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All rights reservedWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:38:50 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<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 since late 2012, the Japanese daily reported. The Japanese electronics company had offered Lenovo a majority stake in NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd, its subsidiary that makes smartphones. Casio Computer Co and Hitachi Ltd are among NEC Casio&#039;s current investors. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nec-exit-smartphone-business-failed-deal-lenovo-nikkei-182531512.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:28:11 -0400Reutersnec-exit-smartphone-business-failed-deal-lenovo-nikkei-182531512<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 since late 2012, the Japanese daily reported. The Japanese electronics company had offered Lenovo a majority stake in NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd, its subsidiary that makes smartphones. Casio Computer Co and Hitachi Ltd are among NEC Casio&#039;s current investors. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-punk-band-lambasts-putin-russias-oil-industry-142512994.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cjrsUuo2ydiKao1X._.Kkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T164115Z_1_CBRE96F1ACV00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUSSYRIOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Pussy Riot punk band pours what appears to be oil over a portrait of Sechin in this undated Russy Riot Group handout photograph obtained by Reuters" align="left" title="A member of the Pussy Riot punk band pours what appears to be oil over a portrait of Sechin in this undated Russy Riot Group handout photograph obtained by Reuters" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four members of Pussy Riot danced on an oil pipeline in garish masks, tights and short dresses in a new video released on Tuesday, comparing President Vladimir Putin to an &quot;ayatollah in Iran&quot; and attacking his allies in Russia&#039;s rich energy sector. In their first performance in almost a year, posted on Youtube at http://youtu.be/qOM_3QH3bBw, the feminist punk protest collective also accused Putin of being homophobic after passage of what is widely seen as anti-gay legislation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-punk-band-lambasts-putin-russias-oil-industry-142512994.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:07:56 -0400Reutersrussia-punk-band-lambasts-putin-russias-oil-industry-142512994<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-punk-band-lambasts-putin-russias-oil-industry-142512994.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cjrsUuo2ydiKao1X._.Kkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T164115Z_1_CBRE96F1ACV00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUSSYRIOT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Pussy Riot punk band pours what appears to be oil over a portrait of Sechin in this undated Russy Riot Group handout photograph obtained by Reuters" align="left" title="A member of the Pussy Riot punk band pours what appears to be oil over a portrait of Sechin in this undated Russy Riot Group handout photograph obtained by Reuters" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four members of Pussy Riot danced on an oil pipeline in garish masks, tights and short dresses in a new video released on Tuesday, comparing President Vladimir Putin to an &quot;ayatollah in Iran&quot; and attacking his allies in Russia&#039;s rich energy sector. In their first performance in almost a year, posted on Youtube at http://youtu.be/qOM_3QH3bBw, the feminist punk protest collective also accused Putin of being homophobic after passage of what is widely seen as anti-gay legislation. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/urstDugMxn9wdS1jLx0xpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T133215Z_1_CBRE96F11LT00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" align="left" title="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea accused North Korea on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on the websites of its presidential office and other government agencies, saying it had identified signature malicious computer codes and an internet address. The cyber attacks took place last month, on the anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War which left the peninsula divided between the rival countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 09:32:15 -0400Reuterssouth-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/urstDugMxn9wdS1jLx0xpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T133215Z_1_CBRE96F11LT00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" align="left" title="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea accused North Korea on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on the websites of its presidential office and other government agencies, saying it had identified signature malicious computer codes and an internet address. The cyber attacks took place last month, on the anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War which left the peninsula divided between the rival countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Victoria Bryan FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Rocket Internet, the venture capital company behind online brands such as retailer Zalando, says investors' growing interest in internet businesses could help it more than triple its portfolio over the next five years. Rocket, backed by Swedish investor AB Kinnevik, was founded in 2007 by the Samwer brothers Oliver, Marc and Alexander, who had an early success with mobile phone content provider Jamba whose offerings included the Crazy Frog ringtone. Rocket's strategy is to take successful e-commerce models and then replicate them around the world. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-internet-founder-aims-triple-portfolio-5-years-115150149.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 07:51:50 -0400Reutersrocket-internet-founder-aims-triple-portfolio-5-years-115150149<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baidu-plans-buy-stake-netdragon-unit-1-billion-005745828.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0RXYJAfoGwEmNYhFUPfa4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T031932Z_3_CBRE96F02P800_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The company logo of Baidu can be seen on its headquarters located in Beijing" align="left" title="The company logo of Baidu can be seen on its headquarters located in Beijing" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China&#039;s top search engine, plans to acquire app store 91 Wireless for $1.9 billion to strengthen its foothold in the country&#039;s highly competitive mobile computing sector. Baidu will buy a 57.4 percent stake in 91 Wireless, one of China&#039;s earliest appstores, from NetDragon Websoft Inc for $1.09 billion, and the remainder from other shareholders, both companies said on Tuesday. &quot;It&#039;s good for Baidu because if you look at mobile, currently apps are more popular than mobile sites because Internet download speeds are slow. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/baidu-plans-buy-stake-netdragon-unit-1-billion-005745828.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 00:32:16 -0400Reutersbaidu-plans-buy-stake-netdragon-unit-1-billion-005745828<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baidu-plans-buy-stake-netdragon-unit-1-billion-005745828.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0RXYJAfoGwEmNYhFUPfa4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T031932Z_3_CBRE96F02P800_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The company logo of Baidu can be seen on its headquarters located in Beijing" align="left" title="The company logo of Baidu can be seen on its headquarters located in Beijing" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China&#039;s top search engine, plans to acquire app store 91 Wireless for $1.9 billion to strengthen its foothold in the country&#039;s highly competitive mobile computing sector. Baidu will buy a 57.4 percent stake in 91 Wireless, one of China&#039;s earliest appstores, from NetDragon Websoft Inc for $1.09 billion, and the remainder from other shareholders, both companies said on Tuesday. &quot;It&#039;s good for Baidu because if you look at mobile, currently apps are more popular than mobile sites because Internet download speeds are slow. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Sonar Entertainment has launched "Minis + Movies," a new paid YouTube channel featuring miniseries and TV movies, the company said Monday. "Lonesome Dove," starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall, "Tin Man," starring Zooey Deschanel" and "True Women," starring Angelina Jolie, are among the initial titles available to subscribers. Additional titles will become available each month. Subscribers can fork over either $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year for the channel, the latest pay channel on the world's largest video platform. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sonar-entertainment-brings-tommy-lee-jones-angelina-jolie-000052823.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:00:52 -0400Reuterssonar-entertainment-brings-tommy-lee-jones-angelina-jolie-000052823<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-beyonce-voice-objections-george-zimmerman-verdict-230756472.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BtXWVmfHvTfZemoMVtr0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T230756Z_1_CBRE96E1S9R00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-ZIMMERMAN-CELEBREACTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman is greeted by defense counsel Don West at the start of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford" align="left" title="George Zimmerman is greeted by defense counsel Don West at the start of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in paragraph 4) By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rihanna and Beyonce expressed their outrage and shock about George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal this weekend in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Beyonce called for a moment of silence during a concert appearance in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, before singing a chorus of &quot;I Will Always Love You&quot; as a tribute to the slain young man, according to a report in the Associated Press. Rihanna voiced her objections to the jury&#039;s decision on Instagram. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-beyonce-voice-objections-george-zimmerman-verdict-230756472.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:07:56 -0400Reutersrihanna-beyonce-voice-objections-george-zimmerman-verdict-230756472<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-beyonce-voice-objections-george-zimmerman-verdict-230756472.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BtXWVmfHvTfZemoMVtr0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T230756Z_1_CBRE96E1S9R00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-ZIMMERMAN-CELEBREACTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman is greeted by defense counsel Don West at the start of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford" align="left" title="George Zimmerman is greeted by defense counsel Don West at the start of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in paragraph 4) By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rihanna and Beyonce expressed their outrage and shock about George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal this weekend in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Beyonce called for a moment of silence during a concert appearance in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, before singing a chorus of &quot;I Will Always Love You&quot; as a tribute to the slain young man, according to a report in the Associated Press. Rihanna voiced her objections to the jury&#039;s decision on Instagram. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sharknado-gives-massive-online-boost-syfy-tara-reid-230235433.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3B51JIslpHMJMjuYU.kFfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T230235Z_1_CBRE96E1S0N00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-SOCIALMEDIA-SHARKNADO-SYFY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ian Ziering poses at the &quot;Us&#039; Hot Hollywood 2007&quot; party in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Ian Ziering poses at the &quot;Us&#039; Hot Hollywood 2007&quot; party in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Syfy original movie &quot;Sharknado&quot; became a social media sensation this past week with its premiere on Thursday. And perhaps not surprisingly, it also considerably upped the online profiles of the network that aired it and the actors who starred in it According to content marketing and insights company Kontera, consumption of content items - videos, social posts, etc - revolving around Syfy grew 220.49 percent from July 10, the day before the &quot;Sharknado&quot; premiere, and July 11, when the movie aired. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sharknado-gives-massive-online-boost-syfy-tara-reid-230235433.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:02:35 -0400Reuterssharknado-gives-massive-online-boost-syfy-tara-reid-230235433<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sharknado-gives-massive-online-boost-syfy-tara-reid-230235433.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3B51JIslpHMJMjuYU.kFfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T230235Z_1_CBRE96E1S0N00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-SOCIALMEDIA-SHARKNADO-SYFY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ian Ziering poses at the &quot;Us&#039; Hot Hollywood 2007&quot; party in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Ian Ziering poses at the &quot;Us&#039; Hot Hollywood 2007&quot; party in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Syfy original movie &quot;Sharknado&quot; became a social media sensation this past week with its premiere on Thursday. And perhaps not surprisingly, it also considerably upped the online profiles of the network that aired it and the actors who starred in it According to content marketing and insights company Kontera, consumption of content items - videos, social posts, etc - revolving around Syfy grew 220.49 percent from July 10, the day before the &quot;Sharknado&quot; premiere, and July 11, when the movie aired. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-says-greater-china-president-steps-down-094027383.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n2bG9WIrWxlk1oJnGpngyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T130520Z_2_CBRE96E0QVL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A neon Google logo is seen at the new Google office in Toronto" align="left" title="A neon Google logo is seen at the new Google office in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president, Liu Yun, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. His replacement will be Scott Beaumont, who currently runs the company&#039;s partnerships business in Europe. Google&#039;s share of the search engine market in China has been slipping, spurred by its decision to no longer censor its searches on the mainland and move its servers to Hong Kong in March 2010, just months after Liu took over. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-says-greater-china-president-steps-down-094027383.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:05:20 -0400Reutersgoogle-says-greater-china-president-steps-down-094027383<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-says-greater-china-president-steps-down-094027383.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n2bG9WIrWxlk1oJnGpngyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T130520Z_2_CBRE96E0QVL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A neon Google logo is seen at the new Google office in Toronto" align="left" title="A neon Google logo is seen at the new Google office in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president, Liu Yun, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. His replacement will be Scott Beaumont, who currently runs the company&#039;s partnerships business in Europe. Google&#039;s share of the search engine market in China has been slipping, spurred by its decision to no longer censor its searches on the mainland and move its servers to Hong Kong in March 2010, just months after Liu took over. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-hack-verizon-device-turn-mobile-spy-station-095949992.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BT26B5xYzTa6_z4xHj961g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T095949Z_1_CBRE96E0RS100_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIRETAPS-VERIZON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo illustration shows the Verizon wireless carrier icon on a mobile phone screen in Encinitas" align="left" title="A photo illustration shows the Verizon wireless carrier icon on a mobile phone screen in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the U.S. carrier sells to boost wireless signals indoors. The finding, which the experts demonstrated to Reuters and will further detail at two hacking conferences this summer, comes at a time of intense global debate about electronic privacy, after top-secret U.S. surveillance programs were leaked by a former National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden, last month. &quot;This is not about how the NSA would attack ordinary people. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-hack-verizon-device-turn-mobile-spy-station-095949992.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 07:57:29 -0400Reutersresearchers-hack-verizon-device-turn-mobile-spy-station-095949992<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-hack-verizon-device-turn-mobile-spy-station-095949992.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BT26B5xYzTa6_z4xHj961g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T095949Z_1_CBRE96E0RS100_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIRETAPS-VERIZON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo illustration shows the Verizon wireless carrier icon on a mobile phone screen in Encinitas" align="left" title="A photo illustration shows the Verizon wireless carrier icon on a mobile phone screen in Encinitas" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the U.S. carrier sells to boost wireless signals indoors. The finding, which the experts demonstrated to Reuters and will further detail at two hacking conferences this summer, comes at a time of intense global debate about electronic privacy, after top-secret U.S. surveillance programs were leaked by a former National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden, last month. &quot;This is not about how the NSA would attack ordinary people. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-investigators-okada-violated-anti-dummy-law-103837678.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5JQBhN80TcpuyaetFV1CEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T103837Z_1_CBRE96E0TKS00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-PHILIPPINES-OKADA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Universal Entertainment Corporation CEO Kazuo Okada poses during an interview in Hong Kong" align="left" title="Universal Entertainment Corporation CEO Kazuo Okada poses during an interview in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine investigators have recommended filing criminal cases against Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada and 25 others for putting up dummy companies to acquire land for his planned $2 billion Manila casino, the country&#039;s Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday. An investigation team from the DOJ and the National Bureau of Investigation also looked into claims of bribery involving Okada and Rodolfo Soriano, a former consultant of the Philippine gaming regulatory agency, but could not prove the allegations, it said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-investigators-okada-violated-anti-dummy-law-103837678.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 06:38:37 -0400Reutersphilippine-investigators-okada-violated-anti-dummy-law-103837678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-investigators-okada-violated-anti-dummy-law-103837678.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5JQBhN80TcpuyaetFV1CEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T103837Z_1_CBRE96E0TKS00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-PHILIPPINES-OKADA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Universal Entertainment Corporation CEO Kazuo Okada poses during an interview in Hong Kong" align="left" title="Universal Entertainment Corporation CEO Kazuo Okada poses during an interview in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine investigators have recommended filing criminal cases against Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada and 25 others for putting up dummy companies to acquire land for his planned $2 billion Manila casino, the country&#039;s Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday. An investigation team from the DOJ and the National Bureau of Investigation also looked into claims of bribery involving Okada and Rodolfo Soriano, a former consultant of the Philippine gaming regulatory agency, but could not prove the allegations, it said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-e-commerce-strategies-threaten-ups-fedex-130257784.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4H3FeIcMiV4bZnrTRUzPVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T130257Z_1_CBRE96D109F00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-UPS-FEDEX-ECOMMERCE-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A FedEx truck is parked next to a UPS truck as both drivers make deliveries in downtown San Diego" align="left" title="A FedEx truck is parked next to a UPS truck as both drivers make deliveries in downtown San Diego" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - UPS and FedEx might be worried about international shipments to slowing economies like China, but perhaps they should be more concerned about what&#039;s going on in their own back yards. Major U.S. retailers are experimenting with new e-commerce strategies that could dent demand for package delivery services, particularly demand for shipments over long distances, according to analysts and industry executives. Amazon.com Inc is building its distribution warehouses closer to customers to save millions of dollars in shipping costs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-e-commerce-strategies-threaten-ups-fedex-130257784.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 09:02:57 -0400Reutersanalysis-e-commerce-strategies-threaten-ups-fedex-130257784<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-e-commerce-strategies-threaten-ups-fedex-130257784.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4H3FeIcMiV4bZnrTRUzPVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T130257Z_1_CBRE96D109F00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-UPS-FEDEX-ECOMMERCE-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A FedEx truck is parked next to a UPS truck as both drivers make deliveries in downtown San Diego" align="left" title="A FedEx truck is parked next to a UPS truck as both drivers make deliveries in downtown San Diego" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - UPS and FedEx might be worried about international shipments to slowing economies like China, but perhaps they should be more concerned about what&#039;s going on in their own back yards. Major U.S. retailers are experimenting with new e-commerce strategies that could dent demand for package delivery services, particularly demand for shipments over long distances, according to analysts and industry executives. Amazon.com Inc is building its distribution warehouses closer to customers to save millions of dollars in shipping costs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal said on Friday they decided to keep their video streaming website, Hulu, and will invest $750 million to help it grow. Hulu's owners are still talking to companies that could become partners for the service, a source with knowledge of the discussions said. One is Time Warner Cable Inc, which had offered to make an equity investment in Hulu, two sources told Reuters. The role of future partners has not been determined. ...http://news.yahoo.com/disney-fox-nbcuniversal-invest-750-million-hulu-173124936.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:01:21 -0400Reutersdisney-fox-nbcuniversal-invest-750-million-hulu-173124936<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-criticized-over-low-german-tax-bill-140641166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBRgRfGYm1yvZ._u3kEC5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T140641Z_1_CBRE96B137U00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker packs boxes at Amazon&#039;s logistics centre in Graben near Augsburg" align="left" title="A worker packs boxes at Amazon&#039;s logistics centre in Graben near Augsburg" border="0" /></a>By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc&#039;s main German unit paid income tax of just 3 million euros in 2012 after the group channeled sales to German clients of $8.7 billion via Luxembourg units, prompting one lawmaker to call for an investigation of the company. Accounts for Amazon.de GmbH filed with Germany&#039;s companies register show that the company reported profit of just 10 million euros for 2012, which was taxed at the headline German rate of 30 percent. Germany is Amazon&#039;s largest non-U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-criticized-over-low-german-tax-bill-140641166.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:06:41 -0400Reutersamazon-criticized-over-low-german-tax-bill-140641166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-criticized-over-low-german-tax-bill-140641166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBRgRfGYm1yvZ._u3kEC5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T140641Z_1_CBRE96B137U00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker packs boxes at Amazon&#039;s logistics centre in Graben near Augsburg" align="left" title="A worker packs boxes at Amazon&#039;s logistics centre in Graben near Augsburg" border="0" /></a>By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.

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