Technology Report: Verizon Wireless ends long wait for iPhone fans

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	01/11/2011
Good afternoon Bit LATEST NEWS Verizon Wireless ends long wait for iPhone fans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frustrated Verizon Wireless consumers soon will get their hands on Apple Inc's iPhone after waiting three-and-a-half years. | Full Article MySpace lays off nearly half its staff January 11, 2011 02:18 PM ET NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace is laying off nearly half its staff, setting the stage for a sale of the former Internet social networking leader as is it refocuses as an entertainment site. | Full Article WikiLeaks activists may seek to quash demand for docs January 11, 2011 03:58 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent WikiLeaks supporters in the Netherlands and Iceland are consulting U.S. lawyers about ways to stop the Justice Department getting their Twitter records in a probe into the leak of secret documents. | Full Article Mobile broadband users seen hitting 1 billion in 2011 January 11, 2011 07:52 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Mobile broadband subscriptions are on track to surpass 1 billion in 2011 only months after reaching half a billion, Ericsson said on Tuesday, highlighting a key growth driver for the telecom sector. | Full Article Shares of AMD slump following CEO's departure January 11, 2011 12:09 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc slumped after the unexpected resignation of its chief executive underscored doubts about the company's strategy. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Homebuilders boost Wall Street after Lennar's profit January 11, 2011 12:42 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after several fourth-quarter earnings reports and outlooks came in higher than expected, putting the S&P 500 index on course to snap three straight sessions of declines. | Full Article Goldman pledges openness, avoids shakeup January 11, 2011 01:52 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc pledged to be more open about how it makes money and to put clients' interests ahead of its own, eager to rebut criticism that it acts more like a hedge fund than a bank. | Full Article Two Fed banks wanted discount rate hike: minutes January 11, 2011 02:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Directors of Federal Reserve banks in Dallas and Kansas City again requested, unsuccessfully, a 0.25 percent rise in the rate charged to banks for emergency loans, minutes of Fed meetings in November and December showed on Tuesday. | Full Article Holiday surprises help Sears and Tiffany January 11, 2011 10:51 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season still delivered a few surprises on Tuesday, both naughty and nice, showing that the U.S. economic recovery is not strong enough to lift all retailers. | Full Article U.S. business group urges gradual change in China yuan January 11, 2011 02:10 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should not press China for an immediate sharp rise in the value of its yuan currency because that could be bad for both countries, the leader of a top U.S. business group said on Tuesday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Majority doesn't blame rhetoric for Giffords shooting Afghan campaign caused $100 million damage: inquiry Representative Giffords' condition improves after shooting Japan to buy euro debt, Portugal resists bailout Spill panel calls for offshore drilling reform RELATED VIDEO Study: How sneezes transmit the flu GM's electric concept car Tablet makers take aim at iPad 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 Police raid homes to stub out smoking habit Full Article Cross-eyed opossum capturing hearts Police use Facebook for car crash witnesses Government to face first suit on surnames There's a tiger in town...but he has permission MIT rolls out amazing artifacts for 150th birthday - 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