Batteries hold key to wearable device revolution 3 hours agoBy Alexei Oreskovic and Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and … More »Batteries hold key to wearable device revolution
By Alexei Oreskovic and Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say. Wearable devices - from bracelets that monitor physical activity and sleeping patterns …
Netflix to run 300 hours of original TV series from DreamWorks Animation in multi-year deal 5 hours agoLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction … More »Netflix to run 300 hours of original TV series from DreamWorks Animation in multi-year deal
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.
Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms 5 hours agoBy Jonathan Stempel and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, … More »Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms
By Jonathan Stempel and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. The lawsuit filed on Monday in Delaware Chancery …
Quebec, Vermont make it easier to charge electric cars with new terminals 6 hours agoMONTREAL - Quebec and Vermont have partnered to help owners of electric vehicles recharge their rides. More »Quebec, Vermont make it easier to charge electric cars with new terminals
MONTREAL - Quebec and Vermont have partnered to help owners of electric vehicles recharge their rides.
Sprint files lawsuit against Dish and Clearwire 7 hours ago(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network Corp and Clearwire Corp to prevent the completion of Dish's offer for Clearwire's shares. The … More »Sprint files lawsuit against Dish and Clearwire
(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network Corp and Clearwire Corp to prevent the completion of Dish's offer for Clearwire's shares. The lawsuit details how Dish has "repeatedly attempted to fool Clearwire's shareholders into believing its proposal was actionable in an effort to acquire Clearwire's …
By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on Monday. Jay Z, 43, announced on Sunday …
By Laura MacInnis and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he was a spy for China. Snowden told an online forum run by …
By Sayantani Ghosh and Lisa Richwine REUTERS - Video streaming service Netflix Inc signed an exclusive multiyear deal for a slate of new TV series from "Shrek" creator DreamWorks Animation , deepening its push into original programming to stand apart from Internet competitors. Netflix shares rose 7 percent and DreamWorks …
REUTERS - Apple received over the last six months between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters, the company said on Monday. Microsoft and Facebook Inc published similar data last week after reaching a deal about …
- Google launching Internet-beaming balloons to bring the Web to remote corners of the earth 10 hours ago
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.
(Reuters) - Video streaming service Netflix Inc is beefing up its original programing menu through a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the maker of movies such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks said the deal, which involves 300 hours of new programing, is a cornerstone of a major initiative …
By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. security expert says he has identified ways to remotely attack high-end surveillance cameras used by industrial plants, prisons, banks and the military, something that potentially would allow hackers to spy on facilities or gain access to sensitive computer networks. Craig Heffner, …
- Google settlement clears way for new Class C stock 12 hours ago
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Google Inc has settled a shareholder class action lawsuit that clears the way for the company to issue a new class of nonvoting stock, giving the company a currency for acquisitions that would not dilute the founders' control. The online search engine leader had planned to issue Class C shares as …
- Verizon eyeing wireless business in Canada: report 13 hours ago
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc is looking to enter Canada's cellular telephone business, potentially fulfilling the government's hopes of having a fourth major wireless company, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday. Verizon could look at taking over a smaller player in Canada, such as Wind Mobile, and participating …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Edward Snowden, the American who leaked details about U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programs, said on Monday he decided to disclose the information after observing "a continuing litany of lies" from senior officials to Congress. "Seeing someone in the position of James Clapper - the Director …
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Obama defends secret data gathering of phone records, Internet traffic to US public
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