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EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:10:29 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.

Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:52 -0400

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc, the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web.

Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:29:04 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.

Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:19:59 -0400

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to pay software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software.

Ericsson, STMicro merge wireless chips

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:42:05 -0400

PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to join their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will supply four of the world's top five cell phone makers.

Vodafone firm to sell iPhone 3G in India

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:00:28 -0400

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile operator, will sell Apple's iPhone 3G at 31,000 rupees ($708) for the 8GB model, a senior company official, who could not be named, said on Wednesday,

Intel new chip design saves power, boosts graphics

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:08:22 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's latest chip design will conserve more power than its current processors and deliver vastly faster graphics images as the No. 1 chipmaker seeks to push its technology beyond just personal computers as that market slows.

Overheated iPod nano caused fires

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:25:46 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.

IBM invests $300 mln in disaster recovery centers

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:20:16 -0400

BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM plans to spend $300 million this year to build 13 "cloud computing" data centers where businesses can store information for quick retrieval in case their computer systems are destroyed in a disaster.

Out with EDGAR, in with IDEA; SEC's new system

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:55:43 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EDGAR, the computer database for filing documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is giving way to a new system that aims to let investors more easily analyze corporate reports and other financial information.