Technology Report: China satisfied with Google search engine tweak

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Good afternoon Bit, TUE 20 Jul 2010    China satisfied with Google search engine tweak Microsoft to sell Kinect at $150, also sell bundles Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website Nokia Siemens wins $7 bln US deal Starz, Penguin launch TV-book tie-up on iPad Another Foxconn worker falls to death: report Industrywide digital locker beta to launch in fall Google to use wind energy to power data centers Nokia jumps on hopes of CEO change Sharp says to enter e-reader market "Plant Room" brings outdoors inside Video game holiday hype hits early Paraplegic walks with bionic legs China satisfied with Google search engine tweak July 20, 2010 07:31 AM ET BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is satisfied that U.S. Internet giant Google Inc is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official said on Tuesday. Full Article Microsoft to sell Kinect at $150, also sell bundles July 20, 2010 03:12 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will sell its new Kinect motion-sensing gaming system for about $150 and also offer it in a package with the Xbox 360 videogame console when sales of the hands-free device start in November, the company said on Tuesday. Full Article Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website July 20, 2010 03:16 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy on Tuesday launched a new, non-nude website that it described as being safe-for-work and a "satirical antidote to the drudgery of the work day." Full Article Nokia Siemens wins $7 bln US deal July 20, 2010 01:35 PM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has won an eight-year contract worth more than $7 billion in the United States, a deal analysts said could be the largest order ever placed in the mobile telecoms gear industry. Full Article Starz, Penguin launch TV-book tie-up on iPad July 20, 2010 12:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Penguin launched on Tuesday the first electronic book with a video tie-in, as the embattled book publishing industry bets on multimedia ebooks to revive flagging growth and boost readership. Full Article Another Foxconn worker falls to death: report July 20, 2010 11:27 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese worker at an affiliate of Foxconn Technology, which has suffered 10 suicides this year, died on Tuesday after falling from the sixth floor of a dormitory building in Guangdong Province, Xinhua news agency reported. Full Article Industrywide digital locker beta to launch in fall July 20, 2010 04:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A consortium of 55 entertainment and technology giants hoping to standardize digital formats for video playback said on Monday it will start beta testing in the fall as it added two more companies to its ranks and unveiled its brand name, Ultraviolet. Full Article Google to use wind energy to power data centers July 20, 2010 04:15 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's energy unit has entered into a deal to buy wind power from NextEra Energy Inc for the next 20 years to power data centers. Full Article Nokia jumps on hopes of CEO change July 20, 2010 02:06 PM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Shares in Nokia jumped on Tuesday on news that the world's top cellphone maker has sent out headhunters to find a replacement for Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. Full Article Sharp says to enter e-reader market July 20, 2010 02:27 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp said on Tuesday it would enter the electronic reader and book markets, hoping to grab a slice of the hot but increasingly crowded sector popularized by Apple Inc and Amazon.com. Full Article

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