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Microsoft to buy ciao.com price comparison firm
LONDON - Microsoft <MSFT.O> has agreed to buy Greenfield Online <SRVY.O>, owner of European price comparison website ciao.com, for about $486 million to boost its Internet search and e-commerce business in Europe. Microsoft, whose $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo <YHOO.O> earlier this year failed after a protracted battle, said on Friday the acquisition should benefit its Live Search platform.
EU blocks WTO investigation into high-tech tariffs
GENEVA - The European Union on Friday blocked a World Trade Organisation investigation of its duties on high-tech imported goods such as satellite boxes, flat-panel computer monitors, and digital scanners and printers. Washington asked for a WTO panel to examine the tariffs Brussels imposes on products the United States believes should get duty-free treatment under the Information Technology Agreement reached in 1996.
HP says wins judgment against Pelikan
NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> said on Thursday a German court has found Pelikan Hardcopy to be in violation of laws on unfair competition. Earlier this month, the court ordered Pelikan, a provider of printing supplies, to stop importing and distributing inkjet cartridges that infringed on HP's patents.
GeoEye signs deal to provide imagery to Google
WASHINGTON - GeoEye Inc <GEOY.O> on Thursday said it will provide imagery from its new $502 million high-resolution GeoEye-1 satellite to Google <GOOG.O> Earth and Google Maps after the spacecraft is launched on September 4. GeoEye spokesman Mark Brender said the Google logo was on the first stage of the Delta II rocket that will launch the new satellite, which will provide the highest resolution commercial color imagery available on the market.
iPhone security flaw exposes private data
NEW YORK - A security flaw in Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way. Popular technology blog Gizmodo and an online forum run by the Mac Rumors site showed that it took only three taps to gain access to locked iPhones, which run the latest 2.02 iPhone software.
Gameworld: Videogaming enters the Third Dimension
SAN JOSE, California - Videogamers, your glasses to transport you into three dimensional space. Visual computing technology company Nvidia <NVDA.O> has unveiled the first mainstream 3D gaming technology at the inaugural NVISION 08 conference in San Jose, which focused on the convergence of technology with Hollywood, games and business.
Web news aggregators rise despite papers woes
SAN FRANCISCO - Local newspapers may be faced with hard times, but the ability to get news on a mobile device is flourishing, with several outlets providing context that helps explain particular stories' places in the larger universe of world events. The need for this becomes more apparent when you consider the thousands of newspapers, broadcasters, wires, and blogs around the globe. Until recently, few sites tried to make it easier for you to negotiate through the thicket.
Trade panel agrees to take up Microsoft case
WASHINGTON - A trade panel has agreed to investigate Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> accusation that Primax Electronics of Taiwan has infringed its patents for peripheral devices like keyboards and mice, the International Trade Commission said on Thursday. The complaint was filed on July 30, 2008.
Dell profits disappoint as tech spending weakens
SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc <DELL.O> posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings on Thursday and said companies around the world are cutting back on technology spending, sending its shares tumbling 10 percent and sparking fears of weakness in the whole tech sector. The world's second-largest computer maker, which had cautioned in May that big U.S. companies had become more conservative with technology spending in the face of a weak economy, said slow demand had spread to Europe and Asia as well as U.S. state and local government and small business.
EU, mobile operators clash over call billing
BRUSSELS - Mobile phone operators may face legislation from the European Commission to crack down on what the EU executive sees as overcharging, but industry said such a step would amount to micro-management. European Union Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding is concerned that some mobile operators are charging by the minute rather than second for calls made while traveling between EU states, her spokesman said.
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