Technology Report: Amid protests, U.S. FCC proposes new 'net neutrality' rules

	Click to View in Browser 05/15/2014 Amid protests, U.S. FCC proposes new 'net neutrality' rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a "net neutrality" proposal that would ban Internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to websites but may let them charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. FCC votes to restrict AT&T, Verizon in 2015 spectrum auction (Reuters) - U.S. telecom regulators on Thursday voted to limit how much spectrum Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc will be able to buy in next year's auction of highly valuable wireless airwaves. With its sights on Apple, China smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils first tablet BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled on Thursday its first tablet, expanding its product lineup to directly challenge established rivals Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc. T-Mobile to launch wireless service targeted at Hispanic Americans NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile U.S. Inc and Univision Communications Inc announced on Thursday they will launch a wireless service targeted at Hispanic Americans, the latest innovative marketing attempt by the fourth-largest mobile carrier in the United States. Deutsche Telekom CEO says not in any merger talks COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is not in any talks about a potential merger, the company told its shareholders on Thursday. Google gets take-down requests after European court ruling: source SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe's top court ruled that subjects have the "right to be forgotten," a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Cisco's strong U.S. sales, popular Nexus product raise revenue NEW YORK (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc posted a shallower-than-expected 5.5 percent drop in quarterly revenue, as recovering demand in regions like the United States and Northern Europe helped offset sluggish sales in emerging markets. Sony falls almost seven percent after forecasting net loss for 2014/15 TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp shares fell 6.9 percent to 1,680 yen, their lowest in nearly three months, after the consumer electronics maker forecast a net loss for a second year in a row for the year to March 2015. Sony Music invests $3 million in Shazam: source (Reuters) - Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp, has invested $3 million in music-recognition application maker Shazam Entertainment, a source familiar with the matter said. IBM expects hardware business to grow in 2015 NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp said it expects its hardware sector to grow in 2015 as the company invests in research and development and divests low-performing ventures. Related Video Magic carpet lights the way for informative floors Fast-track vaccine shows promise against deadly MERS 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