Technology Report: With 1 million comments, U.S. net neutrality debate nears first marker

	Click to View in Browser 07/18/2014 With 1 million comments, U.S. net neutrality debate nears first marker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies, consumer advocates and citizens submitted more than 1 million comments to the Federal Communications Commission, drawing contentious divisions on the issue of net neutrality as the first deadline to comment approached Friday. Google seen best placed for growth as it transitions to mobile (Reuters) - Google Inc is the best placed of any company to benefit from the shift to mobile, increased local advertising and wearables, analysts said after the search giant posted its 18th straight quarter of 20 percent-plus revenue growth. Exclusive: Vatican dispute sheds light on HP case in troubled Autonomy deal (Reuters) - The Vatican has become enmeshed in a struggle between Hewlett-Packard Co and Michael Lynch, the former CEO of the UK software company Autonomy Corp bought by HP in 2011 in a deal that led to a big loss for the U.S. technology giant. China's Alibaba reports media blackmail attempt to police BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Chinese e-commerce titan gearing up for a mammoth U.S. initial public offering, has reported a blackmail attempt by a media organization to police, the company said on its official microblog on Friday. Apple should do more to tackle in-app purchases problem: EU BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple has provided no concrete and immediate solutions to tackle the problem of adults and children racking up credit card bills by making "in-app" purchases on tablets and mobile phones, the European Commission said on Friday. Amazon unveils e-book subscription service with unlimited access (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Friday unveiled a subscription service that allows customers to read as much as they choose from its library of more than 600,000 e-books. Smartphone suit against Google plays into rivals' hands SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. consumer lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing prime real estate on Android smartphones will help mobile rivals like Microsoft make their antitrust case with European regulators should damaging secrets emerge in court. Auditor of collapsed Spanish company Gowex freed on bail MADRID (Reuters) - The auditor of collapsed wireless networks provider Gowex was freed on bail on Friday after appearing in Spain's High Court as part of an investigation into an alleged accounting fraud at the company. Short-seller target NQ Mobile dismisses independent auditor (Reuters) - NQ Mobile Inc, a Chinese mobile security software maker facing allegations of fraud from short-seller Muddy Waters Research Group, said it dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as its independent auditor. Ericsson's networks unit recovers, shares rally STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A recovery in Ericsson's network equipment business pointed to strong results for the rest of the year, propelling its shares toward their biggest daily gain in more than three years. Related Video Clock ticks down on Internet speed debate Reuters on the Road: London too expensive? Be Frugl 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