Reuters Technology Report: December 28, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, December 28, 2015 Cisco wins U.S. patent dispute over wifi technology NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday cleared Cisco Systems Inc of infringing another company's wifi technology, reversing a near $64-million judgment against the networking equipment maker in the long-running patent dispute. Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog BEIJING (Reuters) - Air pollution in China could be big business. Samsung Electronics plans initial production of five million Galaxy S7 phones: report SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's top smartphone maker, plans an initial production run of about 5 million of its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphones, South Korea's Electronic Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. India's Snapdeal to invest in logistics to speed up delivery MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian online marketplace Snapdeal, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp and others, will spend more on logistics and technology to better compete with Flipkart and Amazon's Indian unit, its co-founder said on Monday. Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. Uber says will ask appeals court for stay in driver class-action SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold all proceedings, including a trial, in a class-action lawsuit filed by its drivers over their employment status. Exclusive: Cognizant, NTT, Atos vie for Dell's Perot Systems - sources (Reuters) - Business services companies Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, NTT Data Corp and Atos SE are competing to acquire Perot Systems, an IT management business of Dell Inc, according to people familiar with the matter. Fiat Chrysler recalling 570,000 SUVs for fire risks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Thursday it will recall 570,000 SUVs for fire risks in two campaigns linked to problems with vanity mirror wiring and a low-pressure hose. OpenText taps former Oracle hand as its new president TORONTO (Reuters) - OpenText Corp said on Thursday it has tapped former Oracle Corp executive Stephen Murphy as its new president, giving Chief Executive Officer Mark Barrenechea more time to focus on strategy and the company's product road map. Kentucky fines PokerStar's owner $870 million to cover residents' losses (Reuters) - Canadian gaming company Amaya Inc has been ordered by a Kentucky court to pay $870 million in penalties to cover alleged losses by the state's residents who played real-money poker on PokerStars' website between 2006 and 2011. Related Video Santa's reindeer helpers captured on film Ding dong wobbly and bright 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