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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Technology Report: Amazon plans Prime fee hike by $20, risks consumer wrath

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03/13/2014
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Amazon plans Prime fee hike by $20, risks consumer wrath
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc planned to hike the annual fee for its popular Prime service by $20 to $99 starting next week, a move announced Thursday that could deter potential customers and undermine a feature that has helped drive its business.
Facebook rolls out video ads, aims to capture part of TV-marketing budgets
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will allow more marketers to run video advertisements on its website, provided the world's No.1 social network deem them to be of high-enough quality.
EBay CEO sees Icahn getting louder, tells employees not to listen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Carl Icahn's campaign to convince eBay Inc to spin off its PayPal payments service will intensify in the run-up to eBay's shareholders' meeting in May, eBay's chief executive said on Thursday, warning employees to ignore the "noise."
Microsoft poised to fight back as iPad generation shuns Office
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - It may be one of Microsoft Corp's biggest squandered opportunities.
Online retailer NoMoreRack.com probes likely card breach-report
(Reuters) - Online retailer NoMoreRack.com is going through its second forensic audit in seven months to investigate a potential breach of customer card data, computer and cyber security blog KrebsOnSecurity reported on Wednesday.
Exchange CEOs say they are on high alert over cyber security
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Cyber security is emerging as one of the biggest threats for exchange operators as hackers become more sophisticated in their efforts to disrupt the global financial system, a group of exchange leaders told an industry conference.
Target missed early alert of credit card data breach: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Target Corp team of security experts, armed with a malware detection tool made by FireEye Inc, alerted company officials about a possible data breach on November 30, but they failed to respond to the warning signs, according to a media report on Thursday.
Mobile security firm Lookout names new CEO, looks to expand
BOSTON (Reuters) - Lookout, the mobile security software maker, named telecommunications industry veteran Jim Dolce as chief executive officer on Thursday, succeeding company co-founder John Hering.
Ocado sees opportunities from Amazon move into groceries
LONDON (Reuters) - British online grocer Ocado sees Amazon's push to sell more groceries as more of an opportunity than a threat, believing it will encourage big international retailers to look for partners to help them get set up in e-commerce.
Polycom eliminates COO position in push to boost margins
(Reuters) - Videoconferencing equipment maker Polycom Inc said it eliminated the position of chief operating officer at a time when the company is cutting costs to better compete against rivals such as Cisco and Google.
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