Technology Report: BlackBerry gets reprieve, source says Saudi "deal"

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Good afternoon Bit, TUE 10 Aug 2010    BlackBerry gets reprieve, source says Saudi "deal" Dell to sell tablet for $300 with AT&T contract Netflix and Epix strike programming deal Google under probe in S.Korea over data collection Florida to sue major LCD makers for price fixing Verizon, Google propose Web traffic rules Accuser of ex-HP CEO Hurd steps forward McAfee says malware threat at a new high iPhone exec departs Apple after "Antennagate" RIM offers "codes" to Saudis -source Driverless cars hit the road HP goes Hi-Fi BlackBerry gets reprieve, source says Saudi "deal" August 10, 2010 01:40 PM ET RIYADH/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has agreed to hand over coveted "codes" to users' phones to try to avert a ban on its Messenger service in Saudi Arabia, an industry source familiar with the talks told Reuters on Tuesday. Full Article Dell to sell tablet for $300 with AT&T contract August 10, 2010 04:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc will begin selling its new tablet device called the Dell Streak to U.S. customers later this week for $299.99 with a two-year AT&T Inc contract, and for $549.99 without, it said on Tuesday. Full Article Netflix and Epix strike programming deal August 10, 2010 12:21 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Netflix Inc reached an exclusive deal that allows members of the online video rental site to watch new films from the three studios that own the pay TV channel, Epix. Full Article Google under probe in S.Korea over data collection August 10, 2010 03:14 PM ET SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - South Korean police raided Google Inc's Seoul office on Tuesday, the latest in a series of legal challenges the company is facing because of data collected by its controversial fleet of "Street View" cars. Full Article Florida to sue major LCD makers for price fixing August 10, 2010 01:01 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said on Tuesday he is suing the world's biggest makers of liquid crystal display screens for engaging in a "conspiracy at the highest level" to fix prices. Full Article Verizon, Google propose Web traffic rules August 09, 2010 06:29 PM ET WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon and Google said on Monday that regulators should be able to police Web traffic over cable and telephone lines, but carriers should control the speed of access to content on wireless devices. Full Article Accuser of ex-HP CEO Hurd steps forward August 09, 2010 10:35 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The female contractor whose sexual harassment accusation against Mark Hurd led to his ouster as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard came forward on Sunday, saying she never intended for Hurd to lose his job. Full Article McAfee says malware threat at a new high August 10, 2010 04:12 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - McAfee Inc, the No. 2 security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, reached a new high in the first six months of 2010. Full Article iPhone exec departs Apple after "Antennagate" August 09, 2010 08:17 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive in charge of iPhone engineering, has left the company weeks after the "Antennagate" controversy over complaints of poor reception on the company's latest smartphone. Full Article

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