- Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say 1 hour 36 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their … More »Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process. This week, Amazon.com Inc announced "Kindle Worlds," which offers aspiring writers an opportunity to pen …
- Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles hot Web maps property 1 hour 55 minutes ago
By Sarah McBride and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several … More »Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles hot Web maps property
By Sarah McBride and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several large technology companies, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Google's discussions with Waze, which one of the sources told Reuters …
- King Richard III buried in 'untidy' grave 2 hours 58 minutes ago
New information has surfaced in the odd tale of the British king buried in a car park. King Richard III's remains, which were discovered August under a parking lot in … More »King Richard III buried in 'untidy' grave
New information has surfaced in the odd tale of the British king buried in a car park. King Richard III's remains, which were discovered August under a parking lot in Leicester, England, were laid to rest in a grave researchers are now saying was "badly prepared" and "untidy."
- Video game ‘GRID 2’ gets exclusive pre-order bonus – for almost $200,000 2 hours 26 minutes ago
Racing game fans can get pretty involved in their hobby (you can find setups like this one all over YouTube), but it takes a really dedicated fan to shell out nearly … More »Video game ‘GRID 2’ gets exclusive pre-order bonus – for almost $200,000
- Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake" 2 hours 57 minutes ago
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying … More »Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www.vk.com), Europe's largest homegrown social network …
LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media outlet to have one of its Twitter feeds hacked by anonymous supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, just days after Twitter beefed up security to prevent such attacks. Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that it had started rolling out an optional …
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German business software maker SAP said it was revamping its management to sharpen its focus on cloud computing as demand for the service which saves clients money grows. SAP and rivals such as IBM and Oracle are dashing to meet surging demand for cloud computing, which allows clients to ditch bulky …
By Leila Abboud and Sophie Sassard PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo, according to two people familiar with the matter. Etisalat's bid needs further work, however, and has more legal conditions than Ooredoo's …
(Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service within nTelos's coverage territory serving parts of Virginia, Maryland and a few other states. Dish has been trying to diversify beyond its core pay-TV business that …
- 3D printers give rise to 'desktop manufacturing' 11 hours ago
- Google faces new federal antitrust probe - source 19 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission …
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service. Satellite operator DirecTV and cable operator Time Warner …
- Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case 21 hours ago
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who is set to oversee a trial …
- ITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. If the ITC had found that Microsoft infringed, it could have barred the …
- Pandora reports higher revenue on mobile advertising 21 hours ago
By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said first-quarter revenue grew 58 percent to $128.5 million on the strength of mobile advertising and new subscribers to the online streaming music service. Mobile revenue on a non-GAAP basis nearly doubled in the quarter to $83.9 million. "The mobile cap they put in place …
Tech Slideshows
1 - 4 of 16

Video game ‘GRID 2’ gets exclusive pre-order bonus – for almost $200,000
Racing game fans can get pretty involved in their hobby (you can find setups like this one all over YouTube), but it More »
CA-TECH Summary
Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: sources LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal More »

Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles hot Web maps property
By Sarah McBride and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping More »

U.S. casts doubt on credibility of Iran election
By Arshad Mohammed TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's More »
1 - 4 of 20

Video game ‘GRID 2’ gets exclusive pre-order bonus – for almost $200,000
Racing game fans can get pretty involved in their hobby (you can find setups like this one all over YouTube), but it More »
Follow Yahoo! News

Top Stories on Facebook
Are you on Facebook? Join our page for top stories! More »

Follow us on Twitter!
Get top Yahoo! Canada News headlines in your feed More »


