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Big game publishers muscle in on iPhone's upstarts

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:51:31 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the iPhone becomes a popular mobile gaming device, large game publishers with deep pockets are going head-to-head with smaller developers who found early success on the Apple Inc phone.

Author tackles Facebook, controversy with new book

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:01:44 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Ben Mezrich wants readers to enjoy his new book about the founding of social networking website Facebook like a page-turning thriller and ignore criticism of his reporting methods.

It's iPhone Impressionism, courtesy of Christie's

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:09:46 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a bid to bring art to the digital age, Christie's is rolling out a new application to bring Impressionists to the iPhone.

BlackBerry for kids? Child asks creators

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:30:04 +0100

TORONTO (Reuters) - It took a child to stump the creators of the BlackBerry, one of the world's top selling smartphones and a part of most executives' attire.

Microsoft Office users attacked by cybercriminals

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:25:12 +0100

BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair.

Apps, tweets and websites for wine drinkers

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:34:08 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don't know which wine to have with a pepperoni pizza? There's an app for that -- as well as websites and Twitter.

EBay Live! now dead

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:31:50 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc is pulling the plug on its annual eBay Live! event, eschewing the large networking affair for a series of more intimate gatherings to connect sellers.

Nvidia wins round against Rambus in patent fight

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:49:09 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday tentatively invalidated several Rambus Inc patents key to the microchip designer's disputes against graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp.

Microsoft CEO laughs off Google OS challenge

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:41:22 +0100

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's chief executive attempted to laugh off the challenge of Google Inc's planned computer operating system on Tuesday, conceding only that it was "interesting".

Poor IT job market may fuel online crime: Cisco

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:12:30 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ever-weakening job market could well lead to an increase in online crime as laid-off workers, especially those with computer skills, turn to scams to support themselves, Cisco Systems Inc said in a mid-year security report to be released on Tuesday.