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Italy Microsoft head in pole for CEO position at RCS-sources

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:36:41 GMT

MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) - Pietro Scott Jovane, CEO of the Italian unit of Microsoft, was in pole position to take over as chief executive of Italian media company RCS MediaGroup , two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.

Google revamps U.S. search

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:34:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (Reuters) - Google is revamping the way it handles searches in the United States to give users quick access to answers without leaving the page, the company said.

UPDATE 2-Apple readies iPhone with bigger screen-sources

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:18 GMT

* Production of new screens begins at 3 suppliers-sources

UPDATE 2-Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:28 GMT

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation being led by the French regulator.

UPDATE 1-Bharti in talks for stake in Qualcomm India unit-sources

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:47:32 GMT

* Bharti may pay premium over Global, Tulip 2010 investments (Adds details)

UPDATE 6-Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 pct, could top $16 bln

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:12:00 GMT

* GM pulls advertising from Facebook, underscores revenue concerns

UPDATE 3-Sina results beat view, warns Weibo to eat into Q2

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:40:45 GMT

* May see more operating losses on higher Weibo investment

UPDATE 1-China Mobile in talks with Apple for iPhone

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:19:23 GMT

* TD-LTE technology tests expanding in China (Adds details, quotes)

UPDATE 2-HTC new phone US sales delayed due to customs review

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:56:24 GMT

TAIPEI, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market.

HTC new phone sales delayed in U.S. due to customs review

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:43:46 GMT

TAIPEI, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. availability of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a customs review required after the company lost a patent lawsuit against Apple Inc last year, exacerbating its already declining sales in its once largest market.

UPDATE 4-GM to drop Facebook ads due to low consumer impact

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:41:37 GMT

* Seen as first highly visible crack in Facebook strategy

Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 pct, aims for $15 bln

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:10:00 GMT

* Facebook raises IPO price range to $34 - $38 per share

China Mobile chairman says actively talking to Apple

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:08:23 GMT

HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - China Mobile, the world's biggest carrier by subscribers and the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone, is actively negotiating with Apple Inc on the issue, its chairman said on Wednesday.

Sina Corp could see further losses due to Weibo-CEO

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:22:31 GMT

SHANGHAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Sina Corp could post further losses due to its investment in microblogging platform, Weibo, its Chief Executive Officer Charles Chao said on Wednesday.

Facebook expands IPO size, aims for $15 bln-source

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:14:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is increasing the size of its IPO by 85 million shares to about 422 million, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, raising more than $15 billion in Silicon Valley's largest market debut.

UPDATE 3-GM to drop Facebook ads due to low consumer impact

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:32:30 GMT

* Automaker spent $1.1 bln on US ads last year -research firm

UPDATE 1-FCC seeks details on Verizon spectrum sale offer

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:20:09 GMT

* Verizon has argued spectrum sale not related to cable deal (Adds details on spectrum deals)

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-GM plans to stop advertising on Facebook

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:05:23 GMT

(Corrects to show that Facebook raised its IPO price range on Tuesday, not Monday, last paragraph)

IBM helps oil companies manage gusher of data

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:03 GMT

(For other news from Reuters Global Energy and Environment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/GlobalEnergy12)

Third-place ABC's new shows put Lee in spotlight

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:39 GMT

* ABC essentially in same position as when Paul Lee took over

Nvidia CEO pushes graphics chips toward cloud

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:15:10 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang wants his graphics chips to be adopted in data centers to help stream better graphics to smartphones and tablets, his company's newest bid to diversify beyond personal computers.

UPDATE 1-Facebook options seen listed on May 29

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:07 GMT

May 15 (Reuters) - Traders will have their first crack at using options to hedge their bets or speculate on Facebook shares in two weeks, when U.S. options exchanges expect to list contracts on the hot new stock.

UPDATE 2-Canada smartphones soon to double as credit cards

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:41:35 GMT

* Rogers Telecommunications, CIBC agree on "mobile wallet"

BREAKINGVIEWS-Oracle suit gives Google a chance not to be evil

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:15:06 GMT

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)

UPDATE 1-Facebook increases IPO range to raise $12.1 bln

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:33:39 GMT

* Facebook raises IPO price range to $34 - $38 per share