Reuters Technology Report: May 6, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Oculus to sell virtual reality headsets for consumers from early 2016 (Reuters) - Virtual reality technology company Oculus said it would start shipping the much-awaited consumer version of its Rift headset in the first quarter of 2016. Brain technology patents soar as companies get inside people's heads NEW YORK (Reuters) - From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology" has soared since 2010, according to an analysis released on Wednesday. Videogame maker Activision Blizzard's quarterly revenue rises 15 percent (Reuters) - Videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by robust sales of its first person shooter game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare". Facebook's Sandberg speaks at husband's memorial STANFORD, Calif (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg re-emerged in public on Tuesday after the accidental death of her husband last week, offering a personal tribute to him in a Silicon Valley memorial service and on her Facebook page. EU unveils digital strategy, aims to break U.S. web firms' market grip BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU unveiled plans to shake up rules for online services in the hope that breaking down borders can revive the bloc's economy, but risks accusations of trying to throw up new barriers to the U.S. firms that dominate its market. Sky? Skype? EU court backs Murdoch over Microsoft in name battle LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - In a clash of corporate titans over naming rights in a fast-changing industry, Microsoft and its Skype phone service came out on the losing side of an EU court battle on Tuesday with Rupert Murdoch's television business Sky. Swatch CEO says will release new battery for watches, cars: paper ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's Swatch Group plans to release a new long-life battery for smartwatches in 2016, the watchmaker's chief executive told a Swiss newspaper. China drone maker DJI wins backing from Silicon Valley investor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd has secured one of its largest investments yet from a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that was an early backer of Internet pioneers such as Facebook Inc, Etsy Inc and Dropbox. SIM sales soar as Myanmar races to catch up in telecoms YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar, long one of the world's least connected nations in terms of telecommunications, is now racing to catch up, providing a boost to the foreign mobile companies allowed into the country last year. Tea to tech: China's cybersecurity push sparks a 'gold rush' BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhang Long made his fortune selling Pu'er fermented tea and handcrafted furniture from the mountains of his native Yunnan Province in southwest China. Related Video SpaceX puts Dragon passenger ship through test run Star Trek-style replicator serves up meals in 30 seconds Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook