Technology Report: VC fund for iPhone app developers doubles to $200 million

If you are having trouble viewing this email or would like to view it in your web browser, CLICK HERE

Good afternoon Bit, WED 31 Mar 2010    VC fund for iPhone app developers doubles to $200 million Publishers bet future on iPad they haven't yet seen Ford, Microsoft align to recharge cars China Web filter rules risky for providers: USTR Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees CERN tackles glitches, pushes new science frontier Ericsson wins $1.3 billion India deal AMD chips away at Intel market share in Q4: iSuppli Google says China's "great firewall" blocked search South Africa bids for mega-telescope Human genome: Ten years on Human genome, 10 years on: Part 1 VC fund for iPhone app developers doubles to $200 million March 31, 2010 03:44 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is doubling the size of its fund for iPhone application developers, as it eyes new opportunities with the forthcoming launch of Apple's iPad. Full Article Publishers bet future on iPad they haven't yet seen March 31, 2010 04:29 PM ET NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Publishers are placing big bets that Apple Inc's iPad will kick-start a commercially viable transition to digital magazines and newspapers -- even though few executives have laid hands on the tablet ahead of launch. Full Article Ford, Microsoft align to recharge cars March 31, 2010 11:17 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and Microsoft Corp on Wednesday announced an online application designed to help owners of Ford plug-in electric vehicles manage home electricity use while the vehicles recharge. Full Article China Web filter rules risky for providers: USTR March 31, 2010 03:17 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's comprehensive Internet filtering regime for political, social or religious content is complex and opaque -- creating precarious conditions for providers, the U.S. Trade Representative's official said in its annual report to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Full Article Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan March 31, 2010 06:44 AM ET BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns. Full Article Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees March 30, 2010 01:53 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Apple Inc gears up for the crush of customers expected for Saturday's iPad launch, employees who staff its retail stores are just as curious about the tablet as the fans who will line up outside. Full Article CERN tackles glitches, pushes new science frontier March 31, 2010 01:05 PM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - Physicists at CERN, buoyed by their ground-breaking success in creating mini-Big Bangs, giving them a glimpse of the dawn of time, have set their sights on pushing closer to the very birth of the universe. Full Article Ericsson wins $1.3 billion India deal March 31, 2010 05:08 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson said on Wednesday it had won a $1.3 billion network expansion contract from top Indian operator Bharti Airtel, its third major order in three days, and its largest deal in eight months. Full Article AMD chips away at Intel market share in Q4: iSuppli March 31, 2010 01:59 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - AMD chipped away at Intel Corp's market share for computer microprocessors in the fourth quarter, as consumer and business spending rose on hopes for a strong tech sector recovery, according to the latest data from iSuppli. Full Article Google says China's "great firewall" blocked search March 30, 2010 06:39 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc blamed "the great firewall" of China for blocking its Internet search service in the country on Tuesday, but said it did not know if the stoppage was a Chinese technical glitch or a deliberate move in their face-off over Internet censorship. Full Article

REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers