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    • A zoomed illustration image of a man looking at a computer monitor showing the logo of Amazon is seen in Vienna
      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

      A zoomed illustration image of a man looking at a computer monitor showing the logo of Amazon is seen in Vienna

      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 …

    • Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation application, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv
      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

      Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation application, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv

      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."

    • GRID 2: Mono Edition becomes most expensive video game
      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

      GRID 2: Mono Edition becomes most expensive video game

      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 $200,000 for a game pre-order bonus. British game developer … Continue reading →

    • A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte in an office in Moscow May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
      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"

      A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte in an office in Moscow May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

      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 …

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      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 …

    • Customer walks out of an Etisalat shop at the Dubai World Trade Centre

      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 …

    • The sign in the lobby of the corporate headquarters of Dish Network is seen in the Denver suburb of Englewood

      (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 …

    • Digital technologies such as 3D modeling software and 3D printers have grown cheap and accessible enough for ordinary people to make prototypes of objects that could, until recently, only be made by people who owned factories.

      Customizable objects from plastic dollhouse furniture to medical prosthetics can now be designed and printed out by almost anyone at the press of a button, and is going to lead to an 'explosion of new stuff,' predicts author Chris Anderson.

    • Coffee cups with Google logos are seen at the new Google office in Toronto

      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 …

    • Producer Peter Chernin poses at the premiere of his new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood

      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 …

    • The Apple logo hangs inside the glass entrance to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City,

      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 …

    • The Microsoft logo is seen on the wall of the company's branch in Prague

      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 …

    • 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 …