Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Technology News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Charlotte Star.com http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/cat/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:22:16 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:22:16 -0400 30 Microsoft reportedly is planning to release a second Surface RT tablet this year that will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and Windows 8.1. Bloomberg reports ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293796/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:19 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293796/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Lenovo has unveiled its first 15in ultrabook, the Thinkpad S531. In an attempt to address the fashionista segment of the laptop market, Lenovo announced the ultrabook at London Fashion Week on Tuesday, touting a 15.6in anti-glare Full HD display. With an aluminium LCD cover in silver or graphite black, which Lenovo added is "sand blasted and anodised", the Thinkpad S531 is ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293797/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:19 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293797/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A. Twitter can send you a file containing all your posts. To request a copy of your archive, log into your Twitter account on the Web, click the gear-shaped icon in the upper right corner and select Settings. On the main Settings page, scroll down to "Your Twitter archive" and click the "Request your archive" button. Twitter then sends you an e-mail message with a link to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293798/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:41 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293798/scat/d805653303cbbba8 a letter to prospective investors the many ways in which Google would be unconventional. It would focus on users and on long-term results; it would have an unusual management structure; it would abide by a wacky "don't be evil" motto – or at least, by how Page & Co. interpreted it; and it would aspire to make the world better. Oh, and if shareholders didn't like any ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293632/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:32:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293632/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service. The launch, announced Tuesday, gives customers another option for cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) services besides NetSuite, SAP Business ByDesign, and others. It's a bit late in coming, as Microsoft ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293800/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:57 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215293800/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HTC has unveiled the Butterfly S at a press conference close to Taipei. The electronics maker's latest flagship model has now officially launched in Taiwan. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292643/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:41 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292643/scat/d805653303cbbba8 even encouraging the use of game controller hardware that will finally bring physical buttons to iPhones, iPods and iPads. This has been done before, of course, but not with Apple backing those efforts. Companies like ION Audio ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292642/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292642/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Although the police sometimes thought Cacophony Society members like John Law, left, were up to no good, Law and his fellow Santas were usually just trying to help people enjoy life more. A new book, 'Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society' aims to help people understand the influence of the group on modern digital ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292641/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:39 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292641/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , with both remaining tight lipped about what was said behind closed doors. While Bloomberg reported that Facebook and Samsung discussed ways to promote technology startups, such a meeting suggests that the social network could have been meeting with Samsung to discuss the possibility of the Korean phone maker building the next Facebook phone. That wouldn't come as too much of a surprise, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292429/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292429/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google has challenged the secretiveness that forces it to be less than open with the public about data surveillance conducted by the US National Security Agency ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292430/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:51 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292430/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , which would be Huawei's first major acquisition. "We are considering these sorts of acquisitions. Maybe the combination has some synergies but [it] depends on the willingness of Nokia," Yu admitted. "Twenty years ago, we were nothing but now we have the best quality [phones] and our customers say we are the best," he said. "We want to shorten the gap with ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292431/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:50 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292431/scat/d805653303cbbba8 hiring and deployment. If we give letter say this July, a student will pass out 12 months from now and then he will go another 18 weeks of training. Companies can't do training for so many students together so for many years companies have been giving joining dates spread over three quarters. That's why we pushed for 8th semester hiring but then the educational institutions also pushed ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292432/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:29:55 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292432/scat/d805653303cbbba8 web developers can make $30 an hour without even having a degree. Broach, who's read that there's a lack of computer scientists coming out of college, wants Marlon to have the chance to learn as much about programming as a child, but in a fun way. "I don't want him to be a vegetable staring at a screen," she said. "Some of the kids at Pixel could be the next David ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291620/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291620/scat/d805653303cbbba8 downloadable at the TypeScript website , improves tooling capabilities offered for TypeScript in the Visual Studio IDE, assisting developers in using the language for large, application-scale JavaScript development. It also features generics, which take advantage of strong type inference and allow developers have better static error reporting and improved tooling, Microsoft said. "Along with ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292434/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:18:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292434/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Superstorm Sandy, Starbucks and other restaurants in the New York City region had lines out the door. The customers were not in line to get coffee or food, but instead to use the electric outlets to charge their dead cell phones. The administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, AT&T and other organizations are now looking to cut down on those lines ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292435/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:53 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215292435/scat/d805653303cbbba8 eBay wants to be the first US company to roll out an online payment system in China and is confident that its mandatory Paypal service will make it. The firm is trying to get into a market that is dominated by local players. Google is the second most used search engine in China after Baidu, and most of China's 1.35 billion people prefer to shop with Chinese ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291443/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:10 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291443/scat/d805653303cbbba8 gold combs, creating a tightly interlaced stack of anodes and cathodes. Then the researchers packaged the electrodes into a tiny container and filled it with an electrolyte solution to complete the battery. The researchers said despite its tiny size, the battery's electrochemical performance is "comparable to commercial batteries" in terms of charge and discharge rate, cycle life ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291445/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291445/scat/d805653303cbbba8 John Chambers said during his meeting with Israel's Minister of Finance Yair Lapid. The new centre is expected to offer 100 jobs, to be added to about 2,000 employees already work at Cisco center in Israel, reported Xinhua. Chambers Tuesday said the new project, whose main focus is information security, would be based on knowledge accumulated at NDS, an Israeli hi-tech company acquired last ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291446/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:41 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291446/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google's plans to beam the internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291448/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291448/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Sony India has managed to break into the top five markets in the Japanese giant's global operations, riding on healthy sales of televisions. The upsurge -- to the fourth position -- has been quick for the Indian subsidiary that till two years ago was a distant ninth in Sony's global markets. Sony India finished last fiscal (2012-13) with a 27% growth at overall revenue of Rs 8,000 ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291449/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:39 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291449/scat/d805653303cbbba8 View Inc , a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and light glare that passes through it, the companies said on Tuesday. Corning, known for innovations such ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291450/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:38 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291450/scat/d805653303cbbba8 There have been many issues related to on-boarding of students especially in HCL Tech where students protested in front of their offices. What is your view on this? Educational institutions should work with the industry and see that recruitment period is closer to passing out. In today's world of uncertainty , it is difficult to estimate requirements. There is a big gap ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291451/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:37 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291451/scat/d805653303cbbba8 General Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA, told Congress that spying on the internet connections of ordinary people managed to disrupt 50 terror attacks since September 11. Alexander is a clever man, by touting a number like 50 it sounds rather a lot. It implies that if he was not spying on you, that is 50 airplanes which would have flown into buildings. He must have been hoping that the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:14 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 has come up with a novel form of DRM for e-books. Dubbed SiDiM, the DRM changes the text and punctuation of an e-book slightly in a way which is unique to each book sold. While this will not stop the book being shared, it will serve as a digital watermark that can be used to track books that have had any other DRM layers stripped out of them before being shared online. One researcher, Martin ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291456/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291456/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Intel is branching out into another range of accessories. According to Chipzilla's chief technology officer Justin "it's not crap" Rattner the company is working on a smartwatch. The high-tech timepiece is one of a range of "experimental devices in the lab" rhw CTO said, Rattner claimed that it was part of the chip firm's exploration of "novel display ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291457/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:11 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291457/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tegra 4 does not feature integrated LTE, which might explain Microsoft’s decision to look elsewhere. It’s worth noting that the current Surface RT, based on the Tegra 3 SoC, lacks LTE as well. It is still unclear when the updated version will appear. Windows 8.1 and the next Windows RT update are due this fall, which is probably when we should see the new Surface RT as well. There is ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291458/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291458/scat/d805653303cbbba8 a higher-than-expected profits for its Creative Cloud, which is a subscription based software model. Adobe has been shifting to its web-based subscription service Creative Cloud from a licensing model since last year and there appears to be a lot of take up. The company said it added 221,000 paid Creative Cloud subscribers in the latest quarter, taking the total to 700,000. Adobe expects to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291459/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:08 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291459/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that he expects notebook and tablet PC shipment to be flat in the second quarter from the first quarter. Previously he had thought that there would be a 0-5 percent growth in April. This was a slap on the nose with a rolled up newspaper for Acer which a month ago was talking up the market. Wang was saying that he expected up to 80 percent of Acer's products to have touch-screen technology ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291460/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:06 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291460/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tegra business model. Writing in his bog, company spokesman David Shannon said Nvidia’s "next step" is to license GPU cores and visual computing patents to other outfits. "We'll start by licensing the GPU core based on the Nvidia Kepler architecture, the world's most advanced, most efficient GPU. Its DX11, OpenGL 4.3, and GPGPU capabilities, along with vastly ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291461/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:04 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215291461/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Australian scientists are working on Quantum mechanics which is being applied to computing in order to develop most powerful and impenetrable cybersecurity method ever ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215290498/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:31 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215290498/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Todd Bradley, the head of HP's printing and PC business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289649/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:30 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289649/scat/d805653303cbbba8 world's thinnest smartphone , which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market. Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18mm thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the dimensions. "Our theme for this product is elegance with an edge," Richard Yu, the chief executive of ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289650/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:29 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289650/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cybercrime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289651/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:28 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289651/scat/d805653303cbbba8 TAIPEI: Acer, the world's No. 4 PC vendor, on Wednesday said that it expects notebook and tablet PC shipment to be flat in the second quarter from the first quarter, versus an prediction of 0-5% growth made in ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289652/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:27 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289652/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The new plan unveiled on Wednesday by Michel Combes, the company's new chief executive, will also include unspecified asset sales of above 1 billion and 2 billion euros in debt re-financing by 2015, followed by a further 2 billion in debt reduction that could include issuing new ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289654/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215289654/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tata Consultancy Services, held its goIT summer camp programme in the Cincinnati area exposing students to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related career ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288709/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:05 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288709/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google asked US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow it to publish numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288708/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:04 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288708/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BIS safety standards. While initially the deadline was set for April 3, it was extended by three months to July 3 at the request of industry body Manufacturers Association for Information Technology. But even this deadline is not likely to be met. Manufacturers complain that the implementation process is too slow and that there is no way that all the applications and test results will be cleared ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Facebook said it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue growth. A vast majority of those advertisers are small business owners who have flocked to the world's No. 1 social network. Facebook executives are hoping to net even more small advertisers since 16 million local ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215288710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Infosys fold several rainmakers who are now working with rival companies, people aware of the development said. Reclaiming the talented executives is one of the crucial steps that the new chairman is taking as he swiftly implements measures to try and put the shaky organisation on a firmer footing. Over the past two years, as Infosys struggled with leadership transition and implementation of a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215287947/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:21 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215287947/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Samsung) Android tablets have largely been a 7- or 10-inch affair to date, but 8 inches could be the new sweet spot, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Dell and Lenovo are among ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215287164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:54:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215287164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Reuters © Former MLB player Curt Schilling talks with a reporter at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles, California June 9, 2011. REUTERS/David ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286932/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:33 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286932/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix is going Dutch.The online video giant says it will expand into the Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" on TVs, game consoles, computers and mobile devices. Netflix Inc. didn't offer details on ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286491/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:43 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286491/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here's a look at its international expansion so far.- Sept. 22, 2010: Service in Canada begins, first outside the U.S.- Sept. 5, 2011. Service in Latin America begins. - Jan. 9, 2012: Expands to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286433/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:43 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286433/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S. oil prices were steady below $99 on Wednesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to shed some light on whether it plans to taper its $85 billion stimulus program. The Fed's three quantitative easing schemes have been key in boosting prices of oil and other commodities. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:43 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215286159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Remember that video last week, offering Apple's deeply held views about design? Well, here's one that suggests Samsung believes in, well, cloning. Among other ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285496/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:58 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285496/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iOS 7 , it's looking like LinkedIn could also make it to the chosen circle. Developers have found code-based references to deep LinkedIn integration in the beta version of iOS 7, which was supplied by Apple, according ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285497/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:57 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285497/scat/d805653303cbbba8 on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million (259.7 million pounds) rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Kodak said creditors agreed to backstop an offering that would let the Rochester, New York-based company issue 34 million common shares at $11.94 each, equal to about 85 percent of ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284523/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:08:17 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284523/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Downforeveryoneorjustme.com was giving visitors intermittent "down" answers this evening when they checked on Facebook's status. While the mobile version of Facebook was available to smartphone ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284638/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:34 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284638/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith says he learned from a family member that the 33-year-old died early Tuesday. Hastings wrote about politics for the popular news site and has written books about dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hastings won a Polk Award for magazine ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285312/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:27 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215285312/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Using MRI to measure brain activity, researchers at Stanford find that kids with autism have a weaker connection between language and reward centers than kids without ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:36:44 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BANGALORE: A new set of marquee investors are debuting in India's burgeoning consumer internet market. Bulge bracket names such as Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board ( ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:47 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The logo of Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, is written on a door bell at the Kabel Deutschland playout center in Frankfurt February 25, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283441/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:35:16 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283441/scat/d805653303cbbba8 After a months-long battle between Dish and SoftBank over Sprint, the satellite company abandons its $25.5 billion bid for the wireless carrier to focus on "completing the Clearwire tender ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283486/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:44 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283486/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Anonymous sources told the Journal that King, through its holding company Midasplayer International Holding Co., has talked to several banks including J.P. Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse Group AG, and Bank of America to carry out its initial public offering, or IPO, in the U.S. This means King wants to sell shares of its company to public investors. While ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283485/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:43 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283485/scat/d805653303cbbba8 When using your Mac, active programs, documents, and system resources will be loaded into memory (RAM), where they can be accessed quickly to run and perform computations. While active memory contents are maintained in memory, the system also keeps some recently used but inactive processes and data there in order to quickly revive them, if needed. These memory allotments should be managed ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283484/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283484/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Committee says activist investor's latest proposal lacks adequate financing and a remedy for the company and its shareholders if his proposal were to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283483/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283483/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iOS 7 , but photos, videos, and reports are popping up left and right about what the new operating system will look like on the tablet. A new iPad iOS ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tamil Nadu ) for possible breach of norm that forbids change in equity structure, according to documents reviewed by ET. Under the unified access service licence guidelines, a promoter is not allowed to sell stake in a start-up for the first three years or until the rollout obligations are fulfilled, whichever is earlier. The DoT has set up a committee to ascertain whether Unitech flouted this ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284429/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:27:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284429/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:48pm EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp . The decision may be good news for Japan's SoftBank Corp , which is also trying to buy Sprint. Satellite TV provider Dish said in a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283538/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283538/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private.Icahn, now the company's second-largest shareholder after buying 72 million shares from fellow activist investor Southeastern Asset Management Inc., wants the company to buy back up to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283128/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:55 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283128/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In the last few decades, the computing industry has passed through several different eras. In the ’90s, the big tech companies were in a race for faster and more powerful computers. Then in the 2000s, the industry moved to mobile in a quest for slimmer phones with brighter screens.Now, the industry is entering the era of design.As I noted in my column this ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283315/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:31 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283315/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google’s motion to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday is the company’s latest move to control the public relations crisis that has resulted from revelations of government Internet ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283317/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:31 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283317/scat/d805653303cbbba8 For all the money it has spent, you don't hear about I.B.M. as a powerhouse of cloud computing-based services. Cloud computing is still a tiny fraction of the company's $106 billion in annual revenue. Still, I.B.M. has spent more than $4 billion acquiring cloud computing-based services in the last few years, and recently bought a big public cloud.I.B.M. apparently feels that attention ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283316/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:30 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283316/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:42pm EDT (New throughout with comments from hearing) By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry and said an upcoming auction of airwaves is the biggest challenge facing the regulator. Acknowledging his ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283536/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:58 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215283536/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) For the past couple of months, prospective MacBook buyers, especially those looking for a slim MacBook Air, have been holding off on purchases, waiting to see what Apple had in store for ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282346/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:48 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282346/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: James Martin/CNET) During Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's whirlwind Asia tour, he stopped by the offices of Samsung this week for a quick meeting with the company's president, Shin Jong Kyun. After the meeting, Shin stopped to talk to reporters and said that the two discussed potential partnerships, according ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282347/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:47 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282347/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The popular Fox-backed YouTube channel WIGS expands for broader appeal, and Google's video site is happy to be a launching pad sending sophisticated content -- and ad dollars -- ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282350/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:46 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282350/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Eunice Huthart, Jolie's body double in "Tomb Raider 2," claims that News Corp. hacked her phone and wrote stories based on information gleaned from her voice mails. This is the first U.S. claim in the hacking ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282348/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:46 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282348/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The chipmaker says its GPU technology could show up in other companies' processors for everything from smartphones to supercomputers in a couple ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282349/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:45 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282349/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Reuters © An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christian ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281939/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:36 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281939/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LONDON - A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.He's still there - and now says he won't emerge even if Sweden drops the case that triggered the strange ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281922/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:34 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281922/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LOS ANGELES - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. says its new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.DreamWorks expects $100 million in TV revenue this year. The Glendale, Calif., company released the figures in a call with analysts Tuesday.The deal to supply Netflix Inc. with 300 hours of new TV shows over several ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281924/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:32 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281924/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple , which also reportedly bid $400 million for the company earlier this year.A billion dollars not only cements Google's lead in map search, it does so in a big way. Google has paid large sums to have cars drive around the world to give its maps information content. But Waze is doing the same thing on the cheap by having its own users do the work.Both types of systems are difficult and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282143/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:08 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282143/scat/d805653303cbbba8 e-book antitrust trial (which I've been attending), I must have taken my eye off the Apple v. Samsung smartphone wars. Otherwise, how could I have missedMiyoung Kim's report Sundayout ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282144/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282144/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PARIS (Reuters) - Telecommunications gear maker Alcatel-Lucent aims to cut a billion euros in costs and focus on the IP router business and mobile broadband as part of a strategic revamp to be unveiled by its new chief executive on Wednesday, French daily Les Echos ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282146/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:32 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282146/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter said on ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281160/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281160/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe Systems Inc., speaks during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecom Summit in New York May 21, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281158/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:51 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281158/scat/d805653303cbbba8 user-generated content . Nevertheless, there's always, inevitably, an end to the road. Naturally, sometimes this is because the land just plumb runs out. But there are a number of other reasons Google's cameras have not been able to proceed, from the natural to the man-made. The Atlantic's Alan Taylor took ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282148/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:29 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282148/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BOSTON -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what its president says is a milestone for the proposed 130-turbine project.The $2.6 billion Cape Wind project aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm. But Cape Wind, proposed in 2001, has been delayed by lengthy review and entrenched opponents and has been looking for ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281231/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:28 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281231/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Facebook) Facebook is postponing the release of video advertisements that automatically play in News Feed, according to Ad Age. The social network wants to release the specialized units alongside new social-networking features and is now targeting an unofficial mid-October launch date, Ad ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281192/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:28 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281192/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:18pm EDT By Poornima Gupta June 18 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday named Todd Bradley, the head of its largest unit, printing and personal computers, to take on the new job of improving the company's China business and extending distribution partner relationships around the world. Bradley, who was among the people considered for the chief executive post after the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282029/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:50 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215282029/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:29pm EDT (Corrects to remove reference to Mark Zaleski in paragraph 18) By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its doors in 2001. Twelve years ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281174/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:29:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281174/scat/d805653303cbbba8 At the Reuters Tech Summit, Trulia chief executive Pete Flint says private equity investors are starting to pull back from buying U.S. real estate, while overseas buyers are coming on strong once ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281035/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:21:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281035/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nvidia wants to accelerate mobile-device performance with underlying tools that enable CPUs and graphics processors to work in a coherent manner. The company released on Tuesday its CUDA 5.5 programming tools, which will for the first time support ARM CPUs used in most smartphones and tablets. The tools could bring the type of performance gains that have helped supercomputers surpass petaflops in ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281036/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:33 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281036/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Hundreds of organizations around the world are running unpatched, Internet-facing versions of SAP software, exposing them to data theft, APTs (advanced persistent threats), and other unpleasantness, according to security analyst Alexander Polyakov, CTO of ERPScan and founder of ZeroNights. Polyakov also said that SAP exploits are part of a thriving underground trade, particularly as organizations ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281037/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:32 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215281037/scat/d805653303cbbba8 >Editor's note: Doug Gross covers consumer technology and the Web for CNN.com. Follow his updates on Twitter or add him to your Circles on Google+.(CNN) -- Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But having concerns about NSA cybersnooping doesn't mean we must surrender all privacy -- what's left of it -- in our day-to-day online ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280851/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280851/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The company's Creative Cloud subscriber base grew to 700,000 in the second quarter, but Adobe is considering other options to woo those who don't like the monthly payment ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279995/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:45 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279995/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Search company asks to clear its name by arguing it has the First Amendment right to reveal how many Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders it receives from the U.S. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279996/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:44 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279996/scat/d805653303cbbba8 issued a Grand Challenge aimed at locating all asteroid threats to Earth and figuring out what to do about them. It seems the asteroid threat has really picked up steam lately. We've had ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279997/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279997/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NASA is looking for asteroids and wants you to join the hunt. But don't expect to be starring in a real-life version of "Armageddon" any time soon. NASA unveiled some of ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:07 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 With the Aadhaar unique identity number at its core, the scheme is heavily dependent on banks, which in turn are relying on technology firms to implement the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280864/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:38 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215280864/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Reuters © The Google logo is seen on the top of its China headquarters building behind a road surveillance camera in Beijing January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279673/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279673/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The city is teaming up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging stations in parks across the five boroughs. The charges will provide a free boost to dying phones and other mobile ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279040/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:25 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279040/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The world's largest solar boat, a catamaran called Turanor, reached New York City Monday afternoon, docking at the North Cove Marina in downtown Manhattan at about 5 p.m. New York is the boat's sixth stop in a trans-Atlantic expedition that began in March in the south of France. The boat's upper decks are covered in 5,554 square feet of solar paneling. The photovoltaic cells get ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278704/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278704/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S. energy independence is seen as something of a holy grail by many economists and policy makers, and soaring shale production has heightened hopes that the United States may actually get there. But some energy watchers are questioning how much the world's largest economy can realistically produce--and whether some estimates may be too lofty.To be sure, most market watchers are true ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279832/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279832/scat/d805653303cbbba8 An Australian train safety campaign called "Dumb Ways to Die" is winning big at this week's Cannes Advertising Festival. Might such a jokey style persuade those who cannot help texting at the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278735/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:56 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278735/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Editors' note: This blog was originally published on December 6, 2012. We'll continuously update this piece up until the device's official launch; let us know if we missed any rumors ourselves. iPhone rumors are like flies at a summer picnic: they're nearly unstoppable. Collected in one batch are all ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279834/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:55 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215279834/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Orlando S.) On today's show we're welcoming Dan Chiappini from GameSpot Australia along with 404 veteran Scott Stein. We'll briefly recap Scott's time down ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278737/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:54 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278737/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google's cheap laptops arrive at more stores, Microsoft offers discounted Surface tablets for schools, and AT&T tests free phone charging stations in New ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278738/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:53 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278738/scat/d805653303cbbba8 vintage computers , but we can't help but be impressed when an entire movie is redone in bricks. That would be 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz," which a team of 12 Lego builders has turned into a marvelous 3D plastic diorama that includes just about every scene in the film, including a rotating tornado. The collaborators ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278739/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:52 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278739/scat/d805653303cbbba8 FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Hannah Hooper, left, and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove performing as part of Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Grouplove's, “Ways to Go,” was the most viral track on Spotify, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278322/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:17 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278322/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thomas P. Jackson, the former federal judge who in 2000 ruled that Microsoft should be split into two companies as punishment for monopolistic business practices, died Saturday at his Maryland home. He was ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PaaS ) market is smaller than both IaaS and SaaS segments of the cloud computing industry, research firm Forrester says this technology could be one of the most important cloud-based services for businesses moving ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Boeing) Boeing today announced the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third (and longest) plane in the often-troubled 787 family, and an aircraft that the aviation giant said will be the most fuel-efficient in the industry. The unveiling was timed to the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week in Le Bourget, France. That show is the aviation industry's biggest event of the year, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen ($104 million) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278542/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278542/scat/d805653303cbbba8 If you have forgotten your iTunes ID, meaning you can't play DRM-protected music or otherwise access your account, there is an easy way to look it ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278543/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:41 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215278543/scat/d805653303cbbba8 If changes to the city's strict transportation laws are implemented, the San Francisco-based black car service gets to start sending out cars in ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Once upon a time, the Ford Motor Company was a startup -- and it was burning through cash like mad. Then a gent from Chicago ponied up $850, and the first Model A was ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277489/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:40 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277489/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Huawei would consider snapping up Nokia, which could help it boost its smartphone gains in Europe and the U.S., a company executive said on Tuesday. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:38 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Lekue) Leftovers. There are always leftovers. Obviously, dealing with leftovers is a nice problem to have. With a quick peek into the fridge, yesterday's meal can quickly become today's snack. But it's getting them into the fridge that's the hard part. There are storage containers in every shape and size, yet somehow that never seems to fully save all the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277491/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:37 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277491/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Finmeccanica subsidiary showed off an exotic tiltrotor aircraft called Project Zero that's powered by lithium batteries. It flies, but project manager Jianye Zhang wouldn't say how far or how ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277490/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:36 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277490/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Virgin Mobile) Those eyeing Virgin Mobile's prepaid phones now have another Android 4.1 smartphone to choose from. Starting Tuesday, the Jelly ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277493/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:36 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277493/scat/d805653303cbbba8 flying bicycles . The latest entry in the wheeled-air-machine category comes from British company XploreAir. It's a bicycle, flying machine, and camping tent all built into one device. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277492/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:35 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277492/scat/d805653303cbbba8 June 21 . The physical keyboard-toting gadget will cost the industry standard price of $199.99. With an expertly designed typing surface that's based on BlackBerry's legendary Bold line of handsets, the Q10 features keys that are billed as 30 percent larger. In my experience with the device, I can certainly vouch that punching out messages on the keyboard is both fast and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277494/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:33 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277494/scat/d805653303cbbba8 THE MOVE: Hewlett-Packard Co. named executive Todd Bradley to a new position in charge of the company's strategy. Bradley will work with CEO Meg Whitman to improve HP's business in China and extend relationships with important partners worldwide.LAST ROLE: Bradley was in charge of HP's PC business from 2005 to 2012, when it combined the printing and PC divisions into one unit under ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277013/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277013/scat/d805653303cbbba8 When I was born in the 1950s, nuclear power was said to be "too cheap to meter." Although few and far between, disasters at Fukushima and Chernobyl have laid waste to that claim and, for that matter, entire cities. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, herself a nuclear physicist, led the charge to eliminate her nation's nuclear power plants in the next few years based on a rational ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276227/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:16 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276227/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Amazon Web Services on Tuesday to make a wide range of data on products, including jet engines and gas turbines, available online so they can be analyzed. GE ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277098/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:15 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277098/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange in this June 27, 2007 file ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276032/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:34 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276032/scat/d805653303cbbba8 economic impact study -- this time for Amsterdam -- once again touting that its guests stay longer and spend more. The company again threw out some big claims and while it didn't include a total figure for how much money Airbnb brings to the city, the average amounts generated per tourist were slightly ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 JesterLads came up with a hilarious trick that made many people think a mysterious hooded figure was opening elevator doors with the power of the Force seen in "Star Wars." With a hidden camera rolling, unsuspecting people in the elevator think it's just another normal day, but suddenly change tune as a nearby man wearing a gray hoodie waves his hand to reopen the elevator door ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Google) Will annoying online drug pitches ever go the way of pop-up ads? Probably not. But Google revealed on Tuesday some behind-the-scenes techniques it uses ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:48 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 creative marriage proposals , but we never would have thought of proposing via a language-learning app. Flavio Esposito, on the other hand, seems to like thinking outside the down-on-one-knee box. The Italian man's American girlfriend was ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277279/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:47 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215277279/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Mark Coatney/Tumblr) Tumblr Director and Media Evangelist Mark Coatney announced Tuesday in a post on his personal Tumblr that he was departing the Yahoo-owned blogging platform without another gig lined up. "I'm leaving Tumblr this month," ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:46 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215276081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , Huawei has stuffed the Ascend P6 with "innovative features" such as a 5MP front-facing camera and a redesigned user interface, along with a super-thin casing that measures just 6.18mm ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275875/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:02 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275875/scat/d805653303cbbba8 have announced a crackdown on money laundering, tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance at the end of a two day summit in Northern Island. Proposed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron at the gathering in Lough Erne today, the curb on tax avoiders will require "shell companies", which are often used to exploit tax loopholes, to be more transparent regarding the "beneficial ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275876/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:02 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275876/scat/d805653303cbbba8 shipped 40 million handsets with quad-core processors in 2012, despite the chips being restricted to high-end smartphones. Chip vendors such as Qualcomm, Nvidia and Samsung had quad-core processors available for smartphones in 2012, but all the firms targeted high-end smartphones. Despite this, Berg Insight claims that 40 million handsets were shipped with quad-core processors in 2012. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275703/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:18 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275703/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Here on planet Earth we're used to flames -- whether from a candle or campfire -- reaching upward to the sky with slender limbs hungry for oxygen and driven by rising hot air. But in space, sans our planet's strong gravitational pull, flames are more likely to take the shape of eerie fireballs. Within the flame of a regular candle wick, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275879/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:50 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275879/scat/d805653303cbbba8 selling ) curved OLED screens to go along with traditional "flat" OLED screens. Curved screens have been used in theaters for decades, and more recently in some high-end home theaters too. In a TV though, it's nothing more than a gimmick.Here's ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274611/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274611/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A physicist is gathering supporters for an ATLAS experiment Lego mini model that could put a piece of the Large Hadron Collider in the hands of Lego fans ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274610/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:48 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274610/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The satellite television provider says the lawsuit is an aim to divert attention from Sprint's failure to offer a fair deal to Clearwire ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:47 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In a Tuesday tweet , Musk said the Tesla event, which will take place at 8 p.m. PT Thursday at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., will include a "live pack swap ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274614/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:45 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274614/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Pop culture today associates tweeting less with chirping birds and more with social networking and so the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) will officially recognize it in its June 2013 ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275880/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:45:26 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215275880/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Huawei announced the Ascend P6 on Tuesday, a device that claims the title of the world's thinnest smartphone at 6.18mm thick. As well as being skinny and looking an awful lot like the iPhone 5, the Huawei Ascend P6 features a high-end 4.7in HD screen, a quad-core 1.5GHz processor and Google's Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean mobile operating system skinned with Huawei's custom Emotion ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274391/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:51 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274391/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google has settled an investor lawsuit that paves the way for it to issue Class C shares. Google announced its intention to issue Class C stock last year, however the Brockton Retirement Board and shareholder Philip Skidmore sued the firm, claiming that the firm's co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page engineered the stock split in order to keep control of the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274392/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:50 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274392/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The 90" Sharp Aquos - the LC90LE757 - is six inches bigger than the previous largest model, an 84" version from LG. Alberico Lissoni, vice-president of consumer electronics for Sharp, said the set "provides an experience so immersive, you get completely absorbed by whatever you are watching. You can sit as close as 3.5 meters and see colours burst out of the screen, with incredible ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274393/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:55 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274393/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Zapping mosquitoes with an electrified tennis racket might seem to be a surefire entrant into the World's Dumbest Ideas Hall of Fame. But the Stinger Portable Bug Zapper actually works. You swing the light plastic racket at a flying bug while holding down a switch on the handle that puts 3000 volts of electricity through the strings. The result: a satisfying pop and a sizzle and one less ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:45 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The leaders of the world's richest countries will today try to patch over glaring differences on their approach to Syria, with a G8 declaration that stops short of demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.David Cameron, the British host of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, had pushed for a communiqu that called for immediate planning for a post-Assad regime, which would take ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273498/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:58:38 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273498/scat/d805653303cbbba8 wire more than a dozen cities with super-fast Internet service. The attention is well deserved. People at home will be able to download entire movies in just a few seconds. Businesses will be able to shave time from online chores, build new innovative products and lift productivity. But Google ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274211/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274211/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AMZN )-not to mention a swath of other competitors-where he once worked as a software design engineer, creating complex strings of math to find the most efficient routes for shipping packages to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274395/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274395/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S.A. v. Apple . The latest McGuffin in the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple is an e-mail signed by Steve Jobs and addressed to Eddy Cue -- the Apple senior vice president whom the government alleges was the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise the price of e-books in 2010. The evidence was first sprung on Keith Moerer, the head of Apple's iBookstore, by Dan ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273316/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:07 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273316/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping the two can form an executive tag team to tackle China and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273052/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:48:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273052/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is making a reduced-price version of its ARM-based Surface RT tablet/notebook available directly to schools and universities for two months this summer. The "Microsoft Surface for education limited-time offer" will be available between June 24 and August 31, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Under the program, Surface RTs without keyboards will go for ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273025/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:48:41 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273025/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Canadian privacy commissioner and 36 other data protection authorities on Tuesday raised privacy concerns about Google Glass in an open letter to CEO Larry Page.Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's privacy commissioner, signed the letter. Co-signers include Europe's privacy watchdog the Article 29 Working Party and as well as the privacy commissioners of New Zealand and Australia and their ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274428/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:20 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274428/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Barnes & Noble moves to clear the shelves of its Nook e-reader. Is there a deal with Microsoft over digital content and a Windows RT tablet in the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274397/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274397/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: TP-Link) Believe or not, the majority of men in the U.K. rank Internet access as valuable as sex and even more important than food and shelter. That's right, 42 percent of male respondents in a new survey by broadband ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273098/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:41:02 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273098/scat/d805653303cbbba8 plans to develop its first ARM chip starting next year. Codenamed "Seattle," the chip is being touted by AMD as the industry's first 64-bit ARM processor from a major chipmaker. AMD said that the chip will ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274398/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:41:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274398/scat/d805653303cbbba8 launched Amazon Birthday Gift, which allows customers to send friends electronic gift cards on their birthdays. Customers can invite mutual friends to contribute, so the gift can grow. You start the process ahead of the friend's birthday ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273099/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273099/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets. HP said that top executive Todd Bradley will step down from his role as executive vice president of the Printing and Personal Systems (PPS) group to become executive vice president of Strategic Growth Initiatives, where his first order of business will be ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:27 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 When firefighters enter a burning building, they usually go in blind. Smoke often shrouds their view and it can be hard to know exactly where they are, or where the fire ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274331/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:55 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274331/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Kepler space telescope may instead be entering early retirement, spending its golden years seeking out planets with a gravitational magnifying ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274330/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:54 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274330/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK-U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3 million, down from $517 million in May 2012. The decline comes as and Microsoft Corp. and Sony ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273248/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:32:24 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273248/scat/d805653303cbbba8 >Editor's note: John Gaudiosi is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gamerhub.tv video syndication network. He's covered video games for hundreds of outlets over the past 20 years and specializes in the convergence of Hollywood and games. Los Angeles (CNN) -- The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming. More than 45,000 game ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284415/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:25:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215284415/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Francesca Trianni NEW YORK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:24am EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones. The Street Charge stations are New York Mayor Michael ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274255/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:51 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215274255/scat/d805653303cbbba8 FRANKFURT | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:18am EDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens is seeking offers from private equity firms to buy its stake in its telecoms equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), three sources familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday. Siemens, together with its partner Nokia is reviving efforts to find a buyer and has approached ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273219/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:18:05 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215273219/scat/d805653303cbbba8 at Microsoft Research claim that its Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology has helped improve the performance of Microsoft's Bing voice search. Microsoft Research is one of the leading technology research outfits and works on a wide variety of problems. The firm has been working on neural networks for several years and work presented last year has been incorporated into Bing voice search, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272820/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:20 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272820/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BERLIN - Shares in Germany's biggest cable operator are up after Kabel Deutschland received a preliminary takeover proposal from U.S. firm Liberty Global.Kabel Deutschland confirmed Liberty Global PLC's approach Tuesday, only days after British rival Vodafone PLC said it was also in early takeover talks with the company.London-listed Liberty Global - a cable TV and Internet provider ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272564/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272564/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The I-T department has slapped a tax demand notice of Rs 27.6 crore on online travel firm MakeMyTrip for assessment year 2009-2010 but the company said it is contesting the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272821/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:48:17 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/215272821/scat/d805653303cbbba8