MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists
Saturday, December 27th, 2008ZURICH (Reuters) - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.
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ZURICH (Reuters) - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.
Web sites could get cinema-style ratings: U.K. minister
Saturday, December 27th, 2008LONDON (Reuters) - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.
Digital TV converter coupons in short supply
Friday, December 26th, 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come up empty-handed, a regulator has warned.
Digital TV converter coupons in short supply
Friday, December 26th, 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come up empty-handed, a regulator has warned.
Imagine: Lennon in TV ad 28 years after his death
Friday, December 26th, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Imagine, John Lennon makes a television commercial for charity -- 28 years after his death.
Imagine: Lennon in TV ad 28 years after his death
Friday, December 26th, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Imagine, John Lennon makes a television commercial for charity -- 28 years after his death.
Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday
Friday, December 26th, 2008CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the web will not be priced as low as some anticipated.
Taiwan’s Powerchip submits plan for state aid
Thursday, December 25th, 2008TAIPEI (Reuters) - Powerchip, Taiwan's biggest DRAM memory chip maker, said on Friday it has submitted a proposal to the Taiwan government detailing its plans to work with Japan's Elpida on their Rexchip joint venture.
Nintendo, Dentsu to offer video on Wii
Thursday, December 25th, 2008TOKYO (Reuters) - Dentsu Inc, Japan's largest ad agency, said it would team up with game maker Nintendo Co Ltd to launch a video distribution service on Nintendo's wildly popular Wii console.
RIM sues Motorola for blocking job offers
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008BOSTON (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is suing Motorola Inc, alleging that the mobile phone company improperly blocked the BlackBerry maker from hiring current and laid-off Motorola employees.
Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down.
Vietnam regulator bans subversive blogging
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication, which regulates the Internet in the country, has banned blogs that are subversive or reveal state, security or economic secrets, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Notebooks outship desktops for first time: iSuppli
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Worldwide notebook computer shipments topped those of desktops for the first time ever in the third quarter, research group iSuppli said on Tuesday, calling it a "watershed event" for the industry.
Last-minute gadgets for your hiker, biker or skier
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - For anyone who has put off shopping until the last minute -- or is looking ahead to post-holiday sales -- here's a list of some top gadget gifts for the hiker, biker, skier or runner in your life.
EU’s new digital library operational again
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's first large-scale digital library, Europeana (www.europeana.eu), was online again Tuesday, a month after it crashed after being overwhelmed by readers' interest.