The Other Side of Life 24/7: 08/09/13

Friday, August 9, 2013

You Have Been Unsubscribed from Fox News Best of Opinion

We're sorry to see you go! You are now unsubscribed from Fox News Best of Opinion.

If you want to re-subscribe, please visit: http://www.foxnews.com/alerts/subscribe.html.

More Newsletters | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy

Technology Report: At Samsung hearing, Apple seeks precedent in patent cases

Click to View in Browser

08/9/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

At Samsung hearing, Apple seeks precedent in patent cases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court wrestled on Friday with a request by Apple Inc for a permanent injunction on sales of some phones made by its archrival, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, in a case that could have a deep impact on patent litigation.

Obama, tech executives met to discuss surveillance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met with the CEOs of Apple Inc, AT&T Inc as well as other top technology and privacy representatives on Thursday to discuss government surveillance in the wake of revelations about the programs, the White House confirmed on Friday.

America Movil makes $9.6 billion bid for rest of KPN

MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil took a swipe at arch-rival Telefonica with a 7.2 billion euro ($9.6 billion) bid for the 70 percent of Dutch telecoms group KPN that it does not already own.

Deutsche Telekom snubs U.S. email servers after snooping scandal

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leading telecoms operator will channel email traffic exclusively through its domestic servers in response to public outrage over U.S. spy programs accessing citizens' private messages, Deutsche Telekom said on Friday.

Hackers switch to new digital currency after Liberty Reserve

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three months after a team of international law enforcement officials raided the digital currency firm Liberty Reserve, cyber experts say criminals are increasingly turning to another online currency called Perfect Money.

Exclusive: BlackBerry open to going private, sources say

(Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is warming up to the possibility of going private, as the smartphone maker battles to revive its fortunes, several sources familiar with the situation said.

Facebook surfing pays off for some investors

BOSTON (Reuters) - Nabil Elsheshai jokes about wasting time on Facebook, but his surfing has paid off.

Encrypted email service thought used by Snowden shuts down

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An encrypted email service believed to have been used by American fugitive Edward Snowden shut down abruptly on Thursday amid a legal fight that appeared to involve U.S. government attempts to win access to customer information.

Tumblr had $16.6 million in cash when Yahoo acquired it: filing

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blogging service Tumblr had just $16.6 million in cash when Yahoo Inc. bought it last May for $1.1 billion, a Yahoo regulatory filing showed Thursday.

Time Warner Cable, CBS trade barbs on day seven of blackout

(Reuters) - Online video streaming services like Netflix and Amazon became a new sticking point in the increasingly acrimonious talks between Time Warner Cable and CBS, as the companies squared off on Thursday about how to treat the new competitors.