Reuters: Technology, Media & Telecommunications

UPDATE 2-Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:36 GMT

* Says affected by downturn, uncertainty over Oracle deal (Adds background on EU probe, Oracle deal)

UPDATE 1-Telefonica bid for GVT a blow to Vivendi-sources

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:57:45 GMT

* Telefonica's GVT bid a "major blow" to Vivendi - sources

News Corp launches free channel in Italy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:52:36 GMT

MILAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - News Corp said on Friday it will launch a free digital terrestrial television channel in Italy next month in a move that heats up competition with Italy's Mediaset and state broadcaster RAI.

UPDATE 2-Aruba to pay Motorola $19.8 mln to end patent dispute

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:46 GMT

* Aruba shares up 4 pct (Recasts; Adds analyst comments, updates share movement)

UPDATE 3-Telus posts lower profit, cuts earnings outlook

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:02 GMT

* Says 1,750 full-time equivalent jobs cut since December

UPDATE 2-Skype suitors reach legal pact, eBay deal to proceed

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:43 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Friday that private investors looking to buy Skype had agreed to settle litigation with Skype's founders, who will get a 14-percent stake in the Internet phone service in the transaction.

UPDATE 1-BSNL to go direct to Zain if consortium talks fail

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:40 GMT

* BSNL cuts call charges, launches per-second billing (Adds details)

UPDATE1-Intel in talks with India's ITI for jv - report

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:28 GMT

MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Intel , the world's largest chip maker, is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Friday.

Cisco faces fresh call to raise Tandberg bid

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:26 GMT

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Advisers to a small band of shareholders in Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg ASA added their voices to calls for suitor Cisco Systems Inc to up its $3 billion bid, ahead of a Monday offer deadline.

UPDATE 2-Sanoma's Q3 helped by cost cuts, shares jump

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:16 GMT

* Q3 underlying EBIT 84.5 mln euros vs 77 mln avg in poll

UPDATE 2-UBM "must-see" events put group on track for 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:35 GMT

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A strong performance in Asia and a host of "must-see" events means British media group United Business Media (UBM) expects to report 2009 earnings in line with market expectations, it said on Friday.

UPDATE 3-NEC plans $1.5 bln share sale after losses

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:05:51 GMT

* Money to help NEC restructure, shift to cloud computing

Southern Telecom gets 3 bln rouble credit lines

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:41:12 GMT

MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Russian regional fixed-line telecom operator Southern Telecom has secured 3 billion roubles ($103 million) of credit lines to fund current activities and refinance debts.

KPN to sell some Belgian assets - paper

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:39:59 GMT

BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Dutch telecoms group KPN is considering the sale of its business-customer unit and fibre network in Belgium, Belgian daily De Tijd reported on Friday, citing several unidentified industry sources.

NEWSMAKER-China web tycoon thrives on portals, pig farms

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:10:50 GMT

* NetEase founder William Ding one of China's web celebrities

INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Indonesia Telkom aims for 10-15 pct growth

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:08:48 GMT

* Aims for 10-15 pct growth in 2010, higher than consensus

UPDATE 2-Japan's Elpida to outsource chips to Taiwan ProMOS

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:41:14 GMT

* ProMOS aims to lift 300-mm plant usage rate, diversify

Intel in talks with India's ITI for jv - report

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:57:26 GMT

Manila Electric falls to one-week low after stake sale

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:00 GMT

MANILA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Shares of Manila Electric Co (Meralco) fell to a one-week low on Friday after First Philippine Holdings forged a $471 million deal to sell a 6.7 percent stake in the Philippine power retailer.

Manila Electric, First Holdings fall after stake deal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:59:15 GMT

MANILA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - First Philippine Holdings and Manila Electric Co each fell over 7 percent in early trade on Friday after the conglomerate forged a $471 million deal to sell half of its stake in the power retailer.

Lenovo shares at 1-wk high after strong Q2 profit

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

HONG KONG/TAIPEI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Shares of Lenovo , the world's No. 4 PC brand, rose by more than 3 percent to a one-week intraday high after reporting second-quarter earnings that blew past expectations.

UPDATE 2-US regulators approve AT&T's bid for Centennial

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:26:07 GMT

* Accepts AT&T commitments in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (Adds FCC official notice; AT&T share price)

UPDATE 1-Atheros VP charged in Galleon insider trading case

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:49 GMT

* Hariri traded Atheros info for tips on other firms--FBI

UPDATE 3-CBS profit beats Street, even as advertising hurts

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:13 GMT

* Auto, retail, pharmaceuticals ad categories improving (Adds CEO comments from conference call)

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Nvidia's Q3 beats Street, shares climb

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:34:46 GMT

(Corrects second paragraph to read "earnings excluding items" instead of "net income")