Technology Report: Facebook aims to take centerstage on Android phones

	Click to View in Browser 04/4/2013 Facebook aims to take centerstage on Android phones MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc unveiled "Home" software on Thursday to place the world's social network front and center on Android smartphones, a move that may divert users from Google Inc services and steal some of its rival's momentum in the fast-growing mobile arena. HP chairman Lane resigns, Whitworth takes over for now SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co Chairman Ray Lane, who has come under fire from shareholders for his role in the botched, costly acquisition of British software firm Autonomy Plc, has stepped down, the company said on Thursday. Exclusive: Deutsche Telekom mulls improved MetroPCS offer - sources LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is looking into improving the terms of a proposed merger of its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS Communications as a last resort to win over shareholders ahead of a vote on the deal next week, two people familiar with Deutsche Telekom's thinking said. Splunk to add 2000 customers this year as "big data" thrives (Reuters) - Data analytics software maker Splunk Inc expects to break even on an adjusted basis and is looking to increase its customer base by about 40 percent, or 2,000 customers, this year, its chief executive told Reuters. Google to sell second-gen Nexus 7 tablet from July: sources TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom in new wholesale talks - source LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone is in talks with Deutsche Telekom on a wholesale deal that would allow the British company to offer its German customers TV over superfast broadband, a person familiar with the situation said. PayPal tests merchant financing as Kabbage raises debt SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc's payments business, PayPal, already lends money to online shoppers, but it is now starting to finance the merchants who sell on the company's online marketplaces. China's Baidu developing digital eyewear similar to Google Glass SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Baidu Inc , China's largest search engine, is developing prototype digital eyewear similar to Google Inc's Google Glass that will leverage Baidu's strengths in image search and facial recognition, a Baidu spokesman said on Wednesday. Telefonica receives $257 million credit line for Blackberry phones MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica, Europe's biggest telecoms operator by revenue, has received a 200 million euro ($257 million) financing facility from the Canadian export agency to buy BlackBerry smartphones and services. SEC says companies may announce key data on social media WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators said on Tuesday that companies can use Twitter, Facebook and other social media to make key announcements as long as they tell investors which sites they will use, an effort to help companies navigate the new media age. Related Video Techquity: Facebook phones Home, another "buy" for Apple Wire, water and goop: fracking up close Mediafile John C Abell The future of search only cost $30 million Megan McCarthy Susan Crawford on the internet disconnect 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