Technology Report: Facebook boosts privacy controls amid criticism

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Good afternoon Bit, WED 26 May 2010    Facebook boosts privacy controls amid criticism Apple knocks off Microsoft as biggest tech Penguin, Amazon resolve e-book pricing for Kindle Dell's Streak readies for battle with iPad FCC survey finds fees surprise many mobile users China tech campus in damage control after suicides Feds looking into Apple's tactics for music: report Microsoft CEO says concerned about Europe contagion BBC launches new iPlayer with links to rival sites Pakistan's Facebook ban drives minister to Twitter Japan tests solar sail Carbon-friendly fast food Robot teachers take over classroom Facebook boosts privacy controls amid criticism May 26, 2010 04:08 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Facebook announced efforts to better guard the privacy of its more than 400 million users, addressing mounting pressure on the world's most popular online social network to protect personal data exchanged on its site. Full Article Apple knocks off Microsoft as biggest tech May 26, 2010 03:11 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Apple Inc shot past Microsoft Corp as the world's biggest tech company as measured by market value on Wednesday, the latest milestone in the resurgence of the maker of the iPhone, which nearly went out of business in the 1990s. Full Article Penguin, Amazon resolve e-book pricing for Kindle May 26, 2010 04:15 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Penguin books said on Wednesday it reached a deal with Amazon.com to again sell its new titles for Amazon's Kindle e-book reader in another step in book publishers' ongoing efforts to find profitable pricing models for e-books. Full Article Dell's Streak readies for battle with iPad May 25, 2010 02:01 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Dell Inc said its Streak tablet computer can double as a mobile phone and will have a front-facing camera for videoconferencing -- features it hopes will help the new gadget compete against Apple Inc's iPad. Full Article FCC survey finds fees surprise many mobile users May 26, 2010 01:11 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in six American mobile phone users have been shocked by surprise fees and charges in their monthly bills, according to a survey that regulators said highlights the need for more transparency by wireless companies. Full Article China tech campus in damage control after suicides May 26, 2010 07:39 AM ET LONGHUA, China (Reuters) - Dressed in white, the traditional color of mourning in China, the father of 19-year-old Ma Xiangqian weeps outside the gates of a sprawling electronics complex. His wife and daughter kneel alongside. Full Article Feds looking into Apple's tactics for music: report May 25, 2010 10:46 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department is examining Apple Inc's tactics in the market for digital music and has talked to major music labels and Internet music firms, the New York Times said citing several people briefed on the conversations. Full Article Microsoft CEO says concerned about Europe contagion May 26, 2010 08:52 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said there are concerns that a debt crisis in the euro zone will not be restricted to the region. Full Article BBC launches new iPlayer with links to rival sites May 26, 2010 07:42 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British state broadcaster the BBC launched a new version of its popular iPlayer Web video service with prominent links to rivals' sites, as it waits to see if the new coalition government will limit its funding or powers. Full Article Pakistan's Facebook ban drives minister to Twitter May 26, 2010 08:30 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - After Pakistan banned Facebook in a bid to stop it hosting "blasphemous" pictures of Prophet Mohammad, the country's interior minister found a new way to get his online fix. He jumped on Twitter. Full Article

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