Technology Report: Apple says iPad sales hit 3 million

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Good afternoon Bit, TUE 22 Jun 2010    Apple says iPad sales hit 3 million U.S. to target foreign websites in anti-piracy push Amazon, Barnes & Noble slash e-reader prices Google to launch music service: report RIM's new BlackBerry may overshadow quarterly results Google, Twitter go to bat for Theflyonthewall Intel and FTC talk settlement of market abuse suit Retailers taking orders for Xbox's Kinect at $149.99 Software cuts CT radiation dose in half: study Technology "sweeping away" books, says Stoppard Google Earth a tool to fight mining "Devuvuzelator" reduces horn's noise The science in Milk Apple says iPad sales hit 3 million June 22, 2010 02:23 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said Tuesday it has sold 3 million iPads since the touch-screen tablet computer hit store shelves less than three months ago, as demand for the device continues to steam ahead. Full Article U.S. to target foreign websites in anti-piracy push June 22, 2010 03:49 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will go after foreign websites that pirate American music and movies as part of a new strategy to stop sales of counterfeit and pirated goods at home and abroad, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Full Article Amazon, Barnes & Noble slash e-reader prices June 21, 2010 08:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble Inc reduced prices of their electronic readers on Monday, responding to the threat from Apple Inc's iPad tablet computer. Full Article Google to launch music service: report June 22, 2010 11:05 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is planning to launch an online music downloading service tied to its search engine, the Wall Street Journal reported, a move that would pit it against Apple Inc and its popular iTunes site. Full Article RIM's new BlackBerry may overshadow quarterly results June 22, 2010 10:39 AM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Research in Motion investors want to know one thing above all when the BlackBerry maker reports quarterly results this week: when will RIM's long-promised iPhone killer finally hit the market? Full Article Google, Twitter go to bat for Theflyonthewall June 22, 2010 01:15 AM ET (Reuters) - Google Inc and Twitter Inc have asked an appeals court to overturn a lower court's decision to bar Theflyonthewall.com from issuing immediate news on analyst research from several Wall Street banks, court documents showed. Full Article Intel and FTC talk settlement of market abuse suit June 22, 2010 07:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Intel and the Federal Trade Commission filed motions on Monday to suspend trial proceedings while both negotiate settlement of a lawsuit, in which the agency accused the company of abusing its market dominance. Full Article Retailers taking orders for Xbox's Kinect at $149.99 June 21, 2010 05:53 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major retailers have begun taking orders for Kinect, Microsoft Corp's controller-free add-on for its Xbox video game system, at $149.99 -- even though the company has not officially put a price tag on it. Full Article Software cuts CT radiation dose in half: study June 22, 2010 02:34 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new software program that enhances the quality of CT images allowed doctors to cut in half the radiation dose needed for a colon scan and still produce clear images, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Full Article Technology "sweeping away" books, says Stoppard June 22, 2010 06:22 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Books are at risk of being "swept away" by a world of new technology and moving images which are increasingly winning the competition for children's attention, says British playwright Tom Stoppard. Full Article

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