Technology Report: NY comptroller says MTA sided with Apple for Grand Central Store

	Click to View in Browser 07/30/2012 NY comptroller says MTA sided with Apple for Grand Central Store NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave Apple Inc an inside advantage landing a lease for the technology company's store in Grand Central Terminal, according to an audit New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Monday. Taiwan university sues Apple over speech recognition patents TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan university has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc in a U.S. court over the iPhone maker's Siri speech recognition system, which lets users place calls or perform other tasks with voice commands, and is seeking undisclosed damages. Twitter suspends reporter's account for NBC tweet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc and NBC Universal's move to suppress a British reporter's tweets related to the network's Olympics coverage may have backfired after the incident became fodder for Twitter chatter around the world on Monday. Cirrus Logic's quarterly revenue rises (Reuters) - Cirrus Logic Inc reported a rise in quarterly revenue helped by an increase in sales of its audio products. Seagate's quarterly profit rises (Reuters) - Hard drive maker Seagate Technology Plc's fourth-quarter profit rose nearly nine fold to $1.01 billion. PMC-Sierra second-quarter beats expectations (Reuters) - Chipmaker PMC-Sierra Inc's second-quarter results came in slightly above estimates, even as revenue fell due to slowing sales to its storage customers. Cemex to outsource jobs in biggest Mexican deal for IBM MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top cement maker Cemex is outsourcing jobs worldwide to IBM in a deal that will help it save $1 billion over 10 years, the latest bid by the company to trim costs and boost its financial health. Apps for 2012 Summer Olympic Games abound TORONTO (Reuters) - Whether it is a live video stream of the 100-meter dash, on-demand replays of diving, or notifications when the national team wins a medal, the mobile app is likely to play a greater role in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Oracle to buy software maker Xsigo (Reuters) - Software maker Oracle Corp said it would buy privately held Xsigo Systems, a network virtualization software maker. Analysis: Critics assail 1980s-era hacking law as out of step NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1984 U.S. anti-hacking law passed when computer crime was in its infancy is under fire for potentially going too far in criminalizing the actions of employees who violate workplace policies. Related Video Grass roots project brings endangered plants back from the brink Israeli team grows human bones from fat Mediafile Sarah McBride Intel Outside: Chipmaker's VC chief sees opportunity outside the US John C Abell Facebook needs a new CEO A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 - 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