Reuters Technology Report: October 29, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, October 29, 2015 Apple TV challenges developers to take apps to the big screen (Reuters) - Apple's loyal army of software developers is joining the tech giant in its bid to conquer the living room with a new version of Apple TV, creating apps for the big screen that they hope will attract users and unlock a rich source of revenue. LinkedIn profit beats as recruitment services revenue jumps (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as it earned more from its recruitment services business and benefited from the acquisition of training video company lynda.com. Apple asks U.S. Supreme Court to toss e-books antitrust decision NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the iPad maker conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices. U.S. court will not halt NSA phone spy program before ban NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government's bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records during a "transition" period to a new federal scheme that bans the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. Electronic Arts bets on game launches, raises full-year forecast (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc raised its full-year profit and sales forecasts, betting on the highly anticipated launches of "Star Wars: Battlefront" and "Need for Speed" titles. Samsung Electronics unveils $9.9 billion buyback SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday unveiled a 11.3 trillion won ($9.9 billion) share buyback after reporting its first on-year profit growth in two years thanks to strong component sales, pushing its shares sharply higher. U.S. sees new EU data-sharing pact within reach FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A new transatlantic data-sharing agreement is within reach after the "Safe Harbour" deal used by thousands of companies to comply with EU privacy law was struck down by the highest EU court this month, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said. PlayStation 4 sales help Sony swing to Q2 operating profit TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp swung to a second-quarter operating profit as strong PlayStation 4 videogame sales helped to offset a fall in smartphone sales and keep the company on a recovery track after years of decline in its consumer electronics business. Nokia beats estimates and returns cash, Alcatel deal on track HELSINKI/PARIS (Reuters) - Finnish network equipment maker Nokia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profits as growth in China offset weaker demand in other key markets, and said it would return money to shareholders after acquiring Alcatel-Lucent . 3D Systems CEO steps down, shares fall (Reuters) - 3D printer maker 3D Systems Corp said Avi Reichental, its chief executive of 12 years, had stepped down and Chief Legal Officer Andrew Johnson had taken over as interim CEO. Related Video Yamaha's motorcycle-riding humanoid robot Dog robot copes with tough terrain 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