Technology Report: Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in first month: executive

	Click to View in Browser 11/27/2012 Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in first month: executive SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the month since launch on October 26, according to one of the new co-heads of the Windows unit. Exclusive: Banks offer to help Sony offload battery unit - sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp has been approached by at least three investment banks offering to sell its battery business as the struggling Japanese group looks to offload non-core assets and focus on reviving its consumer electronics business, banking sources said. Apple has top U.S. smartphone, passes Google: research firm HELSINKI (Reuters) - Early success for the iPhone 5 smartphone has helped Apple to overtake Google's Android software in the United States, research firm Kantar WorldPanel said on Tuesday. HP rebuffs ex-Autonomy CEO, warns of legal action SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Co rebuffed a request by former Autonomy Chief Executive Mike Lynch to detail accusations of accounting fraud leveled against the British software company and its former executives, and challenged Lynch to submit to questions under penalty of perjury. Former Autonomy CEO seeks details from HP board on accounting allegations SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Autonomy Chief Executive Mike Lynch asked Hewlett-Packard Co's board of directors for specific details about the accounting allegations which led the company to take an $8.8 billion write-down last week. Bitter struggle over Internet regulation to dominate global summit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An unprecedented debate over how the global Internet is governed is set to dominate a meeting of officials in Dubai next week, with many countries pushing to give a United Nations body broad regulatory powers even as the United States and others contend such a move could mean the end of the open Internet. Tech firms overtake banks in European office rentals LONDON (Reuters) - Triton Court, a century-old old art deco building on London's Finsbury Square, is a good example of how the financial crisis is transforming demand for commercial property in Europe. AMD CEO encouraged by Black Friday PC sales SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Results from the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend look encouraging for PC sales although it's too early to make predictions about the entire holiday shopping season, and the PC industry still faces long-term problems, the CEO of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said. Cyber Monday sales best ever, for Amazon's Kindle too (Reuters) - Internet sales jumped more than 30 percent on Cyber Monday, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, according to data released on Tuesday. Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson, the world's biggest telecom network equipment maker, said it was suing Samsung Electronics Co for patent infringement after two years of talks failed to yield a license agreement. Related Video Ocean health the focus of Tasmania marine meeting Womb with a view shows unique slice of twins' life Mediafile Sarah Lacy A new business model for a new generation of consumers John C Abell The Facebook Doctrine 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