Technology Report: Icahn, eBay trade accusations as fight escalates

	Click to View in Browser 02/24/2014 Icahn, eBay trade accusations as fight escalates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn accused eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe of failing to spot - or ignoring - conflicts of interest on the company's board and called again for the spinoff of its fast-growing PayPal payments business. Facebook CEO riding high - for now, after WhatsApp deal SAN FRANCISCO/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took a victory lap at the world's largest mobile technology conference in Barcelona on Monday, after beating out Google Inc in a $19 billion acquisition of free messaging service WhatsApp. But he faces bigger hurdles on the horizon. Samsung debuts top-end smartphone, with wearables on the side BARCELONA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled a new smart watch and fitness band along with the latest version of its flagship Galaxy smartphone on Monday, demonstrating how the battleground for innovation is shifting from the hand to the wrist. Personal assistant apps gather, manage online bills, banking (Reuters) - Tired of logging into dozens of online accounts to do Internet banking and pay bills? New apps are designed to ease the burden by gathering and organizing documents for you. 'Pony' botnet steals bitcoins, digital currencies: Trustwave BOSTON (Reuters) - Cyber criminals have infected hundreds of thousands of computers with a virus called "Pony" to steal bitcoins and other digital currencies, in the most ambitious cyber attack on virtual money uncovered so far, according to security firm Trustwave. EU lawmakers delay vote on scrapping roaming fees by 2015 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers postponed a planned vote on Monday on scrapping mobile phone roaming charges by 2015 and preventing telecoms network operators from charging companies such as Google and Amazon to provide faster web services. Phones for outsmarting snoopers get pitched to mass market BARCELONA (Reuters) - Following the U.S. snooping revelations, there is a growing interest in a range of mobile phone products with one central selling point: privacy. Germany's Loewe seeks new investor after group withdraws FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Insolvent German television maker Loewe is looking for a new partner to salvage the company after a group of investors said they wanted to pull out of a deal to purchase some of its assets and keep the brand going. America Movil may seek shareholder pact over Telekom Austria MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecoms giant America Movil said on Monday it could start formal talks to create a shareholder syndicate for Telekom Austria with the company's biggest Austrian stakeholder. Mobile messenger WhatsApp to add voice calls BARCELONA (Reuters) - WhatsApp, the world's biggest mobile messaging service, is to add a voice call service for its 450 million customers, laying down a new challenge to telecom network operators just days after it was bought by Facebook for $19 billion. Related Video EE, Nokia conclude network deal Potential toll of Netflix's Comcast traffic deal 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