Technology Report: Take-Two Interactive's CEO steps down

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 29 Oct 2010    Take-Two Interactive's CEO steps down Cellphone market slowing but smartphones still boom Video games shares looking for a catalyst Regulator taking on cyberbullying in schools India says RIM assures final Messenger solution by end-January Facebook and Twitter say social is the new normal Samsung to sell tablet in India from November Intel, Samsung and Toshiba join hands to halve chip size: report Verizon to pay $25 million settlement for overcharging Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest All life on Earth to get a barcode UK's top green machines Robots transform office furniture Take-Two Interactive's CEO steps down October 29, 2010 09:02 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, the video game publisher best known for "Grand Theft Auto," said Chief Executive Ben Feder will step down and be replaced by Strauss Zelnick, the company's chairman. Full Article Cellphone market slowing but smartphones still boom October 29, 2010 05:38 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Cellphone market growth slowed slightly in the September quarter due to worries over economic growth and component shortages, and the market growth would slow further in the current quarter, researchers said on Friday. Full Article Video games shares looking for a catalyst October 29, 2010 01:12 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. video game publishers will provide a snapshot of consumer sentiment as the critical holiday season nears, with investors awaiting that elusive catalyst to shake the industry out of its doldrums. Full Article Regulator taking on cyberbullying in schools October 29, 2010 04:29 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Schools receiving subsidies for Internet service will have to teach students about cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Friday. Full Article India says RIM assures final Messenger solution by end-January October 29, 2010 09:50 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Friday Research In Motion has set up an interim arrangement for lawful interception of BlackBerry Messenger services and has assured to provide a final solution by end-January, and a government source said talks are still on over access to corporate emails. Full Article Facebook and Twitter say social is the new normal October 29, 2010 01:32 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - The social networking phenomenon has nowhere to go but up as computer use becomes more mobile, according to leading figures in the development of the popular sites Facebook and Twitter. Full Article Samsung to sell tablet in India from November October 29, 2010 07:27 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics will start selling its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in India from November 10 and expects to capture about half of the market which it sees at up to 1 million units in the next 12 months, a company official said on Friday. Full Article Intel, Samsung and Toshiba join hands to halve chip size: report October 28, 2010 02:08 PM ET (Reuters) - Chipmakers Intel Corp, Toshiba Corp and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will join hands to develop technologies that could more than halve semiconductor line widths to nearly 10 nanometers by 2016, the Nikkei daily reported. Full Article Verizon to pay $25 million settlement for overcharging October 29, 2010 08:40 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. mobile service, Verizon Wireless, has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $25 million on top of more than $52 million in refunds to consumers for overcharging them, the U.S. regulator said. Full Article Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest October 29, 2010 10:15 AM ET KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal's first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest. Full Article

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