Technology Report: Zynga says wants to help developers create games

	Click to View in Browser 06/26/2012 Zynga says wants to help developers create games SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc plans to provide programming tools to help third-party developers devise online games based on its own software, as it tries to expand its slate of games beyond mainstays such as "Farmville" and "Mafia Wars" on Facebook Inc's network. For Samsung, Galaxy halo effect comes with supply crunch SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' struggle to keep pace with rampant demand for its new Galaxy S III smartphone may have cost the South Korean firm some 2 million units of sales in just a month. Cisco chief strategy officer departs (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc's chief strategy officer Ned Hooper, once considered a top contender to be CEO, is leaving and will be replaced by chief technology officer Padmasree Warrior, the company said Tuesday on its Website. Facebook taps COO Sandberg to be first woman on board SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc named Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg a director on Monday, elevating the first woman to a board that includes seven men. Promoting health? It's all in the game LONDON (Reuters) - Meet Roxxi - a feisty and fully-armed virtual nanobot. Billed as "medicine's mightiest warrior", she's fighting an epic battle deep inside the human body where she launches rapid-fire assaults on malignant cells. Angry Birds sweet-talk copycats in booming China market SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When Peter Vesterbacka visited China last spring, the marketing chief for Rovio, the Finnish firm behind the video game Angry Birds, saw fake Angry Birds products everywhere - and he was happy about it. Solar production glut to persist to 2015: study (Reuters) - Solar panel manufacturers face three more years of tough conditions until the market shuts down excess production capacity, according to a new report issued on Tuesday by renewable power consultancy GTM Research. UK wastes more money than thought on gadget standby LONDON (Reuters) - British households waste as much as 1.3 billion pounds ($2.02 billion) a year on leaving appliances such as televisions or computers in standby mode, much higher than previously thought, a government-commissioned study showed on Tuesday. SBA Communications to buy tower sites for $1.45 billion (Reuters) - Cellphone tower operator SBA Communications Corp will buy 3,252 tower sites in the United States and Puerto Rico from privately held TowerCo for about $1.45 billion to take advantage of explosive growth in data traffic from users of mobile devices such as Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad. Infineon lowers outlook as hit by global slowdown FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chipmaker Infineon lowered its sales and margin outlook on Tuesday, highlighting the technology sector's vulnerability to a weakening business cycle. Related Video Car tech to keep us driving for longer Feisty crustacean's super strength could be the key to lighter military body armor. Mediafile Paul Smalera Brad Feld's four ingredients for thriving startup cities Mauro Whiteman Freshplum takes data-driven approach to online pricing A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend