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| Apple eases app restrictions, Adobe shares jump | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems' Flash software, a move that could ease the tension between the two companies. |
| Hurd's Oracle hire package worth millions | | SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered its new co-president, former Hewlett-Packard chief Mark Hurd, a hiring package with a bonus of up to $10 million and options potentially worth tens of millions more. |
| Amazon.com "Mom" program bids for newborn loyalty | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is offering free shipping and other perks on baby items such as diapers to attract new consumers to its growing subscription service in a burgeoning market. |
| Hurd's Oracle hire package worth millions | | SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered its new co-president, former Hewlett-Packard chief Mark Hurd, a hiring package with a bonus of up to $10 million and options potentially worth tens of millions more. |
| GM's OnStar tests Facebook and texting applications | | DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co has begun testing applications that allow subscribers to its OnStar vehicle communication system to update their Facebook status verbally and to receive text messages audibly. |
| Sony Pictures to animate Marvel characters: report | | (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp, will partner with Marvel Entertainment to animate characters such as Iron Man, X-Men and Blade in Japan and broadcast them worldwide, the Nikkei business daily reported. |
| Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. |
| China Mobile falls as Vodafone sells $6.5 billion stake | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile shares fell the most in a year after Vodafone sold its stake in the company for $6.5 billion, nearly double what it paid, but analysts expect the stake sale to have no major impact on the Chinese firm. |
| U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said. |
| Salesforce.com offers Chatter networking on mobile | | LONDON (Reuters) - Salesforce.com will offer mobile versions of its Chatter tool for social networking inside companies from later this year as it seeks to make its software more ubiquitous and its customers more productive. |
| HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril." |
| Oracle investors cheer ex-HP boss Hurd's arrival | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp investors cheered the surprise hiring of former Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Tuesday, sending the business software company's stock up sharply after the latest twist in a juicy drama that has captivated Silicon Valley. |
| U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said. |
| Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn | | BERLIN (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. |
| Sony to sell Spain TV factory in outsourcing drive | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp said it would sell a factory in Spain making liquid crystal display TVs as part of its push to outsource more production and turn its struggling TV operations into a profit driver. |
| Samsung warns DRAM oversupply on weak PC sales | | TAIPEI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, warned of an oversupply in the computer memory chip market from next quarter as a sputtering global economy may further weaken PC sales. |
| World's biggest mobile show woos Apple community | | LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest mobile fair will host its first event for Apple developers next year in a sign of Apple's huge influence over the industry, even though the company itself has never participated in the show. |
| Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. |
| Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. |
| Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. |
| Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution. |
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| Bmibaby luggage gauges too small | | Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.
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| New bank ratio 'to be set at 7%' | | Central bank governors and senior regulators are to impose tighter restrictions on the level of assets banks must hold, the BBC has learnt.
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| Writing off tax is 'unaffordable' | | The country "cannot afford" to write off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says.
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| FIA rejects new team applications | | Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.
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| Nigeria arrests ex-football heads | | Four Nigerian former football officials are arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.
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| BMI Baby to review bag size gauges | | When flying with a budget airline hand luggage gauges are used to establish that the baggage is of the correct size, but what if BMI Baby are measuring hand luggage in gauges that are too small?
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| Interest gap between Bank and cards | | While UK interest rates have been kept at 0.5% for an 18th month in succession, the rates being charged by credit card providers are rising.
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| Video game piracy: Is it good for business? | | Although as old as gaming itself, software piracy has been making headlines lately, seen by many as a growing danger to a business just coming to grips with the transition to digital. |
| 5 just-plain-weird video games | | From turning random household objects into giant balls to stuffing princesses full of cake until they're morbidly obese, the video game industry has no shortage of strange ideas. |
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| McDonald's France lags in August; shares fall | | LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp's European sales growth in August fell from the sizzling levels it has experienced for much of this year due to weakness in France, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent. |
| Bank capital shake-up seen moderate, shares up | | FRANKFURT/DUBLIN (Reuters) - A growing confidence that new bank capital rules are unlikely to be as stringent as many feared, and will allow years to implement change, buoyed European bank stocks on Thursday. |
| Bank holds rates, no change to QE | | LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates at 0.5 percent for the 18th month in a row and announced no new quantitative easing purchases, in a widely expected decision on Thursday. |
| FTSE hits 4-mth closing high on banks, U.S. data | | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose sharply on Thursday to post a four-month closing high, as U.S. weekly jobless claims fell more than expected and further eased concerns of the United States falling back into recession. |
| Thames River pays out £26 million, profits fall | | LONDON (Reuters) - Thames River Capital, the fund firm recently bought by rival F&C , has shared 25.9 million pounds between the partners of its main subsidiary, despite a fall in profits and big outflows from its hedge funds. |
| UK watchdog fines Goldman Sachs $27 million | | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog fined Goldman Sachs Group Inc 17.5 million pounds for failing to tell the regulator that it was the subject of a U.S. probe, reviving disclosure headaches for the Wall Street powerhouse. |
| Morrison eyes new growth avenues in tough market | | LONDON (Reuters) - Wm Morrison Supermarkets , Britain's fourth-biggest grocer, will test convenience stores and selling over the internet next year as it seeks to broaden its growth avenues against a tough backdrop for consumers. |
| BAE Systems to cut 740 UK jobs | | LONDON (Reuters) - BAE Systems plans to shed 740 jobs in its military aerospace business in Britain, it announced on Thursday, ahead of the government's defence spending review. |
| Regulator blocks NAB's $12 billion bid for AXA unit | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - National Australia Bank's (NAB) $12 billion (7.8 billion pounds) bid for AXA Asia Pacific has been blocked for a second time, dashing its efforts to cement its lead in the world's fourth-largest wealth management market. |
| July goods trade gap hits record as imports surge | | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's goods trade deficit with the rest of the world unexpectedly widened to a record high in July after imports of chemicals and oil surged and exports fell, data showed on Thursday. |
| HMV eyes stronger games market after World Cup hit | | LONDON (Reuters) - Music, books and games retailer HMV Group hopes rivals to the Nintendo Wii will drive the games market in the key Christmas period after reporting a worse-than-expected plunge in first-quarter sales . |
| Home Retail lowers guidance as poor feel pinch | | LONDON (Reuters) - Home Retail , the No. 1 household goods retailer, lowered guidance for full-year profit, with sales and margins at its Argos stores still falling as cash-strapped low-income shoppers trim their spending. |
| Australia watchdog blocks NAB's $12 billion AXA unit bid | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator blocked National Australia Bank's $12 billion (7.8 billion pound) bid for AXA Asia Pacific for a second time, dashing NAB's efforts to cement its dominance in the world's fourth-largest wealth management market. |
| Spread better IG Group's Q1 revenues rise | | LONDON (Reuters) - IG Group , biggest spread betting company, posted a sharp rise in first quarter revenues on Thursday and said it was well placed for further growth despite continued financial market uncertainty. |
| Home Retail sees H1 profit down 20-25 percent | | LONDON (Reuters) - Home Retail , the No. 1 household goods retailer, forecast a 20-25 percent reduction in first-half profit, with sales at its Argos stores continuing to fall as low income shoppers cut back on spending. |
| Bank to keep rates at record lows amid recovery doubts | | LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates at a record low on Thursday -- and probably well into next year -- to keep the recovery on track in the face of austerity measures and a weakening U.S. economy. |
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