Technology Report: Facebook to move to fewer but bigger ads on PC website

	Click to View in Browser 04/9/2014 Facebook to move to fewer but bigger ads on PC website SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is switching to fewer but bigger ads on the right-hand column of the desktop PC version of its website because users respond more frequently to them. Fairfax's Watsa says BlackBerry a good long-term investment TORONTO (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd is a good long-term investment that is being unfairly punished by the stock market, the chief executive of the company's top shareholder said on Wednesday. Little Internet users can do to thwart 'Heartbleed' bug BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts warn there is little Internet users can do to protect themselves from the recently uncovered "Heartbleed" bug that exposes data to hackers, at least not until vulnerable websites take steps to secure their communications. HP pays $108 million to settle DOJ, SEC corruption probes SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard will pay $108 million and agreed to take on certain reporting and compliance obligations to settle a Justice Department and SEC investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Social networking site Wikia courts brands with new studio (Reuters) - Social networking site Wikia announced on Wednesday a new effort to attract more brands to its platform with the creation of Fan Studio. E-filing of Canadian taxes shut down because of Heartbleed bug OTTAWA (Reuters) - Right in the heart of tax-filing season, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) shut down access to online tax services on Wednesday because of an Internet bug that has made data on many of the world's major websites vulnerable to theft by hackers. Microsoft partners Lenovo, Tencent to offer XP tech support in China BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has partnered Lenovo Group Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to provide software security services for Windows XP users in China, after the U.S. tech firm stopped updating the operating system. In smartphone mass-market, Samsung, Apple have margins on their minds SEOUL (Reuters) - As the smartphone action shifts to the mass market, leaders Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc are under pressure to make their high-end phones more affordable to revive sales. And that may spell trouble for already-softening margins. HP pays $108 million to settle foreign bribery probes SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard will pay $108 million and one of its subsidiaries will plead guilty to bribery charges over its role in a scheme to secure a contract with a Russian government office, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Tiger Global helps Q&A site Quora raise $80 million SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Question-and-answer service Quora has raised $80 million in funding led by financier Tiger Global, the latest in a group of no-revenue startups to land outsized checks from investors. Related Video Researchers "buzz" the brain to speed up learning Bionic kangaroo demonstrates big leap in robotics 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