Technology Report: Yahoo turns to Google's Mayer for revival

	Click to View in Browser 07/17/2012 Yahoo turns to Google's Mayer for revival SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc picked Google Inc's Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with established Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling former Internet powerhouse. EU antitrust regulators investigate Microsoft over browsers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether Microsoft is complying with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice of web browsers, the European Union's antitrust chief said on Tuesday. Apple's next iPhone to have thinner screen: WSJ (Reuters) - Apple Inc's next iPhone will use a new technology that makes the smartphone's screen thinner, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft revamps Office, looks to the cloud SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled a new version of its Office suite tailored for tablets and other touch screen devices, in the company's largest-ever overhaul of the workplace software it relies on for much of its profit. Google makes new concessions to EU regulators: paper BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has offered an improved package of concessions to EU regulators in a bid to settle an antitrust investigation and avert a possible hefty fine, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Samsung buys chipmaker CSR's handset technology LONDON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has bought chipmaker CSR Plc's mobile phone connectivity and location technology for $310 million in a deal that strengthens the South Korean company's smartphone platform and patent portfolio. Google's hardware makeover to get uneasy welcome on Wall Street SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wall Street has a long-running love affair with Google the search engine. But will it feel the same way about Google the hardware maker? Comcast buys Microsoft stake in MSNBC.com (Reuters) - Comcast Corp, the parent company of NBC, has bought out Microsoft Corp's 50 percent stake in MSNBC.com for a reported $300 million to assume full control of the news website. China hopes ZTE will be treated fairly in U.S. probe BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday it hoped telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp , subject of an FBI probe into the sale of banned U.S. computer equipment to Iran, would receive fair and proper treatment from the United States. Rakuten, Japan's Amazon, steals a march on its nemesis TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc looks set to steal a march on rival Amazon.com when it launches its Kobo e-reader and e-book service in Japan on Thursday. Related Video Mars landing not a crazy concept but risky: program director Nicotine vaccine could be breath of fresh air for smokers Mediafile John C Abell Finally, a reason to exclaim Yahoo! Sarah McBride With Openbucks investment, Jerry Yang goes a little less Yahoo, a little more show-me-the-money 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