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  • Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
    published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:26 -0400
    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. ...
  • U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police
    published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:42 -0400
    DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's polic...
  • Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
    published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:15:22 -0400
    BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad. ...
  • Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:16:10 -0400
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Appl...
  • Apple TV could help Netflix growth
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:19:35 -0400
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV. ...
  • Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:42 -0400
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like L...
  • HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:24 -0400
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday. ...
  • Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market
    published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:27:08 -0400
    BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations and the technology wins converts worldwide, its head of Europe said o...
  • Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:25:00 -0400
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a b...
  • Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals
    published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:43 -0400
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to win over a media industry worried about losing control over the pricing of...