Yahoo gets short end of stick in Alibaba deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc got short-changed -- that's the view of analysts picking apart the complex deal it announced on Friday with Alibaba Group and SoftBank Corp over...

Anonymous says hacked U.S. government cyber supplier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers with the loose-knit group Anonymous said on Friday they had broken into the network of U.S. government contractor Mantech International Corp and...

Americans press Congress on debt via phones, Twitter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took to the phone lines and the Internet on Friday after President Barack Obama urged them again to call lawmakers and weigh in on a war over...

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HTC: Apple lawsuit will not have fundamental impact on company

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Friday the lawsuit against Apple Inc will not have a fundamental impact on the company, adding the company is...

U.S. court will not reconsider Rambus rulings

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will not reconsider rulings that chip designer Rambus Inc was wrong to shred hundreds of boxes of documents relevant in two patent...

Hulu accused of infringing program guide patent

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Rovi Corp sued Hulu, accusing the online video site of infringing patents that cover electronic program guides.

Samsung profit outlook weakens on chips, mobiles strong

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co is relying on the smartphone market to boost group profits after its flat screen unit reported a second quarter of losses and the...

Nintendo product flop crushes shares, outlook crumbles

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo's shocking profit battered its shares as much as 20 percent, underscoring deep challenges for an iconic brand struggling to win back users flocking to...

Nokia slips from 1 to 3 in smartphone sales

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on...

No sexy girls please, China tells online game fair

SHANGHAI (Reuters Life!) - Hemlines are a little longer at this year's annual online gaming fair in Shanghai, as companies take to heart a government directive against "vulgarity,"...

Verizon Wireless to pay $10 billion to parents

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless plans to pay a $10 billion dividend early next year to its parents, Vodafone Group Plc and Verizon Communications .

Ricoh, Vidyo in new videoconferencing deal

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Video technology start-up Vidyo unveiled on Friday a deal to supply its software to Ricoh's new small videoconferencing offering, which it expects to...

Senate panel schedules Google antitrust hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's antitrust panel has scheduled its hearing on Google Inc's use of its considerable market clout for mid-September, the Senate Judiciary Committee...

Microsoft: Tax review may have significant impact

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned on Thursday that a government review of its U.S. tax obligations in past years could significantly affect its financial statements...

U.S. government says Stuxnet could morph into new threat

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. government cyber security experts are warning that the Stuxnet virus could become more menacing, more than a year after it surfaced in an attack believed to...

Motorola product delays, tablet price to hurt third quarter

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Mobility warned that its third-quarter profit would miss expectations due to a long delay of a key smartphone launch and a tablet computer price cut,...

Infineon profits jump on strong car industry demand

HELSINKI (Reuters) - German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and sales on strong demand from automotive and industrial customers.

Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended the worst week in a year as time runs out on Washington to reach agreement before the government loses its ability to borrow money.

Analysis: HR software firms log gains in shifting job scene

BANGALORE (Reuters) - The U.S. job market may be going through choppy times, but it has been a heady ride for companies that make software to help corporations hire, train and...

Sprint results disappoint, shares fall 20 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's shares plunged nearly 20 percent on Thursday as heavy subscriber losses in the second quarter called into question the strategy and...