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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its Glass wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, wh...

New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gamin...

DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu: source

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation. The person acknowledged that other parties were involved, addi...

Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal court ruling

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday. Yahoo announced the decision by the Mexican appellate court o...

Sanyo may cease to exist under Panasonic reorganization: Nikkei

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co may cease to exist under a reorganization by Panasonic Corp that includes global jobs cuts, Nikkei reported on Friday. Panasonic will cut 90 percent of Sanyo's global workforce of about 2,500 in around three years, the daily reported.

Sony to name Chugai Pharma's CEO as chairman: Nikkei

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> plans to appoint Chugai Pharmaceutical Co <4519.T> Chief Executive Osamu Nagayama as chairman, the Nikkei reported. Nagayama's appointment will be finalized on June 20 at a board meeting to be held immediately after a shareholder...

Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked: Kyodo

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been leaked and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported. The leaked information does...

Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Radu Marinas VASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a f...

Foxconn says needs more time to further cut workers' overtime

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Group said on Friday it needs more time to reduce overtime at its China factories after labor monitors appointed by top client Apple Inc said cutting workers' hours by a July 1 target would be a challenge. Apple last year commissioned the Fair Labo...

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers. After costly...