Technology Report: BlackBerry rolls out BBM to Android, iPhone users

	Click to View in Browser 10/21/2013 BlackBerry rolls out BBM to Android, iPhone users TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday it has begun to roll out its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to users of Android and iPhone devices. Tablet craze drives rise in smart device shipments: Gartner LONDON (Reuters) - Strong demand for tablets such as Apple's iPad will help worldwide shipments of web-enabled devices rise in 2013, offsetting a decline in desktop and laptop computers, research company Gartner said on Monday. States' online 'Amazon tax' fight may land in U.S. Supreme Court: lawyers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diverging high court rulings in New York and Illinois over 'Amazon taxes' point to a possible U.S. Supreme Court case to settle questions about the legality of states taxing online retail sales, lawyers said on Monday. Siemens wins dismissal of U.S. lawsuit alleging Asia bribery NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing Germany's Siemens AG of funneling kickbacks to Chinese and North Korean hospital officials, narrowing the ability of plaintiffs to use U.S. courts to sue over conduct outside the country. VMware profit rises on higher licensing revenue (Reuters) - Cloud software maker VMware Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as licensing revenue rose 15 percent. China's Baidu challenges Alibaba with financial services platform (Reuters) - Baidu Inc will launch an online wealth management platform next week, as China's biggest Internet search company moves away from its advertising business to compete against Alibaba and Tencent Holdings. New York Times columnist David Pogue trades Gray Lady for Yahoo (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has hired New York Times columnist David Pogue to oversee an expansion of the company's consumer technology website, the latest such voice to leave a newspaper. Worried about chemicals in cosmetics? Apps may help TORONTO (Reuters) - Consumers worried about what might be lurking within their cosmetics and skin care products can turn to new apps that scan barcodes to review the items for safety. Wall Street banks learn how to survive in staged cyber attack NEW YORK (Reuters) - A few months ago, a group of Wall Street banks fashioned a risk-manager's worst nightmare to determine how they would survive. Luckily, it was all pretend. Russian spy agency seeks to expand Internet surveillance MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities are moving to expand surveillance of the Internet by requiring service providers to store all traffic temporarily and make it available to the top domestic intelligence agency. Related Video This is the sweet spot of the cycle for Apple- BGC's Colin Gillis One year after Sandy, mini-drones seen as storm warning solution Mediafile 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