Must See HDTV (July 29th - August 4th)

Calm yourself, Breaking Bad isn't back yet (that will be in next week's listing for August 11th), but football fans can look forward to the beginning of the preseason. The Cowboys and Dolphins kick things off with the Hall of Fame game Sunday night on NBC, while Discovery Channel begins its usual celebration of Shark Week and Star Trek The Next Generation season four comes to Blu-ray. Look after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

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Apple creates academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program

TUAW writes, As part of Apple's ongoing efforts to improve labor practices in its supply chain, the company recently formed an academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program. The academic advisory board, which is an all-volunteer group, will be comprised of eight professors from renowned US universities and chaired by Brown University Professor Richard Locke. The Watson Institute reports that the advisory board will make recommendations about Apple's current practices and commission new research with the intent of improving labor practices and working conditions not just in regards?

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UK Food and Drink Industry Cuts Water Use 16% ? Environmental ...

UK arms of food and drink manufacturers including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Heinz and?Nestl? have collectively reduced their water use ? excluding that in product ? by?16.1 percent between 2007 and 2012, according to the Federation House Commitment?s 2013 progress report.

The FHC, which launched in 2008, is?a voluntary agreement that aims to help reduce overall water usage across the UK food and drink industry by 20 percent by 2020. The?16.1 percent reduction in companies? absolute water use is equivalent to 7.4 million cubic meters (m3), FHC says.

On top of the absolute reduction, signatories have also reduced their water use (excluding that in product) per metric ton of product by 20.9 percent compared to the 2007 baseline, a reduction of 0.52 m3 per metric ton product. Production for these sites increased by 6.1 percent over the same reporting period, FHC says.

For example, poultry producer Moy Park?s FHC sites realized a?17 percent reduction in absolute?water use while recording a 19 percent increase in?total production since 2007.

A variety of what FHC describes as ?quick wins and innovative solutions? were identified during visits to Moy Park?s sites including?the recovery of reverse osmosis concentrate?to the hot water tanks for reuse;?the recovery of softener regeneration liquors for low grade washing; and?the installation of foam and clean machines, optimizing the sites cleaning processes.

Between January 2012 and June 2013, nine new companies signed up to the FHC, bringing the total number of signatories to 71 across 294 active sites, the report says.

The FHC voluntary agreement is managed by the Waste and Resources Action Plan (WRAP), the UK Food and Drink Federation, Dairy UK and the UK Environment Agency, and administered by Hyder Consulting. All companies that sign the FHC agree to make a contribution to the food and drink industry water reduction target.

Between 2010 and 2007 FHC members fell by?by around 607 million gallons, or 12 percent, according to the 2011 progress report.

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Pinterest introduces enhanced tracking, offers opt-out option

From the NSA to Mozilla, it seems like everyone wants to track your online activity (because you're so interesting, of course). Pinterest is the latest to jump on that bandwagon, but the company is keen to assure users that it's completely down with Do Not Track. In a blog post introducing its most recent update, Pinterest spelled out what its latest addition -- the "Edit Home Feed" option -- means for its users' privacy. Basically, you can now tailor your feed to provide you with content related to what you've been pinning. Additionally, Pinterest can track your activity on other sites (so long as they feature a "Pin It" button) to suggest boards based on your interests, though users can easily opt out under their account settings. With public concern over online tracking at an all time high (Thanks, PRISM!), Pinterest evidently didn't want to get caught on the wrong side of the divide.

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GOP Senator: Gov't Shutdown Threats Over Obamacare 'The Dumbest Idea I've Ever Heard'

Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on Thursday tore into efforts by his GOP colleagues to shut down the government if Democrats don't agree to defund Obamacare.

"I think it's the dumbest idea I've ever heard of," he told reporters. "Listen, as long as Barack Obama is president, the Affordable Care Act is going to be law."

"I was around in '95. I think some of these guys need to understand, you shut down the federal government, you better have a specific reason to do it that's achievable. Defunding the Affordable Care Act is not achievable through shutting down the federal government."

Listen to audio of Burr's remarks, as clipped by Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for The Takeaway from Public Radio International.

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Microsoft to open Xbox One to self-publishing, claims report

Microsoft is preparing to announce a revised indie game policy that will allow indie developers to self-publish on Xbox One, according to a report.

Game Informer cites anonymous 'sources' as claiming that the new policies will welcome indie developers to Xbox One with open arms by allowing them to release games on the new console without having to first find a publishing partner.

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The report also claims that the firm is revising its certification process, with the aim of cutting back approval times to a targeted 14 days, and eliminating costly charges for game updates.

The news would support a recent tip from Lionhead Studios creative director Gary Carr, who said Microsoft is planning to reveal new Xbox One publishing policies "very soon".

"I certainly know that Microsoft want to talk at future press events about their relationships with indies," he said.

Previous concerns that the Xbox One marketplace would not feature distinct Xbox Live Arcade and Indie channels, and will instead group all games into one category, led former Xbox boss Don Mattrick to pledge indie support on Xbox One.

Microsoft has already demonstrated a willingness to make major sweeping changes to its Xbox One policies, after having shockingly ditched the Xbox One DRM system that stood at the core of the new console's online-focused E3 sales pitch.

The firm has also undergone significant exec-level changes within its Xbox business, with the departure of Mattrick in early July - for a new role as CEO at Zynga - and the appointment of his replacement, former Windows chief Julie Larson-Green, who was named boss of the Devices and Studios Engineering Group.

According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, these changes came as part of a sweeping restructuring plan designed to enable greater innovation and efficiency in the face of fierce competition in the technology sector.

"Improving our performance has three big dimensions: focusing the whole company on a single strategy, improving our capability in all disciplines and engineering/technology areas, and working together with more collaboration and agility around our common goals," said Ballmer.

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Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ Get the latest internet news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking internet news, including analysis and opinion on top internet stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:36:40 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:36:40 -0400Reutersuks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. 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The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:25:56 -0400Reutershong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:07:45 -0400Reutersamazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/><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. 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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. 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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.

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