Technology Report: Acer, Ferrari unveil joint smartphone model

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 12 Nov 2010    Acer, Ferrari unveil joint smartphone model James Murdoch says apps cannibalize newspapers Newsweek and Daily Beast agree merger Fund manager Heebner turns back on Apple Intel raises dividend and signals healthy growth Yahoo says report of 20 percent in layoffs "misleading" Twitter links users to Apple music social network Nvidia eyes higher sales, talks up Tegra Japan mobile phone app takes photos, counts calories Google says not building Facebook rival The solar future for Lima's taxis Robot actress steals the show Purrfect drink - all physics to cats Acer, Ferrari unveil joint smartphone model November 12, 2010 12:15 PM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ferrari and Acer unveiled on Friday a joint new smartphone model using Google's Android software, hoping to boost its so far limited role in the increasingly crowded smartphone market. Full Article James Murdoch says apps cannibalize newspapers November 12, 2010 09:38 AM ET MONACO (Reuters) - Sales of newspaper apps for devices like the Apple iPad are cannibalizing sales of physical newspapers, James Murdoch, head of News Corp's operations in Europe and Asia, said on Friday. Full Article Newsweek and Daily Beast agree merger November 12, 2010 11:01 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Website Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) and magazine Newsweek have agreed a deal to combine, Daily Beast co-founder and editor Tina Brown said, just weeks after abandoning merger talks. Full Article Fund manager Heebner turns back on Apple November 12, 2010 01:40 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Investment manager Ken Heebner, whose CGM Focus portfolio once ranked among the world's best mutual funds, dumped nearly all of his holdings in Apple Inc . during the third quarter, a securities filing shows. Full Article Intel raises dividend and signals healthy growth November 12, 2010 03:26 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp is boosting its quarterly dividend by 15 percent, a move seen by investors as a sign that the world's largest chipmaker is on track for healthy growth. Full Article Yahoo says report of 20 percent in layoffs "misleading" November 11, 2010 10:11 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc called a media report it was planning to cut one-fifth of its workforce "misleading and inaccurate," but the Web portal stopped short of ruling out any layoffs. Full Article Twitter links users to Apple music social network November 11, 2010 12:53 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microblogging website Twitter said on Thursday it will link its service with Apple Inc's new music-oriented social network. Full Article Nvidia eyes higher sales, talks up Tegra November 12, 2010 11:05 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Graphics chipmaker Nvidia forecast higher sales for the current quarter and said its mobile business would take off next year when tablets and smartphones will use its Tegra chips. Full Article Japan mobile phone app takes photos, counts calories November 12, 2010 06:12 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Dieters, take heart. A new weapon in the fight against fat is on its way: a mobile phone application that counts calories from a photograph of what's on your plate. Full Article Google says not building Facebook rival November 11, 2010 06:31 AM ET MONACO (Reuters) - Internet search leader Google Inc is not building a social network to compete with Facebook, a company executive reiterated on Thursday, despite an intensifying rivalry between the two leading Internet groups. Full Article

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