http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:45:05 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CTECH?src=RSS-TECH http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5622LO20090703?src=RSS-TECH MILAN (Reuters) - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:27 +0000 2009-07-03T131627Z_01_TRE5622MV_RTROPTC_0_US-VENICE-WIRED-tech-life.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5616EC20090703?src=RSS-TECH WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday. 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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:51 +0000 2009-07-02T124051Z_01_TRE5612U5_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-INTERNET.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5614C520090702?src=RSS-TECH NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation treatment for young adults aged 18 to 24 years. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:25:59 +0000 2009-07-02T172559Z_01_TRE5614YO_RTROPTC_0_US-YOUNG-SMOKERS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5612AJ20090702?src=RSS-TECH GENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:25:36 +0000 2009-07-02T162536Z_01_TRE5614H0_RTROPTC_0_US-LENO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5610UE20090702?src=RSS-TECH WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:56:44 +0000 2009-07-02T135644Z_01_TRE5613FA_RTROPTC_0_US-ONLINEADVERTISING-PRIVACY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5613SL20090702?src=RSS-TECH TORONTO, July 2 (Reuters) - Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:06:42 +0000 2009-07-02T180642Z_01_TRE56159B_RTROPTC_0_US-GAMING-THEFT-tech-life.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5615EX20090702?src=RSS-TECH BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:28:20 +0000 2009-07-02T182820Z_01_TRE5615EY_RTROPTC_0_US-ORACLE-JOBS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5613WQ20090702?src=RSS-TECH HELSINKI (Reuters) - Intel Corp's former chief executive and chairman, Craig Barrett, said on Thursday it would take "a few years" to see whether Intel's technology partnership with Nokia succeeds. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:02 +0000 2009-07-02T150202Z_01_TRE5613WR_RTROPTC_0_US-INTEL-NOKIA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5605OA20090702?src=RSS-TECH LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled in an opinion filed late on Tuesday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:39:31 +0000 2009-07-02T123931Z_01_TRE5612TF_RTROPTC_0_US-MYSPACE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5612SI20090702?src=RSS-TECH SEOUL (Reuters) - For a teacher who never sees his students and instructs only online, South Korean Woo Hyeong-cheol makes a lot of money, $4 million a year to be exact. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:06 +0000 2009-07-02T123606Z_01_TRE5612SL_RTROPTC_0_US-KOREA-EDUCATION-tech-life.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5612FP20090702?src=RSS-TECH LONDON (Reuters) - British telecoms and retail group Carphone Warehouse will offer contracts from Vodafone from next week in its 820 stores, ending a three-year dispute, Vodafone said on Thursday, confirming media reports. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:45:34 +0000 2009-07-02T114534Z_01_TRE5612FQ_RTROPTC_0_US-CARPHONE-VODAFONE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE56014U20090702?src=RSS-TECH BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe on Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:41:48 +0000 2009-07-02T034158Z_01_TRE5610OI_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-INTERNET.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5606BW20090701?src=RSS-TECH LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sirius XM Satellite Radio Incon Wednesday said it extended the term of Chief Executive Mel Karmazin's employment contract, set to expire in November, through December 31, 2012, and raised his salary. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:50 +0000 2009-07-01T235350Z_01_TRE5606BX_RTROPTC_0_US-SIRIUS-CEO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE56061U20090701?src=RSS-TECH SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A year-old website, inspired by the use of Twitter and Internet media reporting out of Iran, hopes to become the go-to forum for citizen journalists everywhere as traditional media pulls back. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:00 +0000 2009-07-01T223200Z_01_TRE56061V_RTROPTC_0_US-COLUMN-ALLVOICES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5604UL20090701?src=RSS-TECH WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will soon release $4 billion of loans and grants aimed at expanding broadband access to underserved areas across the United States, officials said on Wednesday. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:01:48 +0000 2009-07-01T220148Z_01_TRE5605YT_RTROPTC_0_US-TELECOMS-BROADBAND.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTECH/ntechnologyNews_uUSTRE5603X020090701?src=RSS-TECH SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd said on Wednesday it was considering building an additional production line for flat-screen TV panels as the LCD industry slowly recovers due to healthy TV sales. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:06:33 +0000 2009-07-01T160633Z_01_TRE5603XN_RTROPTC_0_US-LGDISPLAY-LINE.XML