Technology Report: Smartphones could be latest battle accessory

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Good afternoon Bit, WED 21 Jul 2010    Smartphones could be latest battle accessory Connecticut asks Google for info in privacy flap Apple impresses, but margin outlook limits rally Lawmakers demand tough action on China piracy UK govt pulls interactive spending cuts website Nigeria telecoms firms sign up to new broadband cable Google faces Brazil probe over Orkut site-report Lenovo plans Android tablet PC in growth push Inventor of the aircraft "black box" dies at 85 Facebook unrestrained amid NY ownership lawsuit First 1,000 mph car unveiled in UK "Plant Room" brings outdoors inside Video game holiday hype hits early Smartphones could be latest battle accessory July 21, 2010 10:13 AM ET FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Smartphones could become the next weapon in the United States' battlefield arsenal, as defense companies seek to cash in on the rapidly growing use of sophisticated mobile applications. Full Article Connecticut asks Google for info in privacy flap July 21, 2010 03:10 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Connecticut's attorney general, who is leading a 37-state probe of Google Inc's collection of data from private Wi-Fi networks, asked the Internet search leader on Wednesday if it had tested the software before using it. Full Article Apple impresses, but margin outlook limits rally July 21, 2010 01:56 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wall Street analysts boosted their price targets on Apple Inc after it posted robust quarterly results, but the company's conservative margin forecast limited gains in the stock on Wednesday. Full Article Lawmakers demand tough action on China piracy July 21, 2010 01:36 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for tough new measures to punish China for its failure to stop widespread piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. goods ranging from music CDs to manufactured products. Full Article UK govt pulls interactive spending cuts website July 21, 2010 09:44 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has pulled an interactive website asking the public to suggest ways of cutting government spending citing "attacks" after it attracted a range of bizarre proposals and rants against minorities. Full Article Nigeria telecoms firms sign up to new broadband cable July 21, 2010 01:39 PM ET LAGOS (Reuters) - Three telecoms firms have subscribed to a new undersea cable linking Nigeria and West Africa to Europe, paving the way for a transformation in internet access in Africa's fastest-growing telecoms market. Full Article Google faces Brazil probe over Orkut site-report July 21, 2010 09:27 AM ET SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro opened a formal investigation into Google over pedophilia, defamation and false identity on its social networking site Orkut, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Wednesday. Full Article Lenovo plans Android tablet PC in growth push July 21, 2010 04:46 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group, the world's No.4 PC brand, said it will roll out its own tablet PC, becoming the latest technology company to jump on the bandwagon for computers styled after Apple Inc's popular iPad. Full Article Inventor of the aircraft "black box" dies at 85 July 21, 2010 09:20 AM ET CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian scientist who invented the flight data recorder famously known as the "black box" to help investigate aircraft accidents has died at the age of 85, defense officials said on Wednesday. Full Article Facebook unrestrained amid NY ownership lawsuit July 20, 2010 05:41 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook may continue business as usual while it fights a New York man's claim he has a contract with founder Mark Zuckerberg that entitles him to 84 percent ownership of the world's leading social networking site, a U.S. court heard on Tuesday. Full Article

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