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Reuters - Friday, February 26
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Microsoft wins court approval to topple "botnet": report
- Software giant Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> has won a U.S. court approval to deactivate a global network of computers that the company accused of spreading spam and harmful computer codes, the Wall Street Journal said. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, granted a request by Microsoft to deactivate 277 Internet domains, which the software maker said is linked to a "botnet," the paper said.
Facebook urged to act after memorial sites defaced
CANBERRA - Cyber attacks on Facebook pages set up to pay tribute to two murdered Australian children has prompted calls for the social networking site to be more accountable for its users. Social media experts say it is natural that people who use sites such as Facebook or MySpace as a major form of communication should turn to these sites with personal tragedies.
Apple holds annual meeting as stock seeks catalyst
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> Chief Executive Steve Jobs will hold his annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders on Thursday, and there will be no shortage of questions for a company famously stingy with information. Apple's shares have been treading water around the $200 mark since last October, despite a strong December-quarter earnings report and massive hype around the iPad tablet, Apple's newest consumer device to be launched in late March.
Palm cuts revenue view on weak phone sales
NEW YORK - Palm Inc <PALM.O> slashed its revenue targets on weak demand for its smartphones, renewing concerns about its ability to compete against larger rivals like Apple Inc <AAPL.O> and sending shares down 13 percent. The warning came only weeks after Verizon Wireless began to sell Palm's Pre and Pixi phones, suggesting that the addition of the top U.S. mobile service as a sales partner was not helping Palm as much as had been hoped.
Virgin Media signs video Web deal with Brightcove
LONDON - British cable TV operator Virgin Media <VMED.O> has chosen online video publisher Brightcove to provide and support short videos for its more than 11 million monthly website visitors. The two firms said in a statement that Virgin Media would use the Brightcove platform to carry its online news, music and entertainment content alongside adverts.
Google executives convicted for Italy autism video
MILAN - A Milan court convicted three Google Inc <GOOG.O> executives on Wednesday for violating the privacy of an Italian boy with autism by letting a video of him being bullied be posted on the site in 2006. Google, which will appeal the six-month suspended jail terms in Italy, also heard that European Union antitrust regulators were looking into complaints about it from three online firms.
Watching the Games? Switch on your cellphone
VANCOUVER - Cellphones and the Internet are muscling in on more traditional media as ways to see the Olympic Games, and the trend will only deepen, organizers said on Tuesday. Timo Lumme, head of TV and marketing for the International Olympic Committee, said non-traditional media had already matched the 20,000 hours from traditional broadcasters so far these Games, contributing to a total audience he expects to reach 3.5 billion -- or half the world's population.
Nintendo handheld game system DSi XL coming to U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO - Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.OS> will bring its latest dual-screen handheld video game system to the United States at the end of March, the company said on Wednesday. The Nintendo DSi XL will go on sale in the U.S. on March 28 for $189.99. The device features larger screens than the DS models currently on the market.
Yahoo partners with Twitter to boost social features
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> plans to integrate Twitter into its collection of websites, as the company seeks to enhance the appeal of its online properties with popular social networking features. The partnership will allow web surfers to view the short, 140-character messages created by Twitter users, dubbed Tweets, directly within Yahoo sites as well as to publish their own Twitter messages without leaving Yahoo.
Cablevision posts quarterly profit; cash flow up
NEW YORK - Cablevision Systems Corp <CVC.N> reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as it added more Internet and phone subscribers than expected. Shares of the New York area cable company rose nearly 4 percent as a reduction in debt and capital spending boosted annual free cash flow growth and cheered investors.
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