs the ad slump may be easing.
October 23, 2009, 10:23 am -
Newsday.com to begin charging readers
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New York newspaper Newsday announced on Thursday it would begin charging readers of its website next week in a move that will be closely watched by other struggling US dailies.
October 23, 2009, 9:44 am -
Microsoft opens retail store as Windows 7 launches
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp opened the first in a planned chain of stores on Thursday, aiming to match rival Apple Inc's successful foray into retailing.
October 23, 2009, 9:09 am -
US regulators move to protect 'net neutrality'
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US government regulators agreed on Thursday to begin drafting rules that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all Web traffic equally.
October 23, 2009, 8:38 am -
Wal-Mart offers tech support for shoppers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering a new support service to help shoppers set up consumer electronics in their homes, posing a new challenge to rival Best Buy Co In .
October 23, 2009, 8:07 am
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