Technology Report: Google slams Viacom for secret YouTube uploads

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Good afternoon Bit, THU 18 Mar 2010    Google slams Viacom for secret YouTube uploads Website's instant posts of Wall St research banned Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers FCC plans to announce broadband agenda Apple director Jerry York dies at 71 HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit Creditors want Sex.com in bankruptcy, halt auction Kremlin picks site for Russian "Silicon Valley" Microsoft MSN China top exec to leave Cybersecurity needs global rules: British lawmakers Fancy a fish with 6-pack abs? Folding plug wins UK design award Simulator helps blind soldier "see" Google slams Viacom for secret YouTube uploads March 18, 2010 03:10 PM ET NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc accused Viacom Inc of secretly uploading its videos to YouTube even as the media conglomerate publicly denounced the online video site for copyright infringement, according to court documents made public on Thursday. Full Article Website's instant posts of Wall St research banned March 18, 2010 04:08 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday barred the financial news service Theflyonthewall.com from issuing immediate news about Wall Street analyst recommendations, often before the research is shared with clients. Full Article Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers March 18, 2010 02:26 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers. Full Article FCC plans to announce broadband agenda March 18, 2010 01:41 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission plans to announce in coming weeks an agenda of proceedings stemming from the recommendations in the national broadband plan, an agency official said. Full Article Apple director Jerry York dies at 71 March 18, 2010 01:35 PM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology industries, has died, Apple Inc said on Thursday. Full Article HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit March 18, 2010 09:04 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks. Full Article Creditors want Sex.com in bankruptcy, halt auction March 18, 2010 01:16 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of the owner of the Sex.com website have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company, stalling a lender foreclosure auction for the valuable website that was scheduled to begin on Thursday. Full Article Kremlin picks site for Russian "Silicon Valley" March 18, 2010 11:32 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday announced that Russia would build a high-tech hub near Moscow to spur modernization of the economy and reduce its dependence on oil and gas. Full Article Microsoft MSN China top exec to leave March 18, 2010 03:21 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A top executive for Microsoft Corp's MSN China will leave the joint venture, Microsoft said on Thursday, in a setback as the firm struggles to compete in China's hotly contested social networking space. Full Article Cybersecurity needs global rules: British lawmakers March 18, 2010 10:05 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's online security would best be served by developing global cyber regulation, ending current "ad hoc" international efforts, British lawmakers said on Wednesday, echoing industry calls for worldwide rules. Full Article

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