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Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo Posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago

Pedestrians walk past Google China headquarters in Beijing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own. Goojje's home page is adorned with a Google-styled logo and the familiar paw print logo of China's top home-grown search ...More

Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game Posted 4 hours, 37 minutes ago

To match feature IRAN/REVOLUTION-INTERNET

TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails. They say they don't know who sends them. Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11, when ...More

Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s Posted 21 hours, 26 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go online to publish short stories ...More

Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores Posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays. The Nook e-reader, which Barnes & Noble launched in October and competes with devices such ...More

Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm Posted 22 hours, 46 minutes ago

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment giant a new platform to promote Mickey Mouse in China, three sources told Reuters ...More

Intel Israel exports jump 145 pct, seeks grant for expansion Posted 22 hours, 47 minutes ago

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Intel Corp's Israeli subsidiary said on Monday its exports surged 145 percent in 2009 to a record $3.4 billion and the company is hoping growth will continue with further expansion in the country. Exports rose thanks to Intel's new $3.5 billion chip manufacturing ...More

Vodafone Enterprise signs 4-year Oracle deal Posted 22 hours, 50 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, has secured a four-year deal to provide Oracle Corp with voice, data and management services to employees in the EMEA region. Vodafone said its Global Enterprise unit would supply services to over 16,000 Oracle employees ...More

Riding green wave, Philips says "let there be LED" Posted 1 day, 3 hours ago

By Aaron Gray-Block and Harro ten Wolde AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light. The producer of one in four of the world ...More

NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. New user registrations would be halted for a week ...More

Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon. Popular titles such as "Sarah's Key ...More

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