Technology Report: Apple's iPad goes global

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 28 May 2010    Apple's iPad goes global Nokia top model N900 sales below 100,000: Gartner New gadgets set stage at Taiwan tech show, but clouds loom Management Tip of the Day: Get rid of email dysfunction Nokia and Opera support Adobe's Flash in Apple spat Opera browser user growth boosted by iPhone access Book publishers agree change coming; details murky Sony to launch e-reader in Japan, take on Apple Hon Hai to raise China wages after spate of suicides Hon Hai to raise China wages after spate of suicides Japan tests solar sail Carbon-friendly fast food Robot teachers take over classroom Apple's iPad goes global May 28, 2010 02:42 PM ET LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Diehard fans mobbed Apple Inc stores in Europe and Asia as the iPad went on sale outside the United States on Friday, with some shoppers having queued all night to buy one of the coveted tablet computers. Full Article Nokia top model N900 sales below 100,000: Gartner May 28, 2010 03:47 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia sold less than 100,000 top-of-the-range N900 smartphones in its first five months on the market, researcher Gartner said, indicating it has yet to mount a serious challenge to the iPhone and Blackberry. Full Article New gadgets set stage at Taiwan tech show, but clouds loom May 28, 2010 12:38 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - Technology companies feeling the pinch from Europe's debt crisis could face a tough sell when industry buyers gather in Taipei to examine the latest whizz-bang features at the world's No.2 computer fair. Full Article Management Tip of the Day: Get rid of email dysfunction May 28, 2010 12:58 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org http://www.hbr.org. Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. Full Article Nokia and Opera support Adobe's Flash in Apple spat May 27, 2010 06:02 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Cellphone maker Nokia and browser firm Opera Software pledged on Thursday to support Adobe Systems' Flash software in its bitter row with Apple. Full Article Opera browser user growth boosted by iPhone access May 28, 2010 04:02 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Opera Software said its Internet browser for Apple's iPhone was downloaded more than 2.6 million times in April after the Norwegian company got access to iPhone as the first rival browser. Full Article Book publishers agree change coming; details murky May 28, 2010 03:47 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo America here this week agreed e-books will transform the business, although exactly how it will all shake out remains unclear. Full Article Sony to launch e-reader in Japan, take on Apple May 27, 2010 07:59 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader and online content distribution service in Japan by year-end, taking on rival Apple Inc whose iPad hits shelves in the country on Friday. Full Article Hon Hai to raise China wages after spate of suicides May 28, 2010 01:15 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry plans to raise workers' salaries by about 20 percent at its Foxconn unit in China, as it struggles to stop a spate of worker suicides and quell rising public anger. Full Article Hon Hai to raise China wages after spate of suicides May 28, 2010 01:13 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry plans to raise workers' salaries by about 20 percent at its Foxconn unit in China, as it struggles to stop a spate of worker suicides and quell rising public anger. Full Article

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