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Reuters - Monday, June 1
Slowdown, shortages in focus at Computex
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TAIPEI - A shortage of electronic components such as chips and displays threatens to derail a nascent recovery in Asia's technology sector spurred by China's stimulus plan. At the Computex trade show in Taiwan this week, electronics companies including Acer <2353.TW> and Asustek Computer <2357.TW> will showcase their latest gadgets to tempt buyers wary of spending as a global recession pinches.
Africa's upwardly mobile money
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG - To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cell phone is not just a cell phone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother $40. But by using it to ping cash to friends and family she and millions of Africans are joining Japan in breaking a technology barrier that remains in Europe and the United States, and paving the way to what could be the cash of the future.
Nintendo to launch new version of Wii Fit: report
TOKYO - Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.OS> plans to launch a new version of its "Wii Fit" home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Called "Wii Fit plus," the new version will allow users to compete with friends and family over the Internet to lose weight and other activities, the newspaper said, without citing sources.
E3 seen returning to glitz
NEW YORK - The interactive videogame industry's biggest convention meets next week in Los Angeles promising a return to its glitzy past, but on the heels of weak sales and the slumping economy, the future of this fun and games business is no laughing matter. A wave of fitness games, an expanded lineup for Nintendo Co Ltd's <7974.OS> popular Wii console and, possibly, hardware price cuts, are all expected to be major themes at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, which starts on June 2 in Los Angeles.
Rhapsody's exclusive ads target music consumers
DENVER - All the TV ads that came out in support of Green Day's new album, "21st Century Breakdown," featured the lead single "Know Your Enemy." But only one advertiser got exclusive footage of the band -- online music service Rhapsody. While it isn't unusual for retailers and other partners to air ads featuring a song clip or music video when promoting a new release, it's rare for artists to film custom footage for them. But Rhapsody executives say the Green Day ad is just the first in what will be a series of TV spots featuring artists with new music coming out, about one every other month. Next on deck is Rob Thomas, with more to follow.
Obama to create White House cybersecurity post
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said he will name a White House-level czar to coordinate government efforts to fight an epidemic of cybercrime, which even touched his presidential campaign. "Cyberspace is real and so are the risks that come with it," said Obama in remarks Friday at the White House in which he discussed threats to the nation's digital infrastructure from organized crime, industrial spies and international espionage.
Time Warner leaning to spin-off method for AOL
NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc <TWX.N> Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes said on Friday that his company is still leaning toward spinning off AOL to shareholders as the preferred method for divesting the struggling Internet unit. Bewkes said forms of separation being considered include a split-off, spin-off or a combination.
Microsoft reverses Windows 7 Starter limit
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> said on Friday it would not limit the number of applications available at one time on the Starter edition of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, reversing its earlier strategy of limiting its capabilities and urging users to upgrade. The move is a significant climbdown for Microsoft as it looks to keep a hold on the fast-growing market for small, cheap personal computers -- known as netbooks -- which are the principal market for the most basic version of Microsoft's new operating system, expected to roll out later this year.
Dell aspires to be top Asia PC brand by 2012
TAIPEI - Dell Inc <DELL.O>, the world's No.2 PC brand, aspires to be the leader in the Asian market in three years if the economy picks up, a senior executive said on Friday. "I'm not making a projection, I'm setting an aspiration," Steve Felice, president of small and medium-sized businesses at Dell, told a teleconference with reporters.
Xbox 360 to show Sky live and on-demand programming
LONDON - Millions of Xbox 360 owners in Britain and Ireland will be able to watch live programing such as Premier League soccer and movies following a deal with pay-TV group BSkyB <BSY.L>. The two companies did not give any pricing or full channel line up details but said users of the broadband-enabled games console would be able to watch around 20 live channels on their TVs, including sports, entertainment, movies and news.
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