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HBO seen selling shows on Apple's iTunes - sources

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:22:40 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc's iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday.

Apple in Asian iPhone deals; device sold out online

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:58:55 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has signed deals to bring the iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines this year, which should help the company surpass its sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008.

Microsoft launches video on Messenger

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:09 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has launched a new online service in 20 countries which will allow users to watch video clips at the same time as a network of friends and chat via Windows Live Messenger.

RIM's new BlackBerry Bold aims at business users

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:23:21 +0530

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will also catch on with the broader retail market.

Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:35:17 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google.

Google sees YouTube products soon, warm on Yahoo

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:37:26 +0530

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

Yahoo investor ire not seen triggering proxy fight

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:22:19 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo investors who wanted to accept a Microsoft buyout are not seen as likely to try to oust the board, and instead seem to be channeling their ire through lawsuits and a campaign to turn July's annual meeting into a vote of no-confidence.

McCain, blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote

Sat, 10 May 2008 04:58:07 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?

Dispatches magazine prefers print over Internet

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:36:43 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pall hangs over the word "print" these days, but the editors of a new magazine bet that discerning readers want news analysis on paper and don't mind getting it just four times a year.

Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:32:11 +0530

SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead.