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Black Friday shoppers tweet, friend and clip

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:08:57 +0000

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 15:11:50 +0000

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.

Activision says "Call of Duty" series tops $3 billion

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:28:10 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales.

Videogames find ways to help real CSI solve crimes

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:31:34 +0000

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.

French minister wants Europe to take on Google

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:41:02 +0000

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.

Acer says Windows 7 good for sales

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:14:35 +0000

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's No.2 PC maker, said Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 operating system launch last month has been positive for year-end PC sales, though the gains were within expectations.

Iraq to counter "lies", show successes via YouTube

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:42:34 +0000

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.

Second Sony Ericsson phone has software problem

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:58:52 +0000

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A second of Sony Ericsson's new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, has been hit by software problems in Britain ahead of a critical sales period.

LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:16:50 +0000

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.

Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:45:45 +0000

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.