Technology Report: Amazon says Kindle holding its own against tablets

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	12/27/2010
Good afternoon Bit LATEST NEWS Amazon says Kindle holding its own against tablets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said sales of its Kindle e-reader were strong over the holiday season amid competition from devices such as Apple Inc's iPad, a computer tablet that also has e-reader capabilities. | Full Article Sony to spend $1.2 billion to double image sensor output December 27, 2010 03:03 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will invest $1.2 billion in the next financial year to double its output of image sensors, taking advantage of brisk demand for digital cameras and smartphones. | Full Article ECS bets on selling iPads, iPhones in China December 27, 2010 03:01 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore-listed ECS Holdings , which recently clinched nation-wide distribution rights for Apple's iPad and iPhone in China, hopes to raise gross proceeds of around $50 million from the listing of its Taiwan Depository Receipts. | Full Article Hon Hai to invest $1.2 billion in Hitachi LCD unit: report December 27, 2010 05:47 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co will buy a majority stake in a Hitachi Ltd display unit for about $1.2 billion, making it the world's top ranked maker of small and medium sized LCDs, the Nikkei newspaper said on Monday. | Full Article Playboy's Hefner announces Christmas engagement on Twitter December 26, 2010 12:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hugh Hefner, the twice-married founder of Playboy, is taking the plunge again. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street ends flat as investors shrug off China hike December 27, 2010 04:24 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street erased earlier losses and ended little changed on Monday as investors shrugged off a surprise weekend interest rate hike from China's central bank. | Full Article China vows lending control to tame inflation December 27, 2010 08:57 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank took aim at inflation once again on Monday by saying it will control lending and money growth in the world's second-biggest economy to head off price pressures and asset bubbles. | Full Article H&R Block's refund loans hit regulatory hurdle December 27, 2010 02:15 PM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc, the largest U.S. tax preparer, said it will not be able to help customers borrow money against their tax refunds in the coming months, as the bank that was supposed to provide the loans is under a regulatory directive not to. | Full Article Global stocks dip, oil down after China rate rise December 27, 2010 01:10 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's Christmas Day interest rate rise and a severe blizzard that blanketed the northeastern United States left U.S. share prices weak and the U.S. dollar lower in thinly traded markets on Monday. | Full Article Blizzard chills end of U.S. holiday shopping season December 27, 2010 03:48 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A major snowstorm on the U.S. East Coast kept many shoppers home just after Christmas, casting a pall on the final act of the holiday sales season. | Full Article US TOP NEWS New York hard hit as winter storm slams northeast U.S. embassy in London was a target of UK suspects Strike call fails to hit main Ivory Coast city, ports Regeneron pain drug put on clinical hold by FDA Khodorkovsky found guilty in test for Russia RELATED VIDEO Mice that sing like birds Silence not golden for electric cars Green ways to get around French city A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Full Article - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend