Reuters: Technology News

Google tweaks Gmail to challenge Facebook, Twitter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:14 -0500

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc injected social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter.

Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:04:04 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails.

Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:13:49 -0500

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own.

Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:58 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.

IBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, Sun

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:21:04 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM is beginning a long-awaited upgrade to a range of servers and other hardware to make them more energy-efficient and competitive than rival products by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems Inc.

Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:55:05 -0500

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment giant a new platform to promote Mickey Mouse in China, three sources told Reuters.

NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:38:20 -0500

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game.

Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:15:32 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey.

Riding green wave, Philips says "let there be LED"

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:38 -0500

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light.

Vodafone Enterprise signs 4-year Oracle deal

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:37 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, has secured a four-year deal to provide Oracle Corp with voice, data and management services to employees in the EMEA region.