2011年6月10日星期五

Technology Report: Kotick in final talks to buy out Myspace: source

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06/9/2011
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Major U.S. banks came under growing pressure from banking regulators to improve the security of customer account information after Citigroup became the latest high-profile victim of a large-scale cyber attack. While Citigroup insisted the breach had been limited, experts called it the largest direct attack on a major U.S. financial institution, and forecast it could drive momentum for a systemic overhaul of the banking industry's data security measures.

Citigroup said that computer hackers breached the bank's network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America. Citi waited more than a month before making the full extent of the breach public, drawing criticism from lawmakers and lawyers.

Sprint unveiled the Photon 4G, Motorola's first phone to be based on the carrier's new WiMax technology. Motorola initially held off producing WiMax phones -- touted as faster than current devices -- as Verizon Wireless and AT&T moved to rival high-speed technologies. The Motorola Photon 4G sports a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in memory, a kickstand for handsfree viewing, and is Sprint's first world Android phone, operating on CDMA and GSM frequencies.

HP will begin selling its TouchPad on July 1 in the U.S., debuting the first tablet computer powered by Palm's operating software. The TouchPad features a 9.7-inch XGA display, a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and NFC capability. The 16GB version will sell for $499.99 and and a 32GB version for $599.99, HP said. A 3G version for the AT&T network will be available sometime this summer.

Nokia said its technology chief was on indefinite leave after a media report of strategy disagreements. Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat said CTO Richard Green had disagreed with CEO Stephen Elop over Nokia's Microsoft-focused smartphone strategy and might not return. Nokia confirmed that Green was on leave and said it was for personal reasons. Speaking at a conference in London, Elop did not mention the matter but was pushed to deny that the company was for sale amid increasingly loud talk that its plunging market value has made it a target.
LATEST NEWS
Kotick in final talks to buy out Myspace: source
June 09, 2011 04:34 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An investor group involving Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is in final talks to take a controlling stake in News Corp's social network site Myspace, according to a source familiar with the matter. | Full Article
In media win, Apple relaxes rules for content
June 09, 2011 04:08 PM ET
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc handed a big victory to publishers by dropping demands they sell subscriptions through its App Store, a rare reversal for the iPad makers. | Full Article
Fusion-io soars in debut as appetite for tech companies rages
June 09, 2011 04:41 PM ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Fusion-io Inc, which makes storage memory hardware and software for data centers, soared 34 percent in their market debut, as the rush to snap up technology start-ups showed no signs of waning. | Full Article
Turkish websites attacked by Anonymous before vote
June 09, 2011 03:52 PM ET
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Official Turkish websites were attacked by Internet vigilante group Anonymous on Thursday as part of a protest against what it says is government Internet censorship. | Full Article
Analysis: FCC's slow pace on Internet rules puzzles some
June 09, 2011 02:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The communications regulator has been oddly slow in unleashing new powers to police the Internet, six months after finalizing the controversial rules. | Full Article
BUSINESS NEWS
Wall Street bounce fails to impress the skeptics
June 09, 2011 04:39 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street ended higher for the first time in over a week on Thursday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 rising 1 percent at one point, but many analysts saw the rebound as short-lived. | Full Article
ECB takes hard line on Greece in rebuff to Berlin
June 09, 2011 03:18 PM ET
FRANKFURT/ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Thursday it opposed forcing private creditors to take part in debt relief for Greece, pushing back against Germany, which has demanded a bond swap to lengthen Greek debt maturities. | Full Article
Record exports temper slowdown fears
June 09, 2011 01:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Record exports in April tempered fears that the economic recovery was running off the rails, even though first-time claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week. | Full Article
PIMCO's Gross bets against U.S. swaps, not Treasuries
June 09, 2011 03:26 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Contrary to popular belief, bond manager Bill Gross' bet against the United States has not been in the U.S. Treasury market but in interest-rate swaps, according to PIMCO's website on Thursday. | Full Article
Regulators pressure banks after Citi data breach
June 09, 2011 04:13 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. banks came under growing pressure from banking regulators to improve the security of customer accounts after Citigroup Inc became the latest high-profile victim of a cyber attack. | Full Article
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