The Other Side of Life 24/7: Technology Report: Amazon unveils $99 Fire TV set-top box to rival Apple

04/2/2014

Amazon unveils $99 Fire TV set-top box to rival Apple

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled a $99 video streaming device dubbed Fire TV on Wednesday, the U.S. e-commerce leader's latest step to beef up its multimedia presence and capitalize on the growing appetite for digital media.

Microsoft to offer Windows for free on phones, tablets

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is to give away its Windows operating system to makers of smartphones and small tablets as it seeks to make more of an impact on those fast-growing markets and counter the massive success of Google Inc's free Android platform.

Apple in talks to buy Japan chip venture to secure iPhone supply chain

TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc, seeking to secure its mobile supply chain, has opened discussions to buy control of a Japanese venture that makes key microchips for its iPhone screens, sources familiar with the matter say.

Docomo to invest about $4 billion to expand LTE network: Nikkei

(Reuters) - NTT Docomo Inc will spend more than 400 billion yen ($4 billion) this year to expand its LTE network in Japan to all regions now covered by the slower 3G service, the Nikkei said.

U.S., ICANN see no rush to transfer oversight of Internet addresses

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials from the U.S. government and the private non-profit group that manages the Internet's "address book" promised on Wednesday to not rush a Commerce Department plan to relinquish oversight over Internet infrastructure management.

U.S. regulators warn banks about rise in cyber-attacks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of top U.S. regulators on Wednesday warned about the threat of rising cyber-attacks on bank websites and cash machines, urging the industry to put proper measures in place to guard against fraud.

Microsoft unveils voice assistant Cortana to rival Apple's Siri

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Wednesday formally announced it has developed a voice activated phone assistant feature called Cortana, a direct rival to Apple Inc's Siri.

Apple, Facebook, Google Web data centers getting greener: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc have made significant progress in adopting renewable energy sources to power their Web services, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Wednesday.

Turkey's Twitter ban violates free speech: constitutional court

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's block on access to Twitter violated freedom of expression and individual rights, the constitutional court said on Wednesday, the most significant legal challenge yet to a ban which caused public uproar and international condemnation.

How to run or ruin a company in 140 characters

LONDON (Reuters) - When Nat Rothschild, the co-founder of troubled miner ARMS, insulted his former investment partner on Twitter last week, he showed the power of social media for business leaders seeking publicity - but also the perils of saying the wrong thing.