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Black Friday shoppers tweet, friend and clip

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:08:57 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Before deciding where to buy a laptop for his daughter on Black Friday, Nate Bryan was scouring the web for deals. But he was not just looking at retailers' websites.

Exec says Nokia must speed up transformation: report

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:11:50 -0500

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Nokia needs to speedily boost its offering of mobile internet solutions, marketing head Anssi Vanjoki told a German magazine and did not rule out a sale of its core handset manufacturing business in the long term.

French minister wants Europe to take on Google

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:41:02 -0500

PARIS (Reuters) - European Union members want to create a joint project on the digitization of books, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said, challenging Google's plan to create a massive digital library.

Thanksgiving Day a boon for online shopping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:02:41 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Consumers found time this U.S. Thanksgiving Day to squeeze in a lot more holiday shopping online, in between spending time with family, watching football and feasting on turkey.

Treasury, Fed delay Internet gambling ban 6 months

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:06:32 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve on Friday delayed the implementation date for a new Internet gambling payment ban for six months, a move that gives lawmakers time to overturn it or end confusion over illegal practices.

Iraq to counter "lies", show successes via YouTube

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:34 -0500

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government launched its first channel on Google Inc's video website YouTube on Wednesday, which the prime minister said would allow the country to counter media "lies" and showcase its successes.

Media business at crossroads as deals pick up

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:08:26 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The growing influence of the Web to distribute news, video and other content, combined with the lingering economic malaise, have left many media executives and investors uncertain about where to make their next bets.

LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:16:50 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters.

Videogames find ways to help real CSI solve crimes

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:31:34 -0500

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - In hit TV crime drama show "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation," and its two spin-offs, the criminologists use the latest technology to solve grisly murders and other crimes.

Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:45:45 -0500

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday.