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2013年10月5日星期六

Technology Report: Icahn caves on Dell again, will not seek share rights

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10/4/2013

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Icahn caves on Dell again, will not seek share rights

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn, who ended his months-long campaign against Michael Dell's planned buyout of Dell Inc last month, on Friday signaled his final retreat from the struggling personal computer maker.

Twitter reveals rip-roaring growth, big losses ahead of IPO

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, racing toward the largest Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook Inc's 2012 coming-out party, hopes to woo investors with rip-roaring revenue growth despite having posted big losses over the past three years.

Atlanta woman says she is the voice of Apple's Siri

The question has intrigued millions of Apple iPhone and iPad fans, who use the devices' voice-activated personal assistant for help with everything from finding restaurants and directions to organizing their day.

Samsung takes aim at second straight year of record profit as memory chips rebound

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is on track to post its second consecutive year of record earnings as a rebound in its semiconductor business shields the South Korean tech giant from a slower smartphone market.

Telecom Italia eyes Italy restructuring, halts network plan -union

MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's new chief executive Marco Patuano will unveil a business plan outlining the future of its South American units and a possible corporate restructuring in Italy at a board meeting on November 7, trade union officials said.

China's Huawei to set up data centre in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, and Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional, will set up a data hosting and logistics centre in southern Malaysia to serve the Chinese firm's regional customers, both firms said on Friday.

HTC under pressure to find partner after first quarterly loss

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC Corp slid into the red for the first time in the third quarter, adding to the case for the troubled smartphone maker to abandon its prized independence and reach out for a white knight soon.

Tweeter Home shares explode on apparent Twitter mix-up

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Excitement for Twitter's coming IPO is running pretty high - so much so that some investors on Friday mistook the nearly worthless stock of long-dead electronics retailer Tweeter for the "tweeting" site, sending shares up more than 1,000 percent.

Vivendi chairman says strategy on track, backs Bollore

PARIS (Reuters) - French media and telecoms group Vivendi is "on track" to deliver several asset sales and decide on a spin-off of French mobile network operator SFR, Vivendi's outgoing chairman said in an interview with Le Monde on Friday.

Gates, Ballmer seek re-election to Microsoft board

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chairman Bill Gates and retiring Chief Executive Steve Ballmer are standing for re-election to Microsoft Corp's board of directors, despite recent moves by some investors to reduce their influence, according to the software company's annual proxy filing made public on Thursday.