3/15 Reuters: Technology News

Reuters: Technology News         Chip prices rise as Japan disaster hits tech supplies March 15, 2011 at 5:45 AM   SEOUL (Reuters) - Prices for key technology components extended gains on Tuesday, as damage at Japanese plants and infrastructure caused by Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami threatens to disrupt the global manufacturing chain longer than many had expected.         Chip prices jump as Japan disaster hits tech supplies March 15, 2011 at 4:55 AM   SEOUL (Reuters) - Prices for key technology components spiked and global supply disruptions were expected to last for months as the toll on Japan's infrastructure mounted after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.         Resist the North Korean occupation - in new video game March 15, 2011 at 4:32 AM   SEOUL (Reuters) - The year is 2027, and the army of the Greater Korean Republic has occupied a crumbling, bankrupt United States after annexing Japan and much of Southeast Asia, led by current North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong-un.         HP shoots for sharp profit jump, looks to cloud March 15, 2011 at 12:15 AM   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Leo Apotheker, outlining his vision for the company, promised to boost earnings and dividends sharply in coming years as it pushes aggressively into cloud computing.         HP shoots for sharp profit jump March 14, 2011 at 9:55 PM   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Leo Apotheker, laying out the company's long-term vision in software and Internet computing, promised to boost 2014 earnings by half and sharply raise dividends.         Microsoft to phase out unsuccessful Zune player March 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM   SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is not planning any more versions of its unpopular Zune digital media player, but is to continue offering music and video using the same software online, through its Xbox game console and on its Windows phones.         Facebook hires Google exec to lead M&A efforts March 14, 2011 at 4:42 PM   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook has hired a member of Google Inc's corporate development team to lead its fledgling merger and acquisitions efforts, according to a source familiar with the matter.         LinkedIn adds Chinese censorship as risk to IPO March 14, 2011 at 4:25 PM   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Following a recent blocking of LinkedIn in China, the social Internet network for professionals warned potential investors in its initial public offering that similar incidents in the future could hurt its value.         Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins AOL as adviser March 14, 2011 at 3:48 PM   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is joining AOL and its newest addition, the Huffington Post Media Group, as a strategic adviser for social impact.         CERN particle collisions resume March 14, 2011 at 3:46 PM   GENEVA (Reuters) - CERN scientists said Monday they staged their first speed-of-light particle collisions of the year at the weekend, resuming their probes into the origins of the cosmos in the centre's Large Hadron Collider (LHC).         Apple iPad 2 sales seen clearing 1 million units March 14, 2011 at 3:45 PM   SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc sold close to 1 million units of its next-generation tablet computer during its debut weekend, analysts estimated.         Worried Japanese expats trawl Web for news after quake March 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM   SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It took a massive earthquake back in her homeland to persuade Yuki Kosuge to look beyond traditional news sources and log in to Twitter for the first time.         Online readership and ad revenue overtake newspapers March 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM   NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time, online readership and advertising revenue has surpassed that of print newspapers.         Apple sold close to 1 million iPad 2s in weekend: analysts March 14, 2011 at 10:45 AM   (Reuters) - Analysts expect Apple Inc to have sold close to a million iPad 2 tablet computers on its debut weekend -- significantly more than the first iPad, which went on sale last April.         Hacker group releases BofA employee correspondence March 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM   CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, released on Monday emails that it obtained from someone who said he is a former Bank of America Corp employee.         New app answers practical, weird questions March 14, 2011 at 10:11 AM   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Need to know how to fend off a mountain lion or weave a French braid? A new iPhone app has the answers.         Hacker group plans BofA e-mail release Monday March 14, 2011 at 1:51 AM   CHARLOTTE, N.C./WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, plans to release e-mails obtained from Bank of America Corp early Monday morning, according to posts on the group's Twitter feed.         Hacker group plans BofA e-mail release Monday March 13, 2011 at 9:51 PM   CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, plans to release e-mails obtained from Bank of America Corp early Monday morning, according to posts on the group's Twitter feed.             This email was sent to info55383.news@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here