Technology
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Best Buy, AT&T to offer Nokia netbook
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday that Best Buy would sell its first netbook computer for $299 to customers who sign up for a $60-a-month mobile service plan with AT&T Inc.
October 14, 2009, 6:47 am -
Gmail tool catches misdirected messages
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Tuesday added an embarrassment-avoidance tool that catches misdirected Gmail messages before they are fired off by users of the free Web-based email service.
October 14, 2009, 6:05 am -
Vacuum cleaner icon Dyson brings sex appeal to desktop fans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British entrepreneur James Dyson, who famously brought sex appeal to the lowly household vacuum cleaner, is back with another high-tech invention: but does the world really need a $300 room fan?
October 14, 2009, 5:25 am -
New Republican Party 2.0 website unveiled
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Republican Party launched a redesigned website Tuesday with a heavy emphasis on the social media tools that Democrat Barack Obama used so effectively to win the last presidential election.
October 14, 2009, 4:24 am -
Swedish court overturns landmark file sharing ruling
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark file sharing ruling that forced an Internet service provider to reveal an Internet user's identity to five publishers.
October 14, 2009, 4:09 am -
Cisco to acquire Starent Networks for $2.9 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc plans to buy wireless telecommunications equipment maker Starent Networks Corp for $2.9 billion, betting that demand for advanced wireless equipment will grow as more consumers download videos and access the Web from mobile phones.
October 14, 2009, 3:26 am -
State-owned firm says Vietnam's first 3G service launched
HANOI (AFP) - State-owned mobile network operator Vinaphone said Tuesday it has begun offering Vietnam's first 3G service, bringing "a revolution" to the country's mobile system.
October 14, 2009, 3:16 am -
German firm offers Europe's first 'personalised paper'
BERLIN (AFP) - Two young German entrepreneurs presented what they described as a Europe-wide first on Tuesday: a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 8:00 am.
October 14, 2009, 3:10 am -
Gamers get Hollywood-esque touch in Uncharted 2
PARIS (AFP) - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", the video game released this week by California studio Naughty Dog, transports gamers into an action-adventure with pacing, effects and storytelling worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.
October 14, 2009, 3:10 am -
Cisco to buy wireless maker Starent for $2.9 bln
NEW YORK (AFP) - Cisco announced Tuesday it has agreed to buy wireless equipment maker Starent Networks for 2.9 billion dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the US networking giant.
October 14, 2009, 1:37 am -
For women on HRT, tenderness may be warning sign
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women whose breasts became tender after taking hormone replacement therapy had nearly twice the risk of developing breast cancer than women whose breasts did not become tender on the drugs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
October 14, 2009, 1:28 am -
Google's Q3 set to return to growth, shares strong
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors are betting on Google Inc's third-quarter results this week to show a recovery in revenue growth, pushing shares of the leading Web search engine to a 12-month high on Monday.
October 14, 2009, 1:07 am -
Canadian circus tycoon savors space ride "spectacle"
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte said on Tuesday his return to Earth in a capsule engulfed by flame was the ride of his lifetime.
October 14, 2009, 12:56 am -
Trading emotionally? Dutch device warns of stress
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
October 14, 2009, 12:32 am -
Viadeo buys Unyk, second only to LinkedIn
HELSINKI (Reuters) - French company Viadeo, which runs a social networking website aimed at professionals, has acquired Canadian peer Unyk, to become the second-largest firm globally after LinkedIn.
October 13, 2009, 10:49 pm -
T-Mobile temporarily halts Sidekick sales after data loss
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US wireless carrier T-Mobile temporarily halted sales of the Sidekick mobile phone Monday after a server failure caused many customers to lose personal data such as contacts and calendar items.
October 13, 2009, 8:58 am -
Genentech chairman resigns from Google board
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Genentech chairman Arthur Levinson has resigned from the board of directors of Google amid a probe by US authorities into his membership of the boards of both the Internet giant and Apple.
October 13, 2009, 7:31 am -
Arthur Levinson quits Google board, appeasing FTC
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from its board in a move that appears to defuse regulatory scrutiny into the ties between the boards of Google and Apple Inc.
October 13, 2009, 6:30 am -
Red-nosed circus billionaire returns to Earth
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte returned to Earth on Sunday wearing his trademark clown's red nose, landing as planned in Kazakhstan after a landmark space performance to highlight water scarcity.
October 13, 2009, 6:19 am -
T-Mobile-Sidekick U.S. users face personal data loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Users of Microsoft Corp's Sidekick mobile phone may have permanently lost data such as contacts, photos and calendar entries due to the failure of a Microsoft server computer.
October 13, 2009, 5:55 am
