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PCs could be hit next in Web attack: South Korea

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:18:45 -0400

SEOUL (Reuters) - Cyber attacks slowing U.S. and South Korean websites could enter a new phase on Friday by attacking personal computers and wiping out hard disks, a South Korean government agency and web security firm said.

Google CEO to discuss his role on Apple's board

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:37:57 -0400

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he will talk to Apple Inc about how his role on its board might change after Google's move to launch a new operating system.

Power.com countersues Facebook over user data

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:49 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Power.com, a San Francisco based aggregator of social networking sites, on Friday sued Facebook in a California court to try to resolve who owns data on social networking websites -- users or the sites.

Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:32:58 -0400

HELSINKI (Reuters) - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.

AOL reviewing assets, but will likely keep Bebo

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:42:24 -0400

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - AOL, which is in the process of being spun off from Time Warner Inc , is reviewing assets it could sell or divest, but will likely keep its social networking site Bebo, CEO Tim Armstrong said.

AT&T takes issue with antitrust criticism

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:14:59 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telecommunications giant AT&T struck back on Wednesday at Sen. Herb Kohl, chair of a congressional antitrust panel, saying the lawmaker's concerns about a lack of competition in the wireless industry were unfounded.

Bloggers test boundaries in Saudi Arabia

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:45:54 -0400

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Armed with a computer, an internet connection and his own intellect Ahmed Al-Omran is one of a few Saudi bloggers trying to push for change and make themselves heard in the conservative Gulf Arab monarchy.

News Corp won't buy Twitter, won't sell MySpace

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:44:05 -0400

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - News Corp is not interested in buying popular microblogging site Twitter and will not sell its struggling social network MySpace, said the media conglomerate's chief executive, Rupert Murdoch.

Ericsson to manage Sprint network in $4.5-$5billion deal

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:02:57 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said it would pay Ericsson $4.5 billion to $5 billion to manage its network under a 7-year deal in which 6,000 Sprint workers will move to Ericsson. Sprint shares rose 4 percent.

Google takes aim at Microsoft with new PC platform

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:34:04 -0400

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Google Inc plans to attack Microsoft Corp's core business by taking on the software giant's globally dominant Windows operating system for personal computers.