Technology Report: Google to stop selling smartphone on the Web

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 14 May 2010    Google to stop selling smartphone on the Web Gameworld: Free games lure new players including women, elderly Video game sales plunge in April: NPD Libya crash boy's family blog becomes a memorial Google proposes remedies in Italy antitrust case TiVo win set aside by appeals court; shares drop Global ad industry eyes boost from mobile devices Samsung to unveil chip spending plan Monday Hauppauge soars on TV streaming app for iPad, iPhone Sony shares slide as investors look beyond cost cuts KISS currency boosts live USB model Sun shines on computer class Camouflage gets hi-tech makeover Google to stop selling smartphone on the Web May 14, 2010 04:14 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is closing its 4-month-old online cell phone store, abandoning an ambitious plan by the Web search leader to redefine wireless retailing. Full Article Gameworld: Free games lure new players including women, elderly May 14, 2010 11:11 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The video game industry has weathered the economic slowdown better than most industries, but there could be a reason -- free games with new figures showing up to a third of gamers don't pay to play. Full Article Video game sales plunge in April: NPD May 14, 2010 11:17 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of video game hardware and software plunged 26 percent in April, industry tracker NPD said on Thursday, one of the largest declines over the past decade. Full Article Libya crash boy's family blog becomes a memorial May 14, 2010 11:46 AM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The family travel blog of the sole survivor of a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people has turned into a condolence register, with dozens offering sympathy to the nine-year-old Dutch boy orphaned by the crash. Full Article Google proposes remedies in Italy antitrust case May 14, 2010 01:39 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - Google has proposed remedies to close an Italian antitrust probe into whether the Internet search giant coerced local newspapers into posting stories on its news website, the watchdog said on Friday. Full Article TiVo win set aside by appeals court; shares drop May 14, 2010 04:26 PM ET WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of TiVo fell as much as 42 percent on Friday after an appeals court set aside the company's win in a patent battle over digital video recorders with rivals Dish and EchoStar. Full Article Global ad industry eyes boost from mobile devices May 14, 2010 11:22 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - The global advertising industry is eager to capitalize on booming use of mobile phones for Internet access as more enhanced devices are coming to the market to get more consumers reachable online. Full Article Samsung to unveil chip spending plan Monday May 14, 2010 03:52 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, plans to unveil on Monday a much-awaited semiconductor investment plan, a source said, joining a growing list of firms raising spending on global economic recovery. Full Article Hauppauge soars on TV streaming app for iPad, iPhone May 14, 2010 01:50 PM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Hauppauge Digital Inc soared as much as 60 percent Friday, a day after the company said its products can now stream live TV over the internet for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod. Full Article Sony shares slide as investors look beyond cost cuts May 14, 2010 07:55 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp shares fell nearly 7 percent in their biggest tumble in a year after the electronics maker disappointed investors with a cautious forecast and worries mounted the euro could dull the pace of its recovery. Full Article

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