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Twitter in Google, Microsoft licensing talks: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microblogging service Twitter is in advanced talks with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp about licensing its data feed to the companies' search engines, a Web blog associated with the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
October 9, 2009, 5:43 am -
Nissan's new concept car 'feels like flying'
TOKYO (AFP) - Nissan unveiled Thursday a futuristic concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
October 9, 2009, 5:05 am -
Time 4 u 2 quit: Text messaging found to help smokers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Text messaging can help smokers quit the habit, according to an international study.
October 9, 2009, 4:58 am -
Mindjet boosts online collaboration with Catalyst
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US technology firm Mindjet has unleashed a Catalyst technology platform that "attacks a major problem" in business by helping turn online brainstorming sessions into real-world results.
October 9, 2009, 4:57 am -
E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.
October 8, 2009, 9:02 pm -
Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: source
SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network, a source said, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.
October 8, 2009, 4:12 pm -
FCC chief lauds wireless companies
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The top U.S. communications regulator praised recent moves by big wireless companies to open their networks and said he would work to overcome a looming shortage of airwaves used by the industry.
October 8, 2009, 2:24 pm -
Rights activists see double standard in Twitter arrest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The arrest of a New Yorker for using Twitter to alert protesters to police movements at a meeting of world leaders in Pittsburgh last month would be deemed a human rights violation if it happened in Iran or China, rights activists charge.
October 8, 2009, 2:11 pm -
Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network as soon as early 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.
October 8, 2009, 12:22 pm -
Dell closing US plant, cutting 900 jobs
NEW YORK (AFP) - US computer giant Dell announced on Wednesday that it was closing a desktop computer manufacturing plant in the United States next year and laying off some 900 workers.
October 8, 2009, 11:31 am -
Google, authors to submit revised book deal Nov 9
NEW YORK (AFP) - Google and US authors and publishers were instructed by a judge Wednesday to submit a renegotiated settlement by November 9, clearing the way for millions of books to be scanned and sold online.
October 8, 2009, 11:02 am -
"Google phones" gaining market momentum
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US computer maker Dell reportedly plans to roll out a "Google phone" as market momentum builds for smartphones with Android operating systems backed by the Internet giant.
October 8, 2009, 11:00 am -
FCC chief lauds wireless companies, to focus on spectrum
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The top U.S. communications regulator praised recent moves by big wireless companies to open their networks and said he would work to overcome a looming shortage of airwaves used by the industry.
October 8, 2009, 9:24 am -
FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.
October 8, 2009, 9:06 am -
YouTube pacts heighten copyright vigilance
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - YouTube on Wednesday said it will be able to quickly track snippets from live television shows thanks to new partnerships with three broadcast video delivery specialty firms.
October 8, 2009, 9:05 am -
Nobel prize shows need for funding: scientists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ada Yonath, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, talked the U.S. government into spending $4.7 million on her research that eventually involved a Dead Sea salt-loving microbe.
October 8, 2009, 8:02 am -
Bing search gets vocal on new Samsung mobile phone
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Bing is getting vocal on a new Samsung mobile phone that lets people command Microsoft's Internet search engine by talking.
October 8, 2009, 7:33 am -
FCC chief lauds opening of wireless networks
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The top U.S. communications regulator praised recent moves by top wireless companies to open their networks and said he would work to overcome a looming shortage of airwaves used by the industry.
October 8, 2009, 7:01 am -
Online ads: Big Brother or customer service?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marketers and consumer advocates are preparing for battle over the rules governing online advertising tailored to individual browsing habits, often tracked and collected without notice or permission.
October 8, 2009, 6:53 am -
EU to test Microsoft remedy in possible antitrust deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft has improved its offer to give users in Europe the chance to choose other Web browsers, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday and asked rivals to comment on the proposal.
October 8, 2009, 6:47 am
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