List/Grid

Technology News Subscribe to Technology News

Sprint unveils in-car communications system for automakers

Sprint unveils in-car communications system for automakers

By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES | Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:44pm EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sprint Nextel Corp unveiled on Thursday an in-vehicle communications and entertainment system it hopes… Read more »

Sony’s PlayStation3 beats Nintendo’s Wii U over Black Friday

Sony’s PlayStation3 beats Nintendo’s Wii U over Black Friday

By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:45pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sony Corp sold over 525,000 PlayStation3 consoles in the United States during the week… Read more »

Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker

Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker

By Bill Rigby SEATTLE | Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:56pm EST SEATTLE (Reuters) – Consumer sales of Windows-powered personal computers fell 21 percent overall last month, figures released by a… Read more »

Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown

Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown

By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:50pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc’s steadily tightening grip over the 140-character messages on its network has set… Read more »

Belden to sell defense cable business to Carlisle for $265 million

Belden to sell defense cable business to Carlisle for $265 million

By Tej Sapru Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:28pm EST (Reuters) – Cable maker Belden Inc said it will sell its Thermax and Raydex cable businesses to diversified manufacturer Carlisle Cos… Read more »

RIM jumps 10 percent in Toronto trade after Goldman upgrade

RIM jumps 10 percent in Toronto trade after Goldman upgrade

TORONTO | Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:42am EST TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares in Research In Motion Ltd rose more than 10 percent at the open on the Toronto Stock Exchange… Read more »

Cisco to buy privately held network software co

Cisco to buy privately held network software co

Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:44am EST (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy privately held network traffic-management software maker Cariden Technologies Inc for about $141 million in cash…. Read more »

Vivendi’s SFR begins 4G battle in France

Vivendi’s SFR begins 4G battle in France

Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:54am EST LYON, France (Reuters) – Vivendi’s SFR launched France’s first fourth-generation mobile service open to the public on Thursday, kicking off a race with rivals… Read more »

OCZ "back on track", taps more NAND suppliers

OCZ "back on track", taps more NAND suppliers

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan and Sriraj Kalluvila Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:45am EST (Reuters) – Embattled solid-state hard drive maker OCZ Technology Group Inc is sourcing a critical component from multiple… Read more »

Siemens says Invensys Rail deal will boost profits

Siemens says Invensys Rail deal will boost profits

By Maria Sheahan and Rhys Jones FRANKFURT/LONDON | Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:39am EST FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Germany’s Siemens AG promised investors its deal to buy Invensys’ rail business for… Read more »

Nokia Siemens to close Bruchsal plant in Germany

Nokia Siemens to close Bruchsal plant in Germany

HELSINKI/FRANKFURT | Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:28am EST HELSINKI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mobile network equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will cut 650 jobs as it shuts down its plant in… Read more »

Taiwan body to reopen DRAM asset tender after failed auction

Taiwan body to reopen DRAM asset tender after failed auction

By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI | Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:44am EST TAIPEI (Reuters) – A tender for Taiwanese chip maker ProMOS Technologies Inc’s idled fabrication plant will be reopened next… Read more »

Samsung takes aim at Japanese rivals with Android camera

Samsung takes aim at Japanese rivals with Android camera

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL | Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:57pm EST SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co is taking aim at its Japanese rivals with… Read more »

Amazon’s cloud chief targets "old guard" tech giants

Amazon’s cloud chief targets "old guard" tech giants

By Alistair Barr LAS VEGAS | Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:00pm EST LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division is going after big corporate customers, a new focus… Read more »

Audit firms sued in HP’s Autonomy acquisition

Audit firms sued in HP’s Autonomy acquisition

NEW YORK | Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:03pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new shareholder lawsuit over Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of British software firm Autonomy has named Big Four audit… Read more »

Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results

Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results

By Bill Rigby BELLEVUE, Washington | Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:47pm EST BELLEVUE, Washington (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended his company’s record on innovation and financial… Read more »

Chinese solar companies look homeward to boost shipments

Chinese solar companies look homeward to boost shipments

Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:27am EST (Reuters) – Chinese solar panel makers Yingli Green Energy Holding Co and JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd joined rivals in saying that they would… Read more »

BlackBerry maker RIM loses patent dispute with Nokia

BlackBerry maker RIM loses patent dispute with Nokia

By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI | Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:30am EST HELSINKI (Reuters) – Canada’s Research In Motion (RIM) has lost a contract dispute over the use of Nokia patents… Read more »

Norwegian app aims to make math cool

Norwegian app aims to make math cool

By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO | Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:18am EST OSLO (Reuters) – The startup behind the algebra app that overtook Angry Birds as No. 1 in the Norwegian… Read more »

FTC patent ruling might hint at how it will treat Google case

FTC patent ruling might hint at how it will treat Google case

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON | Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:33pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal regulators investigating Google for a range… Read more »