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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. could announce a decision to walk away from their search deal by the middle of next week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The two Internet companies have so far failed to reach an agreement with the U.S. Department […]

(Reuters) – Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are expected to announce on Tuesday that they have agreed to a common set of principles on how to do business in nations that restrict free speech and expression, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move by the Internet media and technology giants comes in the […]

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Chinese Internet users have expressed fury at Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users to ensure they buy genuine software. The “Windows Genuine Advantage” programme, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft’s latest weapon in its war on […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – EMC Corp. forecast earnings for the current quarter at the low end of Wall Street expectations as the world’s top corporate storage equipment maker faced slower spending on information technology. But shares rose 7 percent on relief that the news wasn’t worse and also by stronger-than-expected quarterly results from unit VMware Inc. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Nokia’s answer to Apple’s iPhone will go on sale in seven countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe this year but will miss the Christmas shopping season in most developed markets. The first touch-screen phone from the world’s top mobile phone maker will go on sale in India, Indonesia, the United […]

(Reuters) – Social network software maker Slide Inc. has signed a deal with major media companies to distribute video content on Facebook, capitalizing on the success of social networking. The distribution partnership includes CBS Corp’s CBS Interactive, Comcast Corp’s E! Entertainment channel, Time Warner Inc’s Warner Brothers as well as News Corp and NBC Universal’s […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Oracle Corp., the world’s No. 3 software maker, posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as operating margins hit their highest level ever for the period, sending its shares up 6 percent. The company also reported a 14 percent rise in sales of new software licenses and gave an outlook for the current quarter that […]

SAN FRANCISCO-Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and others. The inventor’s company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics Inc, Comverse Technology Inc, Citrix Systems Inc and Embarq Corp in a patent infringement complaint […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple Inc’s new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura. BusinessWeek also reported on its website on Thursday that the iPhone is suffering from faulty software on an […]

(Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google’s Android software, The New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the company’s plans. The high-end phone, which will be made by the world’s top smart phone maker High Tech Computer, is expected to challenge Apple’s […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – The University of Toronto and IBM Corp. are building Canada’s most powerful supercomputer, a mammoth machine that will need its own building for storage and will be capable of performing 360 trillion calculations per second. It’s expected the system will be among the top 20 fastest supercomputers in the world and the […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. is in the process of approving the appointments of former Viacom Inc. CEO Frank Biondi and former Nextel Partners CEO John Chapple to its board and is expected to name the appointees by Friday, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The appointments are not yet final […]