(Reuters) - Google Inc accused Microsoft Corp and Nokia of conspiring to use their patents against smartphone industry rivals, and said it has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission.
Analysis: Nasdaq plays tough with clients angry over Facebook
By John McCrank
NEW YORK | Fri Jun 1, 2012 12:05am EDT
French court backs Google in TV piracy case
PARIS | Tue May 29, 2012 12:59pm EDT
(Reuters) - A French court ruled that Google is not responsible for filtering content on YouTube, dealing a blow to French broadcaster TF1 which sought damages for copyrighted sports and movies which ended up on the video-sharing website.
Opera seen a Facebook fit but no "For Sale" sign
By Joachim Dagenborg and Balazs Koranyi
OSLO | Tue May 29, 2012 2:01pm EDT
(Reuters) - Facebook is under pressure to make money from the increasing number of users who access the social networking site from mobiles, making Norway's Opera a good fit for it, bankers familiar with the technology industry said.
Samsung Galaxy S3 gets head start on rival iPhone
SEOUL/LONDON | Tue May 29, 2012 3:12pm EDT
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, aiming to outsell its previous model that helped the South Korean company topple Apple as the world's largest smartphone maker.
HTC says phones pass U.S. customs review
(Reuters) - Smartphone maker HTC (2498.TW) said on Wednesday its latest smartphones have passed a U.S. customs review, clearing the way for it to ramp up sales in the United States as it looks to turn around a decline in what was once its largest market.
Samsung launches Galaxy S3 to cement smartphone supremacy
SEOUL | Mon May 28, 2012 10:51pm EDT
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co launches its latest Galaxy S smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, with the third generation model expected to be even more successful than its predecessor, which helped the South Korean company topple Apple Inc as the world's top smartphone maker.
The S3, which tracks the user's eye movements to keep the screen from dimming or turning off while in use, hits stores in 28 European and Middle East countries, including Germany and Britain, as Samsung aims to widen the gap with Apple months ahead of its rival's new iPhone, expected in the third quarter.
Analysis: Falling prices to kill off half of Chinese LED chipmakers
By Leonora Walet and Twinnie Siu
HONG KONG | Sun May 27, 2012 5:34pm EDT
(Reuters) - In China, surplus capacity and sliding prices are sounding the death knell for half of the companies making light emitting diode (LED) chips used in Samsung television panels and Sharp computer monitors, with only the large, state-backed players likely to pull through.
Sluggish global sales of TVs and computers may further cut LED chip prices by 20 percent this year, and consolidation or closure are the only options for China's smaller LED players, analysts say.
Powerful "Flame" cyber weapon found in Iran
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON | Mon May 28, 2012 6:17pm EDT
(Reuters) - Security experts said on Monday a highly sophisticated computer virus is infecting computers in Iran and other Middle East countries and may have been deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage.
Kaspersky researchers said they have yet to determine whether Flame had a specific mission like Stuxnet, and declined to say who they think built it.
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of deploying Stuxnet.
Sony sees return to profit, aims to halve TV losses
(Reuters) - Sony Corp predicted a return to profit this year as it looks to halve the losses in its TV business that pushed the Japanese consumer electronics giant to a record loss of $5.74 billion in the year just ended.
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