Technology Report: Brazil investigates Google over antitrust charges

	Click to View in Browser 10/11/2013 Brazil investigates Google over antitrust charges SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil is investigating Google Inc for anticompetitive practices alleged by Microsoft Corp and Brazilian rivals, adding to government pressure in one of Google's fastest-growing major markets. Google unveils plans for user names, comments to appear in ads SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc plans to launch new product-endorsement ads incorporating photos, comments and names of its users, in a move to match the "social" ads pioneered by rival Facebook Inc that is raising some privacy concerns. Without grand plans for China, U.S., Sony set to lag in smartphones TOKYO (Reuters) - Kazuo Hirai's plan to restore Sony Corp to lasting profitability rests in large part on its smartphones leapfrogging rivals to become the world's third-biggest sellers after the Apple iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy series. Russia plans state-backed Web search engine named after Sputnik: report MOSCOW (Reuters) - State-controlled telecoms group Rostelecom plans an internet search engine named after the Sputnik satellite, Vedomosti newspaper said on Friday, though analysts said the aim to muscle into the highly competitive Russian market was doomed. New York Comic Con vendors evolve as events proliferate NEW YORK (Reuters) - This year's New York Comic Con might not look that different from years past: costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and a sprawling floor of vendors and artists. BlackBerry co-founders considering bid for company TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are considering a bid to buy the struggling smartphone maker, according to a securities filing on Thursday, raising the prospect of an alternative to a $4.7 billion offer led by its top shareholder. Broadcasters could bring Aereo fight to Supreme Court: sources (Reuters) - The broadcasters involved in a high-profile lawsuit with online TV service Aereo could file a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court as early as Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. U.S. cable companies should create Netflix rival: Malone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable pioneer John Malone said on Thursday that cable companies should team up to create a rival to Netflix Inc that would deliver programming over the Internet on a national basis. Swedish tech company caught in hoax Samsung bid STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A fake press release claiming electronics firm Samsung was buying Sweden's Fingerprint Cards sent shares in the biometrics company soaring on Friday, prompting an investigation into suspected market manipulation. U.S. cable companies home in on security (Reuters) - Consumers are increasingly turning to an unlikely source for home security - the cable company. Related Video Reuters on the Road: TransferWise takes on banking titans Social robots - a dog's new best friend Mediafile 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