Reuters: Technology News

Migrants elbow for Foxconn jobs despite labor probe

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:17:37 -0500

LONGHUA, China (Reuters) - Apple's top manufacturer in China, Foxconn Technology, is having no problems luring fresh workers to churn out ever more gadgets, despite the firm's reputation as a tough employer that has put it under a thorough probe into its labor practices.

Court says Apple can still sell iPads in Shanghai

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:51:53 -0500

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Shanghai court has rejected a request in a trademark case to stop Apple selling its iPad tablet computers in the city, averting an embarrassing suspension of iPad sales in its own flagship stores.

White House unveils plan to protect online privacy

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:19:35 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday proposed a "bill of rights" that would give consumers greater online privacy protection and could eventually give the government greater powers to police Internet firms such as Google Inc and Facebook.

HP slips on concerns of delay in turnaround

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:46:23 -0500

(Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co fell more than 7 percent Thursday, after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take several years to turn around its sprawling businesses.

Apple, Google, Amazon, smartphone makers sign privacy accord

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:48:58 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Six of the world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order to protect the personal data of millions of consumers, California's attorney general said on Wednesday.

PayPal gets new rival in offline payments race

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:05:07 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payments company owned by eBay Inc, just got a new rival in the race to develop a mobile payment service that can be used in physical stores.

Study aims to bring Great Barrier Reef to living rooms

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:13:51 -0500

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Finding Nemo is about to get a lot easier with the launch of a scientific survey that will allow anyone with access to the internet to take a virtual tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Philips says police investigating its cyber attack

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:27:41 -0500

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said on Thursday it is cooperating with the police in connection with an investigation into a possible criminal cyber security breach discovered at Philips earlier this month.

FCC urges Internet companies to safeguard Web

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:08 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them clean out viruses, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.

HP, Dell watch rising China labor costs for Apple

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:24:45 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc are keeping a close eye on a big jump in wages for workers that assemble Apple Inc's iPhone in China, and could be forced to nudge up prices for their own products if labor costs keep rising.