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All rights reservedTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:09 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:09 -0400Reuterssteven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Disney Animation veterans Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams have been working outside the studio system for three years, but are turning to Kickstarter to get back in with "Art Story," an animated feature that sends a young boy and his grandfather on the adventure of lifetime when they get stuck in famous paintings. ...http://news.yahoo.com/disney-vets-turn-kickstarter-unique-animated-art-story-230910101.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:09:10 -0400Reutersdisney-vets-turn-kickstarter-unique-animated-art-story-230910101By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Geraldo Rivera, who tweeted a nearly naked photo of himself early Sunday morning to the shock and horror of thousands, if not millions, offered an explanation for his actions on his syndicated daily radio show on Monday. To summarize: he was drunk, lonely and into himself. Television personality Eric Bolling and former governor Eliot Spitzer were Rivera's call-in guests, and Bolling quickly set about finding out what happened. "Of all the people that should know better, it should be you," Bolling said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/geraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:07:53 -0400Reutersgeraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When Paramount announced Monday that Amy Powell would run its new TV division, it sent a message to the rest of Hollywood: Embrace digital or die. The move resonates most in the context of another recent promotion - Kevin Tsujihara taking over as the head of Warner Bros. Tsujihara, like Powell, was in charge of a less sexy, less moneyed part of a major media company. In Powell's case, digital and microbduget films; Tsujihara was focused on business development and online content before taking over WB's home entertainment division. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hollywood-studios-message-executives-embrace-digital-die-002947691.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 20:29:47 -0400Reutershollywood-studios-message-executives-embrace-digital-die-002947691By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook has responded to Kirk Cameron's allegations that it was deliberately trying to stop users from accessing the trailer and website for his upcoming film "Unstoppable." Cameron's film was marked as "spam" on both the social networking site and YouTube, thus preventing anyone from posting a link to it or its trailer. After Cameron mobilized his followers to protest, the ban was lifted. Facebook responded today, telling TheWrap in a statement that the ban was a mistake from its automated systems. ...http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:25:30 -0400Reutersfacebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Writers Guild of America is changing the rules for its annual awards, giving new media shows more equal footing with broadcast and cable TV rivals, and adding a new Quiz & Audience Participation writing award. The union made the announcement Monday. "Whether you're watching content on a TV screen, online on a laptop, or with a hand-held device, outstanding writing and great storytelling deserve the same recognition," said WGAW President Christopher Keyser and WGAE President Michael Winship in a statement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/writers-guild-awards-rule-changes-media-due-232410059.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:24:10 -0400Reuterswriters-guild-awards-rule-changes-media-due-232410059By Mary Milliken (Reuters) - Nate Silver, the statistician who earned star status by correctly predicting the 2012 U.S. presidential election in all 50 states, said on Monday he is moving his popular FiveThirtyEight blog to sports media company ESPN from the New York Times. Disney-owned ESPN said it is buying the URL www.fivethirtyeight.com and the trade name for an undisclosed sum. The relaunched site will encompass not only sports, but also politics and elections, economics and weather among other subjects. Content will be shared with ABC News, also owned by Disney. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-statistician-silver-moves-popular-espn-ny-times-214457754.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 17:44:57 -0400Reutersu-statistician-silver-moves-popular-espn-ny-times-214457754<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:20:27 -0400Reutersapples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - In a property market where decent rentals can be in short supply, mobile apps could give apartment hunters an advantage in a competitive search. Lovely, an iPhone app, notifies apartment hunters when a listing is posted that matches their desired neighborhood and price point. It also lets potential renters attach information about their income, credit score and desired move-in date. Blake Pierson, the CEO of the San-Francisco-based company Lovely, said the app gives users a chance to stand out in a competitive rental market. ...http://news.yahoo.com/apps-simplify-apartment-search-help-renters-woo-landlords-200234086.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:02:34 -0400Reutersapps-simplify-apartment-search-help-renters-woo-landlords-200234086<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msScdIy_jYMBKq1T1e_l9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T193720Z_1_CBRE96L1IJH00_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" align="left" title="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" border="0" /></a>By Pamela Eyring WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cellphones are ubiquitous and research shows that although most users think they have good mobile manners, many people report being irritated or annoyed by the use of the phones in public places. Clearly there&#039;s a lack of understanding of what is and isn&#039;t acceptable in terms of cellphone etiquette. Following is a list of do&#039;s and don&#039;ts: - Do respect those who are with you. When you&#039;re engaged face-to-face with others, either in a meeting or a conversation, give them your complete and undivided attention. Avoid texting or taking calls. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:37:20 -0400Reutersmodern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msScdIy_jYMBKq1T1e_l9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T193720Z_1_CBRE96L1IJH00_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" align="left" title="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" border="0" /></a>By Pamela Eyring WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cellphones are ubiquitous and research shows that although most users think they have good mobile manners, many people report being irritated or annoyed by the use of the phones in public places. Clearly there&#039;s a lack of understanding of what is and isn&#039;t acceptable in terms of cellphone etiquette. Following is a list of do&#039;s and don&#039;ts: - Do respect those who are with you. When you&#039;re engaged face-to-face with others, either in a meeting or a conversation, give them your complete and undivided attention. Avoid texting or taking calls. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled in favor of Google, Amazon and J.C. Penney by upholding an earlier court decision that major portions of two patents claimed by Eolas Technologies Inc were invalid. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC upheld without comment a decision by a Texas federal court, which had declared invalid claims in each of the two major patents by Texas-based Eolas. Eolas had said in its 2009 complaint that its patents covered major aspects of the Internet, such as Web pages and interactive content. ...http://news.yahoo.com/patent-company-eolas-loses-patents-sites-appeal-181838432.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 14:18:38 -0400Reuterspatent-company-eolas-loses-patents-sites-appeal-181838432By Sebastian Salek LONDON (Reuters) - FCA said on Monday it will not pursue a second retrial of four former directors of healthcare software company iSoft, dealing a blow in its financial crime-fighting credentials. A judge threw out the case against the four men early in July following errors in the handling of a key piece of evidence. Their first trial ended in a hung jury last August. Former iSoft chairman Patrick Cryne and ex-directors Stephen Graham, Timothy Whiston and John Whelan were accused of conspiring to bury bad news and hoodwink investors between 2003 and 2006. ...http://news.yahoo.com/uk-abandons-case-against-isoft-directors-173732215.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 13:37:32 -0400Reutersuk-abandons-case-against-isoft-directors-173732215<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:36:40 -0400Reutersuks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:40:35 -0400Reutersu-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:25:56 -0400Reutershong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:07:45 -0400Reutersamazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:35:54 -0400Reutersmoscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Oskar Schindler kept a list, and now you can have it ... for $3 million-plus. One of four original copies of Schindler's famous list, which the eponymous Steven Spielberg-directed 1993 movie was based on, has been placed up for auction on eEbay. A German industrialist and member of the Nazi party, Schindler is credited with rescuing some 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. He managed to save them from death in the concentration camps by saying they were necessary for work in his factory. ...http://news.yahoo.com/original-schindlers-list-auction-ebay-3-million-plus-230939774.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:09:39 -0400Reutersoriginal-schindlers-list-auction-ebay-3-million-plus-230939774<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tzLUvd17nDG1vqGPe4G2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T221303Z_4_CBRE96I1LCR00_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" align="left" title="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Members of Microsoft Corp&#039;s board have held talks with ValueAct Capital Management LP in recent days over the activist shareholder&#039;s demands to secure a seat on the company&#039;s board, two sources close to the matter said on Friday. ValueAct, which wants a say in the way the world&#039;s largest software company is adapting to the new world of mobile computing, is seeking to nominate a person from its own organization, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:56:54 -0400Reutersexclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tzLUvd17nDG1vqGPe4G2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T221303Z_4_CBRE96I1LCR00_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" align="left" title="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Members of Microsoft Corp&#039;s board have held talks with ValueAct Capital Management LP in recent days over the activist shareholder&#039;s demands to secure a seat on the company&#039;s board, two sources close to the matter said on Friday. ValueAct, which wants a say in the way the world&#039;s largest software company is adapting to the new world of mobile computing, is seeking to nominate a person from its own organization, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gJaW3nfIvfL51zVGe5HaPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T211148Z_1_CBRE96I1MVU00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-MOTOROLA-MOTOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc&#039;s Motorola division appears set to unveil its much anticipated Moto X phone on August 1 at an event in New York City. Email invitations sent to the media on Friday displayed the Moto X name in bold letters. The invitation depicted several youths holding the Moto X, the first smartphone Motorola has developed since its 2012 acquisition by Google. Motorola, which Google bought for $12.5 billion, has steadily ceded market share to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, with most of its latest phones garnering relatively lukewarm receptions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:22:32 -0400Reutersgoogles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gJaW3nfIvfL51zVGe5HaPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T211148Z_1_CBRE96I1MVU00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-MOTOROLA-MOTOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc&#039;s Motorola division appears set to unveil its much anticipated Moto X phone on August 1 at an event in New York City. Email invitations sent to the media on Friday displayed the Moto X name in bold letters. The invitation depicted several youths holding the Moto X, the first smartphone Motorola has developed since its 2012 acquisition by Google. Motorola, which Google bought for $12.5 billion, has steadily ceded market share to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, with most of its latest phones garnering relatively lukewarm receptions. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kCW32bpMQynYlmtM5m9wpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T194456Z_1_CBRE96I1IVF00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-FCC-ERATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" align="left" title="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" border="0" /></a>By Alina Selyukh (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved on Friday to revamp a subsidy program aimed at bringing faster Internet to schools and libraries, after President Barack Obama&#039;s plea for a swifter transition to the digital era. The FCC voted to propose various changes to how schools apply for and spend funds from the E-Rate program; for instance ensuring that the program would prioritize investments in faster broadband connections over some older technologies it also supports. Obama urged the FCC last month to expand the E-Rate program so that 99 percent of U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:44:56 -0400Reutersu-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kCW32bpMQynYlmtM5m9wpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T194456Z_1_CBRE96I1IVF00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-FCC-ERATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" align="left" title="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" border="0" /></a>By Alina Selyukh (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved on Friday to revamp a subsidy program aimed at bringing faster Internet to schools and libraries, after President Barack Obama&#039;s plea for a swifter transition to the digital era. The FCC voted to propose various changes to how schools apply for and spend funds from the E-Rate program; for instance ensuring that the program would prioritize investments in faster broadband connections over some older technologies it also supports. Obama urged the FCC last month to expand the E-Rate program so that 99 percent of U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NfX_S2t7jvz1_RmBn8Yng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T171704Z_1_CBRE96I1C0L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ILIAD-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" align="left" title="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France&#039;s telecom regulator has cleared Iliad, the country&#039;s second-biggest broadband provider, of intentionally slowing down Google&#039;s video-sharing site YouTube, following a six-month investigation. Prompted by customer complaints about the slowness of streaming video in peak evening hours, the regulator, ARCEP, examined if Iliad was hampering YouTube in a bid to get Google to pay money to help boost capacity on the overloaded network. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:17:04 -0400Reutersfrance-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NfX_S2t7jvz1_RmBn8Yng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T171704Z_1_CBRE96I1C0L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ILIAD-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" align="left" title="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France&#039;s telecom regulator has cleared Iliad, the country&#039;s second-biggest broadband provider, of intentionally slowing down Google&#039;s video-sharing site YouTube, following a six-month investigation. Prompted by customer complaints about the slowness of streaming video in peak evening hours, the regulator, ARCEP, examined if Iliad was hampering YouTube in a bid to get Google to pay money to help boost capacity on the overloaded network. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 21:10:49 -0400Reuterstaiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLepnmztnkfZiR8FJ4nYFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002824Z_3_CBRE96H1NVR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-BUSINESSES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" align="left" title="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" border="0" /></a>By Eric M. Johnson and Alex Dobuzinskis SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page for &quot;blue cheese.&quot; When Web users search that term, high on the list is a link to reviews of the pot strain &quot;blue cheese&quot; on Leafly.com, the medical cannabis website Privateer bought a year and a half ago and which it calls the Yelp of weed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:28:24 -0400Reutersprivate-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLepnmztnkfZiR8FJ4nYFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002824Z_3_CBRE96H1NVR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-BUSINESSES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" align="left" title="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" border="0" /></a>By Eric M. Johnson and Alex Dobuzinskis SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page for &quot;blue cheese.&quot; When Web users search that term, high on the list is a link to reviews of the pot strain &quot;blue cheese&quot; on Leafly.com, the medical cannabis website Privateer bought a year and a half ago and which it calls the Yelp of weed. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ZVHRDS316CpnpJ_VgC5zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222059Z_1_CBRE96H1Q3600_RTROPTP_2_NETFLIX-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" align="left" title="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy recognition for Netflix Inc elevated the stature of programming delivered solely over the Internet, a field that is attracting the biggest names in Silicon Valley and a roster of A-list Hollywood stars. Coming later this year, Amazon.com Inc will release political series &quot;Alpha House&quot; starring John Goodman, one of five original shows watchable only on its Prime Instant Video service. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:20:59 -0400Reutersnetflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ZVHRDS316CpnpJ_VgC5zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222059Z_1_CBRE96H1Q3600_RTROPTP_2_NETFLIX-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" align="left" title="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy recognition for Netflix Inc elevated the stature of programming delivered solely over the Internet, a field that is attracting the biggest names in Silicon Valley and a roster of A-list Hollywood stars. Coming later this year, Amazon.com Inc will release political series &quot;Alpha House&quot; starring John Goodman, one of five original shows watchable only on its Prime Instant Video service. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUh5uAE9HnYglK.HG4eW_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215617Z_2_CBRE96H138M00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" align="left" title="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Anna Driver NEW YORK/ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote on CEO Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion buyout offer, after he won 11th-hour backing from several large investors but still fell short of enough votes to seal the deal. The meeting was called and then adjourned minutes later, after shareholders gathered at Dell&#039;s headquarters in Texas. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:56:17 -0400Reutersdell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUh5uAE9HnYglK.HG4eW_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215617Z_2_CBRE96H138M00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" align="left" title="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Anna Driver NEW YORK/ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote on CEO Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion buyout offer, after he won 11th-hour backing from several large investors but still fell short of enough votes to seal the deal. The meeting was called and then adjourned minutes later, after shareholders gathered at Dell&#039;s headquarters in Texas. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker Funai Corp violates LSI Corp's patented technology, a judge at the International Trade Commission said on Thursday in a preliminary decision. The full commission is due to rule on whether to uphold or overturn the decision in November. (Reporting By Diane Bartz in Washington and Dan Levine in San Francisco)http://news.yahoo.com/u-trade-judge-rules-against-funai-patent-row-214516585.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:45:16 -0400Reutersu-trade-judge-rules-against-funai-patent-row-214516585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/no00EuUSqP8hYj2rZnn2iQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T210002Z_1_CBRE96H1MCH00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-NEWYORKCITY-WIFI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google-backed Machinima has become the latest Internet company to try to launch a TV-like online video network, and has begun talks with Hollywood studios to produce full-length programs or possibly become investors, several sources told Reuters recently. Machinima, which caters mainly to so-called fanboys or 18- to-34-year-old men whose interests often include videogames and comics, wants to raise $80 million to create an online video subscription service, according to two executives with knowledge of the situation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:00:02 -0400Reutersgoogle-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/no00EuUSqP8hYj2rZnn2iQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T210002Z_1_CBRE96H1MCH00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-NEWYORKCITY-WIFI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google-backed Machinima has become the latest Internet company to try to launch a TV-like online video network, and has begun talks with Hollywood studios to produce full-length programs or possibly become investors, several sources told Reuters recently. Machinima, which caters mainly to so-called fanboys or 18- to-34-year-old men whose interests often include videogames and comics, wants to raise $80 million to create an online video subscription service, according to two executives with knowledge of the situation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen said on Thursday he was "stunned and dismayed" that a DNA test showed he was not the father of a woman he considered his daughter for years. Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, and Victoria Brink believed they were father and daughter for the last 3 1/2 years, according to the statement from Cohen. But CNN reported on Thursday that it had obtained DNA from Victoria Brink, Cohen and John Brink, the man who raised her, and tests confirmed John Brink was her father. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tennessee-lawmaker-says-dna-shows-not-father-daughter-184619480.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:46:19 -0400Reuterstennessee-lawmaker-says-dna-shows-not-father-daughter-184619480<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-tata-consultancy-services-profit-rises-u-demand-145517395.html"><img src="http:/

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