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Technology Report: Barnes & Noble chairman halts plan to buy stores as sales slide

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08/20/2013

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Barnes & Noble chairman halts plan to buy stores as sales slide

(Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc's founder and largest shareholder on Tuesday suspended his plan to buy the bookseller's stores, dashing investor hopes for a deal as the company again reported poor quarterly results.

Sony says it has over 1 million preorders for PlayStation 4

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Sony has had more than 1 million preorders worldwide for its new PlayStation 4 console, the head of its SCE computer entertainment division said on Tuesday.

Hacker who exposed Facebook bug to get reward from unexpected source

BOSTON (Reuters) - A man who hacked into Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page to expose a software bug is getting donations from hackers around the world after the company declined to pay him under a program that normally rewards people who report flaws.

Riggio suspends plan to make offer for Barnes & Noble stores

(Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc's chairman, founder and top shareholder Leonard Riggio said on Tuesday he has suspended his efforts to make an offer for the company's retail business.

When it comes to apps, consumers have shorter attention spans

TORONTO (Reuters) - Consumers are using apps for shorter bursts of time and opting to "snack" on content more frequently, according to newly released data.

Now Vietnam wants to "manage" chat apps, and media says ban possible

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government is to decide policy in managing free internet-based telecom tools like Viber, Line and Whatsapp, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on Friday, a move bound to increase concerns about Communist Party censorship.

AT&T's U-verse TV service will not carry Al Jazeera America

(Reuters) - AT&T's U-verse pay-TV service said on Tuesday it would not carry Al Jazeera America as the cable news network funded by the emir of Qatar launched in the United States.

RingCentral taps banks for IPO, deal could launch soon: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cloud-based phone systems company RingCentral is close to filing for an initial public offering, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Exclusive : Conde Nast launches new subscriber service with Amazon

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Magazine publisher Conde Nast announced a major partnership with Amazon on Tuesday in which the Internet retailer will handle print and digital subscriptions for its stable of glossy publications like Vogue, Wired and Vanity Fair.

LinkedIn opens its door to students

(Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp said it will open its social networking site to those above 13 years of age in a move aimed at attracting a younger membership base.