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News : Second Life gets Organic CEO
2008-04-25 17:22:00
Linden Lab founder Philip Rosedale explains why he has chosen online marketing executive Mark Kingdon to succeed him as CEO. Rosedale dropped by the Thomson Reuters building in London to discuss his vision for Second Life with Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan, Reuters.SOUNDBITE: Philip Rosedale, Founder and Chief Executive, Linden Lab More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Microsoft issues final threat to scotch Yahoo deal
2008-04-25 17:18:00
By Eric Auchard and Daisuke Wakabayashi SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gave Yahoo Inc no hope of a higher takeover price, saying it was ready to go hostile or even call off its bid if Yahoo maintains "unrealistic expectations" of a better deal. "Speed is of the essence for the deal to make sense," Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said on a conference call on Thursday. If no deal is reached by this weekend, Microsoft will reconsider its offer and reveal new plans next week, he said. "Unfortunately, the transaction has been anything but speedy and has been characterized by what would appear to be unrealistic expectations of value," he said of Yahoo's moves to frustrate Microsoft's unsolicited merger proposition. Microsoft sees Yahoo as a way to compete with arch-rival Google Inc in the Internet search and advertising arena, but company executives have repeatedly said they have limits to what they are willing to pay to get a deal done. ...
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News : Nintendo: no plan to cut Wii, DS prices this year
2008-04-25 17:13:00
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) said it has no plan to cut the prices of its Wii console and DS handheld players this year, underscoring its confidence in continued demand for the Japanese videogame maker's two growth engines. "Our earnings projection for the year is not based on hardware price cuts, and I don't think we are going to need them," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told an analyst meeting on Friday. Nintendo, which competes with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) in the global videogame industry, currently holds the leading position both in the console and the portable game markets. Iwata's comment came one day after the creator of game characters such as Mario and Zelda said its operating profit more than doubled in the year ended March, and forecast a further 9 percent gain this year to 530 billion yen ($5.08 billion). The outlook fell short ...
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News : Nintendo profit doubles
2008-04-24 17:24:00
Nintendo's profit more than doubled last year on red-hot demand for its Wii and DS game machines. Earning around $4.7 billion, Nintendo predicted 9% growth this year from consoles and the broader international launch of the Wii home fitness. Dan Sloan reports.More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Wheelchair-accessible motorbike
2008-04-24 17:21:00
A UK-based company fine tunes its vehicle that allows a disabled person to ride a motorbike whilst sitting in a wheelchair. Martin Conquest Limited delivered its first bike to a customer in continental Europe in mid 2007. Peter van Nooy from the Netherlands became disabled after an accident 18 years ago. Since receiving his bike van Nooy has become a developer for Martin Conquest Limited, advising the company on how to develop specific features aimed at making the riders experience more comfortable. Soundbite: Peter Van Nooy, Martin Conquest Developer (English). More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : China becomes world's largest Internet population
2008-04-24 17:18:00
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has surpassed the United States to become the world's largest Internet -using population, reaching 221 million by the end of February, state media said on Thursday. The number of Internet users in China was 210 million at the end of last year, only 5 million fewer than the U.S. Internet users then, Xinhua news agency said, quoting the China Internet Network Information Centre. "Despite a rapidly increasing Internet population, the proportion of Internet users among the total population was still lower than the global average level," Xinhua quoted the Information Ministry as saying. The proportion was 16 percent at the end of 2007, compared with 19.1 percent for the world average. Internet censorship is common in China, where the government employs an elaborate system of filters and tens of thousands of human monitors to survey surfing habits, surgically clipping sensitive content. But the Internet has most recently become an im...
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News : Microsoft could keep XP if customers want it: CEO
2008-04-24 17:14:00
By David Lawsky LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium (Reuters) - Microsoft could re-think plans to phase out its Windows XP operating system by June 30 if customers show they want to keep it but so far they have not, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said. "XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. If customer feedback varies we can always wake up smarter but right now we have a plan for end-of-life for new XP shipments," Ballmer told a news conference on Thursday. Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has announced that it will stop licensing Windows XP to computer makers and end retail sales by June 30. Ballmer said most retailers sold computers with Vista, the latest version of its Windows operating system, and most consumers were choosing to buy Vista. Some consumers have complained they were unable to buy XP at retail stores, or as consumers. They say that in order to get XP they must buy their computers as small businesses. "In the business...
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News : Eco-friendly channel set to launch
2008-04-23 17:28:00
Discovery is gearing up to launch Planet Green, a 24-hour original programming eco-friendly television network. Planet Green is hoping to tap into corporate America's new focus on eco friendliness. The channel will launch June 4th and its programming will be seen on Discovery channels around the world. Bobbi Rebell reports. More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Peter Gabriel on 'The Filter'
2008-04-23 17:25:00
Musician and digital entrepreneur Peter Gabriel talks about the 'discovery service' aimed at simplifying life in the age of unlimited choice. Originally a music recommendation service, The Filter is widening its scope to include films and web videos when it completes the beta stage in May 2008. Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan visited Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Box, England to hear the vision behind the service.SOUNDBITE: Peter Gabriel, Investor, The Filter Jon Hobley, Algorithm Overseer, The Filter More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Web criminals fuel big rise in "trojans"
2008-04-23 17:19:00
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Cyber-criminals are behind a dramatic rise in stealthy programs called "trojans" that infect computers to sell rogue software, send unwanted email or steal personal data, a study has found. In a report released in London, Microsoft said the number of trojans removed from computers around the world in the second half of 2007 rose by 300 percent from the first half. The figure has risen so sharply because more computers are fitted with software that detects malicious programs and because criminals had come to see trojans as their "tool of choice", the report said. "The numbers have simply exploded, it's huge," said Vinny Gullotto, general manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center. "There is a lot of criminal intent there." Trojans can log keystrokes to gather passwords, send spam from private computers or harvest email addresses or personal information for criminal purposes. The most common family of t...
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News : Microsoft links data on phones, PCs in "Live Mesh"
2008-04-23 17:15:00
By Daisuke Wakabayashi SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has begun testing technology that brings together a person's pictures, documents and other data scattered across a growing number of machines with the goal of allowing people to access their information from anywhere and at any time. Microsoft's "Live Mesh" program, which uses the Internet as a data hub, synchronizes files across computers, phones and other devices so a digital picture frame at home could show a picture minutes after it was taken by a cell phone. Initially the program will be limited to 10,000 U.S. testers and computers running its Windows operating system, but Microsoft said it plans to extend Live Mesh over the next few months to mobile phones, computers from Apple Inc and other devices connected to the Internet. The project is the brainchild of Ray Ozzie, who replaced Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as chief software architect, and underscores the company's carefully balanc...
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News : Georgia: Russia shot down our drone
2008-04-22 17:30:00
Ex-Soviet Georgia has accused a Russia n air force jet of shooting down an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance drone over Georgian territory. Georgia's air force supplied to Reuters video footage which it said was recorded and transmitted by the drone's on-board camera before it was shot down. No identification markings are visible on the aircraft that fired the missile. Colonel David Nairashvili, commander of Georgia's air force gave Reuters his assessment of what happened. More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Nokia signs Sony BMG for free music offering
2008-04-22 17:25:00
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will offer free 12-month access to music from artists of Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest label, to buyers of its particular music phones, the world's top cellphone maker said on Tuesday. Last December, Nokia unveiled a similar deal for its "Comes With Music " phones with the top record label Universal. "Comes With Music is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a range of Nokia devices in selected markets," Nokia said in a statement. Nokia gave no financial details. Sony BMG, home to artists including Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion, is jointly owned by Sony Corp and German media group Bertelsmann AG. The new music offering from Nokia -- the first cellphone maker to push heavily into content -- would differ from any other package on the market as users can keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12 months. Such unlimited download models could offer a shot in the arm to the music indu...
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News : Murdoch leaves door open to joint Yahoo bid
2008-04-22 17:22:00
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - News Corp's (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Rupert Murdoch left the door open on Monday to a joint bid with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to buy Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research), a day ahead of Yahoo's quarterly financial report. In response to a reporter's question about his interest in pursuing a bid with Microsoft for Yahoo, he said "Depends on the deal." Murdoch also repeated earlier remarks about not having the financial fire power to top Microsoft's bid. "I certainly can't afford to bid against Microsoft (for Yahoo)," he told attendees at a speech he gave at the Atlantic Council, an international affairs group. The 77-year-old media mogul said Google is gaining influence in the advertising world. "Is Google really going to get control of the advertising world, and should Microsoft be supported in their attempt to try and stop that?" he asked. Yahoo is expected to report its first quarter res...
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News : Sony to delay "Home" online service for PS3 again
2008-04-22 17:19:00
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home " 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3 game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay. Sony last year postponed the launch of the "Home" service, which is aimed at giving users a place to interact with other PS3 users, to early this year from last autumn. As in the "Second Life" virtual world, Home users create online characters or avatars. They can chat with other visitors, play games and customize their own rooms located in the virtual world. Sony, locked in a three-way battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd in the global game industry, said it was delaying the launch to improve product quality, the same reason it cited for the first delay. "We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer," Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said in a statement. "But we have co...
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News : Car design hits senior drive
2008-04-16 17:59:00
Car designers in Japan are using a specialized suit to simulate the bane of old age to add greater accessibility and utility. Nissan designers say the suit and goggles help make decisions about special needs, putting younger staff not only in the minds of the mobility-challenged, but also in their bodies. Dan Sloan reports.More information contact us (WebDesign er): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Pope arrives at the White House
2008-04-16 17:57:00
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greeted Pope Benedict XVI in a ceremony of great pomp and circumstance on the White House South Lawn.More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Consumer groups urge "do not track" registry
2008-04-16 17:53:00
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two consumer groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to create a "do not track list" that would allow computer users to bar advertisers from collecting information about them. The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the FTC to bar collection of health information and other sensitive data by companies that do business on the Internet unless a consumer consents. The call echoed those of other privacy advocates who filed statements with the FTC on Internet companies' use of "behavioral advertising." That is the practice of tracking a computer user's activities online, including Web searches and sites visited, to target advertisements to the individual consumer. In December, the FTC approved Google's purchase of advertising rival DoubleClick over the objections of some privacy groups. At the same time, the agency urged advertisers to let computer users bar advertisers from c...
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News : Def Jam brings 'bling' to mobile
2008-04-15 17:30:00
The hip hop and R 'n' B music label is partnering with Sony Ericsson and Carphone Warehouse in the UK to offer a limited edition handset. The white and gold W910i Walkman handset comes preloaded with content from Def Jam artists including Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo and Ludacris. As Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports, the Def Jam branded phone is just the latest example of how the music industry is looking to the mobile sector for new sources of revenue and artist promotion.More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Motley Crue to release single on Rock Band game
2008-04-15 17:26:00
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a nod to the ascendancy of video games, rock 'n' roll bad boys Motley Crue will become the first group to release a new single through Rock Band , the developer of the wildly popular game said on Monday. "Saints of Los Angeles," the first single from the group's upcoming album, will be available for download for 99 cents on Tuesday via Microsoft Corp's Xbox Live Marketplace and on Thursday via Sony Corp's PlayStation store, said Viacom Inc's MTV Game s. In "Rock Band", gamers play along to songs with controllers shaped like a guitar, drum set, or microphone. The game is sold for about $170 for consoles such as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It competes with the similarly popular "Guitar Hero" series, made by Activision Inc. Their success has underscored the potential of video games as a new source of revenue for a music industry grappling with falling CD sales. "Rock Band" went on sale last November and now has more than 80 tracks ...
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News : Nokia launches new phone with electronic wallet
2008-04-15 17:22:00
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's top cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it would start selling a new handset, the 6212 Classic, with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). NFC allows users to share content by connecting two phones which can receive audio files and other downloads from service providers simultaneously. The phone can also be used for payments. The 6212 Classic, which includes a camera and a music player, is expected to launch in the third quarter for about 200 euros ($316) before subsidies and taxes, Nokia said. (Reporting by Sakari Suoninen; Editing by David Cowell) More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : India, BlackBerry to meet April 21 on security fears
2008-04-15 17:19:00
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The India n government will hold its next meeting with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion next week, a government official said on Tuesday, as the two sides look for a way to meet India's security concerns. India's Ministry of Telecommunications has written to RIM (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research)(RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) asking for servers to be installed in India, which it says would help agencies monitor BlackBerry services. "The next meeting is on April 21. BlackBerry experts are working to reach at a solution which is acceptable to the security agencies," the telecoms ministry spokeswoman told Reuters. "The status quo continues." The government has held a series of meetings with RIM and mobile operators after it emerged security officials were worried that emails sent through BlackBerry devices could not be traced or intercepted. Satchit Gayakwad, RIM's spokesman for India, restated the Canadian company's position that...
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News : Higher antitrust bar for Yahoo-Google
2008-04-14 17:13:00
By Diane Bartz - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) attempt to form an alliance with Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to stave off Microsoft Corp could run into more trouble with antitrust regulators than Microsoft's unwelcome takeover bid. While Yahoo is seeking a business partnership with Google -- unlike the outright merger that Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) wants -- legal experts say any deal between the world's two largest Internet search services will draw heavy scrutiny from U.S. and European competition regulators. "The Justice Department would certainly want to take a serious look at that because it would mean that a firm that would want to take advertisements or to place advertisements (online) would have only one place to go," said Aaron Edlin, who teaches law and economics at the University of California at Berkeley. In recent years, Web search services have taken over from...
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News : Japan Willcom shows off world's 1st Intel Atom phone
2008-04-14 17:06:00
TOKYO (Reuters) - Carlyle-controlled Japan ese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc rolled out the world's first phones featuring Intel Corp's Centrino Atom microprocessors, as it fights for new users in a saturated market. Willcom, which held 4 percent of Japan's mobile market at the end of March, said it aims to grab an annual 50,000 to 100,000 users with its D4 phone, which runs Microsoft Corp's Windows Vista operating system. Dwarfed in a market dominated by mobile phone carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc and KDDI Corp, Willcom has been focusing on high-end, pricey phones with PC-like capabilities targeting corporate users and students. It has so far sold 150,000 to 200,000 such smartphones in three years. Willcom's user base numbered 4.6 million at the end of March. Willcom's newest phone, which comes with a touchpad made by Sharp Corp, goes on market in mid-June priced at 128,600 yen ($1,272). Earlier this month, Intel launched its Centrino Atom chips with int...
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News : Microsoft prefers own Yahoo bid among options
2008-04-14 17:03:00
By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Kenneth Li SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp wants to stick with its original takeover offer for Yahoo Inc, but is not ruling out News Corp joining its bid or other options, a source close to the company said on Friday. Separately, a source familiar with the matter said News Corp continues to talk directly with Yahoo on reaching a deal without Microsoft. The source declined to provide details on what a potential deal structure would look like. The source close to Microsoft said the company's preference all along has been to retain the original deal structure that would involve paying $31 per share in cash and stock to acquire Yahoo. But Microsoft has not ruled out bidding with partners. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp, reported that people close to Microsoft said the software maker plans to pursue Yahoo alone rather than with News Corp, which had held talks with Microsoft on a joint bid for Y...
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News : Reuters Technology Week
2008-04-12 17:42:00
We travel to Latvia, Northern Iraq, and Israel for the latest or not-so-latest in technology. Fred Katayama presents.More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : FCC to look into firms' use of customer data
2008-04-12 17:38:00
By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Staff at the Federal Communications Commission are expected to recommend that it review rules on how phone and cable companies can use customer information as they try to take business from each other, an FCC official said on Friday. The FCC enforcement bureau will recommend that the commission reject a complaint by cable operators charging that Verizon Communications Inc violated the agency's customer privacy rules by using customer information to prevent them from switching their phone service to cable, an agency official said, on condition of anonymity. Beyond that, the enforcement bureau is expected to recommend that the FCC address more broadly the issue of "customer retention activities" by both phone companies and cable operators to make sure the rules apply equally to both, the official said. "It is important that we do everything we can to maximize consumer choice and reduce rates." FCC Chairman Kevin Martin sa...
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News : Microsoft prefers own Yahoo bid among options
2008-04-12 17:33:00
SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp wants to stick with its original takeover offer for Yahoo Inc, but is not ruling out News Corp joining its bid or other options, a source close to the company said on Friday. Separately, a source familiar with the matter said News Corp continues to talk directly with Yahoo on reaching a deal without Microsoft. The source declined to provide details on what a potential deal structure would look like. The source close to Microsoft said the company's preference all along has been to retain the original deal structure that would involve paying $31 per share in cash and stock to acquire Yahoo. But Microsoft has not ruled out bidding with partners. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp, reported that people close to Microsoft said the software maker plans to pursue Yahoo alone rather than with News Corp, which had held talks with Microsoft on a joint bid for Yahoo. The Journal also said Yahoo's b...
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News : The Google guide to global causes
2008-04-11 17:30:00
Google's three-dimensional mapping service is being adapted to help charities raise awareness about issues in remote regions of the world. After working with non-governmental organisations in the U.S. for the past 18 month, Google Earth Outreach launched its programme in the UK. Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports.More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europieles.com/Con tacto.htm
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News : Virtual world offers bands global stage
2008-04-11 17:23:00
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Leo Wolff, a woman who joined the online world of Second Life in 2005, bought a small plot of virtual land with eight other musicians and opened the "Virtual Garage" to showcase and perform their music. Her online character, or avatar, Slim Warrior was the first British musician to perform in the popular virtual world with its own currency and a growing economy. She was also the first to duet online with another artist based as far away as Texas. Wolff, who promotes other Second Life musicians and organizes music festivals within the online world, is part of a growing number of artists who have found a launching pad for careers in the 3-D game. Created by San Francisco-based Linden Labs, Second Life currently has about 13 million members -- or residents as they are known -- and just over 100 musicians performing "live" shows. "The main benefit is being able to reach a wider audience, as well as the ability to reach...
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