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Apple, US lawmakers in offshore tax showdown Fri, May 17, 2013Apple and US lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over taxes -- specifically how to deal with the huge stockpile of cash held by Apple and other multinational More »
- Nintendo will make the money for your YouTube fan videos Fri, May 17, 2013
If you fancy posting a video to YouTube of yourself playing Nintendo games, do it for the adulation only; Nintendo will make the cash from it. More »
- After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence Fri, May 17, 2013
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its More »
- Exergaming 'has health benefits' Fri, May 17, 2013
Video games which are also a form of exercise may improve children's health, according to a report. More »
- MPs challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax Fri, May 17, 2013
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from MPs investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in More »
- Dell profits plunge on PC woes Thu, May 16, 2013
US computer giant Dell said Thursday its quarterly profit plunged 79 percent from a year ago, as a shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line. More »
- White Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 to be released 10 June on Google Play? Thu, May 16, 2013
While it didn't appear at Google I/O, Google has plans to release the ever-elusive white Nexus 4 to Google Play on 10 June, according to Android and Me. We've seen More »
- Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry OS for first time, third in global league … Thu, May 16, 2013
Latest statistics from the International Data Corporation show that Windows Phone has finally overtaken BlackBerry OS as the third-largest mobile phone operating More »
- Gran Turismo 6: PlayStation 3's iconic racer returns in September Thu, May 16, 2013
Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi revealed Gran Turismo 6 at Northampton’s Silverstone race track which will be a new track in the new game. More »
- Android Bluetooth Smart Ready support confirmed, perhaps in time for Android … Thu, May 16, 2013
Google and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group have announced Android will soon include native support for Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart devices. More »
- Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple Thu, May 16, 2013
By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for More »
- Surface Pro UK release date confirmed as 23 May, prices start at £719 Thu, May 16, 2013
Months after its US release, Microsoft Surface Pro finally has an official UK release date. Note 23 May in your calendars because that's when the Windows 8 More »
- Amazon Paid £2.4m Tax on £4.2bn Sales In 2012 Wed, May 15, 2013
Amazon.com's main UK unit paid £2.4m in taxes in 2012 on sales of £4.3bn, newly-published accounts have revealed. More »
- Google to face MPs again over tax Wed, May 15, 2013
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faces another grilling over its tax affairs from a committee of MPs on Thursday who have called the company back after More »
- Microsoft to ditch Xbox Points in time for Xbox 720 Wed, May 15, 2013
The Xbox Points system has been a bone of contention for as long as the virtual currency has been in existence, asking kids and adults alike to keep seemingly More »
- Amazon UK pays $3.7 million tax on $6.5 billion sales Wed, May 15, 2013
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 More »
- BBC iPlayer for Windows Phone 8 launched Wed, May 15, 2013
BBC iPlayer has been released for Windows Phone 8, meaning you'll be able to catch up with Auntie on your Microsoft smartphone. More »
- Analysis - Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud Wed, May 15, 2013
By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, More »
- Windows 'Blue' set to preview June 26 Tue, May 14, 2013
A man navigates with Windows 8 on a Tablet on November 14, 2012 in Paris. The tweaked version of Microsoft's operating system nicknamed Windows Blue will be More »
- Nokia unveils new metal-body Lumia smartphone Tue, May 14, 2013
By Brenda Goh and Ritsuko Ando LONDON/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of More »
- Microsoft unveils free Windows 8.1 update Tue, May 14, 2013
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year More »
- Nvidia targets enthusiasts with hand-held game gadget Tue, May 14, 2013
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Nvidia said it will start shipping a hand-held gaming device in June, a bid to use its appeal with PC game More »
- Xbox 720 unveiling to take place in a big tent, pictures confirm hardware to … Tue, May 14, 2013
A week from today Microsoft will unveil the next Xbox console - the machine we've been affectionately calling the Xbox 720 for months if not years, knowing deep More »
- Klingon language added to Bing translate, Star Trek Into Darkness tie-in Tue, May 14, 2013
To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, Microsoft has partnered with Paramount to add Klingon to the languages available on its Bing translation More »
- Icahn, Southeastern reveal board nominees as Dell seeks more info Tue, May 14, 2013
By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc's special committee asked Carl Icahn for details on his plan to make the computer maker pay dividends and issue More »
- Nintendo wins U.S. appeals court decision over Wii Mon, May 13, 2013
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will More »
- No 10 backs peer's business remarks Sun, May 12, 2013
Claims by a senior adviser to David Cameron that lower wages in a recession help make it a better time to start a business have been defended by Downing Street. More »
- Exclusive - Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group Fri, May 10, 2013
By Sarah McBride and Alina Selyukh SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmentalist Elon Musk has quit a Silicon Valley advocacy group formed by More »
- Icahn, Southeastern mount challenge to Dell buyout Fri, May 10, 2013
By Sam Forgione and Ross Kerber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have mounted an aggressive challenge to Michael Dell's More »
- Icahn revamps Dell offer, calls buyout 'giveaway' Fri, May 10, 2013
The Dell research and development facility on October 19, 2011 in Santa Clara, California. Corporate raider Carl Icahn and other investors made a new offer Friday More »
- Nokia to sell new Lumia phone through Verizon Wireless Fri, May 10, 2013
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will sell a new high-end smartphone through U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless, it said on Friday, aiming to expand its share in the More »
- Lovefilm secures exclusive to Vikings TV series, takes on Netflix at its own … Fri, May 10, 2013
Amazon's Lovefilm has announced that it has secured the exclusive UK and German rights to US TV series Vikings. The MGM show will premiere on Lovefilm Instant More »
- Analysis - A hard day to be a short-seller, one of many this year Thu, May 9, 2013
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three long-time favourites of the short-selling crowd are making those investors eat crow, as Tesla, Barnes & Noble and More »
- Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft report Thu, May 9, 2013
By Phil Wahba and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) - Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc soared 22 percent on Thursday after a report that Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to More »
- Insight - Bangalore on Tagus? Portugal outsourcing gets reforms boost Thu, May 9, 2013
By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - When Nelson Craveiro lost his minimum wage job selling soft drinks last October due to Portugal's raging economic crisis, he More »
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