Reuters: Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Nokia, Samsung step up smartphone battle

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:52:37 +0000

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.

UPDATE 3-Eager fans greet 'Call of Duty' video game launch

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:47:56 +0000

* Activision shares down slightly in Tuesday trade (Adds review information, factbox link, closing share price)

UPDATE 4-Vodafone doubles cost cut target to 2 bln stg

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:51 +0000

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UPDATE 4-Yell refinances with $1.1 bln share issue

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:41:05 +0000

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Struggling British yellow-pages publisher Yell Group Plc set out the last stage of a protracted refinancing on Tuesday with a larger-than-expected fully underwritten share issue.

UPDATE 2-Mediaset profit tops view; Nov ad sales flat

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:19:57 +0000

* Shares close up 0.38 percent before results (Adds conference call comments)

UPDATE 1-Zucker to head new NBCU-Comcast venture -- sources

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:49:55 +0000

* Comcast, GE still negotiating structure of new board (Adds background on Chernin, news on Vivendi, byline)

RPT-UPDATE 3-EU opens probe into Thomson Reuters coding tool

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:03:12 +0000

* EU says probe doesn't imply proof of antitrust violation

UPDATE 4-Over 90 pct of Tandberg investors snub Cisco deal

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:03:14 +0000

* Tandberg shares little changed at 151.5 crowns (Recasts, adds comments and NEW YORK dateline)

WRAPUP 1-European broadcasters say ad spending improving

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:30 +0000

* France's TF1 ups '09 sales goal, ad spend improved in Q3

UPDATE 2-Lions Gate says Epix talks on track

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:34:14 +0000

* Shares down more than 4 percent (Adds stock price, analyst quote, byline)