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All rights reservedSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:35:54 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:35:54 -0400Reutersmoscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Oskar Schindler kept a list, and now you can have it ... for $3 million-plus. One of four original copies of Schindler's famous list, which the eponymous Steven Spielberg-directed 1993 movie was based on, has been placed up for auction on eEbay. A German industrialist and member of the Nazi party, Schindler is credited with rescuing some 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. He managed to save them from death in the concentration camps by saying they were necessary for work in his factory. ...http://news.yahoo.com/original-schindlers-list-auction-ebay-3-million-plus-230939774.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:09:39 -0400Reutersoriginal-schindlers-list-auction-ebay-3-million-plus-230939774<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tzLUvd17nDG1vqGPe4G2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T221303Z_4_CBRE96I1LCR00_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" align="left" title="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Members of Microsoft Corp&#039;s board have held talks with ValueAct Capital Management LP in recent days over the activist shareholder&#039;s demands to secure a seat on the company&#039;s board, two sources close to the matter said on Friday. ValueAct, which wants a say in the way the world&#039;s largest software company is adapting to the new world of mobile computing, is seeking to nominate a person from its own organization, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:56:54 -0400Reutersexclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-microsoft-talks-valueact-over-board-seat-sources-203838947.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tzLUvd17nDG1vqGPe4G2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T221303Z_4_CBRE96I1LCR00_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" align="left" title="People visit Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Members of Microsoft Corp&#039;s board have held talks with ValueAct Capital Management LP in recent days over the activist shareholder&#039;s demands to secure a seat on the company&#039;s board, two sources close to the matter said on Friday. ValueAct, which wants a say in the way the world&#039;s largest software company is adapting to the new world of mobile computing, is seeking to nominate a person from its own organization, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gJaW3nfIvfL51zVGe5HaPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T211148Z_1_CBRE96I1MVU00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-MOTOROLA-MOTOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc&#039;s Motorola division appears set to unveil its much anticipated Moto X phone on August 1 at an event in New York City. Email invitations sent to the media on Friday displayed the Moto X name in bold letters. The invitation depicted several youths holding the Moto X, the first smartphone Motorola has developed since its 2012 acquisition by Google. Motorola, which Google bought for $12.5 billion, has steadily ceded market share to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, with most of its latest phones garnering relatively lukewarm receptions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:22:32 -0400Reutersgoogles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-motorola-hold-moto-x-event-august-1-211148536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gJaW3nfIvfL51zVGe5HaPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T211148Z_1_CBRE96I1MVU00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-MOTOROLA-MOTOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc&#039;s Motorola division appears set to unveil its much anticipated Moto X phone on August 1 at an event in New York City. Email invitations sent to the media on Friday displayed the Moto X name in bold letters. The invitation depicted several youths holding the Moto X, the first smartphone Motorola has developed since its 2012 acquisition by Google. Motorola, which Google bought for $12.5 billion, has steadily ceded market share to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, with most of its latest phones garnering relatively lukewarm receptions. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kCW32bpMQynYlmtM5m9wpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T194456Z_1_CBRE96I1IVF00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-FCC-ERATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" align="left" title="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" border="0" /></a>By Alina Selyukh (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved on Friday to revamp a subsidy program aimed at bringing faster Internet to schools and libraries, after President Barack Obama&#039;s plea for a swifter transition to the digital era. The FCC voted to propose various changes to how schools apply for and spend funds from the E-Rate program; for instance ensuring that the program would prioritize investments in faster broadband connections over some older technologies it also supports. Obama urged the FCC last month to expand the E-Rate program so that 99 percent of U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:44:56 -0400Reutersu-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-moves-reform-e-rate-subsidy-internet-194456198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kCW32bpMQynYlmtM5m9wpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T194456Z_1_CBRE96I1IVF00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-FCC-ERATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" align="left" title="Obama uses a magnifying glass to play a game with children in a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights early childhood learning center in Decatur" border="0" /></a>By Alina Selyukh (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved on Friday to revamp a subsidy program aimed at bringing faster Internet to schools and libraries, after President Barack Obama&#039;s plea for a swifter transition to the digital era. The FCC voted to propose various changes to how schools apply for and spend funds from the E-Rate program; for instance ensuring that the program would prioritize investments in faster broadband connections over some older technologies it also supports. Obama urged the FCC last month to expand the E-Rate program so that 99 percent of U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NfX_S2t7jvz1_RmBn8Yng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T171704Z_1_CBRE96I1C0L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ILIAD-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" align="left" title="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France&#039;s telecom regulator has cleared Iliad, the country&#039;s second-biggest broadband provider, of intentionally slowing down Google&#039;s video-sharing site YouTube, following a six-month investigation. Prompted by customer complaints about the slowness of streaming video in peak evening hours, the regulator, ARCEP, examined if Iliad was hampering YouTube in a bid to get Google to pay money to help boost capacity on the overloaded network. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:17:04 -0400Reutersfrance-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/france-clears-iliad-intentionally-slowing-down-youtube-171704643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NfX_S2t7jvz1_RmBn8Yng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T171704Z_1_CBRE96I1C0L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ILIAD-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" align="left" title="A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France&#039;s telecom regulator has cleared Iliad, the country&#039;s second-biggest broadband provider, of intentionally slowing down Google&#039;s video-sharing site YouTube, following a six-month investigation. Prompted by customer complaints about the slowness of streaming video in peak evening hours, the regulator, ARCEP, examined if Iliad was hampering YouTube in a bid to get Google to pay money to help boost capacity on the overloaded network. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 21:10:49 -0400Reuterstaiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLepnmztnkfZiR8FJ4nYFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002824Z_3_CBRE96H1NVR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-BUSINESSES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" align="left" title="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" border="0" /></a>By Eric M. Johnson and Alex Dobuzinskis SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page for &quot;blue cheese.&quot; When Web users search that term, high on the list is a link to reviews of the pot strain &quot;blue cheese&quot; on Leafly.com, the medical cannabis website Privateer bought a year and a half ago and which it calls the Yelp of weed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:28:24 -0400Reutersprivate-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-firm-bets-marijuana-wall-street-wary-002824556.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLepnmztnkfZiR8FJ4nYFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002824Z_3_CBRE96H1NVR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-BUSINESSES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" align="left" title="Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, poses for a portrait for Reuters in Seattle" border="0" /></a>By Eric M. Johnson and Alex Dobuzinskis SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page for &quot;blue cheese.&quot; When Web users search that term, high on the list is a link to reviews of the pot strain &quot;blue cheese&quot; on Leafly.com, the medical cannabis website Privateer bought a year and a half ago and which it calls the Yelp of weed. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ZVHRDS316CpnpJ_VgC5zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222059Z_1_CBRE96H1Q3600_RTROPTP_2_NETFLIX-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" align="left" title="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy recognition for Netflix Inc elevated the stature of programming delivered solely over the Internet, a field that is attracting the biggest names in Silicon Valley and a roster of A-list Hollywood stars. Coming later this year, Amazon.com Inc will release political series &quot;Alpha House&quot; starring John Goodman, one of five original shows watchable only on its Prime Instant Video service. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:20:59 -0400Reutersnetflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netflixs-emmy-spotlight-lifts-status-online-shows-222059471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ZVHRDS316CpnpJ_VgC5zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222059Z_1_CBRE96H1Q3600_RTROPTP_2_NETFLIX-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" align="left" title="A Netflix App icon is shown on an ipad in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy recognition for Netflix Inc elevated the stature of programming delivered solely over the Internet, a field that is attracting the biggest names in Silicon Valley and a roster of A-list Hollywood stars. Coming later this year, Amazon.com Inc will release political series &quot;Alpha House&quot; starring John Goodman, one of five original shows watchable only on its Prime Instant Video service. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUh5uAE9HnYglK.HG4eW_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215617Z_2_CBRE96H138M00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" align="left" title="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Anna Driver NEW YORK/ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote on CEO Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion buyout offer, after he won 11th-hour backing from several large investors but still fell short of enough votes to seal the deal. The meeting was called and then adjourned minutes later, after shareholders gathered at Dell&#039;s headquarters in Texas. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:56:17 -0400Reutersdell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-secures-crucial-backers-eve-vote-source-125545916.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUh5uAE9HnYglK.HG4eW_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215617Z_2_CBRE96H138M00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" align="left" title="Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Nadia Damouni and Anna Driver NEW YORK/ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote on CEO Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion buyout offer, after he won 11th-hour backing from several large investors but still fell short of enough votes to seal the deal. The meeting was called and then adjourned minutes later, after shareholders gathered at Dell&#039;s headquarters in Texas. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker Funai Corp violates LSI Corp's patented technology, a judge at the International Trade Commission said on Thursday in a preliminary decision. The full commission is due to rule on whether to uphold or overturn the decision in November. (Reporting By Diane Bartz in Washington and Dan Levine in San Francisco)http://news.yahoo.com/u-trade-judge-rules-against-funai-patent-row-214516585.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:45:16 -0400Reutersu-trade-judge-rules-against-funai-patent-row-214516585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/no00EuUSqP8hYj2rZnn2iQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T210002Z_1_CBRE96H1MCH00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-NEWYORKCITY-WIFI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google-backed Machinima has become the latest Internet company to try to launch a TV-like online video network, and has begun talks with Hollywood studios to produce full-length programs or possibly become investors, several sources told Reuters recently. Machinima, which caters mainly to so-called fanboys or 18- to-34-year-old men whose interests often include videogames and comics, wants to raise $80 million to create an online video subscription service, according to two executives with knowledge of the situation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:00:02 -0400Reutersgoogle-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-backed-machinima-plans-online-tv-210002681.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/no00EuUSqP8hYj2rZnn2iQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T210002Z_1_CBRE96H1MCH00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-NEWYORKCITY-WIFI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google-backed Machinima has become the latest Internet company to try to launch a TV-like online video network, and has begun talks with Hollywood studios to produce full-length programs or possibly become investors, several sources told Reuters recently. Machinima, which caters mainly to so-called fanboys or 18- to-34-year-old men whose interests often include videogames and comics, wants to raise $80 million to create an online video subscription service, according to two executives with knowledge of the situation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen said on Thursday he was "stunned and dismayed" that a DNA test showed he was not the father of a woman he considered his daughter for years. Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, and Victoria Brink believed they were father and daughter for the last 3 1/2 years, according to the statement from Cohen. But CNN reported on Thursday that it had obtained DNA from Victoria Brink, Cohen and John Brink, the man who raised her, and tests confirmed John Brink was her father. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tennessee-lawmaker-says-dna-shows-not-father-daughter-184619480.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:46:19 -0400Reuterstennessee-lawmaker-says-dna-shows-not-father-daughter-184619480<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-tata-consultancy-services-profit-rises-u-demand-145517395.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpRDpDawd0gGFfmP546MNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T145517Z_1_CBRE96H15GC00_RTROPTP_2_TCS-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="TCS Chief Executive N. Chandrasekaran speaks during a news conference in Mumbai" align="left" title="TCS Chief Executive N. Chandrasekaran speaks during a news conference in Mumbai" border="0" /></a>By Harichandan Arakali and Aradhana Aravindan BANGALORE/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Consultancy Services, India&#039;s largest software services exporter, posted a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit and maintained an upbeat outlook, fuelled by demand from the United States. TCS&#039;s results, driven by its highest sales volume growth in seven quarters, reinforce expectations that Indian IT vendors will be helped by the strongest demand from U.S. businesses since the end of the 2008-9 financial crisis. The United States is the biggest market for India&#039;s $108 billion IT sector. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indias-tata-consultancy-services-profit-rises-u-demand-145517395.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:55:17 -0400Reutersindias-tata-consultancy-services-profit-rises-u-demand-145517395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-tata-consultancy-services-profit-rises-u-demand-145517395.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpRDpDawd0gGFfmP546MNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T145517Z_1_CBRE96H15GC00_RTROPTP_2_TCS-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="TCS Chief Executive N. Chandrasekaran speaks during a news conference in Mumbai" align="left" title="TCS Chief Executive N. Chandrasekaran speaks during a news conference in Mumbai" border="0" /></a>By Harichandan Arakali and Aradhana Aravindan BANGALORE/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Consultancy Services, India&#039;s largest software services exporter, posted a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit and maintained an upbeat outlook, fuelled by demand from the United States. TCS&#039;s results, driven by its highest sales volume growth in seven quarters, reinforce expectations that Indian IT vendors will be helped by the strongest demand from U.S. businesses since the end of the 2008-9 financial crisis. The United States is the biggest market for India&#039;s $108 billion IT sector. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dells-buyout-approaches-critical-vote-deadline-now-233850972.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/is9VHTd63p37nA_A0T.3Hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T233850Z_1_CBRE96G1TOZ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Files photograph of a Dell laptop computer in New York" align="left" title="Files photograph of a Dell laptop computer in New York" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc shareholders face a critical decision - whether or not to approve founder Michael Dell&#039;s proposal to take the personal computer maker private at $13.65 a share. The special shareholders&#039; vote is now too close to call, with activist investor Carl Icahn and major shareholder Southeastern Asset Management repeatedly arguing that the offer undervalues the company and its growth prospects. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dells-buyout-approaches-critical-vote-deadline-now-233850972.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:38:50 -0400Reutersdells-buyout-approaches-critical-vote-deadline-now-233850972<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dells-buyout-approaches-critical-vote-deadline-now-233850972.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/is9VHTd63p37nA_A0T.3Hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T233850Z_1_CBRE96G1TOZ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-DELL-BUYOUT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Files photograph of a Dell laptop computer in New York" align="left" title="Files photograph of a Dell laptop computer in New York" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc shareholders face a critical decision - whether or not to approve founder Michael Dell&#039;s proposal to take the personal computer maker private at $13.65 a share. The special shareholders&#039; vote is now too close to call, with activist investor Carl Icahn and major shareholder Southeastern Asset Management repeatedly arguing that the offer undervalues the company and its growth prospects. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230412947.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tBmRa8V8yQM71rgBAKTdrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230412Z_1_CBRE96G1S3600_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The number of users accessing Facebook via their mobile phones in June jumped around 20 percent in the United States and Britain, the social network said, touting its appeal for brands trying to reach consumers during the summer months. Created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, the world&#039;s largest social network has moved to reposition its business for a world in which consumers&#039; primarily access the Internet via small-screened smartphones rather than computers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230412947.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:04:12 -0400Reutersfacebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230412947<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230412947.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tBmRa8V8yQM71rgBAKTdrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230412Z_1_CBRE96G1S3600_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The number of users accessing Facebook via their mobile phones in June jumped around 20 percent in the United States and Britain, the social network said, touting its appeal for brands trying to reach consumers during the summer months. Created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, the world&#039;s largest social network has moved to reposition its business for a world in which consumers&#039; primarily access the Internet via small-screened smartphones rather than computers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Lucas Shaw LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comic-Con attendees who use Foursquare to check-in at the San Diego Convention Center or surrounding locations will be eligible to win free tickets to see "The To Do List," CBS Films' upcoming comedy starring Aubrey Plaza. More than 125,000 people a year attend Comic-Con, and any of those fanboys and girls who check in on Foursquare can win a tickets at their local Regal, United Artists or Edwards Theaters. The promotion began Wednesday and extends through July 21. ...http://news.yahoo.com/comic-con-2013-cbs-films-regal-offer-free-223501047.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:35:01 -0400Reuterscomic-con-2013-cbs-films-regal-offer-free-223501047<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-made-progress-tech-trade-talks-impossible-u-172630549.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uiaHKzm0sSwrZ46ZqFOAvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T203303Z_3_CBRE96G1EE300_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA-TRADE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama announces Michael Froman as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama announces Michael Froman as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blamed China on Wednesday for a breakdown in trade talks aimed at eliminating tariffs on a new generation of technology products and everyday consumer electronics like speakers and flat-panel displays. &quot;The United States is extremely disappointed that it became necessary today to suspend negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA),&quot; U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-made-progress-tech-trade-talks-impossible-u-172630549.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:23:50 -0400Reuterschina-made-progress-tech-trade-talks-impossible-u-172630549<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-made-progress-tech-trade-talks-impossible-u-172630549.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uiaHKzm0sSwrZ46ZqFOAvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T203303Z_3_CBRE96G1EE300_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA-TRADE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama announces Michael Froman as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama announces Michael Froman as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blamed China on Wednesday for a breakdown in trade talks aimed at eliminating tariffs on a new generation of technology products and everyday consumer electronics like speakers and flat-panel displays. &quot;The United States is extremely disappointed that it became necessary today to suspend negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA),&quot; U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - A Canadian faces the rare charge of corrupting morals after allegedly posting a grisly snuff video on a website that specializes in graphic, violent, racist videos, police in Edmonton, Alberta, said on Wednesday. Staff Sergeant Bill Clark told a televised news conference that Mark Marek, 38, had cooperated with police after they tracked him down after a year-long investigation into how the video, allegedly from accused murderer Luka Magnotta, reached the www.bestgore.com website. Police say the website was being operated from Edmonton at the time the video was posted. ...http://news.yahoo.com/canada-police-charge-website-owner-alleged-posted-murder-214119778.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:41:19 -0400Reuterscanada-police-charge-website-owner-alleged-posted-murder-214119778<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183304226.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hb8.x09w9hMPPwIli1MOsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T205033Z_2_CBRE96G1FJI00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-RUSSIA-IPHONE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer looks at a display of handsets for sale inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg" align="left" title="A customer looks at a display of handsets for sale inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vimpelcom, one of Russia&#039;s top mobile operators, will no longer sell Apple Inc&#039;s iPhone, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, after similar moves by other mobile companies in Russia. Vimpelcom ended negotiations with Apple over iPhone sales this month as the U.S. company would not soften its contract terms, the paper said, citing a person close to the operator. The Financial Times also reported that Russian operators MTS and Megafon have halted iPhone sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183304226.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:50:33 -0400Reutersrussian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183304226<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183304226.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hb8.x09w9hMPPwIli1MOsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T205033Z_2_CBRE96G1FJI00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-RUSSIA-IPHONE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer looks at a display of handsets for sale inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg" align="left" title="A customer looks at a display of handsets for sale inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vimpelcom, one of Russia&#039;s top mobile operators, will no longer sell Apple Inc&#039;s iPhone, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, after similar moves by other mobile companies in Russia. Vimpelcom ended negotiations with Apple over iPhone sales this month as the U.S. company would not soften its contract terms, the paper said, citing a person close to the operator. The Financial Times also reported that Russian operators MTS and Megafon have halted iPhone sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110218121.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q_COYuiuDxaGLLjYuZFF3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T110218Z_3_CBRE96F1F8H00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" align="left" title="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics company NEC Corp&#039;s talks with Lenovo Group Ltd over a mobile phone venture have stalled due to disagreements over majority ownership and patents, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Nikkei business newspaper reported that NEC planned to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a mobile phone deal with Lenovo, already a partner in the personal computer business, failed to materialize. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110218121.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:02:18 -0400Reutersnec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110218121<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110218121.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q_COYuiuDxaGLLjYuZFF3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T110218Z_3_CBRE96F1F8H00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" align="left" title="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics company NEC Corp&#039;s talks with Lenovo Group Ltd over a mobile phone venture have stalled due to disagreements over majority ownership and patents, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Nikkei business newspaper reported that NEC planned to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a mobile phone deal with Lenovo, already a partner in the personal computer business, failed to materialize. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" album just racked up the biggest first week for an album in U.S. Spotify history. The album had over 14 million streams in the U.S., topping recent new releases from Mumford & Sons, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West, among others. By comparison, Daft Punk had 9.5 million streams, Mumford & Sons had 8 million. "Magna Carta Holy Grail" also had the biggest single day for an album in U.S. Spotify history. ...http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-smashes-spotify-001545189.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 20:15:45 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-smashes-spotify-001545189<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLtspVdMIGaL8Qd.Q30lVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T215934Z_1_CBRE96F1P3G00_RTROPTP_2_NASDAQ-ACQUISITION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" align="left" title="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" border="0" /></a>By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around half of the world&#039;s securities exchanges were the target of cyber-attacks last year, according to a paper based on a survey of 46 exchanges released on Tuesday. The prevalence of attacks along with the interconnected nature of the markets creates the potential for widespread impact, said the joint staff working paper by the International Organization of Securities Commissions&#039; (IOSCO) research department and the World Federation of Exchanges Office. &quot;There could be systemic impacts ... ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:59:34 -0400Reuterscyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLtspVdMIGaL8Qd.Q30lVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T215934Z_1_CBRE96F1P3G00_RTROPTP_2_NASDAQ-ACQUISITION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" align="left" title="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" border="0" /></a>By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around half of the world&#039;s securities exchanges were the target of cyber-attacks last year, according to a paper based on a survey of 46 exchanges released on Tuesday. The prevalence of attacks along with the interconnected nature of the markets creates the potential for widespread impact, said the joint staff working paper by the International Organization of Securities Commissions&#039; (IOSCO) research department and the World Federation of Exchanges Office. &quot;There could be systemic impacts ... ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-vote-delay-not-lead-higher-offer-214726613.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rRAf9VSfd2pB7qEY5.Z9ZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T214726Z_1_CBRE96F1OKO00_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dell Inc Chief Executive Michael Dell and his private equity partner Silver Lake would decline to raise their $24.4 billion bid for the world&#039;s No. 3 PC maker even if a vote on their offer is delayed, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Dell may decide to delay a shareholder vote scheduled for Thursday, July 18, on the offer as the company&#039;s special board committee now sees the outcome as too close to call, a person familiar with the matter said earlier on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-vote-delay-not-lead-higher-offer-214726613.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:47:26 -0400Reutersdell-buyout-vote-delay-not-lead-higher-offer-214726613<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-vote-delay-not-lead-higher-offer-214726613.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rRAf9VSfd2pB7qEY5.Z9ZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T214726Z_1_CBRE96F1OKO00_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dell Inc Chief Executive Michael Dell and his private equity partner Silver Lake would decline to raise their $24.4 billion bid for the world&#039;s No. 3 PC maker even if a vote on their offer is delayed, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Dell may decide to delay a shareholder vote scheduled for Thursday, July 18, on the offer as the company&#039;s special board committee now sees the outcome as too close to call, a person familiar with the matter said earlier on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. industry group accused China on Tuesday of jeopardizing international negotiations to eliminate tariffs on close to 260 technology products by asking to exclude more than 100 of the products from the proposed deal to protect domestic manufacturers. China is one of 20 World Trade Organization members, along with the United States and the 27-nation European Union, that has been negotiating for months to expand the 1996 Information Technology Agreement (ITA). ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-groups-china-jeopardizing-technology-trade-pact-201032023.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:11:12 -0400Reutersu-groups-china-jeopardizing-technology-trade-pact-201032023<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apps-heavy-lifting-during-job-search-183843990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2MmtEpx7fuPCjjsV_Jo1tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T185603Z_2_CBRE96F1FSX00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APP-JOBS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Passerby photographs Apple store logo with his Samsung Galaxy phone in central Sydney" align="left" title="Passerby photographs Apple store logo with his Samsung Galaxy phone in central Sydney" border="0" /></a>By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Finding a job is not easy but a range of smartphone and web apps are designed to customize employment searches and even provide information on the competition. Free apps such as SimplyHired, Indeed, and Monster, for iPhone and Android devices, provide job opportunities through a keyword search, and web-based apps, including TwitJobSearch and TweetMyJobs, will scour Twitter for opportunities and send job alerts through the social network. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apps-heavy-lifting-during-job-search-183843990.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:56:03 -0400Reutersapps-heavy-lifting-during-job-search-183843990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apps-heavy-lifting-during-job-search-183843990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2MmtEpx7fuPCjjsV_Jo1tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T185603Z_2_CBRE96F1FSX00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APP-JOBS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Passerby photographs Apple store logo with his Samsung Galaxy phone in central Sydney" align="left" title="Passerby photographs Apple store logo with his Samsung Galaxy phone in central Sydney" border="0" /></a>By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Finding a job is not easy but a range of smartphone and web apps are designed to customize employment searches and even provide information on the competition. Free apps such as SimplyHired, Indeed, and Monster, for iPhone and Android devices, provide job opportunities through a keyword search, and web-based apps, including TwitJobSearch and TweetMyJobs, will scour Twitter for opportunities and send job alerts through the social network. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nec-exit-smartphone-business-failed-deal-lenovo-nikkei-182531512.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v1AXZabK0kSoXRbM.zLCFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T182811Z_2_CBRE96F1F8H00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-NEC-SMARTPHONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" align="left" title="A logo of NEC Corp. is seen at Wireless Japan 2012 in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Japan&#039;s NEC Corp plans to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a deal with Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd failed to materialize, the Nikkei reported. The two companies have a partnership in the personal computers business and NEC was in talks with Lenovo for a deal for its smartphones operations

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