Technology Report: IPad to hit stores April 3

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 05 Mar 2010    IPad to hit stores April 3 Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition FBI director warns of growing cyber threat 2010 chip revenues to top pre-recession levels: iSuppli Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat Microsoft to sell phones on Verizon by summer: source EU urged to level playing field for Web browsers TiVo wins ruling in EchoStar case, shares soar Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO Olympus eyes 20 percent share in high-end digicam CCTV predicts suspicious behavior Video games industry targets women Japan's road to the future IPad to hit stores April 3 March 05, 2010 02:30 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch. Full Article Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition March 05, 2010 04:15 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp's productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft users to edit and share their documents on the Web. Full Article FBI director warns of growing cyber threat March 04, 2010 10:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday. Full Article 2010 chip revenues to top pre-recession levels: iSuppli March 05, 2010 01:00 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global chip sales could rise by more than a fifth this year, bringing them back above pre-recession levels, industry watcher iSuppli said on Friday. Full Article Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat March 05, 2010 07:34 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft said it will stick to its development strategy for the China Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's high-profile spat with Beijing. Full Article Microsoft to sell phones on Verizon by summer: source March 05, 2010 08:14 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday. Full Article EU urged to level playing field for Web browsers March 05, 2010 08:16 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Makers of six small Web browsers are urging the European Union to push Microsoft Corp to provide them more visibility in its browser choice website. Full Article TiVo wins ruling in EchoStar case, shares soar March 04, 2010 02:50 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court affirmed on Thursday a contempt finding against Dish Network Corp and EchoStar Corp in their long-running patent case against digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc, sending TiVo shares soaring 52 percent. Full Article Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO March 04, 2010 09:01 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to take the popular social-networking site public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Full Article Olympus eyes 20 percent share in high-end digicam March 04, 2010 09:04 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese group Olympus Corp is aiming for its small, lightweight models to have 20 percent of the high-end digital camera market in three years, up from 5 percent now, its president said. Full Article

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